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Tuesday, August 10, 2010


Hello,

I'm a belgian quilter since 16 years, who loves appliqué and the designs of Kim McLean. So about a month ago i was absolutely thrilled to discover i could buy her designs at glorious.com.After receiving them (one of the best days so far this year) i procrastinated what to do and decided to start on lollipops because i figured it would be relatively portable, ideal for vacation and soon to happen trip to Birmingham Festival of quilts. I also decided that allthough i love working with Kaffe's fabrics, i would make it from my existing stash, with fabrics i bought years ago and now can hardly figure out what to do with them since taste and experience have evolved. I see that as my challenge. I'm still sewing my first block(very slowly), because i don't have the time to prepare the second one before leaving for Birmingham. The background fabric was supposed to be a backing (extra wide) but i changed its destiny.
Happy sewing,
Françoise
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10 comments:

  1. Piecefully PamAugust 10, 2010 at 6:54 AM

    Thanks for joining us, Francoise!!! I LOVE how your Lollypop block is coming along. ; ) RED is my favorite color!!! I really like your fussy cut circles too. Great job! Thanks for sharing. I'm looking forward to watching your progress.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 10, 2010 at 6:55 AM

    Welcome and I like the red background happy stitching

    Christine

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  3. LindaAugust 10, 2010 at 7:06 AM

    Love those colors! And I love the comment on how "taste and experience have evolved". I look at some of my older fabrics and say, "what was I THINKING?"

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  4. JanetAugust 10, 2010 at 7:19 AM

    I think your fabrics look fantastic, especially on a red background, my favourite colour. A big medal should go to you for making do with your stash, it's working wonderfully.

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  5. CrispyAugust 10, 2010 at 7:57 AM

    Beautiful block!! I'm so happy to see others that are using their stash, this is what I plan on doing too :0)

    Crispy

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  6. Cathy @ CabbageQuiltsAugust 10, 2010 at 8:32 AM

    Welcome Francoise, I love the red background too. How wonderful to have a trip to the Festival of quilts. You will have to tell us about it when you get home again.

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  7. Ann ChampionAugust 10, 2010 at 9:00 AM

    I LOVE your block on that red background! It's wonderful that you're using stash fabrics too.
    I really like applique on a dark background but haven't gotten brave enough to try it. i look forward to watching your progress.

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  8. Ineke MAugust 10, 2010 at 10:58 AM

    Leuk een taalgenoot te ontmoeten op deze leuke web-log
    Wat een prachtige lolly-pop heb je gemaakt
    Ben benieuwd hoe de quilt gaat worden
    Translate
    Nice to meet a language partner on this nice web-log
    What a beautifull lolly-pop you made
    I am curious to see the progress of the quilt

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  9. Donna~~August 10, 2010 at 11:06 AM

    Wow, I never would have thought about using red, but it looks wonderful. What a great idea!

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  10. kim mcleanAugust 10, 2010 at 7:22 PM

    Love your fabric choice Francoise! And good for you to use your existing stash - I wish I could do the same. I'd love to do a quilt on a dark background but my eyes aren't the best these days. Some days I can't tell between a navy and black. Look forward to seeing your progress! Cheers, Kim McLean

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