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Sew & Tell is our weekly sharing thread. Tell us what you've finished, what you're working on- we're here to cheer you on!

Friday! Yay! I really do hate getting up in the dark. It's just starting to get light out here.

So who is sewing?

Holly

I'm getting in before any pictures are shown, just to say to Holly how much I appreciate these weekly threads. They have given me so much inspiration. I don't post often, and when I do I'm afraid of leaving people out, but I so much admire everyone's work. TFS, everyone.

Thank you, Holly!!

Ditto to what Kay-lin said!

I'm excited to post that I have a FINISHED quilt... my first in over 3 years. More pictures and background info on my blog if you are interested. I'm calling it Blended Stars.

Simple Life (wish mine wasLOL) That is an interesting pattern, very beautiful colors. TFS

Love the colors together. Is it mine? LOL!!!

Gina

• • • I finished my Scraps to Treasures Challenge quilt.

Be sure to check in Sunday to see the Quilt Show.

Simple life, I love your lap quilt, and agree wiyh Tucker, it does look snugly. I just went to your blog and enjoyed reading it.

asimplelife, I love your quilt!

I've been working on reducing stash. You can read about my efforts and see pics of the results on the stashbusting thread.

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• • • I finished my Scraps to Treasures Challenge quilt.

Be sure to check in Sunday to see the Quilt Show.

Ditto!!

Thank you Holly. This is the first board I open on the weekends.

This week I did some redwork for my Techie people. That being DD and DSIL.

Love this thread and the pictures. I have been making scrubs - 3 more to go.

sorry for the poor quality of picture - I used my phone.

asimplelife - I love that quilt. Selecting fabrics that are plesant on the eyes has always been a problem for me. This quilt is so eye pleasing.

Erma - Your little redwork for your Techies is really cute. They will love it.

wannaquilt - You did a great job on those scrubs. I don't have a need for scrubs but someday I would like to make a top just to wear on the week-ends. They always look so comfortable.

Great work girls.
I have been getting rid of FQ's I won't use, they were given to me, and small pieces of leftover fabric that isn't big enough to use on much. I have been sewing strips into blocks and cutting them on the diagonal to make tops for QWL. They will definitely be scrappy LOL. I have to catch up on my BOM blocks soon as i get this set of fabric strips done.

Love this thread. I will come back sunday night or Monday morning to catch more photos.

Everyones projects are just wonderful.

I too finished my scraps to treasure quilt.
I finished quilting a string quilt that my mother pieced for my sister last year for her C h r i s t m a s present.

I also quilted a quilt for a friend. Now I need to sit this weekend and bind them. If I do two a week till the end of the year, I might be able to catch up.

thank you so much Holly for this thread.

Love all the pics and TFS. I just got my Wisconsin quilt back from my quilter in MN. Will post a pic after I put the binding on. I might get to it the weekend. LOL Sue

Asimplelife, I agree with Nicki, the colors are just perfect, great job!

Congrats to everyone who finished (or will finish) their S to T challenge quilt!

Thanks so much everyone for the compliments! I remember how I agonized over picking the fabrics to match the border floral which I love as much today as the day I found it. This was one of my first projects where I didn't mimic the pattern fabrics exactly.

My DD is going to be a nurse... guess I'd better start a "scrub stash"! And, I'm seeing so much pretty redwork around the web lately that I want to start that too.

Holly,
I just want to tell you how much I always enjoy this post each week tho I don't always say it. I love seeing what everyone accomplishes! Much talent and variety every week.
Thanks to Holly and all that post!
Rondi

You gals are so ambitious!
I finally got some sewing done for a change. The T shirt quilt top is ready now. I'll post pics next week of DH quilting it.
It's for friends in Maui, made from their dive shop commemorative T shirts.
I figure I have 25 hours into it already - not counting the thinking & planning.
No profit margin here.

Hi Ladies, this is the first quilted piece I ever did. It was a kit I bought in Hershey last year. I just love it.

I made this tabletopper from charm squares. It is the split fence. I just love red, white, and blue! Deb

This is a disappearing nine patch quilt I made for my niece's wedding gift. I like black and white and her fav color is green. It was also my first queen size endeavor. Duh what was I thinking!

Here is a close up. This was quilted by quiltslots.

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Love everything!!!

I'm loving black and white! It looks great in your quilt for your niece's wedding iluv2quilttoo!

This is the row by row from HGTV that I got at the COF in Branson. I put the outer border fabric on it after returning.

This is another guild row by row that I put on the borders.

I took a Eleanor burns Night & Day class three years ago and never finished it. One of our guilds had a UFO challenge and that is the only reason it is done. I already warned you that it is bright. But, the picture doesn't show it true colors.

Quiltslots did the quilting. Thank you Jackie.

Carolyn

Here is a close up of the corner. It is bright in this pic.

Everything looks great. Congrats on all who finished the scraps to quilt challenge. They are fun but a lot of work goes into them.

Iluv2quilttoo, I love your black, white and green quilt.

I'm still working on ufo's. I started this little "Through a Winter Window" wall hanging (pattern by Pearl Louise Krush) either last winter or the winter before. Finally got it to this stage, ready to sandwich. Of course I noticed a problem after I had already cut the window panes. I think I started with a bigger background piece than called for with the intentions of cutting it down, then forgot. That's what I get for waiting so long to return to it. But I think it will work. (That light part in the lower right corner was sunlight.)

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Yes! Thank you Holly for keeping up with this weekly thread! It is one of my favorites.

I'll have a photo to post Sunday or Monday of a finished project.

Everything is wonderful. The snowmen in the window is of course my favorite since I just love snowmen.

Love everyone's posts and projects.

Been working on my crumb blocks to add to the stack to take to Alabama next month.

Also been cutting strings for the exchange due next month. Need to wash some Christmas fabric for those strings... Chris

WOW, you all have been busy! such beautiful work!
Hey deb, your did an excellent job on your first quilting!

i have been working on a buttons and bows pattern, a little bit gets done every wednesday! no pictures yet..

I did manage to knit a girly scarf..rofl!
(it was easy..5 little stitches)

I love to see what everyone's doing! Love the Row Robins, quilts etc. And the girly scarf.

I like to see the color combo's others pick. Like the B&W with that particular shade of green-so pretty and soothing. Asimplelife-love the colors in your quilt.

You ladies do fantastic work!

Pam

Finally got back home from DHs second family reunion in as many weeks...sure wish the southern faction would unite with the northern faction and get this down to just one reunion...just spitting in the wind...

I finished quilt 1 of 3 for the grands' Christmas presents.

Finished sewing the binding on my Wisconsin quilt. This quilt was made with fabric from Wisconsin for the Wisconsin Shop Hop in June 2012. The lighthouse in this quilt is from my home town. It was built in 1880. I will shw 2 pics- one of the quilt and the other of the quilting. You will see quilted lighthouses. I just love the quilting. Sue

Second pic- Sue

• • • The Seventh Annual Scraps to Treasures Challenge is up and running.

Please come and see the Show.

You're all welcome! I love reading the thread every week to see what you are all making.

We were away for the weekend to attend my nephew's wedding in W.Va. Beautiful country!

Ladies - I don't know which one is my favorite. All of your projects are beautiful!

I'm working on a kit quilt called 'Stars Over Fort Sumter'. I bought it at a quilt shop in Charleston, SC last Nov and hopefully I'll be finished with it this Nov.