Scrapbox Quilts

Sunday, December 19, 2021

Christmas table runners & mats

I've been spending time making some tablerunners for the Christmas season. I have 3 finished, 2 adorable octagon topperss waiting to be quilted and a few more ideas printed and waiting to be done. They are very time consuming considering their smaller size.

I bought this pattern at a quilt show in July. I plan to make a few more of this style, with other elements replacing the trees. The pattern is by Doghouse Designs.

This pattern is from Vicki's Crafts aka knitbug2 . I used soft batting for the beards to give it some texture.

I re-created this runner from an online photo. It is a bit bold. I would like it better if the background fabric was more subtle.

Now I've changed course and working on quilted hot pads and story books.

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

Sunday - Quilting is more fun than Housework..

Monday - Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

Wednesday - Quilt Fabrication

The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday - My Quilt Infatuation

Friday - Alycia Quilts

The Joyful Quilter

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

Friday, December 17, 2021

Friday Quilt Hop * 12-17-2021

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

The Best Pre-Cut Friendly Suzy Quilts Patterns - Suzy Quilts

a gathering of free patterns for pre-cuts

Featured Modern Quilting -Patchwork Tutorials - Sew Katie Did

mod quilts and sewing room hacks

Free Patterns (monicacurryquiltdesign.com)

a few unique blocks

Tutorials (monicacurryquiltdesign.com)

some handy quilting tutes

Have a safe and happy weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

Friday, December 10, 2021

Friday Quilt Hop * 12-10-2021

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Bijou Lovely: Tutorials. (bijoulovelydesigns.com)

kaleidoscope quilt; apron, stocking, pieced blocks,

wavy quilting & binding

Sing All You Want: Tutorials (krynocks.blogspot.com)

arrowtrail quilt, improv blocks, small projects

Sew Fresh Quilts: MOD Bear Paw QAL

a very berry cool quilt

Sew Fresh Quilts: Tutorials

a great variety of blocks, traditional & unique

Have a happy and safe weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

Friday, December 3, 2021

Friday Quilt Hop * 12-3-2021

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

The Patchsmith: Freebies

small projects; a few quilt blocks and several holiday items

FairyFace Designs: Tutorials

small items,; quick and easy to make

Free Patterns - Cotton Street Commons

small patterns, unique designs

Quilting Mod : Perfect Treats Quilt Along

ice cream treats

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

Friday, November 26, 2021

Friday Quilt Hop * 11-26-2021

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

The Recipe Bunny: Tutorials

a few blocks, a few quilt projects; wreath made with ties,

christmas tablerunner, book safe (keep your valuables on the bookshelf)

Tutorials Archives - Days Filled With Joy

a few tutorials; placemat with pocked, binding techniques,

quick star quilt, small embroidery projects, tea packet

JELLYROLL JOG: Free Easy Quilt Tutorial for a Quick Striped Jelly Roll Quilt-Perfectfor Beginners! - YouTube

there is a link below the video for the free pattern. (from Liz B )

Free Patterns Archives - Suzy Quilts

lots of quick projects, great for gifts; slippers, hair scrunchie, oven mitt,

face masks, modern christmas stockings, and quilt patterns...... 5 pages !

I wish you a happy week. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday, November 19, 2021

Friday Quilt Hop * 11-19-2021

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Free Projects (studioefabrics.net)

lots of ways to use or design around panels

Quilter's Cheat Sheets - Art Gallery Fabrics (liveartgalleryfabrics.com)

quilters cheat sheets

Free Quilting Patterns - Art Gallery Fabrics - Download your favorites! (liveartgalleryfabrics.com)

lots of fabric company quilting patterns; love Eclipse, Poppy has an interesting sashing,

some row quilts and some intricately pieced quilts; childrens designs;

something for everyone

Sew Today, Clean Tomorrow: Tutorials (sewtodaycleantomorrow.blogspot.com)

HST Quilt, TATW tute, Courthouse Quilt, Embroidery Hoop Organizer

and more .............

Sew Today, Clean Tomorrow: My Patterns (sewtodaycleantomorrow.blogspot.com)

2 tablerunners & 2 cushion covers

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

Monday, November 15, 2021

Scrappy X's and O's -

I've spent the last few days trying to re-sort my scrap bins & baskets into constructive projects. I have a bit more control now and the work table has a usable surface again.

I have been cutting my leftover bits into usable pre-cut pieces; whatever size I could get from each piece. One of the sizes was a basket of 2-1/2 inch squares and a basket of 2-1/2 inch half square triangles. Then I came across this photo on the internet showing a way to use all these scrappy pieces, and no background was necessary. It was a great solution. I love the definitive lines of light and dark.

'Y2K Blocks 4'

***Update: this site showed up in my feed and must be where I first got the idea for this scrappy arrangement: WIP Wednesday: All Y2K Wedding Rings Blocks Are Finished! (quiltpiecer.blogspot.com) *** ; give credit where credit is due (11-18-2021)

So today I planned to just sew up the pairs, so I could store the basket; then work on something else needed soon for the upcoming holidays. Turns out, I kept sewing these units until I had them worked as far as they would stretch. There are some hst still in the bin, but they are dark shades. I'll need to accumulate some light ones to pair them up.

Anyway, I spent all my sewing time today, sewing these units up and turning them into blocks. I have 8 blocks done so far ! Each block is not too attractive up close, but when you put them all together, from a distance, I think they look marvelous !!! 8 blocks doesn't sound like alot , but since each block has 25 units, that makes for 200 units used today.

Someone said this block was called X's and O's, so I'll call it that, for now.

This week I'm linking up with these great sites. Be sure to visit them to see what other quilters are sharing.

Wednesday - Quilt Fabrication

The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday - My Quilt Infatuation

Friday - Alycia Quilts

Sunday - Quilting is more fun than Housework..

Monday - Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

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

Friday, November 12, 2021

Friday Quilt Hop * 11-12-2021

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

https://piecedjustsew.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html

scrappy quilts with alternating white background;

some from Moda Bake Shop plus

Curtain Call, Regent Street Star, Square Dance Mini plus more

free-jelly-roll-quilt-patterns.pdf (quiltingdaily.com)

discovered by Elizabeth Broussard

SimpleWays to Store Rulers and Templates | AllPeopleQuilt.com

interesting real-world tips for organizing rulers.

also offered by Liz B.

A Bright Corner: Tutorials

Lots of tutorials; quilt blocks, colorful scrappy quilts,

and assorted incidental projects

Homespun Holiday Alt (quiltpatterns.s3.amazonaws.com)

a new quilt for christmas, lots of flying geese

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

Sunday, November 7, 2021

Puppy Parade - SAHRR

I made good progress on one of my SAHRR ( stay at home round/row robin ) projects this week. I picked an interesting layout and transformed the row descriptions and panel blocks into this quilt I call Puppy Parade. The photo is taken indoors, so the fabrics are much more vibrant than it appears. Now it waits for pin basting and quilting. It is so bright and colorful and makes me smile.

It measures 67 x 75, a very large lap size. I used a Kona white in the background and a colorful fat quarter collection for the piecing.

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

Sunday - Quilting is more fun than Housework..

Monday - Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

Wednesday - Quilt Fabrication

The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday - My Quilt Infatuation

Friday - Alycia Quilts

Have a safe and happy week. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday, November 5, 2021

Friday Quilt Hop * 11-5-2021

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Tamarack Shack: Four Patch Charm Quilt with Tutorial

got triangles? a scrappy modern layout

How To Sew DIY REUSABLE SNACK BAGS - Easy Peasy Creative Ideas (theseamanmom.com)

re-usable snack bags...save our landfills

fateighthfrenzy.pdf (quiltpatterns.s3.amazonaws.com)

made from fat eights, could be manly with the right fabrics

Festival of Trees | AllPeopleQuilt.com

just in time for the holidays, whimsy trees

A Holiday Roundup : Olivia Jane Handcrafted - Blog

assorted holiday projects

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

Sunday, October 31, 2021

Scrappy 9-Patch Single Irish Chain

This quilt is finished in honor of Marianne Urban, our dear stashbuster friend and giver of many good strategies, advice and intentions. Marianne challenged the stashbuster group to an Irish Chain Challenge ( ICC ) . Stashbusters is always offering up a challenge of some sort to help us toss our current projects aside and dig in with some new inspiration.

The ICC challenge was for 2018; I began pre-cutting the scrappy squares in late 2017. The top was assembled ??? probably 2018, then it hung on a hanger in the laundry room until this month! I spent several afternoons quilting on it by sectioning off areas with stitching, then playing with designs in the open areas. It was not all pre-planned, but decided as I worked a section along. It was an open playground for me this time.

The blocks are 9 inches finished and the quilt measures 63 x 81. I also used scrappy binding. It has Hobbs 80/20 batting and stitched with Glide thread on top and Bottom Line in the bobbin.

Okay, here is the quilt .......................

I'm linking up with all these wonderful sites. Please visit them to see what other quilters are sharing this week.

Sunday - Quilting is more fun than Housework..

Monday - Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

Wednesday - Quilt Fabrication

The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday - My Quilt Infatuation

Friday - Alycia Quilts

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

Friday, October 29, 2021

Friday Quilt Hop * 10-29-2021

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

https://patchworknplay.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html

Small World scrappy quilt, scrappy quilt blocks, Christmas tree skirt;

stepping stones; Under Southern Skies quilt, poloroid block, more

A Square Affair | AllPeopleQuilt.com

a pretty tatw style quilt

Scrappy Strips Quilt Tutorial | Cluck Cluck Sew

a pretty rail fence strippy quilt

25_kona30_rock_jetties_final.pdf (quiltpatterns.s3.amazonaws.com)

a modern style row quilt

Free Patterns – Mara Quilt Designs

Blooming is an orange peel design; Borneo Nights showcase a focus fabric;

Beary Cozy makes a great baby quilt

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

Friday, October 22, 2021

Friday Quilt Hop * 10-22-21

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Red Letter Quilts: Tutorials

selvedge slippers, modern chenile rug,

arrowhead block, 3-D bow tie, christmas table mat, more

Scrap Quilt Patterns | (wordpress.com)

9 patches, stars, strippy flowers & more

Heart Patterns | (wordpress.com)

scrappy heart patterns

Baby Quilt Patterns | (wordpress.com)

Easy Quilt Patterns | (wordpress.com)

easy quilts made with squares

More Quilt Patterns | (wordpress.com)

more complicated patterns;

visit more page selections at the top

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

Friday, October 15, 2021

Friday Quilt Hop * 10-15-2021

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Free Downloads - Deb Tucker's Studio 180 Design (deb-tuckers-studio-180-design.myshopify.com)

several pieced quilts and runners, lots of stars; you could

use the special tools to make them, but not required;

also tutes on how to use those special tools

https://www.logcabinquiltnsew.com/free-downloads.htm

house quilt, fan flowers, cat & bird quilt, shape up, lots more

Tutorials — Stitched in Color

several interesting tutes; qayg log cabin blocks, value dance quilt,

gemstone block, purge quilt, tunnel block & more

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

Sunday, October 10, 2021

SAHRowRobin

I was inspired into making the round/row robin projects. The Stay At Home Round Robin was first started here ............. SAHRR … pronounced “stay at home round robin.” | Quilting Gail.

One of my quilting groups is doing this project now. Some of us are doing the round robin style and some are doing a row robin style. A few of us are doing one of each.

I have been spending alot of sewing time on my row robin. I loved the detail in this dog panel and wanted to use it for myself as a sofa quilt. I also paired it with a colorful fat quarter collection called JotDot by Blank Quilting. I smile every time I look at these dog poses. Here is my WIP so far.....

This week I'm linking up with these fun linky parties. Be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing this week.

Monday - Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

Wednesday - Quilt Fabrication

The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday - My Quilt Infatuation

Friday - Alycia Quilts

I wish you a happy and healthy week. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday, October 8, 2021

Friday Quilt Block * 10-8-2021

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Little Lady Patchwork: Little Lady Patchwork Tutorials

scrappy small projects..charm squares with hearts runner,

jelly roll challenge projects

scfree1_crosswalk_quilt_pattern.pdf (quiltpatterns.s3.amazonaws.com)

slightly modern quilt pattern

Sew Ready to Play Chinese Checkers with A Quilter’s Table – (wordpress.com)

a lovely quilt with lots of room for quilting designs

Quilting Tutorials – (wordpress.com)

a few unique blocks

Wishing you a safe and happy weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

Sunday, October 3, 2021

9 Patchalong 2.0

Well, now it's done! This was the 2nd - 9 patchalong hosted by Natalia Bonner of Piece and Quilt.com. Natalia demonstrated a different ruler quilting design in each 9 patch block plus 9 bonus blocks. It's always so much fun to stitch along.

You will find all the info about this quiltalong here at

9 Patchalong 2.0 | Piece N Quilt and

you can watch the video instruction starting here ....

(334) 9 Patchalong 2.0 With Natalia Bonner: Lesson 1 - YouTube

In the meantime, here is my second 9 Patchalong quilt. It measures 47 x 57 It is quilted to death but I used so fine thread on top and bottom line thread in the bobbin so it still maintains a soft cuddly feel.

Here is a photo of the lovely soft fleece backing.

I might as well share some close up photos of the 9 patches..................

I'm sharing my project with all these wonderful linky parties. Be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing this week.

Monday - Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

Wednesday - Quilt Fabrication

The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday - My Quilt Infatuation

Friday - Alycia Quilts

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

Friday, October 1, 2021

Friday Quilt Hop * 10-1-2021

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

TUTORIALS – 3and3quarters

videos for many traditional quilt blocks plus doggie pillow,

christmas paper ornies , embroidery stitches & paper piecing

In Color Order: TUTORIALS

lots of goodies, quilts, plus quilts, pillows, bags, small items, more

How-tos and Ideas » Stash Bandit

lots of ideas for the simple brick block, eye candy only

Hyacinth Quilt Designs: Tutorials

Sancuary Squares- a great happy block design

dresdens, chevrons, irish chains and more ...........

Have a safe and happy weekend. Thanks for stopping by!

Saturday, September 25, 2021

RSC21 Oranges

I spent Friday piecing this table runner with autumn fabrics. I thought it would be a quick project but admit I am a slow quilter. I got it sandwiched and began quilting it. Hope to share a finished photo tomorrow. This design was inspired by the Nox Tablerunner by Connie Kresin at Freemotion By The River.

I wanted it longer than her pattern and added some extra units. I do like it so if no family loves it, I will use it myself.

Here is this photo rotated ......................... It measures 15 x 48 .

Hoping I can update this post tomorrow with a photo of this runner all quilted and bound.

Now it IS tomorrow and I have finished quilting this runner. Still difficult to get a good photo of the quilting. I used Military Gold Glide thread, quilting orange peels in the squares and straight lines in the sashing and border. The binding matched perfectly but I still wish I had made a difference choice. I love these colors ! The border fabric is so pretty, I also put it on the back, in case I wanted to use that side sometimes.