Mississippi License Plate – Go Mississippi II

This is my 2nd Mississippi license plate quilt.

Remember how I said I want to simplify, yes, simply the first one?

The biggest noticeable difference is two pine trees instead of four.

And this time I used the American Made Brand cotton fabric.

The AMB blog tour will start Monday, May 19. I hope you will follow along and visit two states a day. My day will be May 30 along with Indiana. You will have to wait until then to see my “real” Mississippi tag block for AMB. You can see the schedule HERE.

But for now, here is how I made

Go Mississippi II.

I paper pieced the pines.

I added the blank center fabric and …

… and the strips of water at the bottom.

I resized and printed out the “Mississippi” logo and then traced around the letters onto the fabric with a textile marker. (And yes, I’m left handed.)

For the magnolia flower, I drew, cut out, and fused the petals and leaves together …

… and ironed them to the background.

Then I outlined the flower with a permanent craft pen.

Next I layered the top, batting, and back and began quilting. I left the background behind the letters unquilted because I was undecided how to make it look good.

After working with a sample, I decided to quilt right through the letters and then use my textile marker to blacken the thread over the letters.

Now it’s all finished!

Go Mississippi II – $60

Detail

Dimensions: 12 1/4” X 6 1/4”
Material: AMB cotton solids, King Tut cotton, Rainbows, and other thread, unknown batting and backing
Finished with “Fast Finished Triangles” and is ready for hanging.

The back

And you have until 5:00 p.m. PST, May 16, 2014 to enter my fabric giveaway HERE.


  

  

Magnolia Sewing Circle

Our group was quite large this month with 22 or more adults and 25 or more children attending.

We continued hand quilting the quilt with the embroidered blocks.

Sherilyn sews the binding for a comforter.

Shelah, Jenn P. and Jenn L. also finish binding comforters.

Evie and Rhoda cut out dresses for another project.

Brittany and Karla get another comforter ready for sewing the binding.

It was a beautiful day and for the most part the children played outside. But a few toys enticed their creativity indoors.

Crystal shows Sheila how to sew alternate blocks for the bird blocks.

Crystal lays out these bird blocks, that Sheila has bordered, in a pleasing arrangement.

Lester and Louise plan to deliver these 22 packaged comforters to Christian Aid Ministries in Indiana.

And don't forget to enter my fabric giveaway HERE.

  

Fabric Giveaway

I decided to join Sew Mama Sew in the giveaway fun.

This giveaway is now closed.
Edited 5/19/2014
And the winner is #136

136. ytsmom said...

I love these blender fabrics.

14 May 2014 15:02

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Life and Possum Town Quilters

Life …

Kirby graduated from kindergarten.

Miss Kendra made dresses for the girls in the class.

And then more and more children wanted their picture taken.

Fun on the seesaws.

For teaching school for 3 years, our sewing circle gave Miss Renee a quilt, Raspberry Cactus. She is second from the right.

Oh, if only I were old enough to play Prisoner’s Base.

More fun on the playground.

… as a Quilter

Katie, a new quilter, makes wee quilts for stillborn babies. One to wrap the baby in for burial and the other for the grieving parents.

Sue’s “2 for 1 Hula” blocks, Hawaiian style from the Stacy Michell class I took with her in Paducah.

Another quilt by Sue.

 

Diane’s Christmas Medallion

Barb’s medallion quilt.

One block and 2 completely different quilts.