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Two New Baby Quilts
Two New Baby Quilts

I had a VERY busy Summer painting my home and creating these lovely quilts, hence the delay in posting!! Sorry no house pictures in this post. Quilt 1: Swiss Cross Quilt in shades of light and dark gray fabrics. The quilt was a gift for a young boy from his grandmother. I have made quilts for Grandma before, but was surprised when the boy’s mother did not want a “Boy’s Toddler Quilt”. (I was thinking cars, dragons, sports, etc.) She wanted a quilt he would be able to use way into his teens. His mother picked out the quilt design and she and I worked together to find the perfect fabrics for her color scheme. Custom Label - Quilting: Parallel straight lines - Size: Twin. Quilt 2: Fairy Garden. The other quilt was a beautiful baby quilt for a girl. Fairy Garden was made with a mixture of techniques: hand dyed light gray background fabric, applique and embroidery designs. The very excited “Grandpa to be” even picked out all the fabrics!! Fairy Garden is one of my favorite quilts to make. Custom Label - Quilting: Free motions swirls, clouds and cute butterflies - Size: 46 by 51. They also chose https://www.dinahsquilts.com/new-products/peek-a-boo-i-love-you-fabric-book.

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Surgical Scrub Caps
Surgical Scrub Caps

Surgical Scrub Caps

I was asked to make some surgical scrub caps by a new Veterinarian.  She handpicked all the fabrics.  Theme: Animals & Disney

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Two Memory Quilts
Two Memory Quilts

Two Memory Quilts.

Memory Quilt Number 1: This quilt is the 5th that I have made for the same customer. She made 4 quilts a year ago for her children. The quilts where made from her departed husband’s clothing. See post here: https://www.dinahsquilts.com/journal/2018/10/21/memorial-quilts-from-scraps-to-treasures . This year I competed one for Christine. The clothing used in this quilt were different than in her children’s quilts. The clothing used in this quilt had a very special meaning for her. Items used: dress shirts, suits, ties, Christmas Tree skirt, bath robe, infant shirt, t-shirts, tea towels.

Memory Quilt Number 2: was made for another customer. She used her children’s clothing. The original intent was to make a memory pillow. There were so many design elements that were to stay intact that a lap quilt was made in place of the pillow. Clothing used were: hats, sweaters, blankets, pillows, onesies, receiving blankets, gloves, toys, knitted items, towels, religious memorabilia, socks, rope & some “mini” pieces of clothing. The doll is tucked away in a knitted sweater. There is a snap closure so the doll can be removed for cleaning. Back of the quilt: The snake was originally a very large pillow. I combined the front of the pillow with the back . It’s bordered with roping. Loved making both of these!

Quilt Number One: Christine's Quilt Quilt Number Two: Susan's Quilt Read about them here: https://www.dinahsquilts.com/journal/2019/6/15/two-memory-quilts

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Cheerleader Monograms
Cheerleader Monograms

Today I finished monogramming cheerleader tops. The team’s company went out of business and they were left with 5 shirts without the school logo. I used the “Yearbook Outline” font to match the other tops. Here they are!

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Harry Potter Part 3
Harry Potter Part 3

The top of the Harry Potter quilt is completed. I added the borders. Each cornerstone has an embroidered House Crest and a checker board design in their house colors.

Nest steps: To Quilt it!!

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Monograms

Some recent monogramming.

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Harry Potter Section by Section 10 - 31

Sections 10 - 31 are completed!!

Next: Sewing all the blocks together.

New Sections:

Section 10: Platform 9 3/4 - Embroidered

Section 11: Harry Potter Face / Glasses

Section 12: Owl - Embroidered

Section 13: Sword - Appliqued

Section 14: Broom - Appliqued

Section 15: Wand -Appliqued

Section 16: Dark Mark- Appliqued

Section 17- Cauldron - Embroidered

Section 18: Foot Prints -Embroidered

Section 19: Marauders Map - Appliqued

Section 20: Sorting Hat - Embroidered

Section 21: Castle - Embroidered

Section 22: Snitch - Embroidered

Section 23: Patronus - Appliqued

Section 24: Quidditch-Appliqued

Section 25: Dementor -Appliqued

Section 26: Flying Key- Embroidered

Section 27: HP -Embroidered

Section 28: Dobby’s Sock - Embroidered

Section 29: Triwizard Tournament Cup - Appliqued

Section 30: Womping Willow - Embroidered

Section 31: Fawkes - Embroidered

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Harry Potter Section by Section 1-9

The Harry Potter Quilt is slowly taking shape. All the fabric sections are cut and ready to go. I am following the gird I posted. So far I have completed 9 sections of the this 33 section quilt. The quilt will consist of multiple sewing / quilting techniques.

Section 1: Time Turner - Appliqued

Section 2: Harry’s Letter - Appliqued

Section 3: Mirror of Erised - Applied - Harry’s family- Iron On Transfer- Th mirror was too plain by itself, so I decided to add Harry’s Family. Love how this worked out!

Section 4: Deathly Hallows - Embroidered / Appliqued

Section 5: Quill - Appliqued

Section 6: Bricks - Appliqued

Section 7: Harry’s Robes - Appliqued

Section 8: HP - Embroidered

Section 9: Crest - Embroidered

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Harry Potter Quilt

My Godson and his wife will be having a baby. The theme is Harry Potter! So excited to be making a custom Harry Potter Quilt for them. Working on the grid now. This quilt will be lots of fun to make!!!

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Memorial Quilts- From Scraps to Treasures

I made four memorial quilts for a customer. Now that the family was given their beautiful quilts, I can publicly post the whole process.(With permission, of course)! Enjoy the “Marking of four Memorial Quilts, from Scraps to Treasures”.

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How to Make a Crazy Patch Block Part 1
How to Make a Crazy Patch Block Part 1

I often get asked how long does it take to make a quilt.  My answer is always-- "It Varies".  Sometimes I can complete a quilt in a week-end and others it takes months.  The quilts I am working on now falls into the months category. 

Crazy patch quilts take a long time to make because they consist of multiple fabrics, decorative stitches and construction.  To create the block, fabrics must be prepped, cut, ironed and sewn together.  Each block takes about 30 mins. just to sew together. That is roughly 8 hours to construct all the blocks for one quilt.  That is not including the time to prep, cut or embellish each block. 

The video is a mini tutorial of how one block is constructed.  (part 1)

Enjoy the process! 

 

 

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Fresh Cucumber Soap

Today I made a fresh cucumber soap.  My garden has produced so many cucumber this year!   I made cucumber salad, pickled them....now made some soap!  Scented with cucumber melon.  It will be ready to use in October.  Check out the making here:

 

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Special Request for Bath Bombs!
Special Request for Bath Bombs!

I was asked why I don't make bath bombs.  I wanted to concentrate on making soap and doing them well!  People still keep asking so......... the wait is over!!  I will be posting new bath bombs over the next several weeks.  Should be fun!  So here is the first...  Cupcake Bath Bomb made with eco friendly glitter - Smells awesome!! 

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