Orange, Orange Everywhere
Spring 2019 I made this triangle quilt using the Chopsticks pattern by Jaybird Quilts. My daughter requested this pattern for her dorm room in a "bright color." I decided oranges and pinks fit the...
View ArticleShirts and Memories
This week I started creating memory quilts and pillows from my father's shirts. He passed away in April of 2018, and it took awhile before cutting up his shirts invoked good memories rather than sad...
View ArticleAn Old Finish
I have always admired wool applique, but have not done much myself. In 2017 or so I purchased a kit on sale from a LQS. It was by Hat Creek Quilts, one of their Pantry Club series. I started one of the...
View ArticleNational Park Fan
I have always loved our National Parks. Every summer we took our children to at least one, and often we would combine several National Parks in our plans. I grew up in the Northwest, and enjoyed...
View ArticleScrappy Hexagons
I have been intrigued by hexagon quilts, both large and small, for awhile. Since half hexagons can be sewed in rows with no y-seams, I decided to try that with some scraps. I pulled some assorted blue...
View ArticleHands2Help Finishes
I'm packing up my finishes for Hands2Help this week.This scrappy quilt is going to Emily at Quilty Hugs for Happy Chemo. I hope the bright colors give someone cheer who is going through a difficult...
View ArticleTrees and Rabbits
My pile of client quits has grown dramatically in the last few weeks. Everyone has been sewing, and now some are venturing out to drop off finished tops. I haven't been finishing any of my own tops,...
View ArticleTossed Rabbits
I have always liked fabrics in which the design is "tossed." It is easy to work with with and there is no need to pay attention to direction or if the fabric grain aligns with the printed design. These...
View ArticleNow I Can Close That Box
Inspired by Bonnie Hunter's scrap user system, I have several boxes in which I put scraps I cut into frequently used sizes. Often I add, add, add to these boxes and don't make anything with the...
View ArticleBig Plus and Little Plus
It seems the backing pieces I trim after quilting are often roughly 4" wide. I have been cutting many of these trimmings into components for "plus" blocks. I cut two 3.5" squares and one 3.5" x 9.5"...
View ArticleColor Wash Squares
Sarah posted many wonderful donation quilt photos for Hands2Help 2020. A color-wash of squares caught my eye, and I opened up my box of scrappy 4.5" squares to give it a try. I have always been...
View ArticleBright Beads
I had a pile of bright samples from Kim Schaefer's Doodlicious Retro Fabric Collection (Andover) and wanted to emphasize the fun prints in a donation quilt. (The samples were donated to our guild for...
View ArticleWaiting for Power
Due to tropical storm Isaias, we have been without power and internet since Tuesday, and I miss my sewing machine! We are fortunate to have a backup solar system which provides about 30% power to our...
View ArticleFun Finishes
In between quilting for others and a commission quilt or two, I sometimes like to quilt and finish something quick and fun, usually a donation quilt. I have several finished tops hanging near my...
View ArticleOn The Diagonal
Back when I made a bunch of 12" Split 9-Patch blocks, I arranged the second pile into a furrows layout (I posted about my first top here.) Lots of fun scrappy fabrics in big blocks. Sometimes I like...
View ArticleAround The Block
I started making house blocks in March as we all started to quarantine at home. I made one each day, and put 68 into a wall hanging when our state started to re-open. However, I was still enjoying...
View ArticleSeminole Patchwork Samples
I am leading a virtual Seminole Patchwork workshop for my quilt guild early next year. So, of course, I needed to make some samples for the class. I found great instruction and designs in the book...
View ArticleJanuary Pink Report
I have been doing lots of sewing but not much blogging. I am joining in again with the Rainbow Scrap Challenge to focus on using up some of my color-sorted scraps. I made some good pink progress in...
View ArticleScrappy Batiks
Several recent finishes made good use of batik scraps and I am pleased that my batik box is no long overflowing.This quilt used 3" x 6" bricks arranged into twelve 12" blocks. Nothing fancy, but I...
View ArticleDigging Into Yellows
Yellow is such a happy color! However, when I started digging through my stash, I found many more golds and tans than bright yellows. I thew them into the mix for my scrappy trip around the world...
View ArticleYellow Strings and Scraps
I made surprisingly good progress with my yellow strings, scraps and crumbs this week.I pulled strings that were at least 6.5" long and made these rectangles which finish at 6.5" x 9.5". I will add...
View ArticleYellow Finish
My scrappy sort-of yellow churn dash quilt is finished and ready for donation. Each block has at least a little bit of yellow, the February RSC color. Our guild annually donates quilts to Hole in the...
View ArticleBrights with Black and White
I love any excuse to make a baby quilt! This is for my husband's niece. I purchased the animal panel several years ago at our guild's quilt show. It has been patiently waiting in my stash for the...
View ArticlePredominately Green
I was busy with client quilts most of the week, but I did squeeze in a little time with my green scraps.I added some greens to my RickRack blocks (MSQ pattern). The pattern is designed for jelly rolls,...
View ArticleHands 2 Help 2021 Finishes
I put two quilts in the mail this week as part of the Hands 2 Help 2021 project.This quilt went to Kat to support her Covered in Love project. The split 9-patch block was used in one of her 2019 block...
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