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More sharks

 I feel the need for more sharks, and since Chocolatier is finished,  I get to play.

This is just getting started. It will be all in triangles to suggest shark's teeth. The red is too thick in this sample so I'm going to try again.  I'm using an accuquilt equilateral triangle die for cutting but I may need to use a ruler for the red/Grey triangles. 

Shark!

 I also needed to make a mat for this awesome shark planted my sister gave me. I used the leftover fabric from my mother's quilt.  

Here it is with the shark:

Chocolatier!

 At long last, it's a top!

I started this in 2017 but got bogged down by some of the complicated blocks.  I made and remade the arrowhead block repeatedly.  I was also intimidated by the paperpiecing and the applique blocks. The solid fabric is Kona cotton and it is fairly thick to sew with. It was a challenge toy accuracy.  Then I didn't feel up to cutting the background fabric. I finally got all the blocks done and laboriously sewed the blocks into rows and rows into sections and, finally, sections into a top.  I would really like to have this custom quilted. 

Catching up on Saturday Sampler blocks

 All of these blocks are for the Saturday Sampler at my LQS, Fabrics Etcetera.  They are 6.5 inches.

 These are the July blocks.

These are from June.

And these are the May blocks.

I've started on the finishing kit-maybe I'll start sewing these into rows after I finish Chocolatier.

Show and Tell

I showed these for Show and Tell at the Saturday Sampler group.  This first quilt is the 2023 Greater Houston Shop Hop blocks.  I added the stars in the sashing.  This fabric was so soft and silky! 

This quilt is a bigtime squirrel.  My Quilty BFF gave me a baggie of squares and the pattern from her late MIL's stash.  I thought this would be a great leaders 'n enders project but it ended up taking over my sewing area and my brain.  I had to add more squares-I used leftover jelly roll strips-and even had to tea dye the white jelly rolls to knock back the brightness.  I'm really pleased with it.  Quilty BFF told me it would look nice as a tabletopper in my office and go with the Patriotic Pineapples quilt I have hanging there.  And then we laughed and laughed because who knows when I will ever get it quilted!

 

Double Wedding Ring sample

My LQS put their Accuquilt dies on sale-they may stop carrying them.  I got a really good deal on the DWR dies (it's a two die set) and then I went back and got Hattie's Choice.  I only let myself buy dies if they are on my wishlist so I don't go crazy. LOL.  Accuquilt recommends you make a test block of each new die to make sure the die is working fine so I started with the DWR.  I'm sorry I used the white fabric in the melon-I may remove it.