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Thursday, April 16, 2026

First finish for April 2026..............


I finally stopped avoiding the last 54" of hand stitching and finished the binding on this quilt last night.

It's hard to see the beauty of this quilt in a photo.  I think the colors are prettier in person.  The fabric is Wishwell's Weather Report, a line from several years ago.

The quilt ended up at 47" x 71" and I think it will be my recliner quilt.





I only had a couple pieces long enough to use for the back, also from the same line of fabric.



Storms rolled through around 10 last night.  Chicago had over 5" of rain already in April but some of the storms missed us and I have had a total of  3.1" so far in my rain gauge.  It sounded like fairly heavy rain for a little while so I'll check this morning and see how much more we got.  

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13 comments:

  1. JulieroseApril 16, 2026 at 5:59 AM

    Really lovely finish on the Wishwell piece--what a nice one to use for yourself, Wanda. No storms here and we are still warm at 57 early this morning and partly cloudy--maybe we will be getting rain later on and tomorrow...hugs, Julierose

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  2. NannApril 16, 2026 at 6:29 AM

    It shimmers! We got 3.5" from Tuesday's storm (my neighbor has a rain gauge). Less last night. No water in the basement but, alas, the water heater has sprung a leak. $$ ahead.

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  3. KathyApril 16, 2026 at 6:30 AM

    I love this quilt soooo much! One of my all time favorites!

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  4. patty a.April 16, 2026 at 7:08 AM

    Congratulations on another finish! This is so pretty! I do love that Weather Report fabric.

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  5. cityquilter graceApril 16, 2026 at 8:36 AM

    very pretty....

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  6. QuiltdivajulieApril 16, 2026 at 9:28 AM

    I know you rarely take "crumpled quilt" photos but the one you shared on April 12 does a wonderful job of showing how pretty the individual fabrics are. Congrats on the first finish for this month!

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  7. AnonymousApril 16, 2026 at 9:52 AM

    Wishwell’s Weather Report certainly lives up to its name….like Diamonds in a snow Blizzard. So beautiful !

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  8. JJMApril 16, 2026 at 9:53 AM

    That was me I forgot to fill in my handle. 😏

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  9. Cherie MooreApril 16, 2026 at 10:39 AM

    I love thinking of you covered in this quilt in your recliner. I’m sure it has much more depth of color in person.

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  10. KristinApril 16, 2026 at 12:12 PM

    I love this quilt and the fabrics!

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  11. Karen - Quilts...etc.April 16, 2026 at 1:08 PM

    I love that quilt. You got a lot more from the storm then we did, we had two storms from one big one that split north and south around us, we got a half inch of rain and low winds and the town south of us has downed trees, yard furniture tossed around and some power outages. Glad it missed us

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  12. Kathy S.April 17, 2026 at 5:20 PM

    Love the color washed look of this quilt.

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  13. Lynn DykstraApril 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM

    This is lovely

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