Scrapbox Quilts

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Q4K 23-2 and 23-3

I'm running a bit behind on my personal goal of making 2 quilts for kids each month. Maybe I can catch up with myself.

In the meantime, I have finished these 2 quilts for kids which each finished at 38 x 51 after quilting. I used an extra loft poly batting (trying to use up the roll) and my usual fleece backing. I forgot to take a photo of the back but it is an adorable design with different kinds of puppy dogs.

Since these quilts had so much loft to them, I quilted on my DSM with the walking foot. The kids won't mind as the fabrics are so fun and colorful.

23-2 Beach Balls

and 23-3 Monkeys - which I gave away to a 2 month old foster baby soon as it came out of the dryer

I'm joining these links parties this week. Be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.

Monday - Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

Wednesday - Quilt Fabrication

The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday - My Quilt Infatuation

Friday - Alycia Quilts

Have a great weekend. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday, March 17, 2023

Friday Quilt Hop * 3-17-2023

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

My Fabric Obsession: Tutorials\

board basting; making half rectangle triangles,

quilting motif & more

Buzzing and Bumbling: Tutorials

oooodles of little projects; including

making faces and little bags & more

Loose Threads: My Patterns (luannsloosethreads.blogspot.com)

several assorted tutorial pages; click on the tabs at

the top of the page

I wish you a safe and happy weekend. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Sunday, March 12, 2023

Cat Folk - 2023 SAHRR - Round 6

I stuck it out on time for each week! I do love this quilt, always happens when I create them using a Round Robin method. I thought it needed to be a miniature size cuz no one would want it with this folk style cat block in the center or the colors. Well these are some of my most favorite colors. It turned out to be an oversize lap quilt or even a twin size - 76 x 88 before quilting. I will hang on to it for awhile before possibly gifting to a special person ( anyone who says they love it ).

I got carried away - 40 applique blocks in Round 5 had to be stitched down; then I went back and added 10 applique blocks to the centers of Round 3. Not my usual forte but EQ got me into trouble here.

I am anxious to quilt it too. I hope to pin baste it at our church sew day on Monday. I have plans! lol

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

Monday - Quilting Gail | A scrappy quilter and not a perfect quilter

Monday - Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

Wednesday - Quilt Fabrication

The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday - My Quilt Infatuation

Friday - Alycia Quilts

Have a great weekend and thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday, March 10, 2023

Friday Quilt Hop * 3-10-2023

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Free Patterns (splendidspeck.com)

4 really nice patterns

The Quilting Edge: Tutorial/QAYG #6/ Adding Borders

sometimes you can quilt the center on your domestic

machine and just add the borders QAYG style

verykerryberry: Free Tutorials/Patterns

lots of helpful quilting methods and some

small projects

Tutorials | twin fibers

modern blocks and some applique

Have a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Train Wreck Quilt - Grand finish!

I worked ever so hard to get this project finished by a certain date ..... a goal and a deadline is always an effective incentive for me .

I called this quilt Train Wreck ...... not because anything went wrong, it was just the name that kept coming to mind. So here it is ...... in all its 94 x 107 inches of glory. I used cotton batting, an extra wide fabric for the back, which was still not wide enough as I had to add pieces.

All my quilting is custom style, hand-guided on a Janome Versa sit-down. I have lots of pictures cuz I tried to stitch something different in all of the elements. It was quilted with several different shades of Omni thread and a gray Bottom Line thread in the bobbin.

I tried to get close ups of the quilting elements ........... Click on each photo to enlarge the view.

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

Wednesday - Quilt Fabrication

The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday - My Quilt Infatuation

Friday - Alycia Quilts

Monday - Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

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

Friday, March 3, 2023

Friday Quilt Hop * 3-3-2023

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Vicki Welsh Tutorials - Colorways By Vicki Welsh

8 categories; veterans quilts, placemats,

postcards, long arm quilting & more

Butterfly Threads: FREE (butterflythreadsquilting.com)\

lots of lovely scrappy quilts, plus quilting method

tutorials and mini quilts of the month

Tutorials — Cora's Quilts by Shelley Cavanna (corasquilts.com)

a nice variety of quilting techniques

I wish you a safe and happy weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

Monday, February 27, 2023

M and V in Pinks

This little project is my participation in the 2023 Table Scraps Challenge for February. You can read all about this challenge at The Joyful Quilter: 2023 ABC (Table) SCRAPS Challenge

February's challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to use the RSC color of the month, this month is pink and whatever speaks to you with the letters M and V. I must admit this can be a tricky challenge. There is alot that needs to speak to you in order to inspire the project.

I did pull pinks and some purple. I had a lovely piece of pink with purple accents which I used for the

'V' as in Vase. The letter 'M' could be an imaginary maple leaf plant. I zig zagged around the edge of the appliques and stippled in the background. The background fabric really is more pink than appears in my photo which was taken indoors. Pouring rain here in Indiana today. It measures 10 3/4 by 20 1/2.