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sewing from too day #chuuurlsewing

sample blocks one: pinwheels & 4pt squares
sample blocks 2: DIFFERENT pinwheel
anything that didn't work out turned into these 9 patches, which I'll add to my giant scrap 9 patch project
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Took a small break from the big green quilt (need to buy batting to finish it but i hate Buying) and been practicing various hand quilting & embroidery on this trash swatch #chuuurlsewing

A small rectangle of different silk patches placed atop of my huge green quilt top that's hanging on a standing rack in my office
Closeup of the rectangle. There's all kinds of hand stitches & embroidery on each patch. There's a lot based on running stitch but there's also blanket, feather, herringbone, etc decorative stitches.
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HATERS ASSUMED IT COULDN'T BE DONE #chuuurlsewing

Green "jelly roll twist" quilt top I've been piecing on stream
same, but my hand is flipping it off
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its growing………….. #chuuurlsewing

The collection of my 9 patch blocks has increased. I am showing the blocks on the floor.
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and this morning I sewed sample of/photo'd/mocked up 3 blocks of "serendipity" quilt(s) (a pattern I did not make up.) Basically sew/trim process of one produces the other. look it up. I won't explain. #chuuurlsewing

these 4 pictures are just geometric sample blocks I sewed from fabric I had lying around and then mockups where I tile them to figure out if I enjoy how they look or not
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I was feeling pretty sick yesterday so for a light activity I arranged my cache of project rejects/Cartoon blocks into a quilt top layout #chuuurlsewing

another jelly roll twist quilt layout. This one is extremely multicolor and it has a lot of lights/whites interspersed with dark and medium tints.
long side view
with the "poles" reversed.
more of a close up shot where you can see that this is made out of a lot of different fabrics
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It's finally done. Fuck Off #chuuurlsewing

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speaking of sewing, I also fixed up this soft cup bra today—I took in the band/gore at an inward-to-chest angle & it fixed everything that was weird & fugly about the fit. For years it was nothing more than a commemorative item of sadness & regret. Now it’s clothing! #chuuurlsewing

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I hand quilt most of my quilts in a non fastidious way--this one is the same—but I do it over a long period of time after binding the edge so that I can use them / do the quilting in bed whenever I feel up to it VS The Floor Hurting / finish NOW method here #chuuurlsewing

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Most punishing quilt so far. points don’t match up even tho I took great care w seam allowance—type a shit that make you wanna scream & leave town forever. Keeping the back wrinkle free is like fighting God & forces me to quilt it 100% before binding (usually not the case) #chuuurlsewing

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