Saturday, October 18, 2025

Elmo's Q4K

 I prepped this 'strippy' style quilt last year.  These kits are great when you need a quick finish.  They are all quilts-for-kids size at approx 48 x 56.  It's also a great playground for practicing new free motion quilt designs.

The Elmo fabric was donated to me.  I pulled some other fabrics that were colors in the focus print.  The backing is a red fleece and cotton batting between.  I free motion quilted continuous loopy circles in the printed areas and a crosshatch grid in the red and another easy design in the blue border.  ( I forgot its name). A buttery yellow Omni thread on the top and gray for the blue border and bobbin.  The thread just disappears in the fleece.



In the meantime, 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, October 17, 2025

Friday Quilt Hop * 10-17-2025


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



a christmas pickup truck


a nice variety of block patterns


a most handsome crow


an easy and effective border finish to a panel


click on each photo for the bird files


autumn topper or wallhanging


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



Saturday, October 11, 2025

Tossed Leaves Wall Hanging

 I adored this panel the minute I saw it.  I got it at my LQS along with some extra prints from the fabric line.  It is called Tossed Leaves.


With EQ's help, I added some borders to bring it up to the desired size of  46 x 55 .  I fmq around and in all of the elements and pieced and plain borders.  I kept the quilting light and did not put a filler in the cream background.  I used several shades of Glide threads.  Its now hanging and I'm working on a complimentary table runner.



In the meantime, 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, October 10, 2025

Friday Quilt Hop * 10-10-2025


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


a thanksgiving runner - the original webpage has been removed


a patchwork turkey to include in your seasonal projects


the cutest block to include in your halloween projects


a nice collection of blocks for halloween


I love scrappy patchwork - this small quilt is done in
a great winter/fall color palette


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





 

Saturday, October 4, 2025

More Bear Hug Quilts

 I've just finished up the final batch of  lil bear hug tops donated from several quilter friends of Heartstrings Group.  I paired them with batt, backing & binding and got to quilt them up and donate to wonderful charities in my area.  I've used walking foot and free motion quilting with Omni and Glide threads. This is a long term mission for me.  You can learn about the program over at Heartstrings.

                                                                                        

   
Puppy Print - I couldn'd find the name of who donated the top


Lil Churn Dash donated by Kathy Nyman



These next two tops donated by Bonnie Adler





The last two tops donated by Cindy Weber





I've also been working on some autumn decorations and larger quilts 4 kids and I've got a lovely batch of donated baby size quilt tops I need to pair up with batt & backings for more mission work.

In the meantime, 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, October 3, 2025

Friday Quilt Hop * 10-3-2025


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


small items and paper pieced blocks; 
method tutorials using freezer paper; binding techniques


long list of free projects on the right sidebar
or use the "Free Patterns" tab to search by category


a great strippy pattern for just the right collection


just in time for autumn season


bright and happy quilt - jelly roll or cut your own strips


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

 
 

Saturday, September 27, 2025

National Jelly Roll Saturday Report

 My Jelly Roll Saturday was supposed to be a quilt sewn together in a day, right?  So I did work on it pretty diligently  BUT  just finished putting on the borders today.  I did interrupt the progress with alot of appointments this week and some free motion quilting on my Tossed Leaves panel to get ready for autumn decor.

I have several jelly roll quilts I want to whip up, but I chose this one first because I was gifted the perfect jelly roll and bolt of background fabric for it.  I used the Safari 2 jelly roll pattern by Gina Gempshaw and quilted treasures.  I know I have the free pattern but heck if I can find a link to it on the net now !

The instructions called for 26 safari print jelly roll strips and 1-1/2 yards of background.  The thing is...the pattern had you cut pieces for a block which only used half of the strip.  So,  I made double the blocks for a twin size quilt.  So with a couple borders added,  the flimsy measures in at 64 x 92.  I have 16 full length strips leftover from this roll.  I might use them to make a very scrappy binding.


Here is a clearer photo of some of the blocks .................


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, September 26, 2025

Friday Quilt Hop * 9-26-2025


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


lots of tutes here: quilt blocks, binding methods;
small projects


nice variety of simple applique elements ;
may be good to decorate your quilty neighborhood project


soooo many useful tutorials


lots of small items - mostly zippered pouches in 
assorted sizes


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

 

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Lil Bear Hug Quilts

 Another busy week on my schedule meant I could only finish 3 lil bear hug quilts.   I also concentrated on the Tossed Leaves autumn panel, adding several borders and now I am in the early stages of doing all the free motion quilting on it.


Back to the Lil Bear Hugs ............

This first top was donated by Karen O'Neil.  I used a puppy print fleece on the back and quilted it with a diagonal crosshatch.




These next two lil quilt tops were made by Bonnie Adler. The first one I used a fleece print on the back and had a leftover matching purple piece for the binding. I quilted this one with a double line cf diagonal crosshatch.



The binding and purple backing was also donated for this top.  I quilted it in an allover spiral circle





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, September 19, 2025

Friday Quilt Hop * 9-19-2025

 


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


several bags and useful containers
plus lots of sewing ideas for kids


a few lovely patterns here


lots of small projects; a good listing for
making little gifts


Have a great weekend.  THanks so much for stopping by!

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Dawn Qui & Kong plus One Bear Hug

 I could not resist this donkey panel and immediately ordered it and quilted it up so I could hang on the wall.  It makes me smile every time.  I added a border strip top and bottom, mainly so I would have a hidden seam line to sew on the hanging sleeve by machine.  It has a bit of a wave on the sides.  Not sure what I did to make it hang like that.  It finished at 35 x 44.

I just wanted quilting to show but not the thread, so I used Superior Threads  gray Microquilter 100 wt. on top.   My Janome QP 18 loved it. Why did I come up with such a strange name?   The only thing that came to mind was Donkey Kong and I needed 2 names, so I guess they are Qui (pronounced  'key'  in french) and kong.  Good think I live in the city limits as I just love those little miniature donkeys but havent a clue how to care for them.



I also restored a neighbor's 35 year old baby quilt so they could use it for first granddaughter in family.  It originally belonged to the mother of the new to arrive baby and she kept it all these years.  I won't display a photo of it but it was taken apart, replaced with 80/20 batting, new binding and a bridging stitch over the seams to reinforce the tender old fabrics.  the back is/was a flannel.


Finally this week, I used a serpentine stitch with a buttery yellow Omni thread on this 24 inch bear hug quilt.  The pale yellow thread blends in all the colors so well.  The top was donated by Kathy Nyman.  I put a darling plaid on the back and a red binding, reminiscent of the 1930's feel.  This will be donated to one of our local community service departments ( police,fire, childrens services) .


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, September 12, 2025

Friday Quilt Hop * 9-12-2025


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


cute coasters from a fabric panel

an endless listing of quilts, quilt blocks and method tuorials


lots of patterns and method tutes; checkers in he park is a fun
one for activity minded folks and hugs and kisses is pretty


a variety of beginner tutes here


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


 

Saturday, September 6, 2025

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, September 5, 2025

Friday Quilt Hop * 9-5-2025

 


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


small items, quilts, child clothes, stuffies.....
someone will love the cats on cats quilt


oooh, a tree made with the twister tool;
might be adorable w.h. in a miniature size


paper piecing patterns


lots of pretty toppers and runners


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

Sunday, August 31, 2025

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, August 29, 2025

Friday Quilt Hop * 8-29-2025

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


a collection of 100 quilt blocks offered by various quilters


small seasonal mini quilts and more; goes thru shopping cart


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


Thanks so much for stopping by.



 

Saturday, August 23, 2025

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.