SAHRR 2025

 I decided at the last minute again,  to join in the 2025 Stay at Home Round Robin.  You can read about it  here  Quilting Gail | A scrappy quilter and not a perfect quilter , join in the fun and don't forget to link up each week when you have progress.

I made my choice for the center block in a round about way; which is not necessarily a method for success.  First I pulled some bright, happy fabrics from the shelf.  I thought I could make them work together nicely.  

Then I had to go lookin on my pinterest boards for some ideas to ignite the center block design.  I choose two ideas.  I started working with the first idea in EQ.  After much time lost, I reverted to the 2nd choice.  Still not sure this block works.  Always room for improvement here.

This is kind of a ' wild and crazy ' block so I'll refer to it as my Steve Martin classic.

So if you're ready to take part,  be sure to link up your center block  HERE.

Wishing you all a great week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Bear Hugs 25-1

 I have started a new mission project this year.  These are teddy bears with their own little quilted blanket.  It will be an on-going mission gifted to our church's local Miriams Closet which is an outlet serving foster children thru our local DCS and their 6 counties.

I first learned of this project through Mary Johnson of MaryQuilts.com. You can learn about it here at doll/bear quilts – MaryQuilts.com.  

Yes, I have small surplus of blocks, scraps, batting, fleece for backing......  well maybe 'small' isn't realistic enough.  What a fun way to use some of it.  I know I need a break from those huge, detailed quilt-making projects with a bit of colorful and quick fun project now and then.  I ordered the teddy bears by the case online.   The bears are very soft and cuddly and cute. I hope to go thru this supply and need to purchase another. 

I also follow along with the RSC monthly project.  Since Angela released the color for January as pink, I started playing in the pink and brown scraps for this little quilt.  You can find Angela over at soscrappy.  

Okay,  on to the first bear hug of 2025 !

This blanket is 22 x 29.  I should mention, I quilting the entire piece with assorted free motion swirl designs as practice for Angela Walters swirl challenge.  So much going on !

Isn't he just the cutest little bear.  

and here he is all bundled up and ready for a nap.

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

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

Friday Quilt Hop * 1-10-2025

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Free Sewing Patterns | Little Fabric Shop

small items, mostly bags, holiday blocks

Sewing Skills Tutorials | Little Fabric Shop

sewing techniques; aka zippers, bindings,

patches etc.

Freebies - It's Only Fabric And Thread

a few free patterns,  a really nice flag pattern made up of squares

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

 

Go Fun Baby Quilt

 This is a free pattern at Accuquilt.com called Go Fundamentals.  I needed a baby boy quilt in a jiffy and this one worked well, plus you only have to choose 2 fabrics.  I quickly put it in EQ and sized it to 8 inch blocks plus sashing, so it finished at 32 inches square.  

Here is a pic of the back - a gray fleece with doggie elements.  These pics were taken inside and the quilt is really much brighter than it appears in the photos.  I quilted a spiral using the walking foot.  It really went quickly.

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

Saturday -  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 happy and productive week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday Quilt Hop * 1-3-2025

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Quilting Archives -

4 pages of projects and blocks; stockings,

pillows, hearts, etc

Hidden Snowflake Block – FREE – Quiltjane

slightly more complex than the disappearing blocks, but

a fun process for a nice block

The Desperate Housewife’s Quilt – Quiltjane

52 unique blocks - one per week ; many share examples of

quilt layouts plus each has a guest blogger with a block of their own

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

 

Quarter Log Cabins

 I was gifted a layer cake of a collection of flowery prints.  I cut them into logs for a quarter log cabin block.  The layer cake yielded 96 blocks using 3 background units each from the stash.  I've been sewing them together the last few days.  Yesterday they were all sewn into (20) - 4 quadrant units. I have 16 blocks leftover....maybe part of a pillowcase?  When I'm making a bed size quilt, I try to assemble them into smaller segments as much as I can.

With the magic of EQ8, I imported a photo of my set and played with a few arrangements.  Here are my two favorites.  Now I can get my units assembled into a top.    Which version is your favorite?  AND if you can tell me how to get 2 photos to place side by side, that would also be very helpful.

                                                                       

                                                                                                                                              

             

 

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

Saturday -  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 you all a healthy and productive week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday Quilt Hop * 12-27-2024

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Tutorials — Fresh Lemons Quilts

Categories:  techniques;  block patterns;

quilt patterns;  kitchen, bag & home decor patterns

Tutorials – Quirks Ltd.

tutes for several quirky, non-traditional pieced blocks;

no-waste flying geese and that quick start quilting piece is impressive

Free pattern: Perfectly Plaid - APQS

perfect guy quilt

Retro Plaid Free Quilt Pattern - Suzy Quilts

modern darling quilt pattern

Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season.

Merry Christmas  and many blessings for the New Year!!

 

Festive Tableset from Border fabric

 I got this pretty border print fabric with hopes of coming up with a great plan.

Down to the wire now, so I came up with this arrangement. It measures 13 x 50.  I pulled the mint green and silver and black with white dots from my stash.  So fun when you have a stash that serves you just right.

The placemats were another challenge itself.  I resorted to EQ to help me fit the dimensions of the tree border strip into this partial seam block style and tell me the size for the center rectangle.  Here is a close up of one placemat and the four mats together.

                        

I backed all the pieces with this mint green print.  Since the fabrics are so busy, I used a dark gray Omni thread and quilted in the ditch.

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and I STILL have things to finish.  I got to do better next year!

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

Saturday -  Quilting Patchwork Appliqué           

Sunday  -  Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -   Quilt Fabrication

The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

My Quilt Infatuation

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

Wishing everyone a great week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday Quilt Hop * 12-20-2024

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Simple and Fast Sunflower Mini Quilt – Bobbin In Quilts

a different way to create a sunflower

(I have a die to cut circles)

Sunflower Appliqué Wall Hanging

I love this one.. would work as a nice center block for

a Stay at Home Round Robin project

Blog 2 — Butterfly Threads Quilting

block designs for assorted holidays plus a few small projects

tutorials & free patterns – lillyella

some lovely paper pieced birds, butterflies, etc.

plus a sewing machine mat and other small items

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

 

Friday Quilt Hop * 12-13-2024

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Quilt Art by Lena Pugachova: Tips and Tutorials

small applique templates and projects; a cool dragon and

moonflower and poinsettia

Tree of Life quilt pattern download

an artist style "Tree of Life"

A Bright Corner: Diamond Patchwork Quilt Tutorial

a lovely scrappy made from fat quarters.....

twin size or crib size

Projects & Patterns – Paintbrush Studio Fabrics

7 pages .... lots of great quilt examples, watch for the

"Free" in the title for a download

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

 

Friday Quilt Hop * 12-06-2024

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Projects – Lewis & Irene

patterns using Lewis & Irene fabric line

Quilting Archives -

4 pages of small quilts and block ideas

QUILT PATTERNS | Moonkin Stitchery

lots of nice quilt designs;  could be simple

and/or scrappy

Tutorial/Free Quilt Patterns Archives - Inspired Quilting by Lea Louise

22 pages of methods and tips

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

 

Hidden Log Cabin After Christmas QAL

 This quilt along is taking place on one of my favorite I.O. quilting groups .... Stashbusters.  We will work on this project together, using stash and putting our own spin on it.  This idea is a spin-off from a youtube video  by Moonkin Stitchery  

(10806) Hidden Log Cabin | Jelly Roll Quilt Pattern | Layer Cake Quilt Pattern | Log Cabin Quilt Pattern - YouTube

Of course, I couldn't resist cutting fabric in preparation for the quilt along.  It took me 3 afternoons.  I cut from a layer cake for the prints and half yard cuts for the cream backgrounds.  I want to make a twin, so I need at least 80 blocks.  I prepped the entire layer cake which made for 96 blocks, so I will have extra.  The extra blocks could go on the back or into a topper.... so many options.  I used my stripology rulers for the strip cutting and cross cut units which was very efficient and little waste.

So this is all I have to share this week ....................

This is stacks of 8 each

These pieces are the background/light side

Sample block layout ...........

I'm joining these lovely linky parties this week.  Please be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing with us.

Saturday -  Quilting Patchwork Appliqué           

Sunday  -  Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -   Quilt Fabrication

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.

Friday Quilt Hop * 11-29-2024

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Inspired by Fabric: Summer of Sewing Tutorials

pillows, totes and quilts; especially love the "Bargello in Blues" quilt

and the placemats where the pretty print fabrics do all the work

 Inspired by Fabric: Tutorials

lots of small useful items

The Recipe Bunny: Tutorials

a few picture blocks plus a tablerunner, wreath made

from ties, plus more

Free Patterns – the.weekendquilter

a few quilt patterns plus a bunny block and santas helper block

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

 

Calico Gold 3 YD Quilt

 This little quilt was designed from a photo of a 3 yard quilt.  It finished at 52 x 62.  The black and gold calico fabric didn't photo very well.  It is much prettier than in the pic.  I started this project during a kit-making marathon in December of 2022?  I carried it with me as a back-up to sew days every month.  I've spent the past week free motion / ruler quilting it with overlapping circles.  I used Military Gold Glide thread on the top and Omni gold thread in the bobbin.

Here is a close up of the quilting .................

I used this lovely wide backing fabric from Quilted Twins which worked ever so well with the burgandy fabric on the front   Red Queen's Garden: Queen's Garden by MDG - 108 Wide Backing

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

Saturday -  Quilting Patchwork Appliqué           

Sunday  -  Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -   Quilt Fabrication

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.

Friday Quilt Hop * 11-22-2024

 

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

How to Make a Christmas stocking with binding and a hanging tab, quilted christmas stocking tutorial

9 minutes into the video, she shows her method for cutting bias binding from a fat quarter

Starlight Mountains Quilt Block Challenge | National Quilters Circle

beautiful large quilt, presented as a mystery but all links are there

My Quilt Infatuation: Snippets and Scrappy X Plus Method

this quilt will clear out your scrap bins; no background needed

Free Tutorials & Patterns - Birch Fabrics

lots of great patterns here; modern, easy quilts, plus small items and toddler clothes

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

Friday Quilt Hop * 11-15-2024

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Half-Square-Triange Christmas Projects — Jillily Studio Blog

christmas wreath & christmas tree

Welcome to susies-scraps.com | susies-scraps.com

a very long list of quilt block tutes described as 'made easy'

plus some projects

Quilt Block Directory | Epida Studio

30 handy quilt blocks

Quilt Patterns | Quilts of Valor Foundation

a lovely variety of patterns especially for veterans;

I like "Salute to Service"- a pleasant design for anyone

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

Peace on Earth

 I made 2 Peace on Earth tops, similar but each very scrappy.  This first one is now complete with free motion quilting and a sleeve on back for hanging.  It finished at 30 x 37.  I used 2 glide threads on the top, a medium gray and a navy in the black fabric so I could see where I stitched.  I used a forest green in the bobbin to match the fabric on 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 -  Quilting Patchwork Appliqué           

Sunday  -  Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -   Quilt Fabrication

The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

My Quilt Infatuation

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

I'm wishing everyone a happy and productive week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday Quilt Ho * 11-8-2024

 

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Quilts & Blankets

2 pages of quick pieced quilts

Jo's Country Junction

this is the home page: click on the 'free patterns'  tab at

the top or select your projects from the list on the right sidebar

Happy Quilting: Shine Quilt and Tutorial

 a controlled scrappy quilt; Melissa uses ombre fabrics

Emmaline Bags: Sewing Patterns and Purse Supplies: Free Tutorials

all the tricky parts to making great bags

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

Friday Quilt Hop * 11-01-2024

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Tutorials - Sew Chic'n Scratch 

bags, totes, fabric baskets and a few quilts

Tutorials - She Quilts Alot

book cover, gift tags, sampler quilt,

gooseberry stars quilt, zippered pillow....more

Quilting Tutorials – The Cloth Parcel

lotsa quilt patterns and blocks; 
Christmas Plus quilt block, several plus quilts ... more

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

Peace on Earth

 I have been working on christmas items these past few weeks.  I fell in love with an item in the Connecting Threads catalog.  It burned in my mind until I had to make one.  What was I thinking...lots of piecing and lots of applique.  I also work under the theory that if you're gonna make one,  it's just as quick to make two at the same time.  I have the top to the first one ready to sandwich and quilt and the second top is waiting for the trees.  It is fusible applique. I think I will quilt with silver thread which will sparkle in the black background.  I will stitch it down & quilt at the same time.  My letters are a tad too big but I love it anyway.  Of course, one is for me and I will gift one.

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

Saturday -  Quilting Patchwork Appliqué           

Sunday  -  Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -   Quilt Fabrication

The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

My Quilt Infatuation

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

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

Friday Quilt Hop * 10-25-2024

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Make It Sew | Cloud9 Fabrics

nice collection of quilt patterns and 

other accessories; quick to view and download

Quilting Project Archives Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom

3 pages of quilts, holiday items, table mats and pillows and more

Free Quilt Pattern - Tropical Dynasty – Paintbrush Studio Fabrics (pbsfabrics.com)

beautiful design made from stripset diamond

Cakewalk Free Pattern: Robert Kaufman Fabric Company

colorfu quilt, looks like a sampler BUT uses one

quilt block pattern

 Krystal Nebula (michaelmillerfabrics.com)

GORGEOUS quilt, especially if you're looking for a challenge,

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