klein meisje quilts

Monday, April 29, 2019

a few more letters

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G is for giraffe A few more blocks. The Dear Stella giraffe fabric was what started this project. I saw it and knew it was time for an...
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Sunday, April 28, 2019

alphabet

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A is for Alice I made an alphabet quilt in 2012/13 with Cheri Payne's sew-a-long. This time I am using the McCall's Quilting B...
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Friday, April 26, 2019

riven, top completed

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Riven 90 by 80 inches Block finishes 9 by 10 inches Sitting at her bedside during my mother's decline I would sketch quilt block ide...
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Monday, April 22, 2019

riven

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Riven Block finishes 9 by 10 inches I plan to set 80 blocks 8 by 10. to finish about 80 by 90. Solid: one rectangle cut 1 1/2 by 9 1...
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Sunday, April 21, 2019

Easter

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This is our first Easter without our mother. I am sharing photographs from her funeral. We used the tulip quilt I made for my parents...
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Saturday, April 20, 2019

basket, top completed

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Basket Ready for Easter Sunday! Block size 8 inches Quilt size approximately 80 by 92 inches 112 blocks set 7 by 8 Set on point wit...
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Friday, April 19, 2019

tip # 47, trim triangles for floating sets

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When making on-point set quilts I prefer a float. The triangles are cut over-sized  To make sure I do not distort the triangle along the...
Thursday, April 18, 2019

tip #46, make and use a master block

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When starting multi-block quilts I make about 6 blocks to work out my piecing and pressing decisions, making assembly of blocks, and, lat...
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Tuesday, April 09, 2019

ladder, top completed

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  Ladder 96 by 84 inches A simple block. Block finishes 4 by 12 inches, 168 blocks Blocks are put into 4-block units which fini...
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Sunday, March 17, 2019

35 years

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So glad to celebrate 35 years together. With sadness this year with my mother's death.
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Saturday, March 09, 2019

Henrietta Scholten Dykstra 1929-2019

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Pictured sewing my wedding dress 35 years ago this week.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

evening star, top completed

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Maybe I should rename this morning star. I got up at 5 o'clock this morning to see the crescent moon with Venus and Jupiter.  The air...
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Monday, January 21, 2019

at the dorm

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After a semester abroad, Seth is back on campus.  It is fun to see which quilt they choose to take to the dorm This one was made for Set...
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Sunday, January 20, 2019

dog!

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This sweet dog is in our lives.
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Saturday, January 19, 2019

ladder

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Ladder Finishes 4 by 12 inches A simple block I will sew these into 4 block units of 12 by 16 inches finished. 4 block unit I...
Friday, January 18, 2019

basket

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Basket Finishes 8 inches A complicated block Mainly in the pressing. I'll include my pressing plan at the end of this post. Fabric ...
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Quilting in Chicago. Klein meisje is Dutch for little girl--what my beloved grandfather called his 12 granddaughters because, I fear, it was easier than trying to remember our names. Lrdykstra@aol.com Instagram: Lrdykstra
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