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Scrappy Strippy Christmas Coin Quilt Top Done from The Q and the U (Quilt Blog)

I hadn't planned to make a second Christmas quilt this year, but oh well. I love how scrappy and cheerful this is and it went together SO FAST!

I rarely buy fabric for a specific project; I just buy what I like and what I think I may use in "Something, Someday" so I had both the red herringbone sashing and snowman border fabric in my stash already. I had a yard of each which was enough.

Here is my daughter Tess, who is 6, jumping in to inspect the quilt mid-photoshoot.

There are so many novelty type scraps ...

added by Riel Nason 5 days, 2 hours ago. under christmas , christmas fabric , christmas quilt , patchwork , scrap quilt , scraps

DWM: Quiltville Mystery from Patchwork Sampler Blog

Many, many quilters will probably have this mystery quilt on their design walls this week. It is Celtic Solstice by Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville. It’s not too late to start and you can find out all about it here.

I went back and forth over whether to start this or not, then decided what the heck, what’s one more project. Bonnie is using orange, blue, green and gold with a neutral background and I knew those colors would be hard to find in my stash so I went with what I have. I haven’t pulled all the ...

added by Rhonda R 1 week ago. under celtic solstice , mystery , piecing , quilting , scrap quilt (Comments)

Marco Polo Quilt Guild Show from The Q and the U (Quilt Blog)

In early May I entered a few quilts in the Marco Polo Quilt Guild show. I hadn't posted photos, because quite honestly most of them look like the one above, but I went through what I had and thought I'd share a few. Above are two of my quilts, Tess's Princess Castle and my 2010 Selvage Sampler. Both are my original designs. Also in the photo is another one of my original designs, my son Eli.

Two of my selvage quilts.

This is a long shot of one room of the show. It was held at the ...

added by Riel Nason 1 week, 1 day ago. under quilt show , quilts , scrap quilt , selvage quilt

Small Selvage Spiderweb Wall Quilt from The Q and the U (Quilt Blog)

So ... back to our regularly scheduled selvages and Halloween quilting ... :-) ... I made this about a month ago while I was on my summer blogging break. It is made of Halloween fabric scraps. It only took about three hours to make including quilting, binding and sewing on the little spider buttons.

It is 16 inches square. It's my own design. I made a quick little paper pattern up to cut the fabrics to all the right sizes. It isn't pieced. I used a bit of glue stick to help hold the selvages in place until everything was sewn down ...

added by Riel Nason 1 week, 1 day ago. under halloween , scrap quilt , scraps , selvage quilt , selvages

Haunted Lighthouse: Free Pieced Halloween Wall Quilt from The Q and the U (Quilt Blog)

I made this over the summer. It was an idea I'd had forever and I am so glad I finally made it! It is my own original design, all free-pieced. As a family we love lighthouses and have visited many. We also love Halloween (anyone who visits the blog regularly knows I have a thing for making Halloween quilts.) Anyway, this seemed a perfect combination of the two.

It uses a combination of both regular and Halloween fabrics. I am glad I dared go for the wild sunset background fabric as I think it really works. Also, I used ...

added by Riel Nason 1 week, 1 day ago. under halloween , lighthouse , lighthouse quilt , scrap quilt , scraps

Night of the Living Thread Selvage Quilt from The Q and the U (Quilt Blog)

I had shown this last year in progress, but I didn't get it finished until this year when I put the lettering on. In this picture it's hanging in our local quilt show which just finished yesterday. I was very pleased to receive a Judge's Choice ribbon.

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As you may have figured out by now if you've visited the blog for a while, I'm making a series of humorous Halloween/Quilting themed pieces done with selvages. I have a whole list more ideas still to be made. I am really enjoying the challenge of coming ...

added by Riel Nason 1 week, 1 day ago. under halloween , scrap quilt , scraps , selvage quilt , selvages

Simple Patchwork Boy's Quilt from The Q and the U (Quilt Blog)

I made this quilt recently for my son. I must say that I'm a big fan of a simple patchwork quilt with well-chosen fabrics. This one is made with 6 inch squares.

It's a twin-sized quilt.

We took the quilt apple picking with us to get some pics.

Have a great week!

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Posted by Riel Nason

added by Riel Nason 1 week, 1 day ago. under patchwork , quilt , scrap quilt , scraps

Bloggers' Quilt Festival: Night of the Living Thread from The Q and the U (Quilt Blog)

Hello! Glad you stopped by to see my entry in the Fall 2013 edition of the Bloggers' Quilt Festival! This is my "Night of the Living Thread" quilt. It is my original design. This is the third year I've done a quilt with a humorous take on Halloween and quilting, and made it with selvages.

It is basically a variation on a traditional scrappy rail fence quilt. The squares are 6 inches each. I wrote a tutorial a while back to make these simple selvage squares. It is here if you are interested.

The letters are all made of ...

added by Riel Nason 1 week, 1 day ago. under halloween , halloween quilt , scrap quilt , scraps , selvage quilt , selvages

Christmas Scrap Quilt in Progress from The Q and the U (Quilt Blog)

Last year I made a HUGE table runner using lots of Christmas scraps cut into 2.5 inch strips. I didn't get it quilted and put it away in a drawer. Quite honestly, table runners look nice on tables in pictures in decorating magazines. Tables that aren't used for eating, homework, crafting ... tables that aren't ours ...

So last night I cut the table runner up. Then I added a few more pieces too.

I arranged them as coin strips and cut some super cheery red-and-white herringbone to add.

I love how lively and fun it looks.

I ...

added by Riel Nason 1 week, 1 day ago. under christmas , christmas quilt , modern quilt , patchwork , scrap quilt , scraps

Robin Halleck's New Upcycle Quilt from Selvage Blog

Robin Halleck of Northern Michigan just made this beautiful Upcycle quilt for her granddaughter Lydia. It will be presented to the little 2 1/2 year old this Thanksgiving.

Her fabrics look great on the blue background, don't you think? And I love the swirly quilting with multicolored thread. She says she had a blast making this quilt. Nice job, Robin!

See the pattern here: Upcycle Quilt Pattern.

See all my patterns here.

added by Selvage Quilter 1 week, 4 days ago. under quilt pattern , scrap quilt , scrap quilt pattern , upcycle , upcycle quilt

COVER QUILT ALERT!! Nature Walk in AMERICAN PATCHWORK & QUILTING 2014 CALENDAR from IVORY SPRING

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Hello Friends, I am most excited to share with you about my Nature Walk quilt being selected as cover quilt of American Patchwork & Quilting’s 2014 Calendar!

Nature Walk differs slightly from my usual featured work in that it is a scrappy quilt that uses fabrics from my stash. You can see the general schematic of the quilt in the initial design image below. Do you have any blue and green scraps you need to use up in your stash? Perhaps Nature Walk would entice you to use up those tiny and not so tiny scrap ...

added by ivoryspring 1 week, 6 days ago. under american patchwork & quilting calendar 2014 , quilt pattern , quilting , quilts & projects: published , quilts: pieced , scrap quilt , wendy sheppard designs (Comments)

Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner! from Humble Quilts

I made these awesome basket blocks this weekend. The patterns are/were free at Legends & Lace. You can find them under Baskets Galore. I won't mince words- they are challenging blocks!

And I got most of the fabric to make them from this big box of scraps I won from

Cyndi at Busy Thimble blog. I had so much fun choosing fabrics from this. Thank you again Cyndi!!

And I won this book from Jo of Jo's Country Junction. I love that this is pocket size!

Look at the wonderful information at my fingertips! It is available from ...

added by Lori 2 weeks ago. under baskets galore , scrap quilt , scraps

Christmas in November ! from Slightly Off Quilter

So last year , I was unable to get my sister or my cousin Kristin a quilt finished before Christmas, so instead I gave them the option of a quilt Or Christmas Stockings. they both chose stockings ! So on Friday when I made my Birthday delivery, I also delivered Christmas in November to my sister ! The Stockings are LAST years gift , the tree skirt is THIS years ! I wanted them delivered early so she can use them this year !

The tree skirt started out attempting to modify the Moda Bakeshop tree Skirt and failing so I improvised , then ended up making ...

added by Slightly Off Quilter 2 weeks, 1 day ago. under christmas , christmas quilting , christmas stocking , christmas tree skirt , family quilt , finished , finished quilt , free motion , free motion quilting , gifts , jelly roll , my finished projects , quilt , quilt design , quilted , quilting , scrap quilt , stash , tree skirt (Comments)

A Happy Birthday Girl ! from Slightly Off Quilter

Quilt # 36 Flutter-by was delivered to one VERY excited 3 year old on Friday ! Now she can snuggle up in her own quilt just like her older sissy !

Love my nieces !! The quilts do not come close to being as beautiful as they are, but I sure did try !

added by Slightly Off Quilter 2 weeks, 1 day ago. under applique , birthday , family quilt , finished , finished quilt , free motion , free motion quilting , gifts , my finished projects , quilt , quilt design , quilted , quilting , scrap quilt , stash , stipple (Comments)

Springtime Riot Bee Quilt {Blogger's Quilt Festival} from Kat & Cat Quilts

Hello! It's that time of year again, for those of us who only wish we were in Houston to celebrate the Blogger's Quilt Festival! This is my third time to participate. Thanks so much to Amy for hosting :)

I am entering Springtime Riot in the Bee quilt category. I joined the Nurture circle of do. Good Stitches in February and working with these ladies has been the most wonderful experience! The level of commitment and skill is far beyond what I had experienced in previous bees and most of all, it's just a lot of fun making ...

added by Kat 2 weeks, 2 days ago. under good stitches , scrap quilt , springtime riot

Blue Ridge Quilt in frame from Quilting by the River

Is this a new table runner pattern???? Nope, it is the start of a tote bag but I thought I might get a giggle out of you if you thought it was a runner. When I'm not out in the living room using the quilt frame this is the little project I'm working on now.

Batik Mondo bag at Freemotion by the River

I put another quilt on the frame with my 15-91 Singer sewing machine and showed a peek yesterday this quilt is called Blue Ridge. Many people have thought this was a featherweight sewing machine but it isn't. It is a full size ...

added by Connie 3 weeks ago. under blue ridge , bonnie hunter , quilt frame , scrap quilt

Black Dahlia Holiday Quilt from Mary Manson Quilts

I wasn't sure which way to word the title of this blog, It's a black quilt with a holiday dahlia -- not a black dahlia! Anyway, this was a "practice" quilt for me. I've never done a giant dahlia pattern, ribbon border, or a black quilt. I wanted to make something pretty for the holidays, just in case it turned out ok!

The dahlia pattern was a bit of a challenge, once I got the hang of it, it was much easier. There is a way to make a secondary pattern so that you see the "petals" that ...

added by Mary @ Mary Manson Quilts 4 weeks ago. under feathers , holiday , machine quilting , scrap quilt

Braids on the brain from Stitchin' Therapy

Braids on the brain.....braid ideas swirling around and around. I promised a series of posts to share tips and techniques on braid quilts. I set up a board on Pinterest for Braid quilts for inspiration and color combos. And as a place to hold the tutorials that are available on different braid techniques. So here we go.....

A traditional braid is often called a pioneer braid, or a friendship braid. The best tutorial for this can be found at Quiltville----of course! Bonnie Hunter is the Scrap Queen and a braid is the perfect use for scraps. Her ...

added by Debbie 1 month ago. under braid quilt , design process , scrap quilt , tutorial

Under the Big Top- DONE!! from Humble Quilts

I feel so wonderful upon completion of a very long term project and this is one of them!!

"Under the Big Top" is quilted and bound! If you are wondering about the quilt name, click HERE.

In 2010 6 quilters all started a 9 month hst swap. So, I'm saying that is when this quilt officially started. That's about 4 years in the making. And as I have said more than once, good things cannot be rushed.

Recently Mary of Quilt Hollow gave a shout out of a quilting deal she was offering and I jumped at the ...

added by Lori 1 month ago. under reproduction quilt , reproduction quilts , scrap quilt

A week of finishes from Slightly Off Quilter

For the past week, I have spent an amazing visit with my mom. We went out and about every day that she was here. I even had the extreme honor of giving my own mother a tattoo ! Yes, I am also a tattoo artist, but I have to say that giving one to my mother was one of my proudest moments. I also gave my cousin her first two tattoos on the same night. It was a girly bonding night that I will never forget !

Amid all of the excitement and busy days of the past week, I did manage ...

added by Slightly Off Quilter 1 month ago. under advent , charity quilt , charity quilts , christmas , christmas quilting , design , donation , donation quilt , easy quilt , family quilt , family visits , finished , finished quilt , free motion , free motion quilting , gifts , jelly roll , lap quilt , modern , my finished projects , nursing home quilt , quick quilt , quilt , quilted , scrap quilt , stash , strip quilt , this and that , wall hangings , wheelchair quilt (Comments)

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