I finished several small quilts lately but haven't had the right conditions to photograph them. I'll post them as soon as I can get good pictures. There are more design walls over at Judy's blog.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Design Wall Monday
I forgot today was Monday! This year we took Friday and Monday off for the president's birthdays instead of two Mondays. I've been working on the Minny Muu blocks today.
I finished several small quilts lately but haven't had the right conditions to photograph them. I'll post them as soon as I can get good pictures. There are more design walls over at Judy's blog.
I finished several small quilts lately but haven't had the right conditions to photograph them. I'll post them as soon as I can get good pictures. There are more design walls over at Judy's blog.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Design Wall Monday/Day of Service
Here's a little quilt I made over the weekend from the leftovers of another quilt. I used up the extra units and pieces I had cut and only had to make 4 additional blocks. I still have yardage left but I'm going to give it away. I have made two 30's quilts and I just don't care for the style. So it's time to move on.
This afternoon, Tamara and I are having a day of service. Pictured are the kits we have been cutting, laid out on the longarm table. There are 14, plus 9 more that need cutting. We are making the quick strippie quilt from Mary Johnson's website. Each one only takes about an hour so we should be able to make a big dent.
This afternoon, Tamara and I are having a day of service. Pictured are the kits we have been cutting, laid out on the longarm table. There are 14, plus 9 more that need cutting. We are making the quick strippie quilt from Mary Johnson's website. Each one only takes about an hour so we should be able to make a big dent.Sunday, January 13, 2013
Design Wall Monday
I was very busy this weekend! Here's what I made Saturday morning. I wanted to make a sample of this pattern from Happy Zombie, which can be found here. The block in the lower left corner is a test block from a pattern called Minny Muu, which can be found here and is also designed by Happy Zombie. I love the funky wrench! I am currently in love with positive/negative patterns. Minny Muu is also nice and I'll be making more of those. And I pulled fabric for Bonnie Hunter's Easy Street. I don't like mysteries so I wait until the reveal and then decide if I want to make it.
And here's some of the binding! I made the striped binding at the bottom from several scraps of fabric, none of which were large enough to bind a quilt. But put them all together and I had enough to finish four or five lap quilts. I won't have to make binding again for a while! Seven quilts are finished and four more have the binding sewn on, they just need to be turned and sewn down.
Over the winter break from school/work, I quilted 14 quilts, shown below. The four on the right are my own and the other 10 will be donated to the VOM children's home. Yesterday I trimmed them and started making the binding.
And here's some of the binding! I made the striped binding at the bottom from several scraps of fabric, none of which were large enough to bind a quilt. But put them all together and I had enough to finish four or five lap quilts. I won't have to make binding again for a while! Seven quilts are finished and four more have the binding sewn on, they just need to be turned and sewn down.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Design Wall Monday
This is kind of a sneak preview of my next show quilt. It's english paper piecing so all by hand. On the right is a photo of the quilt that inspired me and a sketch of my plan for the center medalion. I will need 250 rosettes. I have 24 finished. My goal is to finish this in time for the San Francisco Quilters Guild show in 2015.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Design Wall Monday
Last week was a holiday all week and I got a lot done. I worked on my english paper piecing, visitied my daughter for Thanksgiving and finished the following quilts. The first is the one I showed last week, I call it Kaffe's Arrowhead. I decided to make it slightly larger than my original plan so I had to make 21 additional blocks. Final measurement is 93 x 93.
Next I put the borders on the top quilt pictured. This quilt is a gift for my CDW sales rep, who is having a baby next month. On the bottom is the same pattern done in the scraps from Kaffe's Arrowhead. The pattern is called Belgian Waffles and I originally saw it on the Moda Bake Shop blog.
The final product. Instead of setting triangles I made half blocks for the edges. I couldn't decided what color to use for the triangles. Last night I was considering no borders but this morning it seems so busy that borders will calm it down. I will have to see if I have enough yardage left. These two projects used up most of my stash of early Kaffe Fasset prints and shot cottons.
The final product. Instead of setting triangles I made half blocks for the edges. I couldn't decided what color to use for the triangles. Last night I was considering no borders but this morning it seems so busy that borders will calm it down. I will have to see if I have enough yardage left. These two projects used up most of my stash of early Kaffe Fasset prints and shot cottons.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Design Wall Monday
Here's what's on the wall today. I was at a retreat last month and made a baby-size Anita's Arrowhead, from Rotary Cutting Revolution. I liked the method so much when I got back I started this quilt.
It's older Kaffe Fassett prints and shot cottons. This quilt will finish at 85" x 85".
It's older Kaffe Fassett prints and shot cottons. This quilt will finish at 85" x 85".
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Design Wall Monday
It's actually a design table. A friend taught me english paper piecing and now I'm an addict. It is a nice type of project to take on the go. I'm planning this piece as a topper for my dining table. What better place to lay it out? I'm working on another with even smaller pieces but I didn't have time to take a photo.
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