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!