This quilt has been a labor of love for years and documents each and every camping adventure we have been on.
It tells the stories with one block for each night's stay at a location. It includes small things and big things... when we saw a bear or deer or bighorn sheep or a tarantula...our transition from our truck camper to the 5th wheel camper... as well as the loss of an awning and our beloved Shelby.
I will be finishing it soon and look forward to more camping adventures... while sleeping under these memories.
Thank you, Fiona Sandwich, for the patterns and inspiration. 😘
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| Many of the signs give some indication to the weather/season |
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| The various encounters with wildlife or fishing excursions are included |
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| The transition from the truck camper to our 5th wheel is recorded |
It tells stories of each campsite since we started in 2017 - 103 campsites, in all...
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| Surf & Sand, mountains, dinosaur tracks, campfires and weddings |
And a book! I NEED a book to document each of the stories. I already have the stories recorded here on MLS and I recently read of a way to turn my blog to book. I will be investigating further.
Have you ever done a blog-to-book?
Leave a comment... I want to hear your thoughts!
A few weeks ago, as I was texting with my fashion designer friend, he thought he overused the exclamation mark.
Perhaps I should too. LOL! ;)
With the camping journal quilt top complete I thought I would turn my attention back to the furs.
I cut into the full-length mink. last week and slowly (because it is all hand-stitched) got the edges turned, "finished" and stitched down. It is so slow... It requires a larger needle and upholstery thread, and that mink hide is not easy to get through.
I removed the pockets and tacked the openings closed. The backing fabric is also hand stitched. Another slow step since you are again attaching it to the hide of the mink. My fingers get pretty sore (and weak) after several hours. Steady as she goes, though! The fabric from South Africa is perfect and I love that I included Angie's name and the labels as part of the back.
I will be making a few more poms for hats this week and Vicki has asked for a tutorial. You can count on a tutorial for these simple things coming soon. :) I may include tutorials (or at least links to some tutorials that already exist for a few more quick and simple gifts...) Therapeutic Rice bags and Scrunchies.
I will now move on to our weekly feature... Sylvia at Treadle Stitches joined the party with two finishes using the "Happy Block", creating variations of an I Spy Quilt. Follow the link above to learn of the similarities and the differences.
These are perfect for littles... from infant to toddler. Well done Sylvia. :) Welcome to Sew & Tell!
It is time to get this week's party started! Tell me what you have been working on.
Keep Piecing,
Melva
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What an amazing camping journal in a quilt!!! So much fun detail!!! As for blog to book, the place I was familiar with went out of business, so if you hear of any others, I'd be interested in hearing, too.
ReplyDeleteYour camping journal quilt is fabulous, Melva! What a great idea you had to start making those blocks way back when. I've continued to work on Pieces of My Life, and got started with the sashing between the top two sections. It's working! Thank you for the great directions. I, too, am hoping to take my blog posts about this quilt into a printed book. I haven't figured out how yet, but will research it. Maybe we can compare notes about what we figure out!
ReplyDeleteAh you camping journal quilt is amazing! I think my favorite block is that pretty maple leaf. What a fantastic way to document your fun times. I've never done a blog to book, but it sounds quite interesting.
ReplyDeleteYour travel quilt is fantastic! I love how you have blocks that represent different memories. Well done.
ReplyDeletedh did a book of my posts the first year and I love it. Your camping quilt is amazing in it's details and the mink! I've never known anyone who can do that
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Your journal quilt is wonderful! I'm sure the label will indicate its significance. As for blog-to-book -- I want to do that! When you find out how, please let me know.
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