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Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Cabin Cozy and NTT

Hey there, friends!  Welcome to Needle and Thread Thursday!  My trip to Weatherford, Texas was fantastic last week, even though I am officially the worst at taking photos.  We just get so engrossed in the class that I forget almost every time.  

It's been nice to get back to my sewing machine though, and I am super excited that I have a finish to share today.


As I mentioned in my last post, I think this quilt has a very rustic feel, and looks like it belongs in a cabin in the woods, so I'm calling it Cabin Cozy.  It used up all of my true blues (mostly solids), including a few navy blues, some chunks of red leftover from my Tumbling Hearts quilt, and the last of the grays.  There is even a little bit of brown and khaki thrown in there, which adds to the outdoorsy appeal. 


I don't know if this pattern has a name, but I call it offset patchwork.  It's a very simple block, made from a 4.5" square and a 6.5" x 4.5" rectangle (unfinished), resulting in a unit measuring 4" x 10" finished.  So, this quilt measures 64" x 70".  This is the same block I used to make the three memory quilts from my grandfather's shirts, but those quilts have a consistent background fabric, which really gives it a different look.


I sewed all of my background chunks into long strips, and arranged them horizontally to make the backing.  


The two fabrics you can see in this photo have really been tough to fit into a quilt.  I love both of them, but they've both been sitting in my stash for years.  Had I not been working to use up every bit of stash, I may not have included the navy/green print, but that tiny bit of green doesn't detract from the quilt at all.


I had a chunk of Kona Navy that was almost enough for the binding, but since it's one of my favorite fabrics for binding, I knew I had leftover binding strips in my scrap jar.  I was able to pull those out and with those added, I had just enough to bind this quilt.

I can wait to show you my progress on my stash busting mission, so be sure to look for that update next week!

Alright, friends!  Your linkups from last week's party gave me lots to look at while I was in my hotel and in the airport.  Check out a few of my faves-

quiltingbydawn linked up this gorgeous quilt.  What a stunning photo!


This lovely quilt is from Nancy at Grace and Peace Quilting-


I love this scrappy quilt from Maggie at Making a Lather-


And finally, Andree' at Quilting and Learning shared this sweet floral quilt top-


Alrighty friends, it's time to share what you have going on in your studio this week.  Bring it on!

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3 comments:

  1. Hi Kelly, I'm glad that you had a great teaching week away! It's so great to use up those huge strips of fabric in the back. Thanks so much for featuring my Floral Fusion wall hanging. I hope to quilt it soon.

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  2. As you said, that quilt has a nice cozy cabin feeling to it - like it should be on a camp bed in a rustic log building. Well done you, using to finish so many prints! They work well together, AND you have that good "I used-it-up" feeling. It's a lovely finish.

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  3. I admire how you're systematically working through all your scraps, Kelly, top and backing, both!!! Thank you for featuring my Prisms quilt, too!

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