klein meisje quilts

Thursday, April 29, 2021

thousand triangles

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  Thousand Triangles Block finishes 9 inches I plan to set it 8 by 10, to finish 72 by 90 inches. 80 blocks. Another traditional block that ...
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Monday, April 26, 2021

circled squares, top completed

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Circled Squares 96 by 84 inches Block finishes 12 inches 56 blocks set 8 by 7 The origin of this design is murky. I see quilts from differen...
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Sunday, March 28, 2021

make a paper palm

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I remember making these with my mom out of the colored funnies. Gather supplies--paper (I used a financial prospectus), tape, and a good sci...
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Saturday, March 27, 2021

circled squares

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Circled Squares Block finishes 12 inches  I plan to set this 7 by 6 (84 by 72) or 8 by 7 (96 by 84) so 42 or 56 blocks. I have seen this blo...
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Thursday, March 25, 2021

calendar quilt, three quarters of the year on

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I started this on my birthday in July. Andy likens it to a prisoner checking off days on the wall of a cell. There is a square for each day....
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Tuesday, March 23, 2021

jack and jill squares, quilt completed

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Jack and Jill squares 2021 84 by 72 inches Quilted by Sue Divarco using a pantograph of tumbling children Made with 2 1/2 inch squares from ...
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Monday, March 22, 2021

Fading Charms from Wedding Dress Blue--top completed

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Fading Charms 88 inches square Deanna over at Wedding Dress Blue has a tutorial for her Fading Charms quilt. She offers it in three sizes, u...
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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

St Patrick's Day is a fine day for a wedding. 37 years.

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Our second anniversary in quarantine!  The one on the right is vaccinated.
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Sunday, March 07, 2021

sample blocks

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 Working out the pressing plan on these sample blocks to see if they will progress to actual projects.
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Friday, March 05, 2021

my grandmothers' pincushions

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My grandmothers’ pincushions. Both made of wool and stuffed with sawdust I believe. Left, the patchwork one belonged to Cynthia Meerdink Dyk...
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Saturday, February 13, 2021

a five-generation quilt

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38 by 37 inches In 2013 my friend and pastor Avena asked me to make her a liturgical stole to wear during the white seasons (Christmas, East...
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Tuesday, February 09, 2021

working on the alphabets

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It has been a busy semester, but I have found time to make a few letters now and then. They will be my tax-prep-respite for the next few wee...
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Friday, January 15, 2021

calendar quilt--a year half passed

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I started this calendar quilt on my birthday in July. The thought behind it was marking off the days during quarantine. A bit of hubris to s...
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Friday, January 01, 2021

start at the very beginning

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I started this alphabet today--actually two. One with batik scraps and the other with 30's repros and a constant green. I think I will g...
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Thursday, December 31, 2020

16-patch with orange medallion, quilt completed

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16-patch with orange medallion 72 by 72 inches Made from 16-patches using up many of my bin of neutral 2 1/2 inch squares, plus those gather...
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Tuesday, December 29, 2020

propeller, top completed

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Propeller 90 by 72 inches 80 blocks set 8 by 10 Block finishes 9 inches Solid: one square cut 3 1/2 inches, four rectangles cut 1 1/2 by 3 1...
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Friday, December 25, 2020

Merry Christmas 2020!

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A Merry Christmas from the Dykstra Davis family in Chicago. 
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020

letter box, quilt completed

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My adaptation of the pattern Letter Box from the June 2009 McCalls Quilting magazine. I worked with plaids a lot back then. I remember wanti...
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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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