Wednesday, January 26, 2011

THIMBLEBERRIES SEW DAY !!!!

Sandy over at Crazy'bout quilts emailed me today to ask if I was still doing Thimbleberries Sew day. It is not that I dont want to, it is just I don't have my stuff....so I told her I would share these two books from storage.

I am so glad to have my books back and if the snow stops, I just my get my household goods...we have 3 inches right now.



Than Betsy over at quilting Fiesta(if you click on her blog name, it will take you to her table toppers)...anyways, she sent me one, it is listed below...so I decided to try my hand at it.... I made it reversible.



I took the lazy man's way out and just sewed and pulled through, instead of a binding. The guecko on the yellow is hiding the hole.



This was alot of fun...maybe I will tackle a binding for this soon???

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20 comments:

  1. Robin (RsIslandCrafts)January 26, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    I think they look great. I like to cheat every now and then too. Not every project needs a binding.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 26, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    So love that gorgeous yellow fabric ... now what will you do with this design. I so enjoy you gals making all these fabric creations ...

    We are in a blizzard literally right now ... YippEE!

    Have a wonderful day ~
    TTFN ~
    Marydon

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  3. Scrappy quilterJanuary 26, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    Don't you just love her books. She has the absolutel best instructions!! Hugs

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  4. Wacky WomanJanuary 26, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    So darn cute!

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  5. JustCindyJanuary 26, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    Your topper is so pretty. I love the reversible idea.

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  6. Susan In TexasJanuary 26, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    Very cool table-topper, Barb! I love the gecko. Isn't it funny, though, that sometimes, pulling something through like you did ends up being even harder than just putting on a binding? I've had it happen to me a time or two and I'll think, "Why didn't I just bind it!"

    Happy quilting,
    Susan in Texas

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  7. YvetteJanuary 26, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    OOOH, You just cut the time in half by not having to put a binding on it. Great job!

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  8. JoannaJanuary 26, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    That's a cute table topper. We're getting snow, too. This is the most wintery winter we've had in a while.

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  9. SewCalGalJanuary 26, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    Love your insights for the Thimbleberries sew day. Fun to see your stuff from storage too.

    And I love your table topper from Betsy. Lovely and beautifully quilted.

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  10. Hands Sew FullJanuary 27, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    I love the gecko! He is definitely a direct "affront" to the snow!

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  11. BetsyJanuary 27, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    Barb, I love your reversible topper and the quilting on it is exquisite. I am glad you were able to make 1 , ooops I mean 2.

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  12. Tangos TreasuresJanuary 27, 2011 at 6:37 AM

    Love the table topper!!

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  13. CrispyJanuary 27, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    Bummer on the snow!! I know you want your STUFF!! I've never "birthed" a quilt that way before, it would certainly solve the problem of binding those curves :0)

    Crispy

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  14. Sarcastic QuilterJanuary 27, 2011 at 8:38 AM

    I think those are quite pretty. I'm sorry you probably won't get your household goods today but please let me know if I'm wrong and I'll bring a pizza to celebrate for lunch! lol

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  15. ooglebloopsJanuary 27, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    Love the table topper -!! I got some sewing in while the snow was falling - we got about 6-8" of fat fluffy snow!!!

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  16. MickiJanuary 27, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    That's a neat table topper.
    Micki

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  17. sewfunquiltsJanuary 27, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    AND it's finished.......hurray! Who says every quilt has to have a binding? Are the quilt police there?

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  18. hettyJanuary 27, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    Love your table topper!

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  19. Sandie @ crazy'boutquiltsJanuary 27, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    Very cute topper! Hopefully next month we can sew together on Thimbleberries. :-) I love those books, have them too! ;-)

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  20. Joanne LendaroJanuary 29, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    Those are just too darn cute!! Love it! did you put the thermal insulate in the middle of them?

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