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Design Wall Monday – April 26, 2010

April 26, 2010

It’s time to get cracking on finishing up some UFO.  All of my UFO boxes are full.  That’s not good!  There are so many projects I’d like to start but so many I need to complete so I grabbed a UFO box and began working on an old Stack & Whack® project.  This was started probably 5 years ago; I took it with me on our spring break trip last year and worked on it there but stuck it away when we returned home and it has sat untouched for over a year.  I will not stop til this project is finished . . quilted, bound and labeled!

What’s on your design wall?

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1 Helen in Switzerland April 26, 2010 at 5:23 am

Love it Judy – and looking forward to seeing it finished! I’m a yellow girl – such a happy colour!!!

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2 Becky in KCMO April 26, 2010 at 5:25 am

I really love these blocks – LeMoyne star stack and whack. Did you save some of the blue for a border? Of course, I know that you will probably need about 4 of them

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3 Vivian April 26, 2010 at 5:52 am

I can’t wait to see if you add sashing and how you will create the borders for this quilt.

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4 Angela April 26, 2010 at 5:58 am

Good luck finishing your UFO. I’m always amazed at the things we don’t love in progress that look great when they are in a finished quilt. Some blue sashing strips with a border or two and you can cross it off the list

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5 Deb Geyer April 26, 2010 at 6:15 am

Love the colors on your Stack & Whack® project!! And such interesting patterns.

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6 Laurie Stone April 26, 2010 at 7:10 am

You hit the jackpot; what’s not to love? Blue and yellow, stars, AND stack n whack. Hope we see the finish soon….I know we will meanwhile I am still stuck on my triangle madness. I’m ready to cut something new out but I’m not.

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7 Sarah Vee April 26, 2010 at 7:14 am

I ‘ditto’ Laurie’s sentiments. These stars are great! Can’t wait to see your border treatment. Have a great week everyone!

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8 peggy April 26, 2010 at 7:54 am

I agree with everyone else. It will be a wonderful quilt, and I can’t wait to see what you do with these blocks and how many borders you use.

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9 Judy D April 26, 2010 at 7:58 am

I agree with everyone! This is going to be fabulous. Can’t wait to see what you do. :-) I love Design Wall Monday!!!

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10 Kathie April 26, 2010 at 8:00 am

Wow beautiful blocks, can’t wait to see that quilt done.

kathie L.

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11 Patricia April 26, 2010 at 8:10 am

I am trying yet again to link my “design wall “. Hopefully it will work. Love your SW—know it will be yet another masterpiece when completed!

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12 Judy W April 26, 2010 at 8:20 am

My design wall hasn’t changed in 3 weeks now! aaargggg….. but I have about 400 yards of hand dyes made. lol

And the secondary design wall that I taped up, it fell down to the floor this weekend.

I think I need to start again with stronger tape! ;>)

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13 Melissa C April 26, 2010 at 8:22 am

Love those blocks. Can’t wait to see what you do with them.

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14 Charlene S April 26, 2010 at 8:25 am

Finishing UFOs is a great way to be green and creative. It allows you to rethink a project. I love yours.

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15 Charlene S April 26, 2010 at 8:25 am

Finishing UFOs is a great way to be green and creative. It allows you to rethink a project. I love yours.

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16 Gari April 26, 2010 at 8:47 am

This year I seem to just be making UFOs, not completing any. I better see a turn-around in my studio or I will have to buy lots and lots of UFO boxes. ;-)

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17 Diane April 26, 2010 at 8:52 am

Luv your stack and whack-why do we put away lovely quilts unfinished? oh yea, for other lovely quilts – I keep forgetting that!!
have fun.

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18 Susan in Kingston ON April 26, 2010 at 9:20 am

I’ve been enjoying your blog for a while now, and decided I’d like to play too! I finish lots of projects, but still need a little nudge now and again!
Darn – now I have to add another Stack n Whack to my list!

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19 Teajuana April 26, 2010 at 9:45 am

Very pretty. Me, I’m addicted to stack-n-whack; have a lot of them started, some even made it to being tops. I need to pull those out too…you know when I find time. LOL

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20 Pam A April 26, 2010 at 9:48 am

I love your UFO. Yellow and blue are such a pretty combination of colors. What a great summer quilt, I can’t wait to see it finished.

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21 Mary C April 26, 2010 at 9:51 am

Finishing a UFO will ease your mind from the amount of stash you added last week. Is there something you bought that works with these blocks? I’m anxious to see what borders you put on this one. My Wall is back to the same project as 2 weeks ago. This week is Quilt show so I’ll be slower in finishing this project than normal.

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22 swooze April 26, 2010 at 9:54 am

Ooh my colors. Love it. Do you have a piece of the original fabric for us to see?

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23 Kathy April 26, 2010 at 10:29 am

Very cool blocks! I have never made a stack and whack…must try one some time as I like how these blocks turned out!

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24 Angie April 26, 2010 at 10:34 am

Your stack n whack is beautiful! Certainly a project worth pursuing to the finish. I really like the colors. I’m looking forward to seeing what type of border you do on this lovely quilt.

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25 Robin April 26, 2010 at 11:09 am

I love your Stack and Whack. Can’t wait to see how you pull it all together. My design wall changed just a little this week. Last week I posted a flag tumbler block all laid out. This week I managed to get it sewn together. Yea! It progress and better than some weeks.

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26 Mary-Kay April 26, 2010 at 12:37 pm

Blue and yellow-my favourite colours. I’ve never made a stack-n-whack because I haven’t really liked any of them that I have seen but I might have to change my mind after seeing your colour combination. Very nice!

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27 Linda (petey) April 26, 2010 at 1:44 pm

Too pretty to be hidden away. Love yellow and blue together. Looking forward to seeing the finished picture tomorrow!! :)

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28 julie April 26, 2010 at 2:30 pm

Oh, these are definitely worth pulling out and finishing…gorgeous, Judy!

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29 Annette Bloss April 26, 2010 at 2:44 pm

Thanks for the opportunity to showoff.

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30 Ivani April 26, 2010 at 5:23 pm

Love these stars. Blue and Yellow always make such beautiful quilts. Great you give these blocks a chance. Hugs – Ivani

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31 Barb in MI April 26, 2010 at 6:20 pm

Yellow & blue always works – good for you pulling out a UFO, and such a nice one! It deserves some attention – and if I am not mistaken it probably will get the most beautiful/ incredible borders ever! I count on you, Queen of borders! Can’t wait to see the final layout…

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32 Susan Ramey Cleveland April 26, 2010 at 6:49 pm

I love your blocks. That’s going to be a gorgeous quilt.

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33 Denise April 26, 2010 at 8:09 pm

Stack ‘n whacks are such fun! I’ve got one waiting to be quilted – dogs in rain outfits with umbrellas which led to some really funny blocks – dog ears spinning in circles or just boots. :-)

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34 Mary April 28, 2010 at 1:13 am

It’s still empty! Hopefully, I’ll get some string blocks I’m working on up there this week.

Don’t you just love EQ? I don’t know why people quilt without it.

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35 Maya April 28, 2010 at 2:45 am

I love the combination. It will be another very pretty quilt.

I tried FMQ feathers for a current project and it turned out quite ok and so I am now encouraged to try it more often.

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