Looking for a way to use up surplus Half Square Triangles (HST)? This might be just the thing you are looking for. Gather up all the HST you have laying around, pick a size, add some low volume scraps, and, before you know it, you have a beautiful quilt to share.
I built my quilt without sashing, and the quilt sizes below assume that. You will likely come up with variations, and I would love to see them all.
NOTE: The quilt above is a 2-1/2″ HST variation using 36 blocks and finishing at 72″x72″.
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I had seen something similar (without a pattern I could identify) on Pinterest . It turned out to be a good idea that didn’t work.
I am very pleased with the solid flying geese blocks. But, the background…If it had all been the flowers, or the other bright print. But, mixing the two with some leftover scraps…Not successful.
That said, I am going to try again with a single print. The idea deserves a second chance.
ps–I have been calling it the Ugly Geese Quilt, which isn’t fair, because the geese aren’t ugly at all.
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In a scrap bag were small pieces of some super cute farm fabric–chickens, sunflowers and text. They aren’t the kind of prints where cutting them smaller would be a good solution. But they could be combined with something else.
I added the gold geometric print in the 4-1/2″ squares and built 4-patchesout of 2-1/2″ squares using coordinating fabrics.
I even had some matching sunflower fabric for the back.
It is even cuter in person, but this at least gives you an idea. Cheap and cheerful, but it will go in the donation pile for next year ...
read moreI have managed to finish a project, only six weeks after our newest granddaughter was born. It is based on the pattern Christmas Jam Place Mats from the Winter 2025 Issue of Quilter’s World magazine.
My blocks are 8″ square. It seemed like such a great idea, until I realized that the finished project would have over 900 pieces. In a baby quilt. But, it was too late…I really wanted to see the finished product. So, I carried on.
You may notice that each fabric appears only one time, including the yellow star centers. I tried to pick ...
read moreMy nephew and his wife have just had a baby girl so I decided to make a quilt for their new baby.
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I chose the Charlotte Quilt pattern by Erica Jackman of Kitchen Table Quilting because I had seen a few quilts made from it at the Great New Zealand Quilt Show in Christchurch and I was keen to try it myself.
The pattern can be made in a random fashion, or a carefully planned out version and of course I chose the more complication version. I managed to get the strips weaving correctly on this baby sized quilt, but ...
read moreYoung Son is getting married the end of September. She is a lovely young woman, and we are very pleased for them both. And, of course, the occasion calls for a quilt!
This is based on the CLEO Pattern . I did resize the blocks smaller, and I do love the look. Sort of modern/abstract. Or maybe just busy. Either way, it is done now… It is super scrappy with around 250 different green, brown, gold and cream fabrics.
Don’t you LOVE the gold thread in the quilting. (Thank you, Jennifer!)
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read moreIn 2020 I joined a mystery sew along hosted by Sweet Treasures Quilts called the Kindness Project. The goal was to make a quilt and gift it to someone affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. I finished my quilt top and then tucked it away . . . pondering who to gift it to. I knew the answer would come to my heart, and it did.
I am taking a little license with my choice, but I think you will understand why. It goes without saying that 2020 was a difficult, sad and challenging year for so many people. But one miraculous blessing came ...
read moreLearn how to turn your wonderful collection of vintage hankies or even your grandma’s hankies into a quilt. If you want it larger than a baby quilt, simple – just sew more blocks.
Each block features four large squares of one hankie. You can even use hankies that have crochet edges, embroidered flowers and different colors.
The backing fabric can show through just a tiny bit – so make sure that’s a beautiful fabric as well.
For a while I was a big vintage hankie and fabric collector. I love, love that kind of stuff! I have more than enough ...
read moreMust be the baby season! Had to quickly finish another baby quilt for a friend of my daughter's. Chose this cute teddy bear panel from Devonstone Collection (design #DV6130) to quickly quilt a clamshell design over it. Then had to hunt around for a suitable backing...as the colours are somewhat washed out I thought that this would be challenging but found something straight away which fitted it perfectly.
A free pattern is worth trying, right? Especially when the fabric is free, too!
I received a bundle of cut 2-1/2″ strips of assorted blue and green fabrics. There were so many I couldn’t see them getting used any time in the near future if I added them to my general stash of strips.
So, it was a try at something new. If I did it again I would make the quilting a darker shade of brown to help tie the front, the quilting, and the backing together better. I don’t love it, but someone will. If ...
read moreYep, you guessed it: Started as a handful of scraps in a hand-me-down bag. Maybe someday I’ll get tired of these, but it hasn’t happened yet. It gives a sense of freedom and creative challenge.
That said, some go better than others. I chose to experiment with the quilting on this one. I do believe the red was a good choice, but maybe a different design, something more floral to match the back?
Either way, it is done now. The blocks measure 12″ finished. The entire top is 38″ finished.
Another one for the donation pile. Though it ...
read moreThe polka dots and animal print showed up in a hand me down bag cut into 5″ x 7-1/2″ rectangles. And there weren’t many of them. Only six each.
I trimmed the rectangles down to 5″ x 7″. And created four HST blocks using bonus triangles from previous projects.
An assortment of brown solids became asymmetrical borders for the scraps and HST, creating 16 9″ blocks. I wanted the quilt to have a “jump around” feeling without being too busy.
Just right for a 36″ baby quilt. So very cute!
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This quilt was finished in February. I have no idea why I didn’t report on it. I can’t even find pictures of the process.
The pieces parts came from multiple sources: some irregular improv pieces from a hand-me-down bag, jelly roll strips from a different hand me down bag, miscellaneous half-square triangles (possibly waste triangles), and some solids from my own stash.
You could make the entire quilt using a jelly roll and some background or low volume (for those HST) and some solids.
Finishes at 39″ square.
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