Are you Watching?

8:00:00 AM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 14 comments

I'm certainly watching all the Olympic events I can manage to see.  Did you see the opening ceremonies?  Fantastic!  Truly unbelievable.  I can't even imagine what went into making that spectacular event.  I watched it twice.  And I never watch anything twice, or nearly not.   I am so glad to be making my London 2012 quilt.  I'm putting rows together but still not quite done making blocks.  This is one of my groups of blocks together, above.  There will be lots of different fabrics sashing and framing my blocks.

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Simply Charming Minis WINNER

12:53:00 PM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 3 comments


The Winner of Konda's book "Simply Charming Minis" is TexPat, who said:  "I love mini quilts and your little basket quilt is adorable. Would love to win the book! Thanks for the chance! "
Pat, I will give Konda your email address and she will get you the book pronto.  Congrats to you.
Thanks everyone for the entertaining and sweet comments.  I appreciate you playing along.
-nanette

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Simply Charming Minis Book Blog Tour and Giveaway

7:31:00 AM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 165 comments

Today is my day to post about Konda's new book "Simply Charming Minis".    Konda has been writing patterns and making quilts with incredible success for many years.  I remember when she wrote her first book for fabric precuts.  I thought then and think now that she's such a great quilt author. I was excited to be involved with Konda's latest book.  Konda states that she's been watching mini quilts being made from the sidelines of the blog world and was excited to jump into the "mini" arena.

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Simply Charming Minis Book Blog Tour Week

7:20:00 AM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 10 comments

Konda of Moose on the Porch Quilts has a new book out and I was so excited to get her new book and plan a project.  I met Konda several years ago at a retreat in Bryce Canyon.  She's a great teacher and an amazing quilt designer and most importantly she knows how to write instructions. More about my project on Wednesday when I'll show you the mini I made from Konda's book.  Until then, visit the blogs on the tour and enter the giveaway.  
Tuesday

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London 2012 Great Granny Block

2:11:00 PM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 20 comments

Lori is having a Great-Granny Block Along this month.  I've been looking forward to Lori's block party but find myself overwhelmed and totally incapable of making a completely new project right now. 

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Bela Nad Cirochou

8:04:00 AM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 23 comments

My heritage quilt is by far one of the best accomplishments for last year.  I really loved making blocks from flags that represented the countries my ancestors came from to the United States.    I'm 1/4 British, 1/4 Danish and 1/2 Slovakian.  I'm so proud of that.  I am proud that I had ancestors strong enough to come to a new country and risk everything because of their quest for a new religion or for hope of a better way to make a living for their family.   

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1 baby quilt made

7:22:00 AM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 37 comments

I only completed 1 baby quilt this weekend but I still consider it a success.  Especially, considering it took me 4 hours to quilt just one.  But I do like how the quilt finished out.  I have the other baby quilt started, at least. The half square triangle blocks ended up kind of chunky at over 3.5" each.  I stitched 8 blocks across  plus my border.  The quilt is about 40 X 40" finished. I think the collection of fabrics/colors worked out pretty well together.  It helped that

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Fabric Friday - The Blues

10:45:00 AM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 14 comments

Stop the presses.  I have to interrupt creating London 2012 to make a couple baby quilts.  I'm slightly derailed with this so I may not make progress on London this weekend but I hope I have 2 baby quilts when Monday rolls around. I really need to make more scrap quilts, or rather more stash quilts.  So when I decided to make a couple baby quilts I decided to use what I had on hand.  What a novel idea!  I love half square triangles and I really love

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Queenly

10:00:00 AM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 23 comments

More blocks from my London 2012 quilt follow.  I've been working on these crowns for a couple months now.  I wanted to embellish them but in a more grown up way than my "Dreaming Princess" quilt.   I used the same pattern for the first 2 crowns.  I don't know if you can make out the little round fabric crystal like appliques on this crown above. This crown shows the dots from beneath ever so slightly but I decided not to block them with an under cloth simply

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Row Homes Done London 2012

7:56:00 AM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 34 comments

I'm starting to sew blocks together for my London 2012 quilt.  Since I have no overall drawing for the finished project, I'm a little nervous about it.  Up until now I've just had theme blocks drawn and sewn.  But, now I've got to start making a real quilt out of the different blocks. First I've got my 2 sets of row homes.  I really wanted them to all look similar in size but unique in features. I'm going to have the row homes on opposite corners of the

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Alpine Fire

10:10:00 AM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 26 comments

Starting mid day on Tuesday this week, a fire started on the mountain in the northeast corner of Alpine.  It has caused evacuation of 500 homes in my town.  Because I've had calls and emails from friends wondering if we are okay I thought I would make a post.

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Happy 4th of July Week

8:11:00 AM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 15 comments

I've got a hugely busy week this week so I hope to wish you all a Happy and Safe 4th of July.  It is so dry in Utah right now.  No fireworks are even allowed in our city this year.  But we are pretty low key on the 4th anyway.  What are you making for your 4th of July menu?  I promised my daughter Jamie I would make macaroni salad.  My friend Nan and Taste of Home have some great holiday recipes you might want to check out. 

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