Ho, Ho, Ho Table Runner

Soon it will be time for Santa to begin his journey.  Until that time arrives this Here Comes Santa table runner will delight all who sit at the table.  The pattern was designed by Chris Malone.

The center of the runner is made up of 2.5 " squares.  A large variety of Christmas fabrics were chosen.  Everything from candy canes, snowmen, stars, wreaths, reindeer and even a few polka dots! I do love polka dots.

An I Spy type game can be played by just searching all the different squares in the middle. The table runner is 12" X 52".

On both ends of the runner Santa appears with his poofy mustashe and a bangle at the end of his hat. Here's hoping my three favorite little girls will love this on their table. Fiona saw it and said " What is this? It's so fancy and wonderful."

This was a challenge to complete.  Spinal Stenosis, injections, and then surgery on Nov 20 made this the final project for 2018.  So looking forward to 2019 being pain free and many days of sewing and quilting.

Finished and Delivered

The quilt is completed and delivered to granddaughter and her three darling girls!  Arrived at it's new home today.

Best three reasons for making a Halloween Quilt! 

 The back is checked with pumpkins in the white space.  Fun fabric for the back!

It was so much fun to quilt.  Took so long because I can only quilt for a short time (spinal stenosis) and need to take frequent breaks.  The quilting was done with free motion and ruler work using Angela Walters rulers.

First time using wish bones on the border.  Was easy after a lot of practice with a pencil and a pad of paper.  I'll use this on many quilts.  Stippled the center, curves on the squares, swirls, lines on the pumpkins and ovals on the flying geese border.  I love this quilt, was difficult to pack and send to Boston. Thanks to Fort Worth Quilt Shop for the pattern.  

Boo To You Halloween Mystery Quilt

The Boo To You Halloween Mystery Quilt is assembled!  

TA-DAH!

Now for the machine quilting- Yeah!

Special Thanks to the FORT WORTH FABRIC STUDIO -- DESIGNED BY: LINDSEY WEIGHT

for the special pattern and excellent directions! 

Stephanie Lee if you would like this quilt let me know!

Boo To You Halloween #4

Oh!  Surprised me that step # 4 would be a medallion!  Love the design and placement of the orange and black.  The center radiates!

Glad I saved the spider web fabric for the last step, so pleased that the fabric was a small print. Looking forward to the assembly of the quilt top.  How will it fit altogether?

Next post will have the top revealed! 

Boo To You Halloween Mystery #3

BOO the third step to the Mystery quilt was flying geese!   I made 24 black and white flying geese blocks.

Each of the flying geese measure 3" X  5 ".  Easy to make and used more of the black fabric from my stash.

In making a flying geese block you trim the corners so that 1/4th inch seam is allowed. I  sewed another seam and made half square blocks that measure 2".

Now I have a big pile of black and white half squares to use in another project. Yeah! One more step to the completion of the blocks for Boo To You Mystery.

BOO for You Mystery Step #2

Step Two: Construct ten pumpkins, five orange and five black.  Ten Pumpkins completed!  Five 4 3/4" orange pumpkins

Five 4 3/4" black pumpkins.

Black pumpkins would not have been my choice. I did change it up a bit.  The pattern had the black pumpkins out of black fabric that had really small print and they all appeared similar.  That is not my style, I chose print fabrics that showed some texture.  The pumpkin stems were to be solid black but I thought checkered fabric added some whimsy!

So when all the pumpkins were completed I now like the black pumpkins best!  Can't wait until Wednesday for the next clue.

BOO to You Mystery Quilt

Today I spent some time completing the first step of the Boo to You Mystery Quilt by FORT WORTH FABRIC STUDIO -- DESIGNED BY: LINDSEY WEIGHT.  I know, I have projects that are not completed and starting another is just a bit silly.  But I just needed some fall sewing today.  Can't wait to celebrate fall and all it's glory!

Using the fabric from the fall bin, I made the first step.  Too simple not to do this block.  A bit of a frown on my face when I saw blocks at 2 1/8 inch squares.  Not Crazy about 1/8ths, but since there were only 10 blocks in the first step I decided to join this mystery.

Step one completed.. Next step tomorrow afternoon - Pumpkins YEAH!

Patriotic Table Runner

I love making table toppers and table runners.  This 54" table runner was given to my granddaughter for her birthday!  This table runner will fit her table perfectly, my table not so much.  Stef loves Americana, anything Red, White and Blue.

I do love any project that appears scrappy!  Each block is red, white and blue but the blocks contain different fabrics. My favorite block  is the one on the right with the polka dots.  I always attempt to have polka dots in any quilting project I make.  Just adds some happiness to the project. 

Third and Final Donation

This blue and white Strip Stack quilt is my final donation to Blue Line Kids HALO group.  It was made by a batik jelly roll.  This G. E Design quilt measures 51" X 73".  

The blue tones will support any boy in the Blue Line Program.

Love the label our group uses on donation quilts.

I did the cutting and piecing of the quilt.  My friend Tina did the quilting on her long arm machine.  She always does a terrific job!  Praying that the child who receives this quilt will find comfort and for all the children who are candidates for the Blue Line Halo Program.

Blue Line Kids HALO Quilt

My second donation going to Blue Line Kids!   Finally found a jelly roll that would be perfect for this quilt pattern.  Free Spirit fabric was just that fabric!  Adore the colors and the fabric prints. 

The colors and the design just make me smile!  I adjusted the size of the quilt to make it fit the requirements of the Blue Line HALO  program group.  

 Light blue thread was used to do the quilting, white would appeared stark on the colored pieces.  I used  some of the techniques from Angela Walters Youtube instructions.  So excited to learn wishbone quilting and the technique on the center four patch squares.   Stippling and feathers adorn the white center portions.

The Hoffman aqua batik fabric was donated by designer Jamie Fingal.  I used this fabric for the corner stones, back and binding.  The added strips of color on the back add some zest to the plain back.

Hoping that the child who receives this quilt will love the colors, find comfort and peace.

Squares And Strips

When the 2.5" square drawer is over flowing, you begin sewing the squares together.  This quilt is a variation of a standard Rail Fence quilt pattern.  

Adding the black and white patterned fabric helps the colorful squares "pop".  I love color, the turquoise border, addes to the colorful squares and frames the quilt nicely.  Free motion quilting was done on the main portion of the quilt and ruler work was used on the border. Ruler work is a new learning curve for me.

This is truly a kids quilt.  The border has classic activities that all children enjoy.  Illustrations are from the children's book Diary of a Whimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney.

The delightful back filled with emoyi's!! Love the back, makes me feel happy just to look at it.

This quilt has been donated to Blue Line Kids HALO program.  Quilts are given to the children as comfort.  Their police officer parent was killed in the line of duty. 

Left Overs

While digging in the drawer, I found two bags of left over fabrics from previously made quilts!  Had a great couple of days sorting, arranging and preparing a couple of small quilting projects.   

One bag contained half square triangles of a variety of color.  Love scrappy half square triangles!
Second bag contained the left over fabric from the Mama's Kitchen fabric line.  The fabric has to be one of my all time favorites.  Reminds me of my mom and the kitchen in the house on Mill Drive where I grew up.

The half square triangle long table runner is complete.

Not my best machine quilting but learning new skills on a new machine is an adventure.  Just need more practice.  The half squares were done using Ruler Work.  It's a big learning curve:  attach the ruler foot to the machine, hold the ruler in postion with one hand, move the quilt with the other hand, all the while watch were you are going. Whew!  At present, I have a straight and a curved ruler.  Goodness, not as easy as it looks on Youtube. 

Mama's Kitchen Project
Just beginning this project.  The photos here are the beginnings!  Stay tuned for more! Will be thinking of my mom today as I work on this project.

Challenge 2018

This UFO (Unfinished Object) of my 2018 UFO Challenge is completed!

Just in time to for Valentine's Day is this table topper!  I am so pleased with the way it turned out.

The topper measures 25" X 25" and was a pattern I downloaded from Temecula Quilt Company.  I did change the original pattern.  Here is the original pattern, called Valentine Nine Patch.

I added four embroidered center blocks using a cute valentine motif.  I used Turkey Red thread to embroider the hearts with cabbage roses.

Looks great on my dining room table!💖

Happy Birthday Fiona

A special activity quilted mat, HOP  JUMP, for Fiona for her fourth birthday! Two bean bags, one black and one white are included with the quilted mat.  Which would you choose HOP or JUMP?      Toss the black bean bag to choose the activity (HOP or JUMP), then toss the white bean bag to choose the number of times. 

Ready, Set, Toss

This was a Moda Bake Shop pattern.  Such a clever activity for preschoolers.  This is a fun interactive activity to teach numbers and numerical representation. Other activities such as addition/subtraction, greater than/lesser than, may be added. 

Happy Birthday Fiona! Love You to Pieces!