Bear Hug # 9 & 10

 Now I'm torn whether to call my batch of stuffies wrapped in blankets as Bear Hugs or Care Bears.  What do you think??  ( due to overwhelming choice from some quilty friends, it shall remain "Bear Hugs")  Thanks to everyone for your input.

This is # 9.  I spent too much time quilting on it.  I would like to finish #10 by tomorrow to keep up with my goals.  In the meantime here is # 9 for this year ..........  this little blanket is made with the twist n stitch tool.  Such fun,  I want to make a bigger one now.  Please ignore the patch job I had to do on one petal due to mis-cutting.  This guy measures 23 x 27.

Here is the fleece print on the back.  So cuddley with batting and fleece.  I quilted it with yellow Glide thread.

Here is the little guy getting wrapped up in the blanket for gifting  ..

and now a revision to this post.  I did get bear hug # 10 finished this morning.  It was made from an orphan/test block from the 1-1/2" strip bin.  I birthed this one instead of binding..... probably won't be doing that again.

Here is the back and his stuffie is a PBS Kids.

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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

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

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Friday Quilt Hop * 3-28-2025

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Party Train by Bethany Fuller, Free Projects, Windham Fabrics

a cute quilt 4 kids with train cars

rileyblakedesigns.com/assets/images/freepatterns/quiltpatterns/FullSteamAheadWithThomasAndFriendsChooChooFreePattern.pdf

more free train cars to piece

Lone Star Tree Skirt Sew Along - Hopeful Homemaker

a beautiful Lone Star tree skirt

Make a Splash | modafabrics.com

what a fun quilt; substitute any ocean-like applique

I had to copy/paste this url

fp_make-a-splash.pdf

Too Tired To Give A Hoot | Justquiltin with Denise Russart

owl center wall quilt ... cute !

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

 

Bear Hugs 7 & 8 and Starburst Center Baby Quilt

 I've tried to have a productive week while working around appointments.  I started piecing my Crimson Christmas kit designed by Krista Moser.  You can get it  HERE .  I cut and pieced through steps 1-6 & 12.  She has helpful videos on a private group which she will close after one year....come October.

Since I have so many photos today, I kept them on the smaller size.  You can click on any photo to get a larger pic.

Then I moved on to donation projects.  These bear hugs # 7 & 8 came from the blue scrap bin which was still out from February's RSC.  I was going to put it away but there were several rail fence type sets sewn together for L/E.  I made a few more to complete the sets and made two bear hug quilts.

# 7 is made from 3" finished rails. finished at 17 x 20.  I paired it with a PBS Kids stuffie and free motion quilted a grid using rulers plus a little swirly in the tiny border.  The backing is an adorable fleece print of puppies.

# 8 is made from 4 " finished rails, has a royal blue fleece backing and free motion quilted in a grid using rulers.  This one finishes at 24 x 24 and is paired with an adorable large eyes stuffie donated to me by our dear friend, Dee in Nebraska.

Here is my third donation finish this week.  This is a topper donated by Cindy Weber of Indiana.  It measures 36 x 36 so it will go to the Foster Child Ministry in our area which serves 6 counties.  I also backed this one with that adorable puppy fleece and had great fun free motion quilting different designs in all the borders.  I had to give it a name and didnt know what that center block is called, so I penned it  "Starburst".

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

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

I hope everyone has a safe and creative week ahead.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday Quilt Hop * 3-21-2025

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Tutorials - Bonjour Quilts

a nice collection of tutorials and quilts;

colorful and modern

St Patricks is a month for green and so I had

to include this gorgeous quilt free from "Quilted Twins"

bearpawsinthegreatoutdoors.pdf

Block of the Month, Row by Row Sampler- Quilting With Tamara

a lovely row sampler for 2024

2025 Mystery Quilt - Quilting With Tamara

a new mystery quilt of the month for 2025

Free Quilt Block Library - Quilting With Tamara

a small offering of 12" block patterns

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

 

Sailing

I was picking on google for blue and yellow quilts and stumbled on a pic like this one and couldn't resist doing it.  It was a bit of work,  sewing all those 2 - 1/2 inch squares together, drawing the boats in EQ which I paper pieced.  Now it is a completed flimsy 47 x 55.  It covers my quilt of  the month for RSC.  The color for March is yellow.

I have tons of tops to quilt at this point, so don't know when I'll get this one quilted, but I'm aiming for this year!  In the meantime, I'm joining these lovely linky parties this week.  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

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

Wishing everyone a safe and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday Quilt Hop * 3-14-2025

 

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Sentimental Stitches | Free Patterns

large list of free patterns,  some applique or embroidery

Monday Morning Designs

assorted quilting and finishing methods; especially 

helpful for beginners

A Few Scraps: Free-Motion Designs

free motion quilting designs

A Few Scraps: Tutorials

dbl disappearing 9-patch; magic triangle

block plus more

Wishing everyone a safe and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Bear Hug # 6

 It may not look like a lot was accomplished this week, but I do have several things in the works.  So, for today I can share little Bear Hug # 6.  I am still working with the recent RSC colors of blues and yellows.  I used the same print fabric on the back.  I fmq swirls and used a ruler for the straight line grid in the center.

and here he is all bundled up and ready for gifting ...........

I'm joining these lovely linky parties this week.  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

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

Wishing everyone a happy and productive week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday Quilt Hop * 3-7-2025

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

BubzRugz: My Tutorials and Tips

variety of tutes; qayg sashing, easy christmas cards,

charm pack baby quilt; easy applique & more

Quilted Twins | Free Patterns | Dade City, FL

refresh yourself with this wonderful collection of

scrappy quilts

Small Wonders: Mastering Tiny Nine Patch Blocks Without the Fuss

a method for making teeny tiny 9-patch blocks

How to Make Scrappy Four Patch Quilt Blocks in Minutes

making tiny 4-patches scrappy and efficiently

Wishing everyone a happy and productive week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

 

Mod Flowers - a Q4K

 This dear little quilt languished in the laundry basket for eons, aka a few years.  It began as a 3-yard quilt project from a free pattern  I got at Wood Valley Designs website.  I must have been experimenting with a new binding method because when I washed it,  the fabric frayed away from the binding.  Hence, the living under a laundry basket.

I finally decided to pull it out,  cut away the attached binding, a begin again.  It now has fresh binding and is ready for the 'quilts 4 kids' collection.  It now measures 42 x 48.

The backing is a soft fleece print.  I free motion quilted it with rulers and also played with other free-style designs.

I'm joining these lovely linky parties this week.  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

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

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