Hi!
Hope you are doing well and having a good beginning to your Summer.
This year I am hoping to finish some uncompleted projects. I recently added binding to my Tumbler quilt, and it is now closer to completion. I plan to add some embellishments on the border - I will share once that is completed! (I have some ideas in mind!)
Here is a photo of my Tumbler quilt without the planned embellishments:
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| Bound Tumbler Quilt |
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| Binding Detail on Tumbler Quilt - hand quilting on the border |
I'm hoping to enter this into a show, I recently realized a Tumbler quilt is one of the easier quilt blocks to sew! I used my Accu-Quilt Tumbler die to cut out my fabrics. I'm hoping adding some extra touches will help elevate my quilt a bit more.
Of course, I couldn't help but start a new project. I recently saw the Aurifil 2025 Summer Quilt Along designed by Susan Ache with Moda fabrics. It has embroidery stitching in the centers, and is a Dresden plate design. I usually create my own designs, but once in a while something just looks fun to make. I like her Cross-stitch designs very much, and I enjoy doing stamped embroidery, so it looked like a relaxing project to create. Also, it will be my first Dresden quilt created without paper-piecing!
Here is my earlier quilt with Dresden plates paper-pieced. It also has machine applique on it. I designed and made this for the 2009 Hoffman Challenge. It was accepted and shown in the juried show.
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| 2009 "Water Lily Medallion" designed, pieced and quilted by Denise A Buchwalter-Losczyk Created for the 2009 Hoffman Challenge |
I'm hoping to make 2 quilts, one for myself and one to gift.
The first 2 embroidered blocks, and some of the fabrics I am using for the Dresden wedges (I decided to use threads that match my fabrics for the embroidery):
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| Embroidered Susan Ache designs for the 2025 Summer Quilt Along |
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| Some of the fabrics and threads I will be using, Kaufmann and Liberty for Riley Blake fabrics |
You can join the Quilt Along here, at Aurifil: auribuzz.com/2025/06/20/dresden-summer-stitch-along-week/1
Wishing you a relaxing and enjoyable Summer, full of creativity!
Blessings,
Denise A. Buchwalter-Losczyk
