Mystery Medallion Continues

STEP FOUR       Completed
This step placed a Tumbler Row (wedge pieces) on the left and right sides of the medallion and the baskets.  The  tumbler pieces are 4.5" tall and 3" wide at the bottom edge.  " Choose a variety dark and medium colored fabrics."
Then add a 2.5" border around the entire piece.  This quilt is growing rapidly!

Here are the results of Step Four.  I chose a purple (there is purple in the other blocks) for the 2.5" border.  

STEP FIVE

Step Five is half square triangles.  Lots of them...  80!!

The triangles are made and squared up to 2.5".  Now to attach them to the quilt body. Stay tuned for the results!

Next Step is Star Blocks!

Fidget Quilt or Twiddle Muff

A “Fidget, Fiddle, or Busy” Quilt Activity Blanket or Twiddle Muff (either knit or crocheted) is a small lap quilt, mat, blanket or muff that provides sensory and tactile stimulation for the restless or “fidgety “ hands of someone with Alzheimer’s or related Dementias.  Fidget Quilts provide sensory or tactile stimulation through the use of fabric choice, colors, value of colors next to one another, textures and the use of accent or simple accessories such as pockets, laces, trims, appliqués, buttons, beads, ribbons, braids, zippers, etc.

Here are the four we completed during Friendship Quilters last meeting.

Mine is the one in the upper right hand corner with white background. I used some orphan squares to make the background.

  

Knitting the Twiddle Muffs have been great practice for my knitting skills.  I enjoy changing the textures and adding color to the muff.

I love the green sparkle yarn, but it left green sparkles all over the floor.  I'm still finding treasures. Giving to others brings great happiness.

Marvelous Mini Monday

Working outside my comfort zone!  I'm challenging myself to complete the blocks for Marvelous Mini Monday posted by Temecula Quilt Company.  Decided to make it a patriotic mini.

The blocks are small, REALLY small.  The Jacob's Ladder is shown here:
The block begins with the half square triangles  at 1.5" sewn and cut diagonally.   This is a real eye opener for me.  This block finishes at 2" square WHEW!  I did it.





The blocks are NOT paper pieced!
First block with nine patch went well. Completed blocks are 4".
Then came the Jacob's Ladder.

Here are the two blocks I've completed.

Monday is just around the corner and a new block to complete.  Wondering what is wrong with me... the mystery quilt, the mini Monday and the quilts for the Mexico Mission Trip. Enjoying every minute!

Mystery Quilt Step Three

The third step of the Mystery Quilt are complete.  

Using all those saved pieces from other 1800's quilts was a good idea.  I love scrappy quilts and this one has that appeal.  The baskets of step three have an appliqued handle.  I fused the handle with a fusible and then machine stitched them down with the blanket stitch on my machine. The 6 inch basket block are a variety of blue fabrics.  The gold fabric border looks good with the blue.   ONWARD to step number four.

Mystery Quilt In Progress

A Mystery Quilt In Progress - joined a group of my friends - to follow directions and complete a quilt, one step at a time, that will be made with Civil War or 1800's fabrics.  
Here's step number one... LOADS of little blocks!  Thirty six a mixture of different reds and different beige backgrounds.

The border of this section was a left over piece of fabric from the Underground Railroad Quilt I made for a library display.  The blocks weren't difficult but squaring up the blocks seemed to take forever. This step is 15"X 15".

STEP # 2 COMPLETED

The next step in the mystery quilt was made of nine patches! Each square in the nine patch is 1.5" square.  After stretching my brain, directions confused me,  I decided it would work easily if I cut 3 dark pieces 1.5" X 5.5" and three light pieces 1.5" X 5.5"  After sewing dark/light/dark and light/dark/light I would cut each section into 1.5" strips.   Forty nine patches each measuring  3.5". 

Here's the second step!  Yeah!    Of course all my friends are on step five, Yikes! But I'm at an advantage.   I see all the steps that they have completed.  There really is a method to my madness!

I already know what's next HA!  Watch for the next step.

Kitten Quilt

This pink, scrap quilt is for a new kitten "Khaleesi",  owned by my daughter.  I searched for the bag of pink left overs to make the disappearing nine patch small quilt.  Amazing that there are so many shades of pink.     

I did the free motion quilting with light pink thread.  I stitched hearts and some have echoed hearts.  Linda loves pink and hearts.  Can't wait to see that cute kitten sitting on the quilt.

Here she is, just too cute!

Prayer Quilts

Two completed Prayer Quilts that will be tied and delivered in the coming week!
This crayon colored quilt is for Aidan. He was born 9/16/2005. Aidan was diagnosed with a terminal tumor on his spine in Sept. They did radiation and now started Chemotherapy. He is now paralyzed.

The quilt is made with 2.5" squares, all of which were found in the scrap drawer.  The back is just so boy!  It's a solar system type print. The black borders make the colored squares pop!

The second quilt, is for a Fred who is wheelchair bound with MS.  Fred is such a faithful Christian who struggles with this illness but has a wonderful attitude.

This quilt is a nine patch that has been skewed after the nine patch was sewn together.  The saw tooth border enhances the quilt.  The corners came out without planning.  Sometimes good things happen!

Praying for both Aidan and Fred!