CCQ #7

I quilted up this country panel for Piecemakers Club charity quilt program.  It's bound and ready to pass along to the club at next Thursday's meeting.

I've already started quilting #8 and hope to also have that finished for next Thursday.  I need to move this stuff along because my sewing room is getting over crowded.

In the meantime, I'm linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times where you'll find lots of wonderful projects being created.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Scraphappy Saturday - Orange

I don't have much variety of oranges and not alot of scraps, so I sat out most Saturday's this month. But before the month of September closes, I'm jumping in with this simple pinwheel-type block for the row quilt.

and I killed  ALOT  of time using up wee little scraps to make these greeting cards.

I'm linking up with Angela at Soscrappy where you'll find lots of wonderful projects being created with orange.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Friday Quilt Hop * 9-26-14

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






some tutes listed in the left column
http://craftywench.typepad.com/knittingwench/quilting---heather-bailey-friendship-braid/


eureka!  a list of free patterns here PLUS a longer list in the sidebar!
http://ivoryspring.wordpress.com/2014/06/11/free-pattern-santas-sleigh/


tutorials, free patterns & blocks and EQ lessons available here
http://funthreads.blogspot.com/p/free-quilt-patterns.html


There's so much to explore.  I had internet problems this morning which made the hop late today.

Thanks for stopping by!

Friday Quilt Hop * 9-19-14

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





a handy way to  construct a seminole border
http://janeweston.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/medallion-with-seminole.html

with a collection of other tutorials here
http://janeweston.blogspot.ca/p/tutorials.html

a slew of tutes here
http://thecraftyquilter.com/tutorials/

be sure to visit the Christmas page for a project every month
http://thecraftyquilter.com/christmas-once-a-month-2/

an enormous list of tutorials and patterns on the right sidebar
http://quiltingintherain.blogspot.ca/2011/02/rag-quilt.html

Have yourself a creative weekend.  Thanks for stopping by!

Scrappy Orphan Blocks QOV

This is what's on my design wall today.  Lots of scrappy orphan blocks made with patriotic fabrics.  We had a quilt guild  charity sew day last Thursday.  I went in with other plans (g) but I was directed to this batch of 20 scrappy orphan blocks.  I've been making sashing and cornerstones to bring it up to  adult size and assembling the top.  This is it's unfinished stage today.  Forgive the dull photo, it is a dreary and rainy day today, not the best conditions for taking pictures.

I'm linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times where you will find lots more wonderful projects happening.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Friday Quilt Hop * 9-12-14

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




a nice selection of projects here
http://www.leighlaurelstudios.com/my-blog/projects.html

and a slew of tutorials
http://www.leighlaurelstudios.com/my-blog/tutorials.html

a huge variety of topics to explore
http://joanne-everyonedeservesaquilt.blogspot.com/p/tip-tuesday-archives.html

a nice variety here too
http://emsewandsew.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html

here is a tutorial to make a quilt label without a special graphics program,handy!
http://wilmanc.blogspot.com/2011/05/making-quilt-labels.html


Have yourself a happy and creative weekend.  Thanks for stopping by!

Friday Quilt Hope * 9-05-14

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




a handy list of tutorials here, & be sure to check out the Tips page too
http://alamosaquilter.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html

some useful tutes here too
http://www.stitcherydickorydock.com/tutorials/

nearly endless collection of project links
http://sewinlovewithfabric.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html

some interesting projects here
http://www.auntiestwo.com/free%20pattern.html

a few really nice patterns
http://www.meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html

Have a creative weekend and thanks for stopping by!

CCQ #6

Here is another child charity quilt.  It was truly a quilt-in-a-day.  I think the design plan suffered with the time constraint.  It was finished a week ago, but we have been without internet for nearly a week.  It's  GOOD  to be back!

                                                                 CCQ # 6


I'm linking up with Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation for needle and thread thursday. Hop on over there to discover lots of creative quilting.

Have a happy day and thanks so much for stopping by!

Scrap Scramble - block #9 plus ....

I spent Monday making up this block.  It was  tedious work, and  I was glad to see it finished.   This completes the nine, 12 inch blocks needed for my Scrap Scramble quilt plan.

Carol Doak's block # 171

Then I moved on to the 36 units needed for the border.  Some of them  are displayed here.

You can see all the blocks made for this project on the Scrap Scramble page.

I think this completes all the units for the quilt top.  Now ready to plan the assembly and quilting.  Everything came out of the scrap bins except for the white background.  I wish I could say it made a dent.

I'm linking up with  Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation where you will discover a wonderful selection of quilters projects.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

You can see all my scrap scramble blocks on this page .

Scrap Scramble - more blocks

This past week I was able to work on my scrap scramble bom project.  I got several blocks finished.....almost there.   These are the 12 inch blocks.  I took a different path from Carol's Scrap Scramble with my project.  I have a layout planned out in EQ - just waiting for the blocks to be finished.....one more 12 inch block and several border blocks to get done.  I am very happy that it is being made from the scrap bins.

July, 14 block

August, 14 block

block # 7

block #8

You can see all the other blocks for this project on my Scrap Scramble page.  

I'm linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times  for Design Wall Monday and Connie at Freemotion by the River for Linky Tuesday where you will find lots of other projects being created.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Friday Quilt Hop * 8-22-14

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




this blog has a nice page of tutorials; another page of her favourite tutorials  AND some wonderful eye candy
http://mamaspark.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html

lots of tutorials here; plus more great pages to explore
http://stitchintherapy.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html

several fun quick tutorials here
http://www.sameliasmum.com/p/tutorials.html#.U9_FQfldWSp

tutorials here - something for everyone
http://www.leighlaurelstudios.com/my-blog/tutorials.html

they claim this is the easiest stocking ever
http://www.theribbonretreat.com/blog/christmas-stocking-tutorial-and-pattern.html

Have a creative weekend and thanks for stopping by!

CCQ # 5

Here is another quilt finished for our club's charity missions.  Lesa S. found 2 storm at sea orphan blocks and built this quilt top around them.  I quilted it up and finished with light blue binding.  It's ready for donation.

You can see all the childrents quilt donations by visiting  the CCQ page .

I'm linking up with Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation.  Hop on over there to see more wonderful quilt projects happening.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

CCQ # 4

This little quilt was created by many hands.  The bow tie blocks were part of a donation to our quilt club. Bev M  sashed and pieced it together during a charity sewing workshop in July.  I quilted it up and so it is ready for donation.

You can see all the childrens quilt donations by visiting the CCQ page.

I'm linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times where you will find lots of inspiring projects happening.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Friday Quilt Hop * 8-15-14

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




colourful projects going on here
http://www.annkelle.com/category/blog/patterns/

a few tutorials and great gallery pages
http://www.happierthanabirdquilts.com/p/tutorials.html

a nice variety here
http://sewcraftyjess.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html

interesting projects here
http://www.quiltinglines.com/p/free-patterns.html

and some complimentary tutorials here
http://www.quiltinglines.com/p/tutorials-tips.html

Have yourself a creative weekend and thanks for visiting!

Friday Quilt Hop * 8-08-14

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





several nice tutorials here
http://firstlightdesigns.com/?page_id=1045

check under the headings - lots of tutorials
http://mypatchwork.wordpress.com

a variety here too
http://www.inspiringcreationsblog.com/search/label/Tutorial/

more tutorials here
http://www.charmed-liebling.com/free-tutorials.html

100 projects for fat quarters
http://thesewingloftblog.com/2014/02/17/fat-quarter-projects/


Have yourself a creative weekend and thanks for stopping by!

CCQ # 3

This is CCQ # 3 - a bright panel of  sea creatures.  The backing is a seashell print.  I used the same backing fabric for the binding too.  I'm sure a young child will enjoy cuddling underneath this little quilt.

You can see all the childrens quilt donations by visiting the CCQ page
.
I'm linking up with Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation for needle and thread thursday where you will find lots of creative projects being shared.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Friday Quilt Hop * 8-01-14

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




travel case for your curling iron
http://www.sew4home.com/projects/storage-solutions/flat-iron-curling-iron-travel-case

you won't look through these articles with one pot of coffee
http://www.sew4home.com/project-index

some great projects here
http://heatherkojan.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html

a vast collection of tutorials
http://www.noodle-head.com/p/tutorials.html

several tutorials here too
http://prettybyhand.com/tutorials-free-patterns/

Have a creative weekend and thank you for stopping by!

The Disappearing Pinwheel

I've been in a QAL this weekend. The focus was to play with some disappearing block techniques.  I started out with the D4P with 4 colours.  I learned I would prefer that block in a 2 or 3 color set.

I moved on to the Disappearing Pinwheel.  What a great block.  I was working with a layer cake, so had to put 2 fabrics in each block.  There were several options for block layouts.  I decided on these two.  I only had enough to make 9 blocks.  I think I will add some sashing and borders to bring it up to adult lap size.  You will find a tutorial  HERE .

I'm linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times and with Connie at Freemotion by the River  where you will be inspired with many more design walls.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday Quilt Hop * 7-25-14

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




some tutorials here
http://thepatchsmith.blogspot.co.uk/p/tutorials-and-freebies.html

and an on-going monthly sew-along with patterns here
http://thepatchsmith.blogspot.co.uk/p/across-pond.html

lovely creative mug rug eye candy
http://thepatchsmith.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/what-is-mug-rug.html

lots of N2M tutorials here
http://www.candiedfabrics.com/category/tutorials/

a parade of wonderful projects and tutorials here
http://www.quiltscapesqs.com/p/tutorials-small-projects.html


Have a happy weekend and thanks for stopping by!

CCQ # 2

This little quilt will be donated to my Piecemakers Quilt Guild for our local hospital's childrens ward.  It was definitely a QIAD project.  The kitty fabric did all the design work.  I used a plaid fleece for the backing and followed the grid on the fleece to guide my quilting.

You can see all the childrens quilt donations by visiting the CCQ page.

I'm linking up with Judy of Patchwork Times for Design Wall Monday  AND  Connie at Freemotion By The River for Linky Tuesday where you will find lots more projects being shared.

Thanks so much for stopping by!