The store is a full-line quilt shop and, yay me!, I did not buy anything. There is an exhibit about Nancy and her career.
A year ago we made the same trip. It was Stevens' last day trip. Just 110 miles but logistics were getting difficult then.
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In the studio:
The July purple is quilted and bound.
The August RSC color is aqua. I expanded that to include teal and turquoise. I paired those with dark blue. The striped border fabric was a serendipitous find in my stash.
And it's finished, too!
The insert strip was so that I didn't have to match the small checkered pattern of the backing.
I wrote that I picked up Old Town, the Quiltville mystery, from Barb-the-quilter. Yesterday I sewed the binding.
Closeup: the two fabrics on the back and the serpentine stitched binding.
Though I'm going to donate the quilt (AAUW raffle next year), for now it looks nice in Stevens' room with its robin's-egg blue walls. (He didn't think twice before choosing the color.)
Linking up with Wednesday Wait Loss
All three of those quilts are beautiful but I have to say that Old Town is beyond stunning! I would find it really difficult to part with I think.
ReplyDeleteEach of your finishes is beautiful, Nann! I love your Ohio Star project for the year. What size are the wheelchair quilts? I could do something like that for people at my mom's place - everyone is in a wheelchair there, it seems. I'm picturing Stevens smiling at that beautiful Old Town quilt on his bed!
ReplyDeleteWow three gorgeous finishes! The Old Town Mystery quilt sure looks great in that room. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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Old Town looks beautiful, I wonder if it will grow on you there and you'll end up making another one? I have a terrible time making a second "similar" quilt, perhaps that's why I have never been a sock knitter? Anyway, your monthly wheelchair quilt project is awesome but I would find it a challenge! And laughing about Stevens' speed at picking paint colors - historically it takes me weeks and multiple samples but lately I've just known right away, the resident painter is delighted with this new decisive person.
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Thanks for the update Nann!
ReplyDeleteYay you! Three beauties in one week! I'm sure that isn't a record for you but it sure would be for me!
ReplyDeleteNann! What great finishes :)
ReplyDeleteBoth RSC finishes are wonderful. Your version of Old Town turned out beautifully. How do you store all your fabric acquisitions? Finding just the right fabric for a border or quilt is always hard for me because my stash isn't well organized. You do so well at finding just the right pieces for your projects.
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