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November 17, 2014

A New Quilt in Progress



My sewing machine and I finally reacquainted ourselves after many months of being apart. I found myself with a bit of free time yesterday, so I set to work on a quilt, a simple design with five inch squares made from scraps of cloth I had been saving from other projects. I sewed three quilts for my eldest children last Christmas, and I am hoping to get a few more done this year. My hope is to eventually give each of the Littles there own mama-made quilt.  Little #7 specifically asked for his "own blanket," and I hope that he will be happy to find this quilt under the tree on Christmas morning.  It felt so good to sew again, and I'm looking forward to carving out a bit more time this week to continue working on the first of many sewing projects of the season.


I want to take a minute to thank sustainablemum for the tip she left in the comments on Pressing Cider.   It makes complete sense, and we are definitely going to give it a try next time. 

"We were given a good tip from a local Apple expert. She suggested freezing the apples before pressing them, you get even more juice out of them. We tried it and it works. We pressed them from frozen although it is probably easier to slightly defrost them first."                                                                                                              ~sustainablemum

    

7 comments:

  1. Oh that's going to be a gorgeous quilt - is that Dr Seuss fabric? I'm trying to make sure all of mine have Mummy made quilts too - though my list is considerably shorter than yours!

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    1. Thank you, Carie, and, yes, that is Dr. Seuss fabric. :)

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  2. Interesting tip - guess I should go gather the apples on the ground now, because it is darn cold here today! But I wouldn't want to stand outside pressing them! I have been enjoying sewing lately also - more cold weather wear is required! How wonderful that all of your children will have their own special Momma made blanket.

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  3. That one's looking lovely and bright and colourful. And what an interesting tip for the apples.

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  4. Hi Emily, it is nice to get back to the sewing machine, cute fabrics, the little one will love it. Made a strip quilt and matching rag garland for a new baby girl in the family, love for you to take a visit to the quilt post, Happy quilting! Lisa@ Sweet Tea N' Salty Air

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  5. They will be perfect gifts to treasure. What a lovely idea. I'm longing to get my sewing machine out too.
    Happy sewing.
    debx

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  6. What a wonderful gift to treasure! And how lovely that you are making one for each of your children, they are lucky. I've not used my sewing machine for months. It's very dusty now! x

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