Friday, February 19, 2021

My First Arizona Finish

 Flimsy, that is - 

Here it is on the design wall. It finished at 44 x 64".  Made entirely from spare parts and stash. 


It was fun to raid the spare parts drawer and sew on something while my sewing room was still in work. I like how this developed and turned out, and I can definitely use this idea again for future donation quilts. 

Since it's sunny almost all the time here, I took some photos in my back yard. We either have full, strong sun, very deep shade, or mottled shade cast by the Palo Verde trees. It was bright and sunny when I took these photos. I'll have to figure out a better time and place, or how to compensate for the brightness. 


Most of the yards are surrounded by walls, like this. Our yard is unusually deep for PebbleCreek, and we have two Palo Verde trees. 


In other news, since I didn't make the list for the charity sew day on Saturday, I signed up to use the club's sewing room this afternoon. I have something I want to layer and baste, and I can push a couple of tables together and do that there. No more crawling around on the floor!!!

Then I got a phone call last night, from the club's charity chair, asking if I still want to sew with them on Saturday. YES! So I'm in and I'll get to spend the day with a few other quilters, making boy-themed donation quilts. I'm looking forward to both opportunities in the club's sewing room. 


Linking up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Alycia Quilts, and Wendy's Quilts and More

 

18 comments:

  1. The quilt hanging from your tree looks great. I bet you'll have fun exploring new quilt photography locations for a while. And hooray, I'm so glad that the charity chair contacted you and you get to meet and sew together on Saturday after all!

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  2. You are so lucky to have a room dedicated to your group for quilting...at Encanterra they focus on “active lifestyle” things, so we have to haul our items and set up on wobbly card tables...definitely not a priority for the management there. We have friends in several park model communities, which all have wonderful facilities for quilting, jewelry making, woodworking, etc. Good luck on meeting new people with like interests, and an making by quilts. Jill in Calgary/Phoenix. (Now home in Canada because of Covid)

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  3. Arizona...I grew up in Phoenix. Have not been back in 30 years. My family is all gone now. Seeing your post with the cement fencing and the Arizona landscape brings back great memories. xo

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  4. Congrats on your 1st AZ finished quilt top and the opportunity to go sew with some (potential) new friends!!

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  5. Have fun tomorrow! I’m getting to sew with friends too. Can’t wait.

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  6. What a fabulous quilt top, Jan! I can't believe you just "threw this together from spare parts!" I love the pop of red in your cornerstones. Happy social sewing to you this weekend, too. The women in my guilds and in my little bee are abundantly cautious and do not want to meet in person even after everyone has been vaccinated, even with masks etc. I am getting "zoom burnout" for sure and it seems like a lifetime ago that I was able to see anyone outside my immediate family.

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  7. That's wonderful that you are going to get to go tomorrow! It will be so fun and such a great opportunity to get together with new quilty friends.

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  8. Glad you're enjoying Pebble Creek. My Sister in Law lives there but is not a quilter.
    Have fun tomorrow!

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  9. Glad you're enjoying Pebble Creek. My Sister in Law lives there, but is not a quilter. Have fun tomorroe.

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  10. Wow, Jan, it’s beautiful....had depth and movement to it. One of my favorites of yours :). So glad you’ll have tables to us for pin basting and what a surprise to be called to join the sew day. Sounds like you are settling!

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  11. What a neat way to make 4 patches have pizzaz!

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  12. Your first Arizona finish is lovely! I just love the colors and design. I am preparing to move and am overwhelmed with all that needs to be sorted and gotten rid of. One day at a time. :)

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  13. I love this plaid-y, argyle-y design so much! And I understand completely that strong sun. So hard to get good photos with accurate colors, but at least the pictures are bright and cheerful :)

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  14. For a spare parts quilt, that turned out great!!! I find it hard to make guy quilts! Are you going to long arm it yourself? So glad you get to sew with your new group!

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  15. The bits of turquoise/aqua really sparkle! Simple but beautiful.

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  16. This is such a sweet finish!! and - sunny all the time * sparks some jealousy* haha!! I am so glad you love it there. and yay for getting into the charity day!! New freinds!

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  17. I like the photo of the quilt hanging form the tree more than the bright sunny wall pose. Congratulations on your first AZ finish!

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