Hershey Catch Up! Show & Share Day 3!

Hershey Catch Up! Show & Share Day 3!

I’m sending this ahead….because I am four hours behind my normal time zone and will be busy until way late tonight due to an evening lecture... 12 years ago

I’m sending this ahead….because I am four hours behind my normal time zone and will be busy until way late tonight due to an evening lecture in Soldotna!

Last weekend I was teaching in Hershey, Pennsylvania – and this weekend here I am in Alaska.  Quilters from coast to coast and then some!

Jean brought a hexie top she had inherited….teeny tiny pieces ----that is my thimble right there on top of one rosette!

At some point it had gotten wet in a basement, and she was forced to wash it before mildew and mold did its damage ---She was asking us what she could do to best finish it.

Pieces and parts in a box – complete with pieces of “THAT GREEN” to set them.

Main section --- one row only partially attached.

How lovely!

Every scrap most likely has a story behind it – don’t you wish you knew?

The consensus was that you just get in there and DO IT!  We agreed she should make a template from the extra hexies – and do a few trial rosettes on her own in her own scrap fabrics to get the technique down, and when she was ready ---dig in and finish this top.  It’s a treasure for sure!

We also had a Tumelo Trail in  autumn tones.  Beautiful!

Tumelo Trail is one of my favorites from Scraps & Shirttails II

Sweet Maverick Stars! 

I love how the light backgrounds and dark backgrounds alternate – fun!

Maverick Stars is found under the free patterns tab at the top of the blog.

Lovely Antique Bow-tie!

Close up!  Love the pops of cheddar and yellow --This top is circa 1900!

Goodness, aren’t these great?  The blocks were about 2” each.

This antique top was owned and cherished by our quilter who then made this in a previous leader/ender challenge:

Gorgeous!

Closer up still!

Our Cheddar Bow-tie Leader/Ender Challenge is found under the free patterns tab ---Just scroll down to Cheddar Bow-ties!

I can’t wait to see what the ladies have to share here in Alaska!  I am setting this to post as I head off to set up for this morning’s class here ---

First weekend of August 2013 – what will YOU do with it?

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