Quilting
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Blanca Sunrise baby quilt |
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Blanca Sunrise baby quilt |
Remember the blocks I mentioned last week?
They are becoming what might be my FAVORITE Second Chances Quilt so far.
Finished project coming soon.
read moreThe cleanout of last week brought so many potential projects out of hiding, but this one rose above the others.
A few small panels, 10 in all. Not necessarily my style, but, in what I can only describe as a sudden attack of cute, I HAD to make something with them.
It turns out that it will be TWO somethings. Watch here for updates, soon!
read moret’s time for the next quilt block tutorial of Scrap Buster Blocks! This series features a different scrap-friendly quilt block tutorial every month that will help you use up your scraps and make some fun quilts along the way.
Right here on my website, you’ll find the rotary cut instructions for making the 12″ quilt block (finished). If you have an AccuQuilt, you can find the AccuQuilt instructions on the AccuQuilt Australia blog to make the quilt blocks with any sized Qube set. Also on the AccuQuilt Australia blog, you will find a few ...
read moreFrom time to time a mini quilt is just what a person needs in their life.
And a little hand quilting, too.
It makes a quick and satisfying finish. In this case 14″ square.
Soon to be gifted to a friend.
read moreMy first version was called the Trash Quilt, because I literally found the fabric in a trash can at church. I tried to rename it, but the first one stuck!
This is a great pattern for scraps, or you could use fat quarters. If the fat quarters are perfectly cut, you will need 16 of them. If they are a little short, add a few more to make up for it.
TRASH QUILT
60-1/2″ x 80-1/2″
MATERIALS
384 3″ x 5-1/2″ rectangles (Have fun with colors and possibilities. This is a great time to experiment)
batting
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read moreMy sister-in-law is a graduate of the University of Georgia. Sort of a big deal.
And she “needed” a quilt. It is the same design as the recent “trash quilt”: rectangles 3″ x 5-1/2″.
YAY for a (last minute) finish!
ps– I stitched down the binding as we traveled to visit her and I had to take the pictures in a hotel hallway.
read moreI think this will be it for a while.
This quilt has a number of blocks stitched by children who are just learning to sew. Some of the seam allowances and perhaps some of the color choices are not quite standard, but they are made with the skill and love the children have to offer.
And it is finished and ready for donation.
And that is a very good thing.
read moreI got a handy pile of scraps just as a co-worker got a new grandbaby.
Some became 4-patch blocks using 2-1/2″ squares and some background fabric.
The rest became 4-1/2″ squares.
A total of 81 blocks became a 36″ quilt.
And ta-dah! A quick baby quilt.
I enjoy the unexpected color combination. Something interesting to look at. It will be delivered next week.
read moreSaturday morning Husband and I visited a few yard sales. At the very first one, I spotted something nearly too good to be true.
Really?! ONE DOLLAR?!
“Yes,” said the woman running the sale. “My grandmother always said it was her mother’s. It is 100 years old.”
It isn’t 100 years old. But it might be 70 or 80 years old.
In remarkably good condition, except a few popped seams.
I fixed those up with tiny stitches and then faced a daunting decision: To wash or not to wash.
Wash!
And there was a good reason why.
Finished ...
read moreIt’s time for the next quilt block tutorial of Scrap Buster Blocks! This series features a different scrap-friendly quilt block tutorial every month that will help you use up your scraps and make some fun quilts along the way.
Right here on my website, you’ll find the rotary cut instructions for making the 12″ quilt block (finished). If you have an AccuQuilt, you can find the AccuQuilt instructions on the AccuQuilt Australia blog to make the quilt blocks with any sized Qube set. Also on the AccuQuilt Australia blog, you will find a few ...
read moreSometimes, anything goes.
This quilt is one of those.
After all, who can oppose,
A quilt that will make someone happy?!
ps–Finished size 60″ x 80″. Made out of all 2-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ rectangles.
read moreI don’t mean that I don’t like the quilt, or that I am going to throw it in the trash, but that is where I found it.
Our family helps clean our congregation meeting house from time to time to prepare the building for sabbath worship services. Apparently, an activity had been held in the building and there was a pile of (more than just) scraps in a trash can.
After reviewing the fabric, I settled on rectangles 3″ x5-1/2″ as the best use of fabric. In all, 112 rectangles were needed.
These were sewn into pairs ...
read moreI am so pleased at the way this quilt turned out.
Crumb piecing was mostly new for me and I got braver and more creative as it went along, but the blocks seem to blend together pretty well.
THIS TUTORIAL helped with the tilted setting.
The quilt finishes at 55″ square.
read moreIt’s time for the next quilt block tutorial of Scrap Buster Blocks! This series features a different scrap-friendly quilt block tutorial every month that will help you use up your scraps and make some fun quilts along the way.
Right here on my website, you’ll find the rotary cut instructions for making the 12″ quilt block (finished). If you have an AccuQuilt, you can find the AccuQuilt instructions on the AccuQuilt Australia blog to make the quilt blocks with any sized Qube set. Also on the AccuQuilt Australia blog, you will find a few ...
read moreDo you get in over your head with projects? Me too. All the time.Of course, we all know better – but it […]
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read moreWell, at least there is a lot going on everywhere except in the sewing room. The last month of school is always a busy. Good busy. But very busy.
So, not a lot of sewing. But a little binding. I want to finish the green crumb quilt by the end of the week.
With summer coming on it will be nice to spend hot afternoons in my cool basement room stitching up some fun.
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