{"id":3461,"date":"2018-06-29T16:02:13","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T23:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=3461"},"modified":"2018-06-29T16:02:13","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T23:02:13","slug":"at-last-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2018\/06\/29\/at-last-2\/","title":{"rendered":"At last!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_0472.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3462\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_0472-288x300.jpg?resize=288%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_0472.jpg?resize=288%2C300&amp;ssl=1 288w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_0472.jpg?resize=768%2C799&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_0472.jpg?resize=984%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 984w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_0472.jpg?w=1230&amp;ssl=1 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a>It seems that I&#8217;ve been working on this quilt forever. Adding to the delay in finishing it was the fact that I had to order more crystals when I ran out of some of the colors I was using. But it&#8217;s finally done! Okay, I still need to block it, but that&#8217;s minor. It&#8217;s impossible to see the little sparkles in this overall picture, but they are there, I promise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_0474.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3463\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_0474-300x253.jpg?resize=300%2C253\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_0474.jpg?resize=300%2C253&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_0474.jpg?resize=768%2C648&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_0474.jpg?resize=1024%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_0474.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the right is a detail shot of one of the New York Beauty blocks, where you\u00a0<em>might<\/em> be able to see some of the bling, as well as one of the feathered corners. It was a lot of fun deciding which crystal colors to use on each block.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_0476.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3464\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_0476-300x221.jpg?resize=300%2C221\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_0476.jpg?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_0476.jpg?resize=768%2C566&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_0476.jpg?resize=1024%2C754&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_0476.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>And here is a shot of one of the stars in between the blocks. I didn&#8217;t add as many crystals on these stars. This quilt used a lot of different techniques, including paper piecing, free motion quilting, and ruler work. The only part I couldn&#8217;t do on my Bernina was adding the crystals!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems that I&#8217;ve been working on this quilt forever. Adding to the delay in finishing it was the fact that I had to order more crystals when I ran out of some of the colors I was using. But it&#8217;s finally done! Okay, I still need to block it, but that&#8217;s minor. It&#8217;s impossible [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5,299],"tags":[202,264,226,48,228,2],"class_list":{"0":"post-3461","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-free-motion","7":"category-quilting","8":"tag-bernina","9":"tag-embellishing","10":"tag-feathers","11":"tag-freemotion","12":"tag-paper-piecing","13":"tag-quilting","14":"czr-hentry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yzuO-TP","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1318,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2013\/10\/02\/beginning-the-quilting\/","url_meta":{"origin":3461,"position":0},"title":"Beginning the quilting","author":"Sandy","date":"October 2, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"A couple of weeks ago, I posted about another Drunkard's Path quilt I was planning to finish after letting it languish for over a year. 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I know the colors may suggest \"baby quilt,\" but it's\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Free motion quilting&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Free motion quilting","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/quilting\/free-motion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Overall view of quilt with white background set with interlocking pairs of hollow squares on point in blues and pinks.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Wedding-quilt-for-Dominic-Brooke.jpeg?fit=640%2C479&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Wedding-quilt-for-Dominic-Brooke.jpeg?fit=640%2C479&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Wedding-quilt-for-Dominic-Brooke.jpeg?fit=640%2C479&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4559,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2021\/08\/19\/dragonfly-playground\/","url_meta":{"origin":3461,"position":3},"title":"Dragonfly Playground","author":"Sandy","date":"August 19, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The latest quilt is now finished! I had such a good time quilting this one, especially since I wasn't constantly fighting the weight as I moved it around under my Bernina, thanks to my new suspension system. The background fabric is a white-on-white fabric with happily flitting dragonflies, which is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Embroidery&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Embroidery","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/embroidery\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"picture of colorful quilt","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_0020.jpeg?fit=640%2C453&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_0020.jpeg?fit=640%2C453&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_0020.jpeg?fit=640%2C453&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2092,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2015\/05\/31\/remembering-a-couple-of-trips\/","url_meta":{"origin":3461,"position":4},"title":"Remembering a couple of trips","author":"Sandy","date":"May 31, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Several years ago my husband and I took our first cruise, going to several islands in the Eastern Caribbean. 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