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Wednesday, August 1, 2018

One Monthly Goal :: August 2018



So a funny thing happened on my way to finishing this month's one monthly goal... My goal was to finish my Prince Edward Island MQG mystery quilt. I had finished all of the steps of the modern quilt option, but I forgot to print out the final instructions! Have no fear, I'm not good at following directions anyway. I decided to use what I had and wing the rest!

I did see a few of the modern quilts posted on the PEI MQG Facebook page.

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I really like this variation.

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I knew when I started this quilt that I would be gifting it to a friend of mine from my pre-quilting, pre-TBI days. Lorilee Craker and I were part of a writing group we called The Guild. One of her more recent books is Anne of Green Gables, My Daughter, and Me. It's a beautiful memoir and when I saw that the Prince Edward Island MQG was doing a mystery quilt, I knew I would be making an Anne of Green Gables quilt for Lorilee.


I added a quote because it was a fitting tie to Lorilee and I's ties as writers. And when I chose the quote about kindred spirits, I knew I needed Anne and Diana on the quilt too.


I was able to deliver the quilt this past weekend during a quick trip to Michigan for the AQS Quilt show.


To see more photos of this quilt, check out #lorileeaoggquilt on Instagram. To see what I'm currently working on, follow me deJongDreamHouse.


Previous OMGs:
August 2018 - Anne of Green Gables quilt
July 2018 - Dutch Canuck Quilt
June 2018 - Daybed Pillow
June 2017 - no goal

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3 comments:

  1. DawnyKAugust 1, 2018 at 3:41 PM

    Oh, that's so great to have Anne of Green Gables blocks for this quilt! I love your list of prior OMGs so I added that to my blog post also. Thanks!

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  2. Susan August 2, 2018 at 1:53 AM

    Here's hoping you at least saved it on your computer as a print friendly! I don't know what I would do without that on my Bookmarks Toolbar! That's very pretty quilt, and you will figure something out. =)

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  3. Patty August 2, 2018 at 8:43 PM

    That is a great quilt. Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and good luck with your project.

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