To-Do for the week of Sept 21st- 27th:
- Work on a simple I Spy quilt top. √Done
- Write my 2021 September OMG Finish post. √Done
- Cut fabric for our family Blakely Sew-Along. √Done
- Take a Quilt Edge Finishings online workshop with Nicholas Ball through CraftyMonkies. √Done
To-Do #1
I made a simple I Spy quilt top using this tutorial for a special child in my life who will turn one in December (her parents are not comfortable with any kind of specific online reference to her, so I’m respecting their wishes). I found I needed to cut my longer sashing strips 6″ long rather than 5.5″ as stated in the tutorial. It was a quick quilt top to make that I was able to finish in less than a week.
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To-Do #2
I wrote about my North Stars quilt top finish in my September 2021 OMG Finish post.
![IMG_0495[1000]](https://quiltingisinmyblood.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/img_04951000.jpg)
To-Do #3
I got all the cutting done for my family Blakely Sew-Along project and saved a lot of time using my Accuquilt strip cutter to cut the 2.5 inch strips. This is hands-down my most subdued ombré project this year!
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To-Do #4
I really enjoyed the Quilt Edge Finishings online workshop with Nicholas Ball through CraftyMonkies on 9/26/21. I took a lot of notes and screen shots. I really want to try his pillow case facing method (see class demonstration photo below) as well as the Welsh Knife Edge technique. I could not find the pillow case finishing method anywhere online but I did find a post on Welsh Quilts: How to Sew a Traditional or Knife Edge. Nicholas’ method is a little different and much clearer to me than the Welsh Quilts tutorial, but it is a cool way to finish a quilt without using extra binding or facing fabric.
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To-Do for the week of Sept 28th-Oct 4th:
- Stitch a grey Sashiko square with variegated turquoise floss.
- Write my October 2021 OMG post.
- Make some ombré wonky stars for my Oct ’21 OMG project.
Linking up with Texas Quilt Gal: To-Do Tuesday.
Quilting is in my Blood 
You’ve had a really good week. Glad you enjoyed the NB workshop, and I look forward to seeing how you use it.
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cute I spy and wonderful north stars
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That is a neat layout on the I-Spy quilt and your fussy cutting looks wonderful. I’ve not heard of knife edge binding but look forward to reading about it = thanks for the link.
Thank you for linking with To Do Tuesday!
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The spy quilt is really pretty the gray background fabric join them all so well.
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Hi Mary! Your I-Spy quilt turned out just fab. A sweet little someone will enjoy it very much, especially when they feel all the love you’ve stitched into it. The Blakely SAL fabrics are just SO perfect! I want to just feel through the computer and touch them. The online class you took also sounds interesting. I’ve never heard of the knife-edge technique. I’ll have to check out the link you shared – thanks for that. {{Hugs}} ~smile~ Roseanne
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I always love to see how you’ve met your goals each week. I hope you have another great week as we close out September.
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Hi,
Great job on your To-Do list this week. I got one of my items from my list
to a filmsy. I really like that I Spy quilt, so colorful. Have a great day!
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