Last Project of 2020

 I finished this Ten Stitch Blanket in 2020 with a whole 10 hours to spare!  Yeah Me!

This knitted lap blanket will be donated to Council on Aging to be given to a special person who will love the warmth on their knees.  

Happy New Year to everyone and praying that 2021 will be much better year for everyone!  A year filled with Joy, Health and Time to spend with quilting groups, knitting groups and friends!

Just A Little Christmas

Searching through the Christmas Fabric was a blast from the past.  I decided to make a small lap quilt using some 2.5" strips and a snowman panel purchased years ago.

So this is the result, a 48" X 56" lap quilt using a variety of Christmas fabrics.

There are reindeer, snowmen, holly leaves, gingerbread men, packages, polka dots, ornaments, Santa and poinsettia!

All of these fabrics blended into one happy quilt.

Don't know when or why I bought this panel.  I love snowmen at Christmas, so I guess I had planned to do something with these happy men.  It is a perfect back!

Decided that I would sent this quilt to my sister in hopes that she will find it happy and add joy to her Christmas!

 

Just In Time

 Secret Santa Sew Along  was a free tutorial from Temecula Quilt Company.  Loved the tiny pieces, red are 1" finished.  Great quilt to use up some of the red squares from the bin in my stash.

The back has an almost checkered appearance.  Not too "Christmasy" but still will show great for the season.

My friend Tina quilted it for me on her long arm.  Love the loops and the holly!  Too many seams for me to do on my domestic machine.  

Another quilt finished in 2020!    Wonder how many more I can complete before 12/31/2020?

Scrappy Ribbon Quilt

 I love using strips in my quilts.  Today's Scrappy Ribbon Quilt was the perfect use of those 2.5" strips of fabric in the bin. 

This quilt was great fun to piece and more fun to quilt.  Just had to put feathers into the white strip between the ribbons.  

The quilt will be donated to Western Youth Services, for a family that is struggling.

During  2020,  I'm using up all the scraps of fabric I have been hoarding!

Charm Box Quilt

 A Birthday Challenge from my friend who let me choose from her fabric stash to make a charity quilt for her October birthday.  What a creative, generous, special lady.

I chose a charm pack and added fabric from my stash!  Winner Winner!  Using her stash fabric and mine too!   The completed quilt will be donated to Blue Line Kids Program.  This Charm Box Quilt is a free pattern and tutorial from Fat Quarter Shop.

I love this pattern and will make others using this pattern.  I used "scribble" quilting to machine quilt this 36" X 45" quilt. 

 Pleased that some little person will be able to cuddle in this crayon box, school supply and crayon colored quilt.

Pieced, Quilted, Bound

 The Absolutely Autumn Quilt is Finished!   Machine Quilting was exciting but did take time, but the time and effort were worth every minute!

Here are some detailed photos of the quilting.

Can't forget the pumpkins on the back.

  This quilt makes a great addition to all of my autumn quilts.  So looking forward to displaying my efforts.

Absolutely Autumn

The Absolutely Autumn quilt top is complete.  Enjoyed the adventure of making this top.  I do like Mystery Quilts. 

 I don't believe that you can have Autumn without pumpkins!  So I made scrappy pumpkins for the backing.  

I was delighted to use some of my Fall fabrics and the pumpkins to make the back for this quilt.

I'm not going to call it a scrappy back but it is a "Custom Backing".  Next step is the free motion quilting.

Kitchen Towel Applique

 This is my newest finished project.  I received Lori Holt's Autumn templates for my birthday so I just had to make one of the quilt blocks.  Used a kitchen towel, needed a new fall accessory for the kitchen. 

This is one block from Lori Holt's quilt.  I rather doubt that I will attempt the quilt, but enjoyed the project but really need to practice button hole stitch.

Absolutely Autumn Week # 4

Week #4 brings four star blocks using half square triangles.   The block was easy to complete using the Magic 8 technique.  Colors really shine in these Fall stars.

Next week the blocks will be assembled into the quilt.  I have an idea about the layout but will probably not be right.  Can't wait to assemble.

 

Absolutely Autumn Block # 3

  The third week of the Absolutely Autumn Mystery Quilt is a Sunflower! I love sunflowers!  This block is a record for me....52 pieces in one block!  Whew!  The quilt has four sunflower blocks so that's 208 pieces in four blocks.   

So now the quilt has maple leaves, acorns and sunflowers.  All the blocks are 10.5 inches.  Two more weeks until the reveal.  Can't wait until Monday for the next block.

Absolutely Autumn Week # 2

 Acorns are the theme of Week #2 of Absolutely Autumn Mystery Quilt.  Total of eight acorns.

Two different color combinations make for a variety in the quilt.  The grunge fabric in the nine patch has a different appearance.   The acorns would make a cute table runner.  Still not sure if I like grunge fabric.  

Wondering what week number three will be, Monday is the reveal. 

Absolutely Autumn Mystery Quilt

Block one of the Absolutely Autumn Mystery Quilt is complete.  The first block (4 in total) is a maple leaf.  Loads of grunge fabric in this quilt.  This autumn mystery quilt is a creation of Forth Worth Fabric Studio's.  

I have made several of their mystery quilts.  Patterns are free and the kit is reasonable.  Block number 2 posted tomorrow.  Can't Wait.

Happy Birthday Erynn

Today Erynn is Five!  Yeah!  
She loves  the beach so here's her birthday beach bag with a touch of bling!

Everybody needs some bling in their life.

Erynn's comment: "Now I can fill it with all my stuff"

Happy Birthday Sweetie!  Love you!

Quarantine Quilt Challenge

While watching Leah Day's Mini Monday Block I knew I'd have to take the challenge and make the tiny Patriotic Block.   Block was 3" completed and the center pinwheel measure 1".  Oh my using 1/4' seams too!

This a special block has a possibilities!   The block would fit into the center of a star block.

Now it is a 6" square.    Next it went into a small quilt with 9 blocks and blue star sashing.

Here's the quilt completed.

Love working with tiny pieces!  Points are challenging.  

More Completed Project

Here are a few completed projects during my stay at home time during COVID - 19.

Pink Tea Squares

I found these panel squares in a bag in the cupboard.  Would you believe the label on the bag said "Cloth World"?  Goodness,  Cloth World has been gone for years and years.   So I set them "Wonky" and added sashing in two colors of pink.  

So enjoyed doing the free motion quilting - Wishbones and Ribbon Candy!  Was so pleased when it was completed, wish I would have done this long, long ago.

Lori Holt Flowers

I purchased Lori Holt's plastic templates in the past with the intention of making a quilt.  Well, that time passed and the quilt was never begun.  So I made the flowers and added them to a small quilt that I'll hang or use as a table topper.   Lots of hand work and machine embroidery!  

Sure glad I didn't attempt the quilt.  It would probably never been completed.

Blue Scrappy Snail Trail

     I have always loved the movement in the Snail Trail Quilt.  When I watched the tutorial video by Teresa DownUnder on YouTube I knew it was easier than I had anticipated.  So I got out the Blue Scrap Bin and got to work.  Here's the results.  The machine quilting was done in swirls similar to Christina Camelli's 

tutorial video.

The fabric is all left overs from other projects. The square on the back was my practice square following the video. This quilt will be donated to Orange County Council on Aging, Smile Maker Program, for seniors celebrating 100 years of life.

Baby Quilt and Matching Tote

During this stay at home time with COVID-19, I just keep sewing.   Today I finished the binding on the "Ducky" quilt and matching tote that will be donated to Casa Teresa.

I think that the Ducky fabric is just sooooo cute.  Then every mom needs a tote!  I used the left over fabric squares from the Mystery Quilt and a bit of the focus fabric and made the matching tote.

My friend Tina quilted it with her long arm.  The duck motif is perfect!  Thanks Tina!

National Health Crisis - Quilting Cancelled

Our church quilting group meeting was cancelled today, Coronavirus.  We are all no longer young adults and our group meetings were cancelled until after Easter. 

So at home, I dug out a UFO that was begun with a Jelly Roll I purchased at Road to California a couple of years ago.   Finished the top for a Prayer Quilt.

Then took the scraps and made a table topper with the left overs.  Cut all the squares into 2.5" and used Missour Star Quilt Company idea for Charms on Point and made a new topper. 

Tomorrow is another stay at home day SO I think I'll free motion quilt the new topper.

Mystery Quilt Top Completed

If you like bright and loud, you will love this quilt!    The cheddar and the orange make the blue dazzle.  You will notice that this quilt also contains polka dots, love those polka dots! 

 Hopefully it will brighten a special persons day and make them smile. 

Now onto the machine quilting and binding of the quilt.

Mystery Quilt

I adore mysteries!  My church quilt group decided to do a Mystery Quilt using donated fabric.  The quilts when completed will be donated to an organization that houses adults with mental challenges.

I've never made a yellow, blue and orange quilt. Using rulers that I already had was a bonus, really dislike having to buy additional rulers.  The Easy Angle and Tri Rec rulers made cutting easy.  But there are a bunch of pieces!  Eighty turquoise and white blocks and 184 of the blue and white four patches. These are the blocks for steps one and step two that need to be assembled.  Love scrappy quilts and this one will be scrappy.  Here's the reveal of the two blocks.

Block Number One

Block Number Two

Could not wait - only have two blocks together, one of each.  Will be interesting when all twelve blocks are completed and the assembly begins.

Happy Birthday Fiona

I love making fun play activites for the girls!  When I heard that Fiona was receiving Barbie Dolls for Christmas, I just had to find and make something that would enhance her gift.

Answer:  A Camping Tent with Sleeping Bags!  Couldn't be more perfect.

The tent has a window in the rear of the tent made with a piece of  acrylic !  Sleeping bags have pillows (which might get lost on a camping adventure).  A real joy to make!

Fiona looks pleased with the tent so this warms my heart for this girl who just turned 6!  Love you Fiona!