tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post7065765298768207567..comments2024-03-28T10:39:34.512-04:00Comments on From Bolt to Beauty by Michelle Cain: A Scrap- and Stash-Busting Finish / Beauties Pageant 79Michelle @ From Bolt to Beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859748817323229803noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-6595969468458850312020-05-06T12:49:59.650-04:002020-05-06T12:49:59.650-04:00I am glad to read your are continuing your FMQ jou...I am glad to read your are continuing your FMQ journey and are enjoying it! And a beautiful quilt. Enjoy your finish! xo MelanieMelaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09648673968340281829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-73952518640527373542020-05-06T10:26:22.166-04:002020-05-06T10:26:22.166-04:00I love this quilt. Sometimes very special fabric ...I love this quilt. Sometimes very special fabric like this Rifle Paper line should be the main focus and your pattern is a great showcase. One of my quarantine goals is to create a quilt journal. I thought my blog would serve that purpose but I find it is still hard to flip through to find a specific quilt or its story. I've started that with a simple word doc and think I've finished about 70 quilts since starting in 2012 and, like you, most of them are living someplace else. Generally I like to make quilts with a purpose in mind even if it is to be donated. I'm trying to cover all the beds in my home and my kids' homes as well as seasonal quilts SO I still have a lot of quilts to make!!Kathy@KayakQuiltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353296552837405021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-69286176314657353962020-05-04T13:42:10.893-04:002020-05-04T13:42:10.893-04:00Hi Michelle, your quilt if really lovely. I love t...Hi Michelle, your quilt if really lovely. I love the fabrics. I tend to make smaller stuff, but I probably give half of that and maybe 2/3 of the larger quilts - but I'm working on a few quilts for myself :-)Andree G. Fauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12641707358394948618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-54437237400287355152020-05-03T19:26:57.882-04:002020-05-03T19:26:57.882-04:00Well done. I'd say I gift the majority of my ...Well done. I'd say I gift the majority of my quilts. But I do have quite a stash of quilts in my house. ☺Anja @ Anja Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717143609774358153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-5037156353969830822020-05-03T09:33:08.105-04:002020-05-03T09:33:08.105-04:00Your farmhouse quilt looks great, Michelle! And y...Your farmhouse quilt looks great, Michelle! And you are totally excused for being grumpy. I think we are all seeing flashes of our inner Oscar the Grouch lately. I nearly bit my husband's head off last night when he asked me the most innocuous question. It was probably "can I have the toothpaste" or something sinister like that...Rebecca Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214091162157757315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-31300675239474960562020-05-02T16:54:40.609-04:002020-05-02T16:54:40.609-04:00This is so pretty!! I love the colors.
As for m...This is so pretty!! I love the colors. <br />As for my quilts, I don't know exactly but I do give lots of them away. Weddings, babies, birthdays - all sorts of reasons to make quilts!Bernie Kringelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753481379287809548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-38094138290454748422020-05-02T15:09:03.518-04:002020-05-02T15:09:03.518-04:00Most of my stuff is small, wallhangings or baby qu...Most of my stuff is small, wallhangings or baby quilts. So all the wallhangings I pretty much keep, but not the baby ones. LOL! Of the larger sized quilts I only have 1 for me, the others have been for charity or gifts. So I need to get going on making me big quilts! I have 3 tops done and several in the making, it's the quilting that stumps me. chrisknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927945292086841275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-5241681966677936402020-05-02T07:53:18.012-04:002020-05-02T07:53:18.012-04:00I wish I had a finish to share this week, but I do...I wish I had a finish to share this week, but I don't. Just progress on a half dozen WIPs, and I guess that's a good thing. I've been making quilts for 40+ years (my first in 1976) and gave away most of them, like 95 percent. Then, when all family and friends were saturated with them, I donated them to church missions, like 50 percent. Nowadays I have fewer outlets for my quilts (family doesn't want any) so I have more than 100 in storage, and have made at least 500 quilts in my lifetime. My husband wants me to stop making quilts because we have no more storage space, and living in Florida now, we don't need them either. I am totally conflicted because I have the need to make and create, and know I'd go crazy if I didn't have anything to do with my hands. It's a tough place to be, especially keeping in mind that in the next dozen years or so I could be dead... and what will become of my fabrics and quilts?!FlourishingPalmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-62136318281940204192020-05-01T16:50:30.776-04:002020-05-01T16:50:30.776-04:00Beautiful finish! I love your color choicesBeautiful finish! I love your color choicesSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020294112107230403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-8313184891001800432020-05-01T16:15:20.935-04:002020-05-01T16:15:20.935-04:00I have been quilting for 20 years and have only ke...I have been quilting for 20 years and have only kept 2 quilts. I like to make several ahead and choose the perfect person and time to gift a quilt. Love your finish! Jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08385598424590019536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-51110904960627025622020-05-01T13:29:17.327-04:002020-05-01T13:29:17.327-04:00Oooh, great question about how many I keep. I have...Oooh, great question about how many I keep. I have made over 300 quilts and I keep an inventory of what I keep... tallying it all up I keep around 15% of the quilts I make, but many on that list are in the "waiting to for the perfect home" category.<br /><br />I love the binding you chose for this finish - it's an original Cotton+Steel, right?Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705160384198590025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-56423345432911794432020-05-01T08:34:56.873-04:002020-05-01T08:34:56.873-04:00Hi Michelle, I just love that palette for this qui...Hi Michelle, I just love that palette for this quilt. Soft and beautiful.Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11770193529950365462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-6600571132111943302020-05-01T08:27:36.583-04:002020-05-01T08:27:36.583-04:00I don't know what percentage I keep but I do k...I don't know what percentage I keep but I do keep a lot of them.!Karen - Quilts...etc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07293429657903986492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-29982571218712167272020-05-01T07:59:21.776-04:002020-05-01T07:59:21.776-04:00Hi Michelle! What a pretty quilt even if it isn&#...Hi Michelle! What a pretty quilt even if it isn't in your normal modern vibe. It seems fitting in this time of a new 'normal', don't you think? Interesting question about how many quilts stay with me. Hmm. I would say about a quarter of them remain and are stored in the quilt closet awaiting their final home. I seems I combine making a quilt for a particular person with my desire to try a new technique or pattern. Happy Friday to you and thanks for the linkup. Take care. I didn't think last week's post sounded grumpy, either. ~smile~ RoseanneHome Sewn By Ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943739387560629258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-35502769894637776452020-05-01T07:25:10.920-04:002020-05-01T07:25:10.920-04:00Some of the quilts I made are for a specific perso...Some of the quilts I made are for a specific person or a charity. I keep a lot for myself and I find after several years, I'm ready to let it go when the right person comes along. Your finish is beautiful and I'd keep that one for myself too. Such a pretty happy quilt!Gretchen Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163051875559827310noreply@blogger.com