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Friday, August 18, 2017

Fetch a Pail of Water ~~ finish

I've been going through blue scraps like an addict. I've used skinny strips for "AmandaJean's QAL," more skinny strips for my version of the QAL, some 2½" strips for a wonky log cabin, and even more of those 2½" strips for a normal log cabin and a rail fence quilt. That's five quilts! Five. 

 Front and back. All fabrics from the stash. Guess what? There are still *&%(& some strips and scraps and skinnies. I suppose I'll  never use up all the blue fabric in my stash. I'll just call it now before I go insane from looking at the color blue. 

 However, although I'm calling the loss, I should show you the last of those quilts mentioned above. This is the rail fence, an easy pattern that used a pile few 2½" strips but not enough apparently.

 I liked the outcome of the quilt photography in North Dakota, so I decided to do something like it here. Adam's truck was in the middle of sitting in the yard. I took several pictures, but couldn't decide between these two, so I'm including both. You can decide which is better.


 Strangely, I don't think I've mentioned anything about the quilt top before today. Odd. But there it is, so here we are. Completely finished.

 A quick stipple quilting motif and a scrappy binding. No label yet because I didn't know what to name it, but now I have that, too.






          Quilt Stats


Name:
Fetch a Pail of Water

Size:
40" X 40" 

Fabrics:
Scrap fabrics from stash

Background:
n/a

Binding:
scrap fabrics 

Pattern:
Rail fence

Quilting:
stippling


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6 comments:

  1. Goofin' Off Around the BlockAugust 18, 2017 at 4:36 PM

    I love To Fetch a Pail of Water. I am a huge fan of the color blue, so I really adore this quilt. Great photography with the truck. I am just beginning to work on my photography skills for my blog. Have a great weekend! Andrea

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  2. Sandra WalkerAugust 18, 2017 at 6:26 PM

    Love it! I am with you on the never-ending blues, both in strips, in scraps, in 2.5" squares, and in yardage, it is the most prolific (and my favourite duh) in my stash. :-) LOVE this might have to whip one up for Syrian refugees... I like it on the truck :-)

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  3. Sandy PanagosAugust 18, 2017 at 9:24 PM

    String quilts are great. A good way to use up scraps. That is, unless you have a never-ending supply! Love your photography, too. It gives me some ideas. My photos have gotten boring lately.

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  4. The Joyful QuilterAugust 18, 2017 at 10:35 PM

    Congrats! on using up some of your blue scraps.

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  5. Karen SAugust 19, 2017 at 3:33 AM

    A great finish to your blue period. Now which colour is coming next?

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  6. Jenn @ A Quarter Inch from the EdgeAugust 20, 2017 at 6:39 PM

    I do love a Fence Rail (though I've never made one!) So crisp. And one has to love scrap busting! Thanks for linking up with TGIFF @ A Quarter Inch from the Edge!

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