Saturday, May 17, 2025

City Square - center section

 City Square is the free summer quilt along offered by 4th and Main Designs.  You can find all the links here:       Summer Quilt-Along 2025 . 

In order to set myself up for another quilt along which began this week,  I pushed myself to get the center section together, so now I am caught up until June 9th.  I had to take the photo indoors which did not  compliment the fabrics as well.    Here is my center 48 blocks .....




I avoid sewing flippy corners aka corner triangles which often come out wonky for me and those waste triangles are just another diversion..  So, I did a little Nancy Zieman time (she always said her life was built in samples) and I tested out a work-around method.

I love to cut my half square triangles with the gocutter as they come out perfect.  But there is no die for this snowball so of course, I did a test block, then I cut all my hst with the die and I trimmed off the corners of the snowball square with the easy angle ruler.  I needed 2-1/2" triangles, so I used some painters tape to mark the 2-1/2" to line up on the side and the black corner at the top.  These little pieces can be sewn to those cutaway triangles I get from joining binding ends.



Here are the hst units ready to sew to the pre-trimmed corners of the snowball.  They fit perfectly.



Pressed the corners out and here is the perfect 6-1/2" snowball block ready to stitch into your quilt.



That's it for me today.  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 wish everyone a safe and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.


Friday, May 16, 2025

Friday Quilt Hop * 5-16-2025


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


paper pieced pattern for accuracy AND
a link for the alphabet letters


a lovely Christmas Star offered in several sizes


a different approach to drafting your five pointe star block


Starlight Mini Mystery - May 31st
*must join facebook page*


easy quilt using charm pack or could cut up a layer cake


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





 

Monday, May 12, 2025

Baby Quilts Catch-Up

 I have a few baby size quilts to share - approx 36" x 36".  These will be donated to childrenn's charities.  Actually, the last two are already donated.  This first one, I just finished the binding on this morning.

This first one is a quilt top that was donated by Cindy W. who follows our group Heartstrings.  I FMQ it in a diagonal grid using a straight ruler, Omni thread in cream color and a happy print fleece on the back.


This next one is an adorable cut of fabric donated by Bonnie A.  The fabric was so sweet, I added a couple narrow borders to bring it to 36", then quilted it with serpentine stitch on a diagonal grid and used that fun fleece print again on the back.


Here is a close-up of the fabric print.  It is so sweet !


Lastly, this little quilt was part of a challenge on Stashbusters a couple months ago.  The challenge was to use FQ.  I had a lonely set of 5 FQ in flannel and chose to make a small trip around the world design.  I free motion quilted an orange peel design on the diagonal. (I'm seeing a trend here)  I made the binding from leftover pieces of the FQ.


and here is the back, another cute printed fleece.  Fleece tends to create a drag when trying to free motion, but the kiddos love it,  so I persevere.



That's it for me today.  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 wish everyone a safe and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.




Friday, May 9, 2025

Friday Quilt Hop * 5-9-2025

 


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


scrappy heart quilt, 2 hr baby quilt,
modern triangle pillows plus more


cute baby quilt; uses lots of signature blocks


cute! use fabrics geared for boy or girl


some of your favorite star blocks found here


sadly Sara has stopped blogging and we miss her presence in the quilting community; but
she has left all these wonderful patterns available for us to enjoy.


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


Saturday, May 3, 2025

Crimson Christmas - a design by Krista Moser

 I recently spent some continuous time on my Crimson Christmas project.  The helpful videos that the designer shares in a private facebook group will be removed in October when she is ready to release the 2025 project QAL.  Her designs are always so over-the-top and unique,  making it hard to resist the challenge.  You can find the pattern  HERE  .  She also offers a fabric kit which eliminates the need for you to find all the right tones of batiks that blend nicely.

Crimson Christmas | Krista Moser

Here is my Crimson Christmas top, waiting for my quilting.  I already know how I will quilt it and that in itself is such a bonus !  I do wish it was slightly larger but I think adding a border would spoil the design.


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



Perkiomen Valley Blocks

 I got a response from the coordinator for the donations for fire victims of LA County, CA and they are happily accepting blocks to further their community project. You can read about this mission here ....

Disaster Response Quilts

I was inclined to take on one more mission, so I headed to the scrap bins and gocutter dies and cut enough units for 40 blocks - ten (10) each of greens, purples, blues & light oranges.  Some of my quilter friends were gracious enough to help me assemble them into blocks and we got 30 blocks covered.  I have the batch of purples to sew yet.

I arranged some on the wall for a pic.  This would not have been my first choice for a block to make, but it is an interesting block once set into several options for a layout.


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


Friday, May 2, 2025

Friday Quilt Hop * 5-2-2025

 


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


Check out the list in the left sidebar....
so many patterns !


QAYG, HST methods, T-shirt skirt, finishing techniques
and a bit more


lots of useful methods shared here


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

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Lovely Donated Tops turned into finished quilts

 This year at HeartStrings@groups.io | Home, Mary Johnson encouraged a quilt drive of little quilts to be donated , each wrapped around a stuffed doll or animal.  Some gals wanted to donate their tops to be finished and a couple of us in the group volunteered to finish these and donate  locally.  The response was overwhelming.  I am balancing the work on these lovely little tops with some of my own.  I love to quilt so it has been a joy to play with several free motion designs.

I give thanks and gratitude to those who sent donations.  I know the children will find some comfort in these cuddles.

First up is a top I actually finished a couple weeks ago.  The top was pieced and donated by Cindy Weber of Indiana.  I backed it with an adorable puppy fleece print.  I used the piecing grid and quilted diagonal lines.  It measures 35 inches square and will go to a young mother with new baby.

the back .........



Bonnie Adler donated this adorable top, backing & binding. I quilted curves in the 9 patch blocks and ribbon candy in the border.  It will be donated with a bear hug stuffie.


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




Bonnie Adler also donated this adorable top with chicks and accenting blocks and included the backing and binding.  I quilted some funky ruler work and some overlapping circles.


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




This little quilt I called Warwus & Whales Strippie.  It was donated by Sheila Otte along with the backing. I was able to cut the matching binding from the leftover backing.  I quilted it with swirls and ribbon candy.  I love to quilt on strippies.


and here is 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

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts


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