Sewing Under the Influence: Green Blue Yellow...tied

Monday, March 26, 2012

Green Blue Yellow...tied

***CLARIFICATION*** If you love our blog, and keep reading into the post below mine, please note that I didn't write it! We have 4 authors on this blog, and the author of the previous post ("Let's Hear It For The Girl") is Holly (see sidebar), who is pregnant with a girl. I, Melody, may or may not be having a girl, but we won't find out the gender until our ultrasound in May. Don't worry, I'll let you guys know when that happens... :)
I got a few texts/messages today congratulating me on "the girl"...I will be passing those congrats on to Holly!
Ok, keep reading the real post...

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So, I've been a bad blogger lately. I was absent last week, and for all intents and purposes, my sewing machine hasn't seen much of me either. So...bad blogger, bad sewer. Not sure what it is, but it could be just the ups and downs of having a hobby. A hobby you can take and leave as you want, but when you have prescribed date to check in with the blogging world, then sometimes the rate at which you do your hobby and the rate at which you write about your hobby don't exactly match up.

Well... I did finish the blue/green/yellow quilt for my brother, and I'll show you!

tying the quilt -
i used yellow embroidery thread to match the center diamonds

whole quilt -
i wrapped the back around to the front for a 3 inch "binding". (call me a cheater)

close up of the tying.
square knots.

All folded up and ready to deliver to Adrian!

Hope he likes this labor of love from my Grandma and me!

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MirandaMarch 26, 2012 at 9:30 PM
t turned out so pretty!! And manly! Really, I was having a hard time picturing this masculine quilt- but you so pulled it off. Lovely job- and I like your "cheater" backing binding. :)
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HollyMarch 28, 2012 at 7:21 PM
I agree it does look masculine... and It came together great. Perhaps I shall try and tie a quilt some day
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Monday, March 26, 2012

Green Blue Yellow...tied

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