Sunday, September 26, 2010

Isn’t she lovely…?

Since making the Dresden Blocks with Lady GO!GO!’s help last week, I have become Dresden crazy… I want to make MORE!  I grabbed my bin of old mens’ shirts… I cut off about 6” of one cuff of each shirt and ran the fabric through the GO!…

And…Presto…

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A Dresden plate..fit for the office or dinner out…

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“Isn’t she lovely…?  Isn't she wonderful?  Isn't she precious?  Less than one minute old…” oh heck where is Steve Wonder when you need him?

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I found this blue background fabric at the Quilting Shop…and it LOOKS like shirting fabric…

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Perfect…now I need to make a bunch more…with Lady GO!GO!s help, of course!

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And with Claire’s help, we auditioned fabric for these little lovelies…

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We BOTH stopped looking when we came to this black fine dot fabric…just made the other fabrics pop and start singing….

P1100094 Hit it Stevie!!  “Isn’t she lovely…isn’t she wonderful…”

Have a Super Sunday and Happy Quilting!!~P

32 comments:

  1. Looks fantastic....just love those "ties" LOL I must agree that that black background is EXACTLY what your colorful dresdens needed to make them SING! Sing it Paulette!! I've now got that song in my head!!

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  2. Nice! My favorite is the Mary Englebreit one.

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  3. Now I have that song stuck in my head

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  4. Love them both........still hoping to win a GO and join the GO fun.

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  5. Yep, they are both lovely. I'm really loving the ME one! I need to win a GO! too! :-) Have a happy day!

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  6. Oh yeah, baby! I love it that you ran shirtsleeves through your GO! I have a pile of men's shirts in the corner of my sewing room, waiting for an interesting project to come along....

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  7. You did Steve Wonder proud !!!!!

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  8. Like them all Paulette! You and Lady Go Go are on a roll, I mean Dresden!

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  9. You might as well admit it Paulette - you put an engine in Lady Go! Go! - I know you did. LOL

    I love, love the shirt dresdens - extremely lovely!

    And, the black is perfect for the other dresdens!

    Great - now I'm going to sing that song the rest of the day. LOL

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  10. Both are very pretty Paulette!
    I like how you re-used the shirtings!
    The background will make all the shirtings stand out!
    Take care, Leslie

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  11. What a grand idea...mens shirts. I think I will have to hit the resale shops and garage sales. They look awesome as do your other ones. Love the black fabric with them. You did a wonderful job and deserve an A+. You are a Lady GO! forsure.
    Now the quilt world has "Isn't She Wonderful" running through thier heads.*wonders where her Stevie Wonder CD is*
    Have great day and GO,GO,GO!

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  12. Oh those both are wonderful! Your so right, that black pin dot is perfect for those blocks! But I love the tie ones too!

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  13. Just beautiful...and you got that song stuck in my head..:-)

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  14. I just love your Dresdens...they are beautiful and it looks like lots of fun to make!
    Micki

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  15. The dresdens look great. I'm not going to tackle making them until I win a Go Go! Looks like great fun!

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  16. Your Dresdens look great...Lady GoGo would make prep work so easy! Love both versions, but the brights really do dazzle!

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  17. Love them with the men's shirts and love both of the backgrounds, they will be beautiful.

    Debbie

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  18. Love them! Really like that black background fabric, Paulette.

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  19. How much fun are you having? But the results are fabulous. Don't forget to take some time out.

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  20. The black polka dots are perfect! Love the new dresden plates too. It's such a pretty block and so versatile. Lady Go Go is going to be really busy!

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  21. Yes, very lovely! I really like the gray background and the small pindot black! Perfect!!

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  22. What fun...yes she's lovely!
    Julia ♥

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  23. Zoom! Zoom! your lady GO GO is supercharged. Great dresden plate blocks..love 'em.

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  24. Great post and beautiful block. But I'm wondering if you might be able to help janet C.on Fb as she is questioning this die, with respect to the number of fans in the block. I think you may also have a few more than the documented plan by AQ. Inquiring minds want to know.

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  25. The bkack background makes your bright blocks not just pop, but positively explode. Your shirty flowers look wonderful too.

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  26. You have said it all
    Very nice
    Hugs Janice

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  27. Love the dresden plates.
    I'm a great fan of black as it seems to make all colours pop

    Love and hugs Gina xxx

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  28. Oh....I need that DIE! Beautiful.

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  29. eek! they're SO lovely! love the vibrant colours of the bottom ones, but adore the shirts! fantastic"

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  30. The men's shirts look great on a dresden plate, I must check my stash for stripey ones and try this. I understand the machine makes cutting faster, but you must have been really busy with the sewing.

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  31. I have "GO" envy! Love the men's shirts too. Wonder how ties would look?

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  32. Beautiful. Isn't it great when the perfect fabric is found!

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