I received a box of baby size quilt tops from Valerie of ME via Heartstrings Group. I paired a lovely piece of matching aqua print by Riley Blake Designs for the back which looks more blue in the photo but it really is a nice sea green teal matching the front. This baby quilt will be donated to The Hope Center which provides medical services for new moms-to-be.
I free motion quilted using a template by Amanda Murphy. I think she called it a petal which I rotated around to make this quilting design. I think it looks pretty on this quilt.
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I'm joining all these lovely linky parties this week. Please be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.
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I'm working on a personal potato chip challenge this summer. I've collected several pics off the internet for inspiration. Over time, I collected a small drawer of potato chip units. This first project was made from totally scrappy chips because one day I decided to just sew them in pairs, willy nilly. However there were not enough for a quilt and it was so scrappy, it lacked continuity.
Then I came across a pic called Return Croche posted on pinterest by Jean Mentzer. I pulled 2 fabrics to use for alternate blocks and was able to get a flimsy 40 x 48. I added a couple borders to bring it up to the size I wanted.
Chips on the Stairs
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I made this top last year during Soscrappy RSC month of orange. I made a few kid sized tops using oranges that month. They were nicely hung on a hanger waiting to be quilted. Before you know it, another year has gone by. I sandwiched the top in May when orange was called again but didnt get it quilted until this past week.
This is a Villa Rosa Designs pattern called Snow Ruby. I quilted straight lines in a zig zag style across the top using an Omni buttery yellow thread. I made it to finish at 44 x 52.
I had a fleece backing print in peach and grays that was perfect for this top. This quilt will be donated for a quilt 4 kids program.
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This is week 6 of the 6 quilts in 6 weeks challenge with Villa Rosa Designs. Wowee! I made it all the way through! Villa Rosa announced the challenge HERE You can see all the quilts on their facebook page HERE .
Here is my week 6 quilt. I made it from scratch this week from the Discovery pattern, it wasn't a UFO.
I free motion and ruler quilted it with Glide lavender thread and Bottom Line gray thread in the bobbin. It finished at 44 x 58 . It has 80/20 batt and a pretty fleece on the back.
I'm sharing my week 6 quilt with Villa Rosa on their facebook page
AND joining all these lovely linky parties this week. Please be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.
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I don't know why I am using lots of time makng these granny patch blocks except that I wanted to make more RSC color blocks and use some of those squares I cut from leftovers and stored for so long. This photo was taken indoors, so the colors are really brighter than they appear.
I must confess my very first orange block was easy enough to do..... then as I kept making more blocks, I got them more confused each time. It was really exhausting to keep re-setting it up or taking parts apart.. I think I need to make these from stripsets to keep my head on straight.
Anyway, here is my labour for today - 2 red blocks and one pink. I'm trying to fill up with the colors for past months.
and since the color for May is orange, I'll share some orange paper pieced houses I made this week. They are so cute. Last month I made 4 pink houses, so it seems I'm building another neighborhood. These houses finish at 6 inches each.
Monday - Small Quilts & Doll Quilts
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Who knew I would get this surprise push to quilt up those tops I put together last year? I thought they would languish on the hangers for a decade. Then along came the Villa Rosa Designs challenge to finish 6 quilts in 6 weeks. I have a weakness for taking on a self-challenge.
Originally, I thought I would be making these quilts from scratch until .................. I remembered these tops. Well I have made 3 new Villa Rosa patterns for this challenge, but I also had 3 Honey Bouquet tops just waiting in the wings to be finished.
So, for week 5 I quilted up this darling top made with the Honey Bouquet pattern. It is all flannel pieces and the backing is also flannel. I used a Pellon 80/20 batting and an Omni buttery yellow thread quilted with loopy loops for a fun and quick finish. The binding is also flannel.
Here is the back .....
I'm sharing my finish on Villa Rosa Designs facebook page and also joining these lovely linky parties this week. Please be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.
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I wish everyone a happy and creative week. Thanks so much for stopping by.
I've been wanting to try out this block pattern for ages. I recently watched a youtube video where this block was made and it's been on my mind ever since. The video used rectangles for the background, then trimmed off all the excess to square up the block. I didn't want the extra waste PLUS I had accuquilt dies to cut those outer units for me, with less trimming waste.
These soft oranges look so pretty in the blocks. I wish I had time to make more of them today.
I'm joining these lovely linky parties this week. Please be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.
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I wish everyone a happy and creative week. Thanks so much for stopping by.
I wish everyone a happy and creative week. Thanks so much for stopping by.
Villa Rosa Designs is hosting a "6 Quilts in 6 Weeks" Challenge. The quilts are being shared on their facebook page (5) Villa Rosa Designs | Facebook It's not to late to join in. I am considering extending my personal challenge to 10 weeks. You can read all the details about it here
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Last week I posted my pink finish for RSC so I didn't get my "Week 3" posted here; tho I did share it on Villa Rosa's facebook page. My week 3 finish was a UFO top I made last year. I was given some bags of flannel scraps and I was inspired to make some tops from the Honey Bouguet pattern. Here is one of them.
Here is the back which is also a flannel.
Now for my Week 4 Challenge finish ...........
This is a big one. I pieced and quilted it this month. I will be turning it into a quillow; currently working on the pocket. It finishes at 58 x 82. I did alot of ruler quilting on it using a very large quarter circle template by Amanda Murphy. It has 80/20 batting and is quilted with a Glide thread on top and Bottom Line gray in the bobbin.
The backing is the Queens Garden wide back from Marshalls Dry Goods.
Monday - Small Quilts & Doll Quilts
Monday Musings at Songbird Designs
Wednesday - The Inquiring Quilter
Thursday - quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com
Friday - Alycia Quilts
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