Space Age Tumbling Blocks - Completed Quilt
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Space Age Tumbling Blocks {Completed Quilt}

I really loved making this quilt. The fabrics are fun, the pattern creates a really great 3D effect, and I really enjoyed quilting it. The idea to "hide" some rockets among the rest of the quilting?!? Super fun! For a recap on the history and evolution of this quilt, check out my other posts about it: Space Age Tumbling...

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Space Age Tumbling Blocks - Pin Basting
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Space Age Tumbling Blocks {WiP Wednesday}

I completed the quilt top for Space Age Tumbling Blocks on Tuesday morning, and I love how similar the concept image created in EQ5 is to the actual quilt top. Including fabric prep, the quilt top took me 9.5 hours to get to this point, and pre-quilting, it measures 62" across by 75" down. The backing went together very quickly...

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Space Age Tumbling Blocks – Almost a Flimsy Finish

I had enough energy to sew for 3 hours on Monday, which almost was enough to complete the Space Age Tumbling Blocks quilt top. I might have over extended myself a bit between housework, sewing, and exercise yesterday, though. So I think my goal for today on the quilt top will be to just get the border on the...

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Space Age Tumbling Blocks - 3rd Column Grouping Complete
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Life, Quilts

Under the Weather

It is really unusual for me to get sick. This past winter my poor husband had the flu and several colds and I never really came down with anything. This past weekend I was knocked down by a cold. I had a high fever for about 12 hours and just really did not have the energy to do much. I...

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Space Age Tumbling Blocks - Next 2 Columns Complete
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Space Age Tumbling Blocks

I took my time carefully cutting all the pieces for this quilt top, because I knew that after the cutting prep, it would be all about consistent seam allowance and no more trimming! It took me 3 hours to get all the pieces cut and assembled. The first 2 columns took me an hour to put together. The second set of...

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Orange Crush - Flimsy Finish
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Orange Crush and Space Age Tumbling Blocks

I was able to finish piecing the Orange Crush quilt top on Wednesday. I am pleasantly surprised with how well my points turned out. It is definitely ORANGE! As I was piecing, I only found one location where the same fabric touched (which I was trying to avoid), so not too shabby. It has taken 13 hours to get...

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Orange Crush - Each Fabric Used Three Times
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Orange Crush

When I was commissioned to make a set of placemats to match a wedding registry dinnerware set (Orange, Jade, and Cocoa Custom Placemat Order), I kicked off an obsession with the color orange! I stopped by Joann Fabrics on Saturday to pick up a few essentials (thread, some Kona solids), and I noticed they were having a really great...

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