Ongoing Quilt Projects, Continued from the "No Appreciation...." Thread

[janiedoe]

I finished this 3 yd quilt top yesterday. It's the "It's A Snap" quilt from Fabric Cafe. I love the 3D effect of squares on top of each other marching diagonally down the quilt. It's about 43x61View attachment 4177828

Those colors are beautiful together! I would have never thought to use that shade of green.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I finished this 3 yd quilt top yesterday. It's the "It's A Snap" quilt from Fabric Cafe. I love the 3D effect of squares on top of each other marching diagonally down the quilt. It's about 43x61View attachment 4177828

That is a great combination! Very nicely done.

 

[speckledhen]

Those colors are beautiful together! I would have never thought to use that shade of green.

I agree that the green would not be a first choice for most quilters. That shade of green is in a minute area of the medallion focus fabric along with a brownish-gold color, as is the very dark blue color. It really works because they're both already in the fabric, of course, though you have to look closely to see the green. I wouldn't immediately have chosen that, either, except for the guidelines of fabric selection for Fabric Cafe's three yard quilts. They make great, easy to follow patterns (I'm all about easy these days) and a low waste use of yardage.

That is a great combination! Very nicely done.

Thank you! I really like the final effect.

 

[speckledhen]

Finally, the quilting on the It's a Snap pattern quilt is done. I put my quilting away for awhile because a persistent cough has made it less than fun to free motion.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Finally, the quilting on the It's a Snap pattern quilt is done. I put my quilting away for awhile because a persistent cough has made it less than fun to free motion.View attachment 4205976

That turned out absolutely AMAZING!!

I am hoping the cough is better or at least getting better.

 

[speckledhen]

That turned out absolutely AMAZING!!

I am hoping the cough is better or at least getting better.

Thank you! I'm pleased with it. I will likely make this same pattern in the future, love the 3D effect.
As far as the cough, I went to an ENT finally. I hate going to a doctor, rarely ever needed to in the past. The meds they wanted me to take were all over the counter except for a round of steroids, but all at the same time. No luck with those, but now I think they'll do allergy testing the next time. It's been going on for months now, not at all like me. I really think I've developed an allergy to something in the environment and it's interfering in my life after months of this. Maybe just this cooler autumn weather and stuff dying off toward winter will make a difference.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Thank you! I'm pleased with it. I will likely make this same pattern in the future, love the 3D effect.
As far as the cough, I went to an ENT finally. I hate going to a doctor, rarely ever needed to in the past. The meds they wanted me to take were all over the counter except for a round of steroids, but all at the same time. No luck with those, but now I think they'll do allergy testing the next time. It's been going on for months now, not at all like me. I really think I've developed an allergy to something in the environment and it's interfering in my life after months of this. Maybe just this cooler autumn weather and stuff dying off toward winter will make a difference.

Having a cough for months would be very draining. Terribly sorry you are still dealing with it.
Maybe an over the counter allergy pill can help.

I really like the 3 yard quilt patterns. I may have to dig through my stash and make a few myself this winter. They wrote the patterns very well which is extra nice.

 

[speckledhen]

Having a cough for months would be very draining. Terribly sorry you are still dealing with it.
Maybe an over the counter allergy pill can help.

I really like the 3 yard quilt patterns. I may have to dig through my stash and make a few myself this winter. They wrote the patterns very well which is extra nice.

As far as the meds, the ENT recommended all over the counter allergy meds for a week. I was taking Astepro nasal spray, Flonase nasal spray, Fexofenadine(Allegra) tablets plus a round of steroids all of them every day. Nothing has helped. So, the next steps are allergy testing and/or scoping my nose and throat to see if there is something there. I had to stop all the meds for a week prior to the testing, which I did two days ago and see no difference. They even did a chest xray to check my heart to see if it was a heart issue causing the coughing, which I knew would show nothing. Honestly, I have zero trust in the medical community so going to them is not my first choice, but I was so weary of this cough, I relented. I take only one medication for a 25+ yr hypothyroidism condition, nothing else at almost 69 so you can see how going to the clinic repeatedly is not my usual thing.

I agree about the three yard patterns. Easy to follow and a very efficient use of fabrics, which saves $$.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Finally, the quilting on the It's a Snap pattern quilt is done. I put my quilting away for awhile because a persistent cough has made it less than fun to free motion.View attachment 4205976

Absolutely gorgeous and your free motion is outstanding. I'm envious

 

[speckledhen]

Absolutely gorgeous and your free motion is outstanding. I'm envious

That's very sweet of you to say, thank you.