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ta da! (my sherbet pips quilt)

It’s done!  My sherbet pips quilt is happily installed around my shoulders as I type this.  I’m so excited about this quilt and think it ended up capturing what I had originally envisioned as my goals.  A quilt that showed off the cute sherbet pips illustrations (through fussy cut center blocks), something modern (with improvisational […]

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sherbet pips quilt update

In spite of the clothing/apron/accessories posts around here, I swear that I still quilt!  Proof is right here…. The binding has been attached to the quilt and for the last two days I’ve been trucking away at handsewing it to the back (my least favorite part of the process).  Will loves to sit on the […]

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wip: sherbet pips quilt, blocks 1-16

I just finished #17 and am seeing the light!  Of course I will no doubt be tempted to replace one of two when the 20 are finished and I can stretch this project out a bit longer.  😛 Thanks so much for all the suggestions on my last post.  I was really wanting to avoid […]

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wip: sherbet pips quilt, blocks 1-12

On Sunday I knocked out a couple more blocks and decided that it was time to see them together.  I’m a little disappointed.  I’m not really sure why–I love the blocks individually, and I really liked seeing the first half dozen together…but I was underwhelmed when I put them up on my makeshift design board.  […]

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wip: sherbet pips quilt blocks 4 and 5

Can I just say that I love having two?  They played in the play room so long this morning that I got two more blocks done before lunch! I am going to be good and finish up the last apron and Christmas gift (yes–I still have one Christmas gift to go) but these are SOOOOO […]

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