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Friday, November 13, 2026

Friday check in: the forest has grown into a flimsy


 My friend Betsy admired a quilt I posted on FB and said it would look great on her sofa.  I responded that it was hers for a donation to our AAUW scholarship fund. Sold! I delivered it to her yesterday and then we went out for lunch.  (Technically it will look great on her loveseat.  She won the AAUW holiday raffle quilt a couple of years ago and that's on her sofa.)   Right: the one she bought; left: the one she won. 

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The Christmas tree wall hanging is now a flimsy.  The blocks are 3 x 4 finished.  

The border is a faint gray on white.  So many white-on-white prints get yellow because the white "paint" doesn't age well.  The base fabric can be very lightweight.  I think I'll cull that part of the stash and use those WOWs for string block foundations.


I have a few extra trees. 



I just started playing around with 2-1/2" strips. These blocks are 6-1/2" unfinished.


I have a meeting this morning.  Gotta get moving!

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5 comments:

  1. SaraNovember 13, 2026 at 9:40 AM

    Trading your lovely quilt for a donation and a lunch date was a clever idea. You raced through those tree blocks!! They make a very cute quilt. Will the extras be "seed" for another quilt? Or maybe become placemats? I like the last blocks you showed. I used that pattern several years ago with a jelly roll, and made a quilt commissioned by my cousin for her coworker.

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  2. ElleNovember 13, 2026 at 10:48 AM

    Fun fun fun! Great trees and scrappy blocks! Happy TGIF!

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  3. LIttle Penguin QuiltsNovember 13, 2026 at 11:21 AM

    Both of those quilts are both beautiful - you have a generous and lucky friend! I love those tree blocks, too - they make a fun wall-hanging. It's always fun to play with scrappy little blocks like those squares!

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  4. ChantalNovember 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM

    That was a great idea to ask for a donation. I don't like the painted white on white fabric. It's so hard to sew it sometimes. I didn't know it doesn't age well. One more reason for me not using it. ;^)

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  5. Magpie's MumblingsNovember 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM

    I would say that quilt trade/donation transaction was a good one for all.
    Interesting information about those white on white fabrics and now I'll think twice about using them in my landscapes...thank you!

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