The Scrappy Adventure continued this week with the borders being added to The Ribbon quilt which was a Quilt Along offered by dear Alycia at Quilty Girl blog.
(Alycia will share her finished quilt in a future post. )
Anywhoo...First up was the blue borders. I just grabbed all of the leftover blue strips , ran them through the machine and soon added them to the quilt.
Next was the final border. While Alycia's quilt had a lovely white border, I opted for a red one. You know me- I have a love affair with all things red.❤❤❤❤
Sorry for the hazy photos. It was a rainy day in the holler. ☔⛈
To wrangle in all of that scrappy goodness, I chose a red Cranston VIP star print which I purchased from a quilty friend.
I did cut the outer border strips 1/2" wider than Alycia's border so that I could easily work any leftovers into another quilt I have in mind. Thinking ahead. Hee! Hee!
With a zoom zoom of the machine, the quilt top was completed! Walhah!
Thank you so much, Alycia for the fun filled quilt along.
So what am I going to get into next? Well, we shall see. Meanwhile I do have some potato chip blocks calling my name.
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| Still working on potato chip blocks. |
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I will leave you with more rainy day photos from the garden. More rain is expected so if you drop by, you may find me dancing in the rain with needle and thread in hand!
As Always,
Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all
Melisa
Thank you for the sweet visit.
"Rainy days are just an excuse for pretty umbrellas. Don't let it slow you down! "- Dolly Parton
Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤
Dedicated to my baby sister, Amy. Love and miss you, Amo.
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| I used a bit of cowgirl fabric - a nod to Alycia. |
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Frederique at Quilting Patchwork Applique for Patchwork & Quilts - Saturday
This quilt is gorgeous, Melisa!
ReplyDeleteI love the red contrast on the border. I just got back from my vacation in Portugal, and we're in the midst of a severe heat wave in Spain... I wish it would rain here too.
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I'm standing on my chair clapping as loud and hard as I can - your quilt is gorgeous!!! Love the potato chip blocks - true scrappy. So stinkin' cute.
ReplyDeleteRain??? What exactly is rain?? I can experience rain if I take the water hose and shoot it straight up into the air and stand under it. A true warm shower. LOL
I have several irons (get it?) in the fire with projects. I'm itching to make yet another small quilt. I should probably consider quilting a few instead of making more. LOL
Happy Wednesday, my sweet friend. Big hugs, Darlene J
What a beautiful quilt. Love it very much !!
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Your ribbon quilt is so pretty! You need to quilt faster so you get start quilting this quilt. Have fun with the potato chip quilt, happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteA simply beautiful finish, Melisa--I love all the scrappy blues you added on that first border...
ReplyDeletei am one who is definitely "border challenged"--I chose raspberry strips so far for my Falling Leaves--want to add something else to make it a bit larger...
Hot here this morning 71 already at 6:30 a.m.--phew--AC for us today...
Hugs, Julierose
Beautiful finish Melisa, I love the scrappy border. Your marigolds are beautiful, and I love the wagon full of blooms. I am working on a Christmas quilt and a quilt for my granddaughter who just graduated college.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty quilt!! Great job! 🇺🇸
ReplyDeleteOh that quilt turned out so pretty! Love your idea of that scrappy blue border.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt top looks incredible, Melisa! I love your red border. Working on a few stitched birthday gifts at the moment along with Our Flag Was Still There by Sweet Wing Studio.
ReplyDeleteYour top is beautiful - I love the scrappiness of it. No quilting for me until we return to FL. Working on cross stitch projects for my grandson and us. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteMelisa, your Ribbon quilt is a beauty! I love the scrappiness of the blocks and the blue border. Then that pretty red just frames it all perfectly. I love red, too! You found some wonderful places to photograph this quilt - the rainy day made everything look soft and cozy. I hope to sew up my 16 patch stars today - have to get the house ready for company first, though. Have a great Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteIt's a beauty! Love how you did your borders! great job.
ReplyDeletegood morning lovely Melisa.
ReplyDeleteyou are so right Dolly Parton - just bring out the pretty umbrella. unfortunately, i don't think they sell many umbrellas here in california. it hardly rains in california where i live (is there a song like that - um!!! - i'll have to investigate - google come alive) and i cannot ever remember a time that i bought an umbrella. geez, that's amazing!!!
i love love love your ribbon quilt. i have made a few quilts with white borders and i really don't like a white border. it is so boring!!! i love scrappy quilts and a bright, dancing border is for me. i will use a red final border as well. i love love love red. it is the color of love and i love making quilts. i have kinda been in a slump lately. just lost the mojo, but it's coming back. my sewing room is clean now and once my daughter folds up the foldaway bed it will be full on ready for some sewing activity. my favorite color is blue, but red is a close second. thank you so much for all the inspiration you give me and the oomph to get the needle in fabric and sew sew sew.
i have flagged Alycia's blog site to read. i looked back on some of her quilts - she is a creative wonder, isn't she? wow!!! a very talented young lady. disappearing four patch quilts, quilts of valor, start your engine Alycia she's at it again. you are extremely busy, too, Melisa. i will probably forget to go to Alycia's site every now and then, but never never will i forget yours. i love it and it's the first post i go to in the morning after i read all my emails (or should i say delete all the garbage - when is Yahoo.com going to censor all the ads). you are such a fantastic young lady. always working on something and i am always so very interested in what you are creating next. you are like a duracell battery, just won't quit working. love love love it.
i have held your ear long enough darling Melisa. it's time for me to move on to facebook to see all the adorable animals they have posted. i'm looking for a lab or golden retriever, but i see so many other dogs i think my mind if doing the flopsy.
blessings and love are coming your way Melisa.
have an awesome Wednesday.
Debra Broyles
What a pretty top and I LOVE your red border. I too love the color red! How fun to have included some cowgirl fabric. Alycia will love that! Yes, I've a couple special projects in the works.--TerryK@OnGoingProjects
ReplyDeleteYour Ribbon quilt is wonderful! Such a great pattern! I like your borders best. I always thought the hourglass blocks add such a fun secondary pattern by framing the alternate blocks.
ReplyDeleteI love your version of the Ribbon quilt. Your borders turned out beautifully. Love all the photos!
ReplyDeleteLove your new quilt top with it's pretty red border, Melisa! Please send us some rain--we haven't gotten ANY in two weeks now. Fingers crossed that this afternoon will bring some :)
ReplyDeleteI love your beautiful, scrappy, patriotic quilt, Melisa! Have fun with your next project. Hugs!
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