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I have always loved sunflowers and had planned to make myself a sunflower quilt for a long time.  Finally got around to it after my regular couch quilt has become almost worn out.  I still love that quilt seen HERE.  I replaced the binding recently and its still folded on the back of the couch.  I think I have a picture with each of our grandchildren with that quilt.  Its special to me, to say the least.

......But the sunflower quilt!  Its so cozy and I love it.  Here are some pictures I took of it recently.  We took down ...

 I finished quilt number 2 for 2024!  This is a second beach themed quilt I have made for my daughter.   The first one was made years ago and is shown on my blog in a post HERE.

For this new quilt, the fabric line is called "Beach Bound".  I added lots of other fabrics to that though.    I love the colors and how it turned out.

I started out with the panel in the center and added borders from there.  There are six borders.  It took me a while to figure out what to do, but I am pleased with ...

Here is a baby boy's quilt that I have worked on for quite a while, a little here and there.  Then I found out another baby boy was coming in our family, so I finally finished it just in time for the baby shower!  

    I had a lot of the blue and green strips left over, so another identical quilt is in progress. 

 I have not been quilting very much so far this year!  I just haven't been able to get in the mood to work on them.

But, I finally finished two simple baby quilts for two sisters who were having babies.  One was for a boy born in March and the other is for a girl who is due in September.

Both quilts consist of a top that is one piece of fabric.  Both are Winnie the Pooh themed!

Here is the boy quilt made for Max:

The girl's quilt made for Aliza:

This one consists of pre-cuts from ...

Here are a couple of final finished quilts for 2021. 

 First of all is the doll quilt I started over a year ago.  I finally finished it and gave it as a Christmas gift, along with a doll, to a granddaughter. 

Project number two is a Christmas quilt made in the same string quilt pattern that I have made several quilts from this past year.  The only difference is the fabric placement and using the same fabrics in the same places in all the blocks.  It makes a completely different looking quilt.

Here is the back.  I used what I ...

This post is linked to the following linky parties:  From Bolt to Beauty, Alycia Quilts, and Quilting is More Fun Than Housework.

This is my second Christmas quilt finish of the year!  I have been able to continue making quilts using this same pattern, using only what I have on hand.  I have only purchased quilt battings in the year 2021.  This means that I have purchased no new fabric to supplement what I have on hand, nor any backing fabrics. 

This quilt is being made for a family whose home has a cabin feel and I was thinking these ...

This post is linked to:  Quilting is more fun than housework,  Confessions of a Fabric Addict, From Bolt to Beauty.   

 I finished a Christmas Quilt made completely from what I already had on hand.  My sister gave me most of her fabric.  She loves fabric and had bought quite a bit over the years.  But, she decided to de-clutter her house and I was the lucky recipient of some beautiful fabrics.

I decided that since she picked out and bought most of this Christmas fabric, she would most likely like a quilt made from it.  Her birthday is near the ...

This post is linked to: From Bolt to Beauty,   Alycia Quilts, and Confessions of a Quilt Addict.

and Quilting is more fun than housework.

In early January I made a list of quilting goals and making a Fall quilt was on that list.  AND I actually completed it!

Here is "AUTUMN DREAMS":

Also on my list of goals was to just use what I have on hand in my quilt making this year.  I already had each fabric in this quilt.  It is made of lots of scraps, fat quarters, etc.  There are a few fabrics that appear only once ...

This post is linked to Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts., Confessions of a Fabric Addict, and From Bolt To Beauty.

I made my hubby, AKA The Papa Jack, a new scrappy, masculine quilt!  The reason I am calling it the Papa Jack Quilt Number Two, is because it is the second one I've made him with that name.  You can see the first one made in 2014, HERE. 

This project was on my goals list for 2021.  Also sticking to my goals, I did not buy anything in the making of this quilt.  The fabrics were all ...

An end of year quilt finish - with the name on the label being "A Young Man's Quilt".

This quilt is for the Teenager's younger brother who is 7 1/2.  Its exactly like the Teenager's quilt except the colors are greens and blues.

Here is the Teenager's quilt - with the name on the label being "A Gentleman's Quilt".

Side by side:

I finished the labels on both quilts on Christmas Eve and went outside to get a picture of the younger brother's quilt early in the morning.  It was windy as you can see ...

I finished this quilt a few weeks ago, but its hard to get outdoor pictures of quilts this time of year.  I have to wait until the weekend and you never know what the weather is going to be like.  Yesterday was the perfect day to go outside!  There was hardly any wind and warm temperatures.

So I spent some time doing something I enjoy .....taking pictures of quilts.

First of all here is the finished Teenager's Quilt:

My final thoughts on this quilt:  I really did not like it when I first started making the blocks.  After the ...

My Summer Sampler 2020 quilt is complete, and I couldn’t be more pleased! (Click here to get the pattern.)

I just loved working with this color palette – I have a feeling you’ll be seeing more variations on this palette from me in the future. Creating this palette—and the fabric pull that brought it to life—was a labor of love, with tons of tweaking and refining as I went. Often, by the time I finish a long-term project like this, I’m tired of the colors and I’m ready to move on to a new palette ...

I'm definitely a slow quilter! I'm not sure when I started this quilt, but its been at least 2 1/2 to 3 years. 

Here's the finished Rainbow Double Irish Chain Quilt and my first finish for 2020.  Wow, its almost July!

Good morning, and happy PATTERN RELEASE DAY! The Atmosphere Quilt Pattern is now available in my shop!

It’s definitely a time to celebrate small victories, and getting Atmosphere completed and available to you is not even a small victory—I’d say it’s at least medium-sized. LOL. This is one of my favorite designs I’ve ever come up, and I can’t wait to see what you all do with it! Click here to purchase the pattern.

This pattern gives you tons of options and flexibility as you’re making it. Because it’s good to have ...

Good morning from the snow globe that is Wisconsin! I’m having a pretty amazing morning myself, because today is a PATTERN RELEASE DAY! My new pattern, Aztec Waves, is made up entirely of half-square triangles, in an on-trend modern layout. It sews up quickly—especially if you use my Perfect HST Templates to make your half-square triangles. (But don’t worry, instructions are included for both the Perfect HST and “traditional” methods of making HSTs, in case you prefer the other way!) You can buy it today!

This quilt was specifically designed to work with the Perfect HST Templates ...

I worked right up until Christmas and finished this quilt which is a Christmas gift for a 3 1/2 year old:

This "Many Trips Around The World" quilt is for one of my Grandsons.  The pattern is from Bonnie Hunter's Quiltville website. 

I am happy to say I am finished with this quilt, except for a label!  Its different than any quilt I've ever made.  I would describe it as bright, bold, and striking.  It looks like basket weaves.

Honestly, I didn’t think I could get 4 quilts finished between mid October and before Christmas. Okay, so one was well on its way and by the first week of December it was with its new owner. But that still left a large lap sized quilt and 2 large wall hangings – 3 feet by 4 feet! Finally I just told my husband I was setting everything else aside and power through because it was stressing me out to have that hanging over my head.

I had the tops finished – on point diamonds – but I had the quilting to do ...