tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post3059848949510499266..comments2024-03-26T06:53:42.873-05:00Comments on Fret Not Yourself: Planned and Unplanned Improv; AHIQ 27Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12922656955543465650noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-39851619604688964012017-11-29T11:27:07.389-06:002017-11-29T11:27:07.389-06:00Like your post, I'm working through someone el...Like your post, I'm working through someone else's improv idea. It's actually fun to figure out how they did it, how I changed it, and what worked/didn't work. I love Chris E's exuberant choices but this very restrained palette makes a great set of matching pillows and works where we need to use them. Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922656955543465650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-15771540142097193952017-11-29T10:51:22.705-06:002017-11-29T10:51:22.705-06:00Lovely pillows; making your own fabric gives such ...Lovely pillows; making your own fabric gives such interesting results. Good luck with the new project.Marlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395982229464502358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-90198436931117741642017-11-29T03:43:02.636-06:002017-11-29T03:43:02.636-06:00Well, I do like them and now they are safer than b...Well, I do like them and now they are safer than buttons with grandchildren but... did you see Chris E's recent ones? He used the button front of a shirt as the back. I wish I'd thought of that before deboning those shirts. It would have been even easier. <br />This is more like a case of poison ivy. I'm in deep and loving it. Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922656955543465650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-25293023318020981712017-11-29T03:41:00.813-06:002017-11-29T03:41:00.813-06:00We need to put wax in our ears and blinker our eye...We need to put wax in our ears and blinker our eyes. It's so hard to resist.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922656955543465650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-48356329237331085842017-11-29T03:40:03.525-06:002017-11-29T03:40:03.525-06:00Mine were either shabby or mismatched. This is the...Mine were either shabby or mismatched. This is the first time I've had a coordinating set. Wow. <br />This new project was irresistible although it probably grew out of the memory quilts and the pillows. Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922656955543465650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-17236014204121997212017-11-29T03:38:22.752-06:002017-11-29T03:38:22.752-06:00Thanks, Monica. I'm so pleased with the pillow...Thanks, Monica. I'm so pleased with the pillows and the future joke with DH. Now the household fabric has me enthralled. Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922656955543465650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-10478051076315712362017-11-29T03:37:18.138-06:002017-11-29T03:37:18.138-06:00Those pillows are a delight. First time I've e...Those pillows are a delight. First time I've ever had a coordinating set. And using these household fabrics has me so excited. Thanks, Janie. I'm amazed how productive you are while visiting. Does your daughter have a machine or did you bring yours?Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922656955543465650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-67130210555510800552017-11-29T03:35:21.754-06:002017-11-29T03:35:21.754-06:00I think we can only hold off new projects for so l...I think we can only hold off new projects for so long. I've been "nose to the grindstone" finishing presents and finally had to break out. But there's very little room to work. Two quilts; you have a severe case of bodysnatching.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922656955543465650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-806090780661793272017-11-29T03:33:25.086-06:002017-11-29T03:33:25.086-06:00We did a double take when we saw the sign. You hav...We did a double take when we saw the sign. You have been so prolific these past few months. The way you added words to your quilt is striking. I like the quilts using your husband's shirts; we're on similar wavelengths. Thanks for sharing both.<br />As to pillows: Chris E used the button front of a shirt as the back of one of his pillows. And darn it, I'd already deboned these shirts. It would make a super simple back although buttons aren't safe around babies.<br />Chris D's directions are very clear if you want to try zippers.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922656955543465650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-53005085927608138662017-11-29T03:27:45.964-06:002017-11-29T03:27:45.964-06:00I can only stay away from new projects so long. Al...I can only stay away from new projects so long. All the beading is fun but I was having quilting withdrawal. <br />Like you, my first quilt was made from dresses my sisters' had outgrown. It lasted more than thirty years; my children remember it as our picnic quilt. This will be an interesting project for me. Back to my roots.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922656955543465650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-43074967893214141292017-11-29T03:25:07.961-06:002017-11-29T03:25:07.961-06:00Check Chris E's link as he's been making t...Check Chris E's link as he's been making these for several years. It was a great way to use some old shirts. <br />You have been busy. I've enjoyed watching your herringbone quilt come together and am very impressed with the baby quilts from the remnants. Yay you!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922656955543465650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-52874967481781270892017-11-29T02:32:58.323-06:002017-11-29T02:32:58.323-06:00I love the cushions and like how the back looks, v...I love the cushions and like how the back looks, very neat, which makes me think I should learn to do the zips. As for a new project, sometimes you just have to scratch that itch!Kajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417544341324291385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-23737035955481631732017-11-28T23:10:49.114-06:002017-11-28T23:10:49.114-06:00I haven’t started a Quilt in a month......I am dyi...I haven’t started a Quilt in a month......I am dying here. I keep saying I need to finish some stuff first, but my resolve is weakening.Glen QuiltSwissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02663112676927847239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-66684029573614965382017-11-28T22:53:34.682-06:002017-11-28T22:53:34.682-06:00Really, really great pillows! I need to make some ...Really, really great pillows! I need to make some more as our our looking very shabby.:) So fun to see you diving into something new and irresistible too! The more the merrier! audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102559813211702736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-86754842719071061322017-11-28T13:54:59.588-06:002017-11-28T13:54:59.588-06:00Those dang aliens indeed! Can't wait to see wh...Those dang aliens indeed! Can't wait to see what materializes...<br /><br />Love the pillows! They make a great set. :DMonicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596185668087389269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-4055019518375350772017-11-28T11:49:09.380-06:002017-11-28T11:49:09.380-06:00Very fun projects!
I can see you are enjoying your...Very fun projects!<br />I can see you are enjoying yourself and that's <br />when the creativity really flows.<br />Nice work Ann.Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494933770754796059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-80497140849935493192017-11-28T11:18:44.613-06:002017-11-28T11:18:44.613-06:00Those pillows are so beautiful! The twenty-five y...Those pillows are so beautiful! The twenty-five year old fabric is really going to confuse the quilt historians when they try to date your quilt. The body snatchers have visited my body too. I've started two quilts this week! And I was supposed to be finishing too.Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-74263811367463518392017-11-28T08:55:22.205-06:002017-11-28T08:55:22.205-06:00Oh that search and seizure graphic is TOO funny --...Oh that search and seizure graphic is TOO funny -- thanks for the chuckle. I love watching you work - the pillows are wonderful (and I'm determined to learn how to add zippers to my covers instead of the envelope closures I use now - a 2018 goal). I've added 2 links - one for the finish of my Words on Quilts (Words to Live By) from last month and another for the start of my next liberated improv quilt. Quiltdivajuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593385265961892847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-71258361543925889572017-11-28T08:06:52.766-06:002017-11-28T08:06:52.766-06:00Cute pillows.
Aliens have invaded here too. Seems...Cute pillows. <br />Aliens have invaded here too. Seems like I always have a flurry of new starts toward the end of the year. Thank goodness for alien invasions once in awhile. <br /><br />In re your "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" quilt - that's how I started out making quilts back in the 70s. I never knew anyone actually bought fabric specifically to make a quilt. I think the mishmash of fabrics from old clothes, curtains, etc. is what gives a quilt the vintage look I so love. <br /><br />And smidge-bits is a great word to describe those smidge-bits. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231509571353812426.post-59850513791619398032017-11-28T07:07:28.275-06:002017-11-28T07:07:28.275-06:00Love your pillows! I may have to make a few mysel...Love your pillows! I may have to make a few myself. You are not the only one starting new projects instead of finishing the ones laying around. I have made four herringbone quilts and have three baby quilt tops in various stages this month. I did use up scraps or little gems as I am calling them with making these quilts and tops so I guess that is a good thing. I can't wait to see what you do with those lovely scraps! patty a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01861433552460661701noreply@blogger.com