RSC16 - A Bushel of Oranges

I've been working on all my RSC projects with orange this week.  I want to be caught up as the remaining 2 weeks in April are full of other commitments.

Where do I start?  I already shared my bearpaws last week... visit  HERE  if you missed it.

Here is the first 4 months of my modified Indian Hatchet.  I love this quilt design with all the scrappy strips and the drama of the black and white.  I must keep this one for myself!  If a family member drools over it too,  I will make another one.  The columns are not sewn together.  I want to decide the color placement after all the rows are made.

Next up is the Column Sampler.  I wanted my quilt longer, so in January I added an extra 9" block. Now I'm compensating all my 6" block rows by making 13 blocks and adding 3" of spacer strips.

Here is the orange buzz saw blocks before they were sewn into a column.

and here are my columns (not sewn together)

I'm off to work on the orange crayon row, plus  I've added another project to my rainbow challenge this year .... churn dashes.  They're so adorable and always calling to me.  

In the meantime,  I'm linking up with Angela at Soscrappy.  Visit there to see all the rainbow encouragement you can handle.  And on Sunday, I'll join the scrap party with Cynthia for Oh Scrap.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Friday Quilt Hop * 4-15-16

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




some neat tutorials
http://campbellsoupdiary.blogspot.de/p/tutorials.html

and some free patterns
http://campbellsoupdiary.blogspot.de/p/free-patterns.html

several handy tutorials here too
http://sassafras-lane.com/pages/tutorials

more interesting projects
http://sotakhandmade.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html


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RSC16 Oranges - Bearpaws

Just getting into my orange challenge.  Here is the bearpaw block in all it's glory.

I pulled the prior monthly bearpaw blocks out of their box to get a group photo.  The lighting wasn't right and so the photo is not very flattering.

That's the best I can do for today  and so I'm joining these great linky parties.  Visit there to see what other great quilters are creating today.

Tuesday ............................  Freemotion By The River

                          ................        Quilt  Story

Wednesday ......................   Quilt Fabrication

                   ......................    Sew Fresh Quilts

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Friday Quilt Hop * 4-8-16

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





Alycia shares some free projects too
http://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2016/02/quilts-of-valor-february.html

a host of helpful tutorials
http://colorgirlquilts.com/category/tutorials

a nice variety of tutorials and patterns here too
http://buzzingandbumbling.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html


Thanks so much for stopping by!

CCQ # 30 - Baby Bargello

My 2nd finish this week is this little quilt I call the Baby Bargello.  It was quick, slick & easy.  I must make more.  You will find the free pattern here; scroll down to  "KISS"  aka  Keep It Simply Strippie  http://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2016/02/craftsy-sweetens-up-my-life-blog-hop.html


It measures 41 x 49.  You could easily make it larger by adding more beginning strips  or borders.  I backed it with a soft green print fleece.

Visit these great linky parties to see what other creative quilters are working on this week.

                                      Thursday  -  My Quilt Infatuation
                                        Friday    -        TGIFF


Thanks so much for stopping by!

CCQ # 29 - 4 Patch Trip

I started this quilt top at our guild retreat last month.  It hung around here unfinished for a couple weeks.  Now trying to finish up loose ends of projects --- which could take all year.  I started with what was right in sight.

This little quilt measures 44 x 60.  I backed it with a light gray fleece and quilted with a soft, slightly curvy crosshatch lines.  Just finished the binding and it's ready for the washer.

Be sure to visit these great link - ups to see what other creative quilters are working on this week.

                                             Tuesday  -   Freemotion By The River

                                                                           Quilt Story

                                       Wednesday   -   Quilt  Fabrication

                                                            -   Sew  Fresh  Quilts

                                                            -      Esther's Blog

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Friday Quilt Hop * 4-1-16

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





some helpful tutes here and circle templates
http://www.fatquartergypsy.com/tips.html

plus some free patterns
http://www.fatquartergypsy.com/Free-Patterns.html

free patterns offered here
http://seamslikeadream.com/product-category/free_patterns/

some adorable mini projects
http://susanemory.com/little-lovelies/

and more free projects
http://susanemory.com/products/free-projects/


Thanks so much for stopping by.

Vintage Blooms - Jan Feb Mar blocks

I'm caught up again on the vintage bloom blocks.  If you're interested in this project, you'll find a link to  Gay's free pattern in my left sidebar.  I've lost some points in this last set of blocks.  I have to turn my head and motor onward.   After all,  I'm  one -third  done with the blocks now, plus I have all the square parts to the remaining 21 blocks already cut out.

Visit  these  link-ups  to find lots of quilters and their wonderful projects.............

             Wednesday ...............           Quilt  Fabrication
                                                         Sew   Fresh   Quilts

         Thursday ................        My  Quilt  Infatuation

Thanks so much for stopping by!

RSC16 Purples 2

Now a chance to share all my  purple accomplishments this month.   First up, is the butterfly row for the sampler quilt.  I didn't know where to put the yellow, so I put it in place of the white background. Since I lengthened the quilt by an extra 9" block, I made 13 butterflies and used a quarter inch spacer between each block to get the length I needed.  You can visit my  RSC16 Sampler page  to see all the rows together.

Next up is the crayon quilt.  This photo shows all 3 months together.  So far,  48" long before borders.

I think I already shared the purple bear paw block.   I missed getting a photo of the 3 bear paws together so will have to catch up with that pic next month.

                                         

Finally,  the modified indian hatchet block.  The blocks were so striking together, it kept nagging at   me to make it bed sized.  So this past week I made 6 more blocks in each color to bring the length to 84 inches.  That is 14 blocks per row.  Here is a photo showing a partial clip of the rows.  I may have to keep this one.  You can see the progression of these projects on my  RSC16 Scrapbusters  page.

I'm linking up with Angela at Soscrappy today  and Sunday afternoon, I will be linking up with Cynthia for Oh Scrap.  Be sure to visit these sites to see what other quilters are creating today.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday Quilt Hop * 3-25-16

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




some really cute tutorials here
http://amaidenhairfern.blogspot.com/2015/01/tutorials.html

a nice collection of tutes here
http://twiggyandopal.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html

some helpful tutorials here
https://frommycarolinahome.wordpress.com/quilt-tutorials/

and several nice projects
https://frommycarolinahome.wordpress.com/quilting-project-tutorials/


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

Friday Quilt Hop * 3-18-16

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





a few tutorials here and some hand embroidery tips
http://www.downgrapevinelane.com/p/tutorial.html

a nice variety here
http://prettybyhand.com/tutorials-free-patterns/

plenty of tutes here
http://whynotsew.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html

and a couple free patterns
http://whynotsew.blogspot.com/p/free-patterns.html


Have a great weekend.  Thanks for stopping by.

Friday Quilt Hop * 3-11-16

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





some nice patterns here
https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/free-patterns/

some delightful projects here
http://lillyella.com/tutorials/

more nice tutorials here too
http://www.sunnyincal.com/p/tutorials.html


Have a great weekend.  Thanks for stopping by.

Vintage Blooms - Jan & Feb blocks

I've finished the February blocks for my Vintage Bloom BOM offered by Gay at Sentimental Stitches.  It takes a set of 4 blocks together to see the full effect of the secondary designs.  I used 3 strands of floss and very tiny stitches to help the embroidery stand out.  I'm pretty sure I'll be keeping this one.

Our guild retreat is coming up this weekend.  I plan to be sewing lots of triangle sets to have them ready for assembly as the embroidery blocks are released each month.

Tuesday link ups:

Freemotion By The River

Quilt Story

Wednesday link ups:

                                                             Sew Fresh Quilts

                                                                Esther Aliu

                                                             Quilt Fabrication

Visit this sites to see what other quilters are creating today.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

RSC16 - Purples

While waiting for the sampler block to be announced,  I went ahead and made up the bear paw block in purples.  I don't have alot of purples in scraps or yardage, so I hesitate to go too far with the alternate RSC plans, until I'm sure I have the sampler blocks covered.  Gee I'd hate to have to go buy some purples.  lol  Truly, I hope to squeeze thru the month with what I have on hand.

Today, I'm linking up with Angela at Soscrappy   and Sunday, with Cynthia for Oh Scrap.  Visit these sites to see what everyone is making with their scraps this weekend.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday Quilt Hop * 3-4-16

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





lots of useful tutorials here
https://catbirdquilts.wordpress.com/tutorials/

and don't miss the free patterns too
https://catbirdquilts.wordpress.com/free-designs/

more handy projects here
http://fabricmutt.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html


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

RSC15 Sampler - a Fine Finish

This was a sampler project initiated by Angela of SoScrappy.  It is the Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2015 Sampler.  Everything except background is from the scrap bins.  She provided instructions for all the sampler blocks and the main Star block    HERE .

The project is made from 25 star sampler blocks  and 24  connector blocks.  I wanted a nice flow to finish  the design  edge,  so I imported the basic photo into EQ, then played around a bit..... okay, a lot.  I was so happy with the border finish and so inspired to get the quilt together.

These are 12" blocks.  This quilt finishes at 108" x 108".  I work on a DSM in a somewhat small space, and so, sadly, I took the easy road in quilting it.  It has Hobbs 80/20 batting and legacy muslin on the back.  A quilt this large is a huge stretch for me.  I persevered and am so happy it is a finish.

RSC15 Sampler 

I love these rainbow scrap challenges.  I am predicting more pretty creations in 2016.

Today I'm linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times.

Tuesday link ups ..............  Freemotion By The River
                      ....................         Quilt Story

and Wednesday ...............     Quilt Fabrication
                      ...................    Sew Fresh Quilts

Be sure to visit these sites to see what other creative quilters are sharing today.


Thanks so much for stopping by!

RSC16 Browns - Part 2

Today rounds up the remainder of my brown scraps.  I have so little browns left now.    Here is my adopted version of the indian hatchet block....Jan and Feb rows together.

and here is the crayon rows together............

both rows are 48 inches long.  If I decide to make the indian hatchet quilt longer, it is easy to add more blocks before the rows are sewn together.  It may become a bed quilt.

The remaining scraps were pieced into large crumb blocks - excess of 8".  They are intended for hot pads  AND  practice for easy FMQ.  I am a totally walking foot quilter, but I want to play a bit and it's okay when they'll be badly quilted.

I did a thorough job with the browns this month.  I wonder what color is on tap for March?  I'm linking up with Angela at Soscrappy  and on Sunday with Cynthia for Oh Scrap.  Please visit these sites to see what everyone else has done with their brown scraps.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Friday Quilt Hop * 2-26-16

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





a nice variety of tutes
http://prettybyhand.com/tutorials-free-patterns/

lots of offerings here too
http://so-sew-easy.com/my-sewing-tutorials/

more great tutorials here
http://scrapatches.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html


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

CCQ #28 - Ladybug Wings

I had pieces leftover from my last project, Ladybugs.  I thought to design a baby quilt around the leftovers- strips from stripsets and a strip of the ladybug fabric.  I thought I was working along quite nicely,  went to bed last night with it all quilted, just waiting for the binding.  Saw it this morning and it was fright - full of orange.  The navy binding toned that down some, but not enough.  I sure hope it doesn't make some poor infant cross-eyed.  It measures 38 x 38.

I'm adding this to my CCQ page which is a collection of  my donation quilts.

I'm linking up with  Michelle for Lets Make Baby Quilts   and  Lisa in Port Hope for TGIFF.

Visit these sites to see what other creative quilters are sharing today.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

CCQ # 27 - Ladybugs

I pulled out a lonely piece of ladybug fabric and told myself I could work it into a quilt.  It wasn't a very big piece, so I made some stripsets, subcut them, swapped and flipped the pieces and ended up with this.  I can't think of a catchy name, so I'm just calling it Ladybugs.  It measures  48 x 54.  I guess it falls into the toddler category. I will give it to my guild for donation.

I get to add this to my CCQ's  (Charity/Child Comfort Quilt)  page.

Today I'm linking up with :
                               
                     Susan  at   Quilt Fabrication
    and            Lorna  of   Sew Fresh Quilts

Thursday   with  Kelly at  My Quilt Infatuation

Visit these fun sites to see what other quilters are sharing today.

Thanks so much for stopping by!