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A Quick Post… I’m Still Here

We had a gorgeous weekend and I was able to spend a good deal of it out in the glorious fall sun. Rico had a sheep herding lesson down at my trainer’s place outside Molalla on Saturday morning. He was amazing and really worked his brain hard!

These were some challenging sheep for him and he did some serious problem solving during his lesson. He’s such a good kid.

I had to work Saturday afternoon and just hung around home during the evening and puttered a little and rested a lot.

I played pickleball Sunday morning and had a blast! I met my teacher at 8 am to do some practicing, and two other people that we play with quite often showed up so we played a bunch of games, with just the four of us, and really had fun! Good competitive games and we played hard.

When I got home I spent some time icing my shoulder and my foot. I felt pretty good by the end of the day. My shoulder was really painful earlier in the week. Several days of ice and rest and it’s back to normal! that’s always good news.

After a gorgeous day I readied myself for a rainy Monday, but first a gorgeous Sunday sunset.

Some Kaffe Fassett Collective fabric I ordered last week arrived on Saturday.

I actually bought these fabrics for a specific purpose, or for specific purposes.

I recently bought the new Kaffe Fassett book.

Isn’t that quilt on the cover gorgeous!!!

I almost always purchase the new Kaffe books when they come out. I rarely make quilts from the books. Well, I might make a pattern, but I don’t make it in the exact fabrics as in the book. I usually see the books more as inspiration and a trove of ideas for fabric and color combo ideas.

But there are three quilts in this book that I might have to make as they appear in the book. I’ll probably sub a piece of fabric here and there since I’ll use a lot from my stash.

One quilt is simple and has fabric squares of various small scale prints slashed with yellow and black jumble, with a border of that yellow and black stripe that’s in the fabrics I purchased.

The second one is a string quilt made from soooo many different fabrics. The blocks are large rectangles. I love string quilts. I’ve seen kits for this quilt on sale, which is a good idea with all the different fabrics in the pattern.

The third is a dark quilt using larger blocks of KFC prints that are bordered with a dark plum Aboriginal dot fabric and are sashed with that dark plaid in the fabrics I purchased. It’s soooo cool! It’s basically the jewel frames quilt pattern using different fabrics. This I my jewel frames quilt.

I’d love to share photos of these quilts, but you’ll have to wait until I eventually make one or more of them! that might be years. Or, you can check out the book. I keep looking at it over and over!

I haven’t had much time to sew in the last week. But on this rainy Monday I decided to hit my sewing room, which is a mess because I use it as my audio studio when I’m on the radio during fundraising drive.

So I did a quick tidy tonight and settled in for a little bit of sewing.

I didn’t want to dive in on the corners for my Libby quilt when I’m tired, so I sewed up one of my KFC napkin sets instead. I decided to sew the purple set tonight.

I got these two sewn up in about 45 minutes. I think the tutorial said they were 10 minute napkins. I haven’t figured out how to make them that quickly. And, truth be told, I’m not thrilled with the quality of the finish on these. I would say that they are worth 70 points out of a possible 100 points.

Don’t look too closely at those corners and that top stitching.

Regardless, they are pretty. I have six done now and will make the final two soon.

Look how pretty they are! they really need that pop of pink that will come next. and now I’m thinking I need to make an orange pair.

And because someone will ask, here’s a blog post that links to the tutorial I used for the napkins.

Off to bed so I’ll be fresh as a daisy when I’m on the radio at 7 am!

34 Replies to “A Quick Post… I’m Still Here”

  1. Good to hear from you. I’ll look forward to seeing what quilts you eventually make using the new Kaffe Fassett book for inspiration. Your napkin set is coming along and is very pretty. It certainly will look festive on your table! I am curious as to what made those particular sheep so challenging as compared with others.

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    1. I have to sit down and make a list of the quilts I want to make ad which ones are a priority. It may take me years to get to the quilts in this new book!!!

      Re what makes the sheep more difficult: different place with different terrain, different breeds of sheep, sheep that are not as accustomed to being herded by dogs, etc… So many different factors!

      Anne

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  2. Rico! Crafty sheep? Nope, Rico’s got them covered even if he has to think. Good boy!

    Last week we finally had some rain here in NE Ohio. We had the longest stretch of dry weather in September since 1908. Some downpours but otherwise a nice steady rain. I love the sound of rain.

    Napkin look great. I think I am going to try it with some Martha Negley veggie prints. Maybe some placemats too. Owls are off to LAQ. I have to hem my linen top and make trim for the neckline. Couldn’t find any I liked and resources are limited.

    Yes, some Orange and some pink would be great!

    Glad you got in some pickle ball! Have a good week.

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  3. Oh, Miss Anne, so glad you are doing well, playing that pickle ball and having fun! Rico has such an intent look in his eyes, so brilliant. The large flowers lime green fabric is so cool 😻🥰

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  4. I’m sure your new fabrics will end up in a beautiful quilt. You have quite a skill in putting Kaffe fabrics together.  I love his flower fabrics but pass over the others. I’m going to Texas for the winter and packed all my Kaffe fabrics and books and hope to make several quilts. But honestly, none of mine will be as awesome as yours!

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    1. thanks for reading! I think I just need to stop trying to do a post every day. It’s hard to keep up. But a few posts a week is definitely doable!

      Thanks for reading!

      Anne

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      1. I haven’t tried it myself yet. But I’ve tried some other techniques that she’s recorded and they have been spot on. I just ordered some coordinating fall fabrics for placemats and napkins to use with her technique.

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  9. If you just cut strips off every Kaffe fabric you use for something else you will have a good start with the number of strips you will need for the string quilt. I like that one too but am not sure I want to make it.

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    1. That’s a great idea. I just replied to Mystic Quilter’s comment on that quilt and the book calls for around 13 yards of fabric, not including the back and binding!!! There would be a lot left over. I would definitely try to recreate the feeling from fabrics in my stash.

      Anne

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  10. Your placemats look fine. Remember: Perfection is the enemy of EXCELLENCE. And your mats look excellent! Loooove your bed quilt its a real winner too.

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  12. Super Rico 🥰. KF fabulous new book! Gorgeous fabrics. I love your napkins too. I always love looking at your jewel quilt, those luscious colors♥️

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  13. You always have such good ideas for projects and when they involve Kaffe Fassett and/or Australian Aboriginal fabrics my ears and eyes perk up! Right now I have 3 projects in the works but I’m always ready to start something new. I haven’t purchased the newest Kaffe book yet, but on your recommendation I think I’ll check it out. I’m ready to dive into my Kaffe stash!

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  15. I think I know the multi strip quilt you’re speaking of in the new KF book – luscious and I think this is one I’ll be making. Nice fabrics for your napkins, Van Gogh is one of my favourites from PJ.

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    1. It’s the one that reads pink. I just checked the book and did a quick calculation of the yardage they’re suggesting. 30 different fabrics…adds up to around 13 yards of fabric, not including the back and binding!!! I’ve seen a couple kits for this and they are pricey… would probably have a LOT of left overs!

      but I LOVE that quilt!!!

      Anne

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