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Another Finish… Aboriginal Libby Quilt Top

I picked up my friend at the airport yesterday afternoon around 2:00. We took a little detour on the way home and god some Thai food takeout and had an early dinner when we got to my house. After dinner we went out to do some grocery shopping to keep ourselves energized and ready to go this week.

Today started off with Rico’s sheep herding lesson and he was so good! He was working so well taking my commands as he was driving sheep laterally in front of me about 50 yards. He listened, took the directions I asked him to take, and was so calm and cool and collected. I was so proud of him.

When we finished there we headed to a local fabric store that has a pretty impressive collection of Kaffe Fassett Collective fabrics and a ton of other fabrics. it’s in Battle Ground, Washington, and I’m sorry to say, she doesn’t have a website.

I had planned to buy a few pieces I needed and found a few pieces that I wanted! And when we finished there we decided to head to my favorite local fabrics store, Pioneer Quilts in Milwaukie Oregon (you can find the with a Google search.) They DO have a website.

I bought the Aboriginal in the center of that photo at Pioneer. Everyone else came from the store in Battle Ground.

See that sharks teeth on the bottom? I’ have an idea in mind for that. I just need to see if I have the other fabric to bring my idea to life.

The black and white stripe is for the green quilt I’m contemplating.

When we got home it was around 4:00 or so. We kind of diddled around a little, ate some food, and then nit my sewing room because we promised that we would finish my Aboriginal Libby quilt before we started on my friend’s new quilt.

The first thing we had to do was mark, sew a stabilizing row of stitches and trim all four corners.

When we did this on my friend’s Libby quilt last summer we were on our knees on the living room floor. Today we put my portable design wall on the guest bed and were able to do all he marking without being on our knees on the floor.

We had two corners sewn on and pressed in no time. I was anxious to see what it looked like.

this quilt is a twin size and is basically a VERY generous throw quilt. I had toyed with the idea of trimming off off eat length and width but I decided tonight I’m just going to live with this as it is to avoid the hassle and to keep the design integrity of the quilt. I’ll just live with a really big throw size quilt.

It was really helpful to have an extra set of hands to manage all this bulk. And there was a lot of bulk. Here’s my regular coiled up quilt pieces ready for sewing. This is s pretty wonky and messy pile!

I did sew a row of stabling stitches along all four corners we trimmed,. All those exposed edges are on the bias so I wanted to do what I could to keep it from getting all stretched out with handling.

Once it was all sewn my friend pressed it.

And now it’s up on my design wall.

I’m pretty happy with it. I love the way the back background fabric really makes the colors pop. It will be a great colorful addition to my living room once it’s done.

The dogs had a nice field run between fabric store visits and they are nice and tired tonight. The spent a good deal of time gated in to my dinette room because it’s not always helpful to have them underfoot.

Rico woke up last night before I went to bed and it took him soooo long to pull is tongue back in!

Blep.

We still haven’t decided what we’re doing tomorrow. I think I’m going to sleep in a little. I’m sure we’ll figure out some kind of adventure.

It’s entirely possible that we’ll start working on my friends Aboriginal quilt tomorrow.

42 Replies to “Another Finish… Aboriginal Libby Quilt Top”

  1. coucou ma belle comme d habitude c est une tuerie vraiment super c est beau 🥰 coloré comme j aime

    les couleurs j adore tellement de belles choses

    Anne je te fais un gros bisou de France

    Josette de France

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    1. I mentioned one place in this blog post: Pioneer Quilts in Milwaukie, Oregon.

      Also, Boersma’s in McMinnville, Oregon.

      you can find either with a google search and they both have websites. You can also find a lot on Etsy.

      Anne

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  6. Once again your quilt is just outstanding. Your eye for color and prints is remarkable. Hubby and I said WOW! I’m a smidge envious that every strip matches the corresponding strip. Not off even a tiny bit. You have a wonderful gift for quilting and I thank you for sharing.

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    1. Oh, there is one strip that is off by a full 1/8 inch and it drives me crazy. But I’m not going to take it apart to fix it. It will disappear once the quilt is finished.

      I love putting fabrics and colors together. it’s my favorite part of quilting.

      Thanks for reading!!!

      Anne

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  7. I always enjoy your posts, they give a smile. You will have a great time with your friend sewing, laughing etc. I have a collection of Kaffe Fasset fabrics and after seeing your posts I am adding to my collection. I now have to decide what to make.

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  8. Another stunningly beautiful quilt ♥️ it shows off that spectacular aboriginal fabric so well. I have a pattern from beyond the reef called island tattoo, I am most likely going to use aboriginal fabric for it because it shows off the fabric patterns very nicely too!

    Hi Anne’s friend 👋 enjoy your stay and all the fun sewing ♥️

    Hi Rico and Bender 🥰

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    1. I think the black background actually made those fabrics even better. A white background would have been quite blah. I’m really glad I went with the black.

      My friend says, “Hi!”

      Anne

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  10. ooohhhh it’s gorgeous. and that’s just in the photo! i know how much prettier they are in person. have fun this week. can’t wait to see what you do with the striped fabric.

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  14. Hi, I know I don’t comment often but I wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your blog. I read them all & am envious of your colour ability. The pictures of Bender n Rico are precious. thank you

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  15. The quilt is so beauitful! I love the fabrics you chose. Your dogs are beyond adorable. I have a border collie and an Aussie/border collie mix, so I know how special they are.

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  17. Not a quilt question, not a dog question, a sheep question:

    Are they really dumb or really smart? I’ve read opinions from one extreme to the other. What do you think from your experience with Rico and the sheep?? 
    (Sounds like that should be a movie title!)

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    1. Sheep are not as dumb as people think they are. there is almost always something very peaceful and serene about them. I wouldn’t say they are any dumber than any other livestock. Just my opinion. But I have heard people say that sheep are smart.

      Anne

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    2. Kathy, I have spent some time with sheep and while they are not stupid, they prefer a very placid existence. As with people, for some reason we think that being very calm and “dull”, we assume a lack of intelligence!

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  18. Your quilt is stunning! What pattern is it? We will be moving, and I have been thinking I may want a new quilt on the bed at the new house.

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  19. I always love your eye for the fabrics that you pick for your quilts and I am developing a hankering for some aboriginal fabrics!! I already love Kaffe fabrics. Your quilts are all so eye-catching and I love them so much….I have fabrics for a woven quilt that I have been going to make for a couple of years. The quilt that I was going to make was woven looking over the whole quilt but after seeing yours, I think I might change my mind. My fabrics are wild animal looking skins patterns with a beige grassy background. Can you picture this? What do you think about it? You have inspired me to get busy and make a quilt, so Thank You!! Have fun this week with your friends visit!!

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  20. I always love your eye for the fabrics that you pick for your quilts and I am developing a hankering for some aboriginal fabrics!! I already love Kaffe fabrics. Your quilts are all so eye-catching and I love them so much….I have fabrics for a woven quilt that I have been going to make for a couple of years. The quilt that I was going to make was woven looking over the whole quilt but after seeing yours, I think I might change my mind. My fabrics are wild animal looking skins patterns with a beige grassy background. Can you picture this? What do you think about it? You have inspired me to get busy and make a quilt, so Thank You!! Have fun this week with your friends visit!!

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  21. Sewing machines may be pretty much essential, but I have to say it was putting up a design wall (well, a few) that really changed the game for me. Love using them.

    Your Libby quilt is lovely, Anne. Such a great visual! Yay on the black background, you are right it really pops the fabric.

    My design walls are all black, for that reason!

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    1. I can’t imaging making a quilt without my design walls. I see people designing quilts on the floor. Mine would be a hairy and slobbery mess!

      Interesting that your design walls are black. I’ve never seen that.

      Anne

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      1. Yes I covered them in black batting. I did that because the white ones always look grubby to me, especially when the inevitable furze of tiny fabric threads shows up. And I like the look of the black up on the wall…more dramatic and as in your quilt, the black really pops the colours of the pieces I am working on. Photographs better too!

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