This is truly an Economy Baby Quilt–the block is an 8″ economy block, and it was built entirely of hand-me-downs and scraps.
The feature fabric is adorable (not sure of line). And the quilting echoes the theme.
Finished size is 40″x40″.
It goes in the donation pile.
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Good Morning Quilters!
Remember when I made this small doll quilt sized Jane Stickle quilt? I made it (with a cross stitch pattern) while I was recuperating from knee replacement surgery early this year. Here is a picture if it on top of my full sized Jane Stickle quilt.
Well, it is lost…..due to my carelessness.
I packed it to take to a retreat (for show and tell purposes) and just stuck it loosely inside the larger Jane Stickle quilt in the back of my car. And somehow it got lost while unpacking the car at the motel. It ...
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After Grandma (my dad’s mom) passed in 2006, my mom brought home one of her quilts. It’s been sitting in her linen closet ever since, though she did take it out a couple of times because I wanted to see it, touch it, and give it a little love. When Mom passed in 2017, the quilt stayed tucked away, only coming out once until now...and that time was because of me again.
Hello and Happy May! I have another Stonefields appliqué block to share with you, the first of two "Four Little Stars" blocks. It was quite fiddly but I'm pleased with how it turned out.
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| Stonefields Block 24, "Four Little Stars" |
The other accomplishment I'm proud of is that I finally got over my fear of trimming down the oversized appliqué backgrounds on all of my completed blocks for this quilt, and no applique blocks were destroyed in the process! Now that all of my Stonefields blocks are 6 1/2" unfinished, it's easier to mix them up ...
…and just like that, the calendar flipped into May. This year is speeding along. I’m so happy I was able to move several projects in my sewing room along. I got my John Deere 4 patch quilt blocks ironed. I need about 100 more. I got more strip sets cut…and put together 120 more 4 …
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read moreThis morning, we were up early. I couldn't believe how slow the day went. At least the morning seems to take forever to move.
I worked on my cross stitch after getting some cleaning done.
I worked on it for a while before it was time to go to moms. We took some fabric for the quilts her and Georgie were working on. I brought one home. We also took mom so flowers from the garden and 2 pots of flowers for her front door. She was happy to get them. We sat and talked to her for an ...
read moreI blinked and it is May now. We had one summery day amid all the coolness and it is still flirting with overnight frosts. These Daffodils always open too soon and, in their shady spot, don't get to really shine like they should which is a shame. I should move them and the bunch behind there that didn't get to open at all this year.
Rainbow Sprouts is a multicolored, beginner-friendly, scrapbuster quilt pattern that was first published in Make Modern Magazine's Issue #68.
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| Rainbow Sprouts |
Rainbow Sprouts is now available as a standalone pattern in my Etsy Shop.
Made with Island Batik's Basics, Rainbow Sprouts is the answer to the question - Why do leaves have to be (mostly) green?
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| Yellow, Orange & Red |
Each leaf has a dark and a light fabric and the number of those combinations is only limited by your imagination.
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| Teal and Green too |
Finishing at 61" by 84", Rainbow Sprouts uses 16 fabrics (8 light and 8 dark ...
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I am loosely spelling the above old English Word, suggested by another quilting blogger. Basicly, the word means something like "embarking on an unknown journey, destination unknown, time needed who knows, not sure when the end happens, but you DO know you're going to have a wonderfully good time." That is exactly what happened when I made this quilt. This is my favorite block (Kaleidoscope) and the options are endless, colors no limit, it seems everything looks good, you can exchange blocks from various other strip units. The resulting "circles" that appear are always a surprise. Last weekend I ...
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I took a class on how to use my new Pfaff with my friend, Theresa. It was a delightful day.
I took photos of these quilts in the shop.
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Easter kite flying with grands. We did it in their back yard. It brings me joy to see all of my grandchildren raised in ooen space and making their own fun outdoors.
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Quilt Paint Create stash report for 5/3/2026.
Total Number of equivalent blocks: | 367 ... |
Good morning, my friends. I managed to get five more quilts sandwiched yesterday, bringing my total to 13. And you're all familiar with the term "baker's dozen," right? But just in case that's an American thing, I'll just say that a baker's dozen is a dozen plus a bonus of one. And I figure, why should bakers have all the fun? If I've got 13 quilts sandwiched, then I'm calling it a "Quilter's Dozen," and I'll fight anyone who says I can't co-opt that term. (Gazes menacingly around the empty ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. I managed to get five more quilts sandwiched yesterday, bringing my total to 13. And you're all familiar with the term "baker's dozen," right? But just in case that's an American thing, I'll just say that a baker's dozen is a dozen plus a bonus of one. And I figure, why should bakers have all the fun? If I've got 13 quilts sandwiched, then I'm calling it a "Quilter's Dozen," and I'll fight anyone who says I can't co-opt that term. (Gazes menacingly around the empty ...
read more My chipmunk for the Year in the Woods got a lot of stitches put in this past week. Its tail is done and now I’m working on the top of its body and its head. 
I am writing this post quite a bit ahead of time. I am taking a quick trip to see my two sisters and an aunt/uncle I haven't seen in many years. In fact, by the time you read this, I will probably be back. I'm a bit torn - I am looking forward to seeing everyone, but I am sure going to miss my boi Arthur. We haven't been apart in over two years!
I am wwaaayyy behind in sharing finishes so I thought I would do that in this post.
