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Update on Various Projects

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DENIM QUILT

Finally I’m sewing together the blocks on my recycled denim and home decor fabric quilt “What Direction Do I Go?“

I am trying something new to sew the 81 blocks together by working on 9 blocks at a time, numbering them and then semi-chain-piecing them into a square:

So far I have three squares, which is 27 blocks total, sewn together:

I really like the look of the individual blocks sewn together:

In the post Blocks Completed for “What Direction Do I Go?” , I mentioned I was trying to figure out the layout for the blocks on this quilt. Well I decided to make it look as if light was coming from the center and radiating out…sort of…well as best I could with the blocks I made. I put the blocks with the lighter or more faded denim in the center and the darker ones on the outer areas:

GRANNY SQUARE BLANKET

As I mentioned in the post What’s on the Design Wall, Design Carpet, and the wall…, I finished crocheting 80 granny square blocks. I’ve started crocheting the blocks together and here is my progress:

It is a fun project to work on while watching TV and hopefully soon it will cover more of my lap (photo above) than it does right now (because it’s cold now in Colorado – 28 degrees!)

PANTRY UPDATE

A couple years ago John redid the pantry and built in shelves. Recently he repainted the pantry to a white with gray undertones and added a new butcher block shelf. He also added a motion sensor light that will turn out when you enter the pantry and turn off after a while when there is no motion; and 4 outlets so we could keep a couple appliances in the pantry and use them in there.

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21 thoughts on “Update on Various Projects”

  2. Love the denim scrappy! Looking at your granny squares reminds me that I have a stack of granny squares waiting to made into something.

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  3. Interesting project with the triangles and directions pointed everywhere. Looks like my life, not much direction except towards aging 😉 One think I really treasure is a crocheted quilt my grandmother made me. Lots of work. Yours looks fantastic.

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  7. I’m surprised not to see Mike taking a supervisory interest in the granny square assembly… Your pantry is much neater than mine, but then I do seem to cram more into mine than is really reasonable. Perhaps I should use up some of those supplies.

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  10. Your process and thinking behind the layout and construction of the denim top adds to my own storehouse of ideas. Managing the myriad tones of denim – which is an inherent part of the fabric – is key to this one’s success!

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  12. Good thinking making then smaller to start. That’s going to be a heavy quilt. Nice pantry too. I love how astonished your sockets always look 😦 🤭

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