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Monday, June 25, 2018

"more than a feeling"

There are certain songs that I love to sing (although usually only know a few lines) and the Boston song with the line "more than a feeling" really comes to mind to me now that I've FINISHED my hourglass quilt!  I'm so pleased--and I think it'll fit the bed well enough to not require another border on it.  This is the top on my grass (don't look at the brown spots--this is California, after all, where watering the grass is a big no-no)



and on the bed!  The colors look so different!  This is a great project to undertake.  I loved making it.  Never got sick of it!  My blocks are 3" finished and I used the companion angle ruler (and the Accuquilt) to cut the quarter-square triangles.  This is a Bonnie Hunter design.


I'm also happy to share the block I made for Moda's Blockheads II... This is block #3... I'm doing them in patriotic colors!


My plan is to also keep up with Pat Sloan's Splendid Sampler 2 and I'll do those in the same patriotic colors so I can combine the blocks into one quilt!

Next up:  back to my triangle gatherings quilt to get that top together... 
Then what??  It's such a great feeling to finish something but then you have to decide what you're going to work on next!!!  I hate that!!

17 comments:

  1. You are just cruisin' along getting things done, Randy! I am impressed. Your finished top is beautiful.
    You are keeping up with Splendid Sampler 2 AND Blockheads--and finishing Triangle Gatherings? Compared to you, I think I must appear to be standing still. :)

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  2. It turned out really cute! The cutter must have been super handy for that quilt.

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  3. Love how your hour glass top turned out. I expect it will provide many hours of restful sleep. Hugs.

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  4. It's always amazing how such a simple little block like hourglass can have so many complexities when combining hundreds of them into a quilt. Beautiful! You'll love every minute of sleeping under this treasure. The only way I've found to avoid the dilemma of what to start next is to have at least a dozen projects going on at one time, lol!

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  5. Wow! It's gorgeous! Congrats! It is quite an accomplishment. Did you counted how many hourglass? I love the different colors you chose and love the scrappiness about it too. You're doing very well on your other projects too. Awesome! ;^)

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  6. I like how your hour glass blocks are scrappy but yet the colors fall into rounds so it tames the very scrappy look. Nicely done.

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  7. It turned out sooo beautiful Randy ! Congrats for this finish !

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  8. Your hourglass quilt is gorgeous--beautiful work on this--you get an "A" for stick-to-i-tive-ness for sure--unlike Moi--I start and stop and stuff in a drawer. You will just love covering up with this one on cold nights!! ;)))
    P.S. Our grass is browning and we are in CT!! hugs, Julierose

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  9. Your hour glass is lovely! Enjoy! I'm impressed with the way you are keeping up and finishing projects. As far as what to do next, I'm alway torn whether to finish another project of follow my muse and start a new one.........lol!

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  10. Your hourglass top is wonderful! I always fret a bit about what to work on next--too many choices--lol! Love the patriotic block--looks like another fun project coming up!

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  11. Your top is beautiful! Congrats on getting it finished. I have a lot of projects so close to being finished, but I'm having trouble getting the last bits done on them so they are complete. I seem to move on and forget about them. :(

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  12. Woohoo! That is a huge finish! I will e-mail you later regarding the AQSG seminar. I've been soooo busy!

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  13. Love your quilt. I made my hourglass blocks (same as yours) 2 at a time using the Tucker trimmer and ended up with twice the amount of blocks needed. One of the quilts has already been gifted, still to finish the 2nd one and like you, have never got sick of it.

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  14. Oh that is beautiful :0) I still have not decided how to put my triangle gathering together....only using two colors makes it a challenge to come up with a layout. Happy Sewing!

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  15. Randy ... LOVE your hourglass quilt ... beautiful. No thanks, however, for the "ear worm" on that song ... I'll be humming it the rest of the day! LOL Hugs ~ Linda

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