Friday, December 29, 2023

Friday Quilt Hop * 12-29-2023


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


quilts and other items; accuquilt and
EQ8 designed

quilts and block designs for all seasons

some simple quilt patterns plus several
helpful cheat sheet charts

a large collection of free motion quilting designs


Thanks so much for stopping by.



 

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Tree of Life

 This latest finish was a quilt along shared by Denise of  the Quiltery .  Sew Along's - Quiltery (fortheloveofgeese.com)  It is no longer free. I posted about this project way back in August 2021, so it's been waiting for attention for over 2 years.  Scrapbox Quilts: Search results for tree of life

It was designed in bed size but I made a miniature using 3 inch finished blocks. It was paper pieced to get such tiny logs.  With multiple thin borders, it finished at 33 inches.  I had fancy free motion quilting plans but I was not impressed with my skills at the time I was working on it  and  ended up just getting it over with.


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

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


I wish you a safe and happy holiday week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday, December 15, 2023

Friday Quilt Hop * 12-15-2023


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


a tree skirt, tree and dresden designs for trivets,
a christmas panel

a double disappearing 9-patch,
wedge designs, a travel stitching kit
and a bit more

sew much to explore here; mostly she specializes in
detailed quilting

several pages of free pattern posts; mostly blocks, some quilt patterns


Thanks so much for stopping by.


 

Friday, December 8, 2023

Friday Quilt Hop * 12-8-2023


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


a large collection of quilt designs

a lovely collection of Christmas Quilt patterns

small items and seasonal appliques


Thanks so much for stopping by.


 

Friday, December 1, 2023

Friday Quilt Hop * 12-01-2023


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


a different way to build a tatw block

some small useful quilted items

house quilt, out west quilt, star block


I wish you a safe and happy weekend.  Thanks so much for stopping by.
 

Friday, November 24, 2023

Friday Quilt Hop * 11-24-2023


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


create colorful pieced animals and sealife

a few lovely quilts, easy way to sew unmarked diagonal seams
and the quick way to make a baby quilt from 5 fat quarters

lots of small items just in time for gift giving


I wish you a safe and happy week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.


 

Sunday, November 19, 2023

Quilts 4 Kids # 14 & 15

 I recently finished these two quilts for kids each with a matching pillowcase.  The print fabric of dolls and lavendar strips was just right for using in a strippie style quilt.  I added strips of daisy fabric and another contrasting color.  The backings are  cozy fleece prints.  I free motion quilted them with a Glide purple thread.

                                                                   Q4K 23-14


and the back ............


Q4K 23-15

and the back ....

     
each with a pillowcase                                             



  

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

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.

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Friday Quilt Hop * 11-17-2023


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


make a fabric notebook cover

designs using 16 HST plus other scrappy projects

so many free quilt patterns to discover here


I wish you a safe and happy weekend.  Thanks so much for stopping by.


 

Friday, November 10, 2023

Friday Quilt Hop * 11+10+2023

 


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


10 pages of lovely quilts and pillows, totes, toppers, etc

11 E-magazine issues to enjoy

small items: shorts, bags; the skinny tie, shared by others

LOTS of scrappy quilts and bags and pillows


I wish you a safe and happy weekend.  Thanks so much for stopping by.





Friday, November 3, 2023

Friday Quilt Hop * 11-3-2023


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


75 free quilt tutorials including baby quilts, table runners, 
wall hangings, pillows, baskets, quilt blocks, and more

40 free baby quilt patterns; some basic & some just adorable

several easy quilts for babies plus other traditional patterns


I wish you a safe and happy weekend.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

 

Friday, October 27, 2023

Friday Quilt Hop * 10-27-2023

 


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


how to piece diamonds, several tutes on binding techniques,
prairie points & other finishing methods

several christmas quilts and stocking patterns to complete your holiday

20 free christmas table runner designs


I wish you a safe and happy week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.



Monday, October 23, 2023

Autumn Toppers

 These are my test toppers made from the 60 degree diamond templates by Krista Moser and Creative Grids.  They were very easy to use and I'm ready to make more projects from them.  Vicki at Vicki's Crafts and Quilting: It's all in the Stars (knitbug2.blogspot.com) got me into this because of this post!

So I went hoppin over at Krista Moser's site and found all kinds of goodies. Blog | Krista Moser: The Quilted Life | Seattle and got myself into lots of trouble.

My test toppers ............  I took a shortcut and just made the diamond centers instead of making stripsets.  I must say I like the effect of the stripsets much better.  But the toppers came together wonderfully and I'm ready to make more diamond patterns.






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

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


I wish you a safe and happy week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.


Friday, October 20, 2023

Friday Quilt Hop * 10-20-2023


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


4 pages of wallets, pillows & little stuffed toys

4 pages - low volume quilts, techniques, curve
master foot and more

some great patterns using a 60 degree ruler


I wish you a safe and happy weekend.  Thanks so much for stopping by.


 

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Turkey Calendar Quilt W.H.

 This is a pattern from Kim Schaefer's booklet of Calendar Quilts.  I prepped all the pieces for the turkey last year or maybe it was 2021?  I decided this was the year to complete it.  Spent several afternoons stitching down all the fusible applique and now  I'm enjoying it hanging on the wall.  It's stitched and quilted with Glide Military Gold thread and finished at 26 x 33 . 



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

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 a safe and happy week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.





Friday, October 13, 2023

Friday Quilt Hop * 10-13-2023

 


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


3 pages of techniques; incl 10 quilts you can stitch up
in a weekend and how to estimate the fabric amount needed 
for your backing

lots of tips for troubled bindings; qayg hot pads;
quilting on fusible applique & more

small projects with embroidered bible quotes


I wish you a safe and happy weekend.  Thanks so much for stopping by.


Saturday, October 7, 2023

Moda Blockheads 5 - Blocks 3 & 4

 Hmmm.  when you make a long-term project scrappy,  it calls for having alot of fabrics tossed about in your work space.  I am still caught up with this project,  sort of.  I 'm not sold on my choices for block 3, so I'm pretty sure I will be re-doing that one.  It just needs some light background for contrast!

I made block 3 using the paper piecing method;  but for the first time, I sewed next to the paper instead of thru it.  It worked out pretty good.    I made an extra copy of the pattern units to cut apart and use as templates for cutting my fabrics which makes placement easier also.  My paper piecing methods also use many tips from Carol Doak's teachings.



and here is my block 4 which I totally love !  It was super quick with the gocutter and no trimming.



I'm joining these linky parties this week so 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


I wish you a safe and happy week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.






Friday, October 6, 2023

Friday Quilt Hop * 10-6-2023

 


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


lots of projects, many use thermo-web fusible

several small items; a reverse alphabet for applique,
baskets and bags and a bit more

Some really pretty designs for using layer cakes or stash

I wish you a safe and happy week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.


Monday, October 2, 2023

Mandala FMQ Along

 The Mandala quilt along was created by Angela Walters at Quilting Is My Therapy.  The qal is finished but you can still get the products  HERE  and  the instruction videos  HERE  .

This was a great panel to free motion quilt on.  Rulers were used only to make smooth stitching on the long archs.  I worked on it steadily until I got to the background, where I stalled because I wanted it to flow with the design and not stitch just an allover filler.

My Mandala finished at 55 x 66.  I used several colors of Glide threads and a Bottom Line thread in the bobbin.  I didn't get a picture of the backing.


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

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 a safe and happy weekend.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday, September 29, 2023

Friday Quilt Hop * 9-29-2023


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


oodles of fun to make quilt designs

lots more patterns here: quilts, small items,
holiday items

lots of helpful quilting methods

free quilting designs; highlight 17 free designs
with the economy block


I wish you a safe and happy weekend.  Thanks so much for stopping by.



 

Sunday, September 24, 2023

Moda BH5 - Blocks 1 & 2

 I've followed along with Moda Blockheads Series in the past, but this is the first time I've actually jumped in to make some.  Since I have an abundance of autumn fabrics, I decided to start there.  That should give me lots of options since I don't know where this series is headed.

Block 1 - lots of unstitching, I wanted to cut down on seams created with all those half square triangles, so I used my GoCube to make that parallelogram.  It is a 'directional' die plus this block has the shape going in opposing directions.  So I also had to cut twice to get it right.  Then I always, always want to sew that triangle onto the wrong ends, when it goes on the sides of the shape.  After all that,  I  DO like my block.




Now as for block 2, I do wish I made the squares that sit on the inside corners a softer color; one that accents the colors in the star.  BUT,  that is too much unsewing to change it.  It would be easier to make another.  We'll see where this series leads before I decide to do that.



I'm joining these lovely 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


I wish you a great week.  Thanks so much for stopping by. 




Friday, September 22, 2023

Friday Quilt Hop * 9-22-2023


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




7 pages! assorted tutes and small projects

some blocks and quilting methods

car visor organizer,  postcards, flying geese & more


I wish you a safe and happy weekend.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Monday, September 18, 2023

Q4K # 23-13

 Just finished another quilt 4 kids quilt.  This one was made from quarter log cabin blocks.  It was another kit I pre-cut at the end of last year.  Always handy to have a grab and go project ready.  It finished at 44 x 52 . This was a really fun layout discovered while playing with symmetry in EQ.


I quilted it on my Janome sit-down with Glide thread.  It has a comfy fleece back.  These dinosaurs are so fun for a kiddo.



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

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 happy and productive week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.






Friday, September 15, 2023

Friday Quilt Hop * 9-15-2023

 


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


Bats in the Pumpkin Patch (not too spooky) plus 
star blocks, hearts, baskets, easter items and more

log cabin tree skirt, christmas ornament & pin cushion

a tree skirt, a world map with luggage,
dresden heart & more


Wishing you a safe and happy week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.