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TTMT #642 – Field Trip & DIY Dead Bar

In which I talk about my short but awesome field trip to La Grange last week to hang out with Jennifer R and see Michelle’s quilt at the Texas Quilt Museum, a quick mention of a quilt top I quilted & bound for a friend, and my spanking new DIY dead bar for my Gracie King Frame!

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TTMT #641 – Shhhh…It’s done!

In which I share the finished wedding quilt. I don’t usually do a reveal before gifting, but I think it’s safe to share! The quilt is being shipped this afternoon and should be there by the end of the week and certainly before the wedding!

The quilt is a nine-patch on point with 9″ finished squares. I didn’t really use a pattern, just “sketched” it out in EQ8 to get an idea of colors and then winged it!

I apologize for the crazy noise. It’s super hot here and my neighbor’s air conditioning turned on and off a couple of times as I recorded.

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TTMT #640 – Furiously Sewing

In which I share a new project and something fun I bought on clearance!

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TTMT #600 – 600th!

Y’all! This is my 600th TTMT! Thank you all so much for watching and being so supportive. ♥

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TTMT #599 – Gift Wrapped!

I’d like to take a moment and say I am completely aware of the irony of calling the 2021 Fandom in Stitches event the “Year of Doom.” I named it based on The Project of Doom at the end of 2019 when I came up with the idea for the quilt along.

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TTMT #598 – Window Seat

How about a (minor) change of scenery?!

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TTMT #597 – It’s A Theme Now

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TTMT #596 – Beyond Spoiled

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A Special Project for my Brother

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It’s done!

After Christmas, my little brother gave me his whole cloth baby quilt our grandmother made for him over 40 years ago with the mission to “save it.”

The back was transparent and dry rotted. Many of the original hand ties were missing. The edges were frayed and poking out. The quilt was oddly lumpy.

I really struggled with where to start. I considered patching it, but then quickly realized it was too damaged to just be patched. It’s a quilt full of love and meaning for my brother and I wanted to make sure I did this right.

I shared the “before” quilt on Talk to Me Tuesday earlier this week and then I just dove in. I had to fix this quilt and it wasn’t getting done sitting on the table in my sewing room!

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In the end, I took the whole thing apart, carefully picking out every stitch. The inside was layers of old sheets and flour sacking!

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One of the layers was completely shredded and had turned into fluff, which created the random lumps. I sprinted the vintage fluff outside for birds to use in their nests.

To complete my mission to save this quilt, I hand washed the original fabric top and added a super lightweight fusible to the back for stability and to help close some of the tiny holes created by the ties.

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I kept the sheet that was inside for the weight but replaced the shredded flour sacking with my favorite Hobb’s 80/20 batting. I carefully basted the top, batting, and old sheet and then serged the edges together.

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Then I added a new soft flannel back, rebasting and hand tying to keep it as close to the original configuration as possible.

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The back is turned to the front and stitched. The finish is as close to the same as I could make it.

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I shared a photo with my brother and he’s a happy camper. It’s already in the mail back to him.

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This was a very emotional project and I felt like I was communing with our grandmother while I worked on the quilt. I did record a bit for TTMT before shipping this guy off, so look for that next Tuesday.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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WRITE – A Mini Quilt To Paper Piece

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I’m absolutely thrilled to announce a brand new (but kind of old!) pattern to share!

WRITE is an 8″ x 20″ finished, entirely paper pieced mini quilt.

You can find the pattern for just $4.95 in my Craftsy Shop. If you prefer, it’s also available on Etsy.

Members of the Sewhooked Patreon Pattern Club should already have a copy in their inboxes. Thank you so much for your support!

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I’d like to spend special thanks out to Susan P. & MJ for testing this pattern for accuracy. They were extraordinarily helpful with the process and I was able to improve the pattern greatly with their feedback. Coloring page photo by MJ. ♥

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Coming in September! Fabric amounts for each size to be released September 4!

Join the Sewhooked Facebook Group for community, support & prizes! I’ll be there, as will my awesome pattern tester Amber along with many other friends of Sewhooked. We’ll answer your questions and nudge you along if you need it. Joining the group is never required, but it is fun!

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