City Square - a queen top

 I've been stitching along with the City Square free quilt along offered by Scott of 4th and Main Designs.  You will find all the links HERE . 

 I did add a couple extra rounds to finish at 92 x 104.  I used some gorgeous fabrics - all the taupes were from a Color Club collection at GEQuilt Designs, the gorgeous teal I had in my stash, searched for more but it must be old and vanished.  Also used a darker brown for trims and backgrounds of a printed batik and some fairy frost.  It is just lovely.  I won't be quilting it right away as my mind is wandering to autumn and Christmas projects.

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

Saturday -  soscrappy

                        Quilting Patchwork Appliqué           

Sunday  -  Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -    The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

My Quilt Infatuation

Blog - A Quiltery

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

I wish everyone a happy and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday Quilt Hop * 9-5-2025

 

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

Imported Blog – tagged "tutorial" – Page 7 – Birch Fabrics

small items, quilts, child clothes, stuffies.....

someone will love the cats on cats quilt

Lo, Ray, & Me: Twisted Tree

oooh, a tree made with the twister tool;

might be adorable w.h. in a miniature size

Regina Grewe - Textile Landscapes - Free Patterns

paper piecing patterns

Fort Worth Fabric Studio: Quilt Patterns/Tutorials

lots of pretty toppers and runners

I wish everyone a happy and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Strippie Bargello Q4K

 I had pieced up these strippie=style quilts a few months ago when SoScrappy's RSC color of the month was orange.  I pin basted them at group sew day last month and decided to dive in with a quick quilting plan.

They each finished at 46 x 56 and are already packaged for donation to our local community service departments for giving out at this discretion.  I used a lovely Glide lavender thread for free motion quilting.  They are each backed with a fun fleece print.

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

Saturday -  soscrappy

                        Quilting Patchwork Appliqué           

Sunday  -  Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -    The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

My Quilt Infatuation

Blog - A Quiltery

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

I wish everyone a happy and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday Quilt Hop * 8-29-2025

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

100+ Free Quilt Blocks | Build Your Library - The Sewing Loft

a collection of 100 quilt blocks offered by various quilters

Ellie's Quiltplace | EQP Textiles Quilt and Patchwork patterns

small seasonal mini quilts and more; goes thru shopping cart

Resources and Free Patterns – Delafield Quilt Company

lots of projects;  I really like the 'One Day Quilt'

Thanks so much for stopping by.

 

More Lil Quilt Project

 Yep, still enjoying working thru these donated tops that were generously given on behalf of Heartstrings Lil Quilt Project.  I don't forsee getting tired of quilting up these little gifts of love.

I have 3 baby quilt finishes to share this week from tops donated for this mission.  They were all free motion quilted using Glide or Omni threads and finish at 36 " square.  They will be donated to local service depts for families in need.

This first one was made by Kathy N.  I added a couple borders to make it a nice baby quilt size.  

These next 2 quilt tops were donated by Cindy W. of Indiana.

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

Saturday -  soscrappy

                        Quilting Patchwork Appliqué           

Sunday  -  Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -    The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

My Quilt Infatuation

Blog - A Quiltery

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

I wish everyone a happy and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Aqua Table Topper

 This table topper was re-created from a pic seen online several years ago.  I called it Carol's Table Topper and I sure don't know who posted the original pic.  I've tried to be better about labeling my photos now.  I liked it so much, so I re-drew it in EQ in somewhat 9-patch sections, and I left out the outside corners that made it square.  I wanted it to lay over a little worktable I use next to my evening stitching station in front of the TV with DH.

I pulled some teals which seem to be one of my favorite colors, if it is possible to have a favorite color.  When you're a quilter, you tend to love them all.  I cut and pieced it last fall, then it sat. So recently  I finally stitched the free motion quilting with assorted designs in the different shapes.  Then came the binding.  So it sat sgain as I knew this would not be a pleasant job. Actually, it was worse than that....The task from Hades.  I thought I could tackle the inside corners and must confess it went awful!  Same with hand stitching down on the back.  It was horrible and I won't subject myself to this particular misery again.  Okay, we can't expect to be good at everything.  Only God is perfect.  Yay!

It measures 35 inches point to point. I used a few shades of Glide threads.

Here is the lovely fabric in the final dark border.  It photos darker than it truly is.  I couldn't find more of this fabric, evidently it is an old line, but I truly love this fabric with the teal and little gold specs.

This is a couple pics of it on my rolling work cart and the final pic is of the back.

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

Saturday -  soscrappy

                        Quilting Patchwork Appliqué           

Sunday  -  Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -    The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

My Quilt Infatuation

Blog - A Quiltery

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

I wish everyone a happy and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday Quilt Hop * 8-22-2025

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Modern Baby Lattice Quilt Tutorial - Free Quilt Pattern - Darcy Quilts

the lively polka dot fabric for sashing really makes this quilt

Easy Rainbow Baby Bargello Quilt Pattern | Free PDF Fat Quarter Shop Exclusive | Fat Quarter Shop

                           I hadn't noticed this quilt pattern before because I avoid anything with "Rainbow"

                                         in it;  NOTE:  this cute pattern could be done in assorted shades of one

                                                            or two colors

SewCraftyJess: Tutorials

nice variety of projects; photos won't show up in flicker links

but all the text is there

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

 

Strip Tango Q4K and a Lil Quilt Project

 I finished a quilt4kids project that was started very early this year.  The pattern is a free project offered by Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation.  The pattern is  HERE .

My Strip Tango finished at 46 x 54.  I gathered up some fat quarters and it worked up very quickly. I used a silver Glide thread and free motion quilted curvvy strings with loops and occastional stars tossed in.  It seems impossible to see the quilting with all these prints.  

I use an 80/20 batting for everything now.  The back is a fun fleece which complimented the top so nicely.  Photo was taken indoors so the true colors are not quite this dark.  I'm gifting this quilt to a good neighbor who is having her first granddaughter this November.

The  Lil Quilt Project this week is a top donated by Cindy W. of Indiana.  I've gotten so many tops to finish into quilts and I run out of steam coming up with individual names for the projects.  I'm calling this one Scrappy Red Bricks.

I quilted it with diagonal straight lines going in both directions; connecting all the corner points. I used an Omni burgandy thread in the top and gray Bottom Line in the bobbin.  The bottom corner is flipped so you can see the backing. It finished at 30 x 40 and will be donated to our community programs as a baby quilt.

I was a bit of a slacker in the sewing room this week.  I spent more time in EQ trying to come up with wonderful borders for some special quilt centers I want to get finished.

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

Saturday -  soscrappy

                        Quilting Patchwork Appliqué           

Sunday  -  Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -    The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

My Quilt Infatuation

Blog - A Quiltery

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

I wish everyone a happy and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.