Farewell to Anger update

Hi Everyone!

I finished the third page on my SSMC Farewell to Anger a couple of days ago.  I'm stitching this 1x1, half stitches on 40ct. fabric.

I skipped using my randomizer this once because I have a project on a different brand of scroll frames (that I'm not thrilled with, but that's just me so I won't be naming them) and I want to get it out of the way.  That makes my current project Night Train II by Elizabeth Spurlock.  It's apparently out-of-print, but I've seen it on Ebay and Etsy for those interested.

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

Birds on a Wire update

Here is yet another of my Heaven and Earth Designs projects, Birds on a Wire.  Unfortunately, for anyone interested in it, it's retired.  While I haven't gotten to them yet, the "birds" are goldfinches which are the state bird of Washington where I live.

I finished the first page a few weeks ago and forgot to post about it.

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

Farewell to Anger update

I finished the 2nd page on SSMC Farewell to Anger just a few minutes ago.  I’m stitching it 1x1, half stitches on 40ct. fabric.  The chart has 99 pages, so I’ve barely made a dent.  

Since this is the largest project I have, I’ve decided to make this my focus piece rather than God Speed.  I’ll still work on that one but randomly.

I used a randomizer app to choose my next project: The Sistine Chapel.

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

Triple Disappearing Nine-Patch finish

 Hi Everyone!

It's been a while since I last posted.  Life has a habit of getting in the way.

This finish is from a few months ago but I never posted about it.  It's my version of a disappearing nine-patch.  Mine's a bit more involved than most.  I made it "disappear" 3x!

Here are my initial 9-patches.  These were part of an online exchange.  Not all of them were the correct size of 9½", so I found the smallest one and trimmed all the rest to match.

I needed more for a decent-sized lap quilt so I made 16 more for a total of 36.  I then sliced them 1¾" from the edge on both sides, then across the top.  This is the method Teresa DownUnder uses for her double-disappearing nine-patch (cutting width=half of the original individual squares).  My initial squares were only 3½" inches, hers are 5".  This is all of them after the cuts:

I then swapped between two blocks.  Block "A" and Block "B" received each other's cut-off edges, Block "C" and Block "D" the same, and so on (not necessarily in the order pictured). Following Teresa's method, I sewed the pieces back together then whacked the new blocks down the middle both ways.  After spinning 2 of the sections (see the video link above), I didn't sew them together.

I chose to swap the upper right and lower left corners from my new Block "A" and Block "B" then sew them together.  This is the triple part of my triple disappearing nine-patch.  You can see in the 2nd row down, 3rd & 4th blocks from the right were one of my new pairs:

Once I sewed these blocks back together all that was left was the final assembly.  I laid them out in a 6x6 grid and added a border:

I machine-quilted it on my regular sewing machine.  It's the perfect size for in the car.  Hubby's usually too warm and I'm cold so I have always kept some sort of blanket in our vehicle.  This now resides in our Toyota Tundra. 

Happy Stitching!

Stacy