Sunday, March 17, 2024

Autumn in Ohio

Is this a catchy name for a bed quilt made of Ohio Stars in Autumn colors?  I started piecing this in April of 2022.  Of course, it got set aside several times.  Then you reach a point where it's time to get it done and move on.  

I quilted it on my Janome Versa Sit Down.  It was quite a job pushing the 90 x 98 quilt about while free motion quilting.  I used assorted colors of Glide thread with 80/20 batting.  I finished quilting it in February and it took several evening sessions to hand stitch the binding down.  My hand joints feel it too. The backing is a tan speckled extra wide print from Kansas Troubles.



I am delighted to have this huge UFO finished.  I am joining these linky parties this week.  Be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.


Sunday  -  Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

Tuesday  -   Blog Posts – Quilt Schmilt

        Wednesday   -   Quilt Fabrication

The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   My Quilt Infatuation

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

Confessions of a Fabric Addict


Have a great week and thanks for stopping by.

Friday, March 15, 2024

Friday Quilt Hop * 3-15-2024


Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.
I hope you discover new inspiration today.


make food items from felt for your little girls' kitchen

lovely quilts, blocks & method intros;
i especially love the scrappy maple leaves

lots of free motion quilting examples
and tutes; choose specific topics in the list of articles

lots of applique projects, a zippered cushion, 
some free motion quilting designs


Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great creative week.



 

Friday, March 8, 2024

Friday Quilt Hop * 3-8-2024


Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.
I hope you discover new inspiration today.


do you have a collection of squares?  Lots of scrappy 
quilt patterns here.

several sweet quilts and small projects
plus hst and FG tutes, pressing mat, more


a few very modern patterns


Wishing you a great weekend.  Thanks so much for stopping by.



 

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Alpha 3- yard Quilt and Starry Night 3-yard Quilt finishes

 I've been quilting up some recently made flimsies.  The first is Alpha which is a 3 yard quilt pattern offered by MaterialGirlfriends.com.  My version finished at 47 x 55.  I quilted it with Glide thread.  You can see the bottom corner reveals the backing which is a red/black plaid fleece.




My other finish is another 3-yard quilt pattern; this one offered by sewcanshe.com.   The pattern is called Stars and Ladders.  My version finished at 45 x 57. 


I quilted it with Glide thread.  The back is a fleece design that works very well with this quilt.  Both quilts have 80/20 batting.

These quilts will be donated to Miriam's Closet which is a church mission that serves local area foster children.

I'm joining these linky parties this week.  Be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.

Sunday  -  Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

Tuesday  -   Blog Posts – Quilt Schmilt

        Wednesday   -   Quilt Fabrication

The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   My Quilt Infatuation

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

Confessions of a Fabric Addict


Wishing you all a great week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.




Friday, March 1, 2024

Friday Quilt Hop * 3-1-2024


Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.
I hope you discover new inspiration today.


This is one of those  DONT SHOOT THE MESSENGER links!
52 free quilt pattern challenge - one a week
Can we keep up?

large assortment of small projects using fusible applique; lots of 
motifs geared for children


Wishing you a great week.  Thanks for stopping by.



 

Friday, February 23, 2024

Friday Quilt Hop * 2-23-2024


Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.
I hope you discover new inspiration today.


a specially designed butterfly

this airplane makes a special boys quilt

more unique quilts; specialty with animal appliques
3 pages

a sweet quilt of cats with alternate chain blocks

cat and flowers - any tween girl would love this one


Wishing you a great week!

 

Sunday, February 18, 2024

Two Finishes

 I shared these flimsys in recent weeks.  They are now machine quilted and bound.  I needed the basting pins for new sandwiching later this week which helps keep the cycle of starts and finishes moving along.

The Pooh Bear16-Patch was made as challenge to work from the green scrappy bin for RSC in January. I quilted it in a diagonal grid with Glide 40 wt. thread.  It measures 43 x 56.

It has an 80/20 batting and a nice gray fleece backing.


I couldn't resist quilting up this little Scrappy Love quilt since it is needed for a gift next month. It came about because the RSC color for February is red.  Didn't make much of a dent in that scrap bin, so hope to work from it some more this week.

I had a grand time quilting it with a pink Glide thread. I treated each shape, area or block independently; which is my typical way of quilting.  The feathers in the hearts dont show up well in the dark fabric. It measures 28 inches square which can be useful for a playmat or over the carseat.


It also has 80/20 batting and a nice soft knit type  print of pinks with a bit of silver fabric on the back. The quilting might show up better on the back.  An 80/20 batting makes a nice foundation for quilting.


I'm joining these linky parties this week.  Be sure to visit them to see what other quilters are sharing.


Saturday  -  soscrappy (superscrappy.blogspot.com)

Sunday  -  Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

Tuesday  -   Blog Posts – Quilt Schmilt

        Wednesday   -   Quilt Fabrication

The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   My Quilt Infatuation

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

Confessions of a Fabric Addict


Have a great week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.