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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

From Machines To Porch Rails!


Sew Long, Farewell - we'll see you next year!

The October Quiltvillians filled each moment to the fullest - and they also filled the wrap around porch railing as you can see in this photo!

Such a wide variety of colors and styles - 

Marvelous Marvelous, ladies!


The firest quilt is a temperature quilt challenge - look at all of those flying geese! I love the watercolor look of Jill's diamond quilt on the right - not sure of the names or patterns for any of these three.  If you know - put them in the comments please!


Smith Mountain Morning from Scraps & Shirttails II on the left, and unknown squares upon squares pattern on the right. I love this one...everywhere you look you see squares and more squares behind, between and on top!


Tonni finished her Triple Treat  Leader & Ender challenge in lovely pastels.  And check out Connie's Bitcoin!


Melinda with two Chirstmas quilts - one is Jared Takes a Wife from the Free Patterns tab. And here is Gail with her OWN Bitcoin.  She and connie worked on theirs together as a personal challenge.


Two Bitcoin quilts side-by-side!


Kimi and Allison - 

Patterns unknown - leave in comments, please!


And a gifted Indigo Way from friend to friend!   

Gail made her Indigo Way in autumn colors - and then gifted it to Wendy who fell in love with it.

That's true, lasting friendship, y'all!

What a marvelous group of ladies and I feel so lucky to be part of every group that comes and stays.


This was my day!

You know its a busy day when FedEx and UPS are making deliveries at the same time as I am running laundry, and Hubster Dave is getting the inn oven back together with a new element and ignitor. 

It was a dozen things all spinning at once - I often think of the guy at the circus spinning all of those plates on sticks trying to keep them all going, and not letting any of them fall crashing to the ground.

I'm still working on tomorrow's Mystery introduction post.  All of the pieces are coming together and my goal is to have it ready for posting first thing tomorrow morning.

I am my own most demanding boss, I tell you.


I did take some time for more cutting.


And I hit up my squares drawers to pull what pre-cut squares I could find in red/cream.

I want to settle in to holiday sewing as time allows. 

This is another "inspired by a tile floor" design that is floating in my head and I want it in red/neutral to carry me through Valentine's Day.  It will likely take me that long with the travel I have in December to England and then Australia in January.

The November Quiltvillians arrive this afternoon.  There are retreat beds to be made, pressing stations to be re-papered and things to be made ready.

What's on your plate for today?


Introductory Pricing: I have placed Ladder Star at 25% off.  No coupon code needed. Price is good through  THURSDAY 10/31/24.  Hurry before it's over!

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Quiltville Quote of the Day -

I'm not saying it's bad. It's just that I wake up, look in the mirror, don't feel any different. ⁣
But here I am!

Have a wonderful Wednesday, everyone!


 

16 comments:

  1. Anonymous10:04 AM EDT

    The blue and white star quilt looks like Zoe from GE Designs, Gudrun Erla. Karen P.

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    1. Laurie Pillers2:47 PM EDT

      Yes! Just what I came here to say. Love the patterns from GE Designs.

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    2. Anonymous8:32 AM EDT

      I believe that Is Gudrun’s Athena instead of Zoe. Lovely quilt and pattern!

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  2. You know I love over the porch railing time! Oh the Smith Mtn Morning is gorgeous as is the Jared takes a wife, gosh, I must make that quilt one of these days!!
    Busy, busy you are. I'm currently reading Outlander and thoroughly enjoying it.
    Can't wait to see your morning post.
    Have a Sparkling day

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  3. Beautiful quilt finishes October Quiltvillians!
    What a treat, Bonnie! FedEx and UPS at the same time! :-)

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  4. Anonymous12:11 PM EDT

    Your day sounds wayyyy more exciting to than mine! I’m going to the dentist!

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  5. Anonymous1:39 PM EDT

    Love all the inspiration. I would like to know the pattern for the square upon square quilt please. Definitely a different type of quilt. Perfect for a teenage boy.

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  6. I believe the middle quilt in the first picture is Wistful by Villa Rosa Designs.

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  7. Anonymous2:53 PM EDT

    Wonderful talented quilters producing beautiful quilts. Thank you, Bonnie for sharing with us. I was struck by the hillsides behind the FedEx and UPS trucks. I thought the design of the fields, the shades of green and tan were remarkable. With all the wonderful beauty and fun, you share with us I wonder if my mind is slipping. Thank you again for the talent wonders you share with us! Karen M

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  8. Vicki Adams3:48 PM EDT

    I think the "square upon square" quilt might by BQ by Maple Lane Quilts. A great pattern!

    Rainy and windy today. Covid booster, Costco run, and sewing machine pick up already done. Now on to laundry and sewing.

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  9. old quilter4:33 PM EDT

    The blue/white star looks like Hunter's Star - maybe modified a bit to her own style.

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  10. The squares might be one of the BQ quilt patterns by Maple Island Quilts.

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  11. I still love the Bitcoin quilts the most! I must get mine quilted so I can see it every day!

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  12. Oh, I love Porch Rail photos!! I'm so glad to see the Smith Mountain Morning making an appearance.❤️ I want to do one in the original & the Christmas one as well! You are super busy in the middle of the week! 🤪
    I can't wait to see what the red & cream becomes!!😀
    Have a good evening!

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  13. I think the square and square outlines is 2M from Villa Rosa.

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  14. And a Celtic Solstice mixed in. My version was Christmas fabrics. I think I will use my Tula Pink Fabric for the 2025 Mystery. Ya, that old lady keeps looking back in my mirror and camera lens. Happy last sleep before Mystery Season!

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