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.

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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

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 Quilt Hop * 5-2-2025

 

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

| Created by Cindy Carter. Available for Free.

Check out the list in the left sidebar....

so many patterns !

Katie's Quilts and Crafts: Tutorials

QAYG, HST methods, T-shirt skirt, finishing techniques

and a bit more

Tutorials – Sassafras Lane Designs

lots of useful methods shared here

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

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.

Friday Quilt Hop * 4-25-2025

 

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you find new inspiration today.

Fort Worth Fabric Studio: Simple Sixteen Free Quilt Pattern

large scrappy squares makes quick work of a quilt

Fort Worth Fabric Studio: Quilt Patterns/Tutorials

a nice variety of lovely toppers

Love Squared Quilt Pattern – Fort Worth Fabric Studio

simple and modern

Baby Patterns

Dino Might

Simple Squares Baby Quilt

Ships Ahoy!

Traffic Jam Wall Hanging

showcase a fun print

Large Flying Geese Wall Quilt

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

Bear Hugs # 13,14,15,16,17,18

 I've been finishing up these little quilts.  A few were made from orphan blocks and 4 were made from bricks, lots of little bricks into 3" rails.  I counted 94 rail fence blocks.  The first one gets a safari animal stuffie and the rest were small enough for the PBS Kids dolls.  They all have a printed fleece backing and were all free motion quilted in a variety of designs...... just because its fun.

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 Quilt Hop * 4-18-2025

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Kat & Cat Quilts: Tutorials

several string block ideas plus a bit more

Tic Tac Toe Quilt Pattern - We Like Quilting

what a pretty quilt, crisp looking

Tutorials - Bonjour Quilts

3 different conbinations of quarter square triangles; 

adorable lion, patchwork heart and more .....

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

 

Twin D9P Reds - RSC

 I'm working on a twin size top for donation,  using reds to add to my rsc project collection.  I could only fit 16 blocks on the design wall,  there are 8 more blocks waiting in the wings.  When I get my cutting table cleared off,  I can start cutting them apart to re-assemble again.  There is also silver/gray and very dark navy in the center which will also be some sashing.

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 healthy and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday Quilt Hop * 4-11-2025

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Free Quilt Patterns – BOMquilts.com

checking out all the free offerings here will keep you

entertained for hours

Free Patterns – Windham Fabrics

Windham has a fresh new website with lots

of free patterns

4 At a Time Easy Hourglass Quilt Block Tutorial - Pattern Princess

make a scrappy 4-fabric hourglass units - 4 at a time!

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

 

Bear Hugs # 11 & 12 !

I started very early today and got these 2 small sandwiches fancy quilted and bound.  I know the kiddos and the bears don't give a toot about the fancy quilting,  but it is the delightful time for my soul. 

 They each finished at 18 x 22 to fit this new batch of bears, which are 11 inches long but narrower than the first set of bears ordered.  I quilted with a pink Glide thread in the top and bobbin and ruler quilted with special templates.

This special mission project was initially inspired by Mary Johnson of Mary Quilts.  You can read more about it  HERE .

25-11

               

25-11 back

25-12

25-12 back

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Saturday -  soscrappy

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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

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

Friday Quilt Hop * 4-4-2025

 

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

SECRET FOREST - WELL OWL BE | Dear Stella - Unique Fabric Brand with Modern Style | www.dearstelladesign.com

this is a lovely quilt with owls

Free Downloads – Quilting Affection Designs

5 years of fancy star blocks plus a few extra quilt patterns

Free Patterns - Gray Barn Designs

some charming quilts plus lots of  unique paper pieced blocks

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

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

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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'm wishing everyone a safe and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

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.