Scrappy & Low Volume Quilt Fabric Charm Swap (Round 3 & Round 4)

I know I'm insane for doing this, but I felt bad because I gave my regulars an opportunity to sign up early for the Round 3 of the Scrappy Swap and it filled up before I opened it to the public!!! Sew... I'm doing Round 4 simultaneously. Both rounds have the same exact rules: Scrappy & Low Volume.

Read the rules here

Sign up here

Until next time,

Mike.


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Making a T-Shirt Quilt

I just wanted to share a finish that I have been holding back on because it was a birthday gift. My brother recently had a milestone birthday so I had his wife mail me a bunch of his t-shirts so I could turn them into a quilt. I also sent her some fabric for everyone to sign. Here are the pics:

 I loved the note on this. I made a pillow out of this and sent it in the package :)

I also went to a quilt show in Pennsylvania on Sunday and saw some gorgeous projects:

Also, a friend of mine saw a quilt exhibit in Nashville that was cool:

Sorry for the long post... but it was picture filled :)
Until next time,
Mike.

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How do YOU spell Hexy?????

I saw this post yesterday and it made me wonder... I often wonder about this. I'm a traditionalist when it comes to spelling and grammar. I think it should be HEXY (adjective, noun) and HEXIES (pl. noun). But I often see HEXIE (adjective, singular noun) or HEXI. I thought maybe we could vote on it!!! There is a voting widget at the very end of this post.

By the way... if you like things hexy, you should join this community on Google: I'm Hexy and I Know It!!!

Here are some pictures for inspiration. Most of them were taken on my hexy commute everyday and posted to my instagram and flickr accounts :)

See you next time!

Mike.

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Rescued Quilt Top - Leaf Applique

When I was up in Maine last week I stopped at a ton of antique stores. I found an awesome quilt top that basically in a pile of blankets and old quilts at a place on Post Road. The tag on it said $395.00. I went to the owner and asked if she had any other unfinished quilts. She wanted to know what I meant. I showed her this one and she said name a price. I said $35.00, she said "sold." :)

I have no idea how old it is but if you want to venture a guess please let me know. I was thinking 1980s, but I'm totally clueless on these things. It has a few small stains that I will try to get out before I quilt it. It's about a queen size I think. The applique zig zag stitching is not very good, but I think it will be fine. There are also some penciled lines on the green. I think he/she was planning on quilting it, but never did for some reason.

Anyway, hope you are having a wonderful day.

Until next time,
Mike.


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