I can't seem to stay ahead of the baby quilts these days, but thankfully they don't take very long to make. Some old friends have an amazing daughter and she and her husband welcomed their first baby into the family and of course that means that a baby quilt is in order. It all started with this sweet fabric that I found when I made my last trip to see my mom in February and I thought I'd pair it
read moreToday I'm sharing the finish of my April Island Batik Ambassador challenge! This month's theme is using vintage quilts to inspire new creations!
Today is parade day for the postcard swap hosted by Elm Street Quilts. The card I made (you can read more about it here) and sent was to Nanette she doesn't have a blog but is on IG. Always a concern when making something for someone you don't know.
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Remember that never ending string of half square triangles?
Well it FINALLY turned it this! The quilt is Scrap Crystals. It’s a Bonnie Hunter quilt and can be found in her book More Adventures with Leaders and Enders.
I’m super happy to have this one finished. I had lost my mojo and it really stalled out.
To be honest…I likely wouldn’t have finished it but I’ve learned a little trick….Load the quilt into the frame even if I’m not really in the mood to quilt it. Then, at least that part is done ...
read moreMy family thinks all I ever do is make quilts. Granted, there are a lot of quilts in our home and I give a lot of quilts away, but I don't sew ALL the time. Case in point. Everyone has clean clothes to wear. Everyone is always fed...the 2-legged ones as well as the 4-legged ones. The house is clean...mostly. Grin. All town errands have been tended to. The yard and garden is ready for spring.
read moreLast Saturday we had a snow storm here….that’s okay. We were hunkered down with our sewing machines ready to sew. Friday Kelli and Connie came to sew. We didn’t get a lot of sewing done but we did get set up and were ready for the sun to rise on Saturday.
I finished up the blocks I was working on so decided to pull a different project. I thought I should pull out my Featherweight and make sure it was running before I was to take it to class.
That’s when I remembered my stool. I ...
read moreThis month's Island Batik Ambassador challenge was to try a new-to-us technique using the fabrics provided in our Ambassador boxes. I chose to try out bias tape applique and I made these four blocks before I went on vacation:
Today is my day to share as part of the Modern Plus Sign Quilts blog hop! I am so honored that Cheryl and Paige have asked me to make a quilt for the blog hop celebrating the release of their wonderful book!
Lucy, our little grand daughter is finally getting her quilt!!
Here’s where I was at earlier this week…loaded and ready to machine quilt. You can see Ruby sunning herself at the foot of the frame.
Here’s how it ended up. I’m happy with it. Of course, there are things that I’d change. That’s true with most every quilt I make…if I ever make it again considerations are always happening. I’m happy that she’s getting a unique quilt.
I can’t thank Cheryl enough for the awesome scraps that she sent to ...
read moreHave you ever made a fabric postcard? They are a fun addictive little quilt, that you can mail. I just made my first one. I am participating in a postcard swap hosted by Elm Street Quilts. The instructions were simple a 4'' by 6'' postcard to be mailed by March 17, mine was mailed more than a week ago and the recipient should have received it already. She did and she loved it!
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Good morning, quilt friends! Today I'm joining in with the Fat Quarter Shop and Art Gallery Fabrics for the Odori Quilt Hop!
I'm so excited to share this finished quilt with all of you! My Top Spin quilt is done!
Hi friends! Today I am over the moon excited to share a new line of fabric called Foundation – by my friend Shayla Wolf (Sassafrass Lane Designs) for Windham Fabrics. This fabric is totally up my alley – super modern bright colors with white hand-drawn patterns that are different on each one! I feel like these not only work well […]
read moreHip hip hooray, this quilt is finally done! But alas, it's been nasty weather here and I'm not willing to take it outside in the mud, so indoor pictures it is.
It’s finished. It’s FINISHED!! I’m so happy to have this one done.
I started this one when Bonnie Hunter had her Cheddar Bow Tie Challenge. Silly me, I made about 350 bow ties and then set them aside thinking that should be a good amount. Then I waited for her pattern, whatever it might be come out.
Well the pattern was released in her book More Adventures with Leaders and Enders. Imagine my surprise when I found I needed over 600 of those little bow tie blocks.
This quilt got me through a tough spell in life ...
Today I'm your host for the Wonderlust hop and I've put together a tutorial for placemats that can be made with yardage, precuts, or scraps!
I started making a quilt for the fireman’s breakfast fundraiser last year. My intention was for the quilt to twin sized with some fireman themed fabric. The idea for the quilt started with a video from Missouri Star and ended a little differently.
It turns out the blocks I had didn’t set up the way they were suppose to. So rather than throwing the mess away, I opted to make two baby quilts from the mess. I made and finished one for last year’s benefit but I still had the leftovers to make another.
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read moreIn 2016, my Rainbow Scrap Challenge project was to make blocks every month for a Farmer's Wife quilt. I made about a dozen blocks in each color over the course of the year and finished up the top at the end of last year. I used foundation piecing rather than hand piecing and templates.
Yahoo!! I finished a quilt. This is Charlotte’s Baskets (with a few changes from the original pattern). The quilt is in Bonnie Hunter’s book String Fling.
I’m including a picture of the pattern from the book so you can see the differences. The blocks are all the same except I made a 5 x 6 layout vs a 4 x 5 layout. The sashing on mine is 2″ strips with 2″ cornerstones. I didn’t piece the small cornerstones like the orginal. I also opted to not add an inner border….so I guess you could say- ...
Today I was up and out the door by 9 am. We had Brazilian embroidery today. There were 6 of us. A couple of others couldn't make it, but we had a good time.
I worked on the EdMar piece that Bev gave me. I was able to finish it. I forgot the pattern to the other piece she gave me. So I didn't get any time on that piece.
