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I was immediately drawn to this pattern that was in a Quilters Newsletter Magazine two or three years ago. It is paperpieced and done in batiks. The first quilting I did on it I took out and then redid it----much better. I have done a smaller wallhanging in this pattern and it is in an earlier post. One of my favorites. (Click to enlarge)

Attagirl, Carol

My first attempt at the New York Beauty block and I did it by paper piecing. Also lots of curved piecing in this one which I had not done very much of. Very proud of this piece!

Some of the fabrics are incredibly homely , but they all work together and make a pretty quilt.

As I would finish a block, I would stick it up on the flannel wall. I actually did not rearrange them but sewed them together row by row just as they were. One of my favorite quilts.

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My Quilts

This will be a blog devoted to the quilts I have made over the past 35 plus years even though most of them are on my other blog. I will start with the one that I am using in my header - it's called There's a Lady in the Corner and it is done in oriental fabric most of which has gold highlights. There is a little oriental girl in one corner piece, hence the name. I had this quilt longarm quilted at our local quilt shop and I was just thrilled at the way it was done. The quilting is lovely.

The arcs were all paper pieced and it was the second one that I did. Curved piecing was also scarey for me but I surprised myself and really enjoyed the task. When I was doing the blocks, I would put them up on some flannel and batting I rigged up on my basement wall and it was easy to move them around. I also put a tiny bit of folded red fabric in the seam between the quilt body and the border. The spot of color really adds a nice touch. This was done in the early 2000's - I am too lazy right now to look it up.

This is one of my favorite quilts that I have made. (Click to enlarge picture)