My dear husband put up the snow fence this year and its working! It's worked so well ... much of the state has been affected!! Sorry snowmobilers and fans of snowy winters,,I am not going to ask him to take it down yet. Its been real nice for me & my car to get down the lane with out bucking snow drifts, not to mention the garage flooding from snow melt. The bad thing is ...I haven't got to wear my new coat or snowboots and ,sigh, and I was so excited to put them to use. Oh well, Feb & March can still prove to be cold and snowy. I also haven't been doing much sewing...OH, NO...and I do need to get going on some projects. My stash pile has grown instead of shrinking like it normally does during the winter. YIKES! Best wishes to everyone in 2012
2021 was a hard year for so many of us. The pandemic took a toll on us all. Lockdowns, business closures, home schooling, working from home and most of all being separated from our friends and families at a time when we needed them most. The last twelve months for me, have been some of the most difficult days of my life. How have I managed to get through all of this? The love of my family, the strength of my friends and the making of this quilt have each played a roll in pulling me through. So o
After over a year, I can put a fork in it because this quilt is DONE! This is the pantograph I used to quilt it. I knew the quilting wouldn’t show much in the center, but I wanted it quilted …
This quilt is made using windham fabrics Traveler fabric line. The colors are Very understand but the creams, greens and taupes match perfectly. it measures 80” x 92” I used cotton batting and a coordinating sage backing to complete this beautiful quilt. Decades of use and softness for you! All quota made be me, right here in southern Missouri. Stay warm, stay comforted and stay loved. Theresa ~ Quiltmaker
All done and the binding will be in the setting triangle fabric. I'm really pleased with the patterns the blocks made on this one :) Pictures & comments in Piecing 2013 Set 1.
Good morning! It’s my pleasure today to be a stop on the blog tour for Kate Carlson Colleran’s and Elizabeth Veit Balderrama’s new book, Smash Your Precut Stash! I am a tiny bit addicted to precuts,
There is nothing better than pulling a freshly finished quilt out of the dryer. This quilt began as part of the scrappy trip along ...
Click here to download Double 4 patch (PDF file) Close attention needs to be paid to how these blocks are laid out to create the chains across the quilt. For an easier version click here. If you ha…
A couple of weeks ago I went to another outdoor quilt show. It's nice because it is all in one park in Coburg, Oregon. What a fun quilt with lots of patches! I loved the stars here and there. Fun, happy quilt! Beautiful traditional. Fun primitive applique. I've always liked this quilt, but seeing it in person I realized it has a lot of dead space. My favorite of the whole show. A simple double nine patch set with splashes of red which I thought was quite lovely. It was the striped sashing that sold me on this one though. If you wanted, you could even get a wagon ride through the historic town of Coburg. PS, Did I mention there was vendors??? lol
Welcome to finish up Friday AND the final day of the No Scrap Left Behind blog tour. I appreciate all of the kind comments that were left along the way. It's been fun to finally show the quilts I worked so hard on behind the scenes for months on end. (Secret sewing is not easy!) Today my friend Amy, of Diary of a Quilter, is sharing her beautiful take on the subtle quilt. Amy and I have been long time blog friends and we've even been quilt market roommates a time or two. I had to chuckle when she picked the subtle quilt, because it seemed like it would be right up her alley. It's fun to see the quilt sewn up in a different color way, too! She's giving away a copy of the book, so be sure to visit her here. There's so much I could say about this quilt, I don't even know where to start. It's definitely a favorite! In a lot of ways this quilt reminds me of my grandmother. She was a simple, hard-working lady who loved the color red. She was definitely a make-do-and-mend kind of woman. This quilt is an homage to her. This quilt started out with the idea of making a scrappy Irish chain quilt, but completely scrappy, not focusing on just one color for the chain. This is really embarrassing, but this was the start.... It was a very rocky start, I might add, but I liked the idea too much to let it go. In the book, I shared the process of how I got from the photo, above, to the finished quilt, below. I thought it was important to include a section in the book about what to do when things AREN'T working. (Because I know that that's my reality a lot of times. ha!) Sometimes it's quite a process to get from the initial idea to the finished quilt.... but it's always worth it! I used up a LOT of scraps for this quilt. Especially my low volume stash. I love that there is so much variety in the patchwork. One could look at it for hours. All of the chain blocks are red and white polka dots. A classic and a favorite. I have a feeling that this quilt will age very well. Steffani did the beautiful quilting on this one, as well. I chose a simple daisy pattern, which finishes it off quite nicely. This quilt is a generous twin size...66" x 90", but it would be easy to adapt to almost any size. Today, I'm going to do a giveaway as well! I'm going to be giving away two copies of my new book! One winner, within the US, will receive a hard copy of No Scrap Left Behind. One winner, outside the US, will win a digital copy of the book. If you'd like to win, please leave me a comment in this post. In your comment, I'd love to hear what your favorite color (or combination) is at the moment. Be sure to include whether you are in the US or not, as well as your email address, so I can contact you in case you win. Thank you SO MUCH for celebrating my book release with me. I sure appreciate it! edited to add: the giveaway is now closed. thanks to all who entered! Ok, now it's time to link up your finishes for the week! Thanks for joining me for finish it up Friday!
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16-patch variation with bullseye 96 by 80 inches 120 blocks Block finishes 8 inches I love me a 16-patch. After I designed the Driven Rain in July 2023 I sketched out variations that would again use a chain effect with dark/bright scraps and Kona Ice Frappe. Came up with this one using a bullseye block in place of 4 of the squares in a 16-patch. Also, bullseye. As a farm kid, I have always pictured an actual bull's eye with that phrase, not the target for archery. Bull's eyes are beautiful and a bit frightening. The barn on our farm was recently taken down by the current owners of the building site. Lots of memories flooding back, including memories of the bull. the block The sewing sequence of units ensures all seams nest. The pressing plan is a bit irritating to keep track of, but by preparing and keeping reference units at each stage, I stayed on track. There may be a simpler way of construction, but this was an efficient design where there is only one block to consistently make. Watch for another variation of 16-patch with bullseye soon using lighter scraps where I work with different blocks (just starting that one). Cutting: Solid (Kona Ice Frappe K001-1173) For each block two 2 1/2 by 1 1/2 inch rectangles; two 4 1/2 by 1 1/2 inch rectangles (for quilt, 240 of each) Prints Scrap squares cut 2 1/2 For each block 13 (for quilt 1560 squares) I cut down my scraps into set sizes and separate the darks/brights from lights. This quilt was made from my shoebox bins so no extra cutting was needed for the squares for this quilt. I had 1 1/2 bins of the 2 1/2 darks/brights and got them down to one full bin by the end of this quilt. Enough for two more quilts. Piecing and pressing: Make 120 bullseye units using 120 of the scrap squares and the solid rectangles Press seams away from center square Sew the remaining 1440 squares into twos. Use 240 of these twos to make 120 4-patches. Pay special attention to pressing Sew the bullseyes to the four patches, orienting them as shown. By keeping the bullseyes consistent in orientation they will be a check as you assemble the quilt to make sure you haven't flipped something wrong. Use remaining of the twos to make 240 4-scrap units. Pressing again is important as shown. I found I kept getting these oriented incorrectly when I sewed them into a 8-patch unit, so instead I sewed them one by one onto the bullseye/4-patch. Make 120 blocks. Every block is pressed the same way. Take half the blocks and sew with the bullseyes meeting in the center. Make 30 Unit A Take other half and sew with the bullseyes in the corners. Make 30 Unit B Unit A Unit B Press the Unit As south and the Unit Bs north. Sew with Unit A on the left, B on the right This will get you to 30 large blocks Sew into pairs, pressing top block seam left and bottom seam right. Make 15 pairs. Lay out into three rows of 5 pairs. Sew rows and press middle row east and top and bottom rows west. Everything nests! My design, use at your pleasure. Backing by Rosie Dore for Timeless Treasures (ROSIE-CD2492) Love these mushrooms! starting bins ending bins!
Next project started is this Omigosh! quilt designed by Susan H Garman. I'm using all fabrics from my stash so I rummaged around and ...
A closer look at the Parterre quilt
Click here to download Double 4 patch (PDF file) Close attention needs to be paid to how these blocks are laid out to create the chains across the quilt. For an easier version click here. If you ha…
A wonderful Christmas season in that I was able to spend time in my mother's and both my sisters' homes. And, was able to visit my quilts!
The 9 patch and turquoise quilt didn't use nearly as many 9 patches as I thought it would so I decided to make some simple crib quilts. I dug through the solids box and pulled fabrics for squares and borders. I'm sorry the pictures are blurry but it was really windy when I took the photos! The flimsies measure 40.5" by 46". Linking to Peacock Party, Whoop Whoop Party, TGIFF!, Finished Or Not Friday, Off the Wall Friday, Brag About Your Beauties, Oh Scrap
Retro Crochet is a versatile block-based quilt pattern for high retro vibes and maximum nostalgia. This pattern is fun to sew, and fun to make the different versions too!
This quilt came out of nowhere. A newly arrived bundle of pink, orange and sour lemon was just begging to become something pretty. The c...
Welcome to finish up Friday AND the final day of the No Scrap Left Behind blog tour. I appreciate all of the kind comments that were left along the way. It's been fun to finally show the quilts I worked so hard on behind the scenes for months on end. (Secret sewing is not easy!) Today my friend Amy, of Diary of a Quilter, is sharing her beautiful take on the subtle quilt. Amy and I have been long time blog friends and we've even been quilt market roommates a time or two. I had to chuckle when she picked the subtle quilt, because it seemed like it would be right up her alley. It's fun to see the quilt sewn up in a different color way, too! She's giving away a copy of the book, so be sure to visit her here. There's so much I could say about this quilt, I don't even know where to start. It's definitely a favorite! In a lot of ways this quilt reminds me of my grandmother. She was a simple, hard-working lady who loved the color red. She was definitely a make-do-and-mend kind of woman. This quilt is an homage to her. This quilt started out with the idea of making a scrappy Irish chain quilt, but completely scrappy, not focusing on just one color for the chain. This is really embarrassing, but this was the start.... It was a very rocky start, I might add, but I liked the idea too much to let it go. In the book, I shared the process of how I got from the photo, above, to the finished quilt, below. I thought it was important to include a section in the book about what to do when things AREN'T working. (Because I know that that's my reality a lot of times. ha!) Sometimes it's quite a process to get from the initial idea to the finished quilt.... but it's always worth it! I used up a LOT of scraps for this quilt. Especially my low volume stash. I love that there is so much variety in the patchwork. One could look at it for hours. All of the chain blocks are red and white polka dots. A classic and a favorite. I have a feeling that this quilt will age very well. Steffani did the beautiful quilting on this one, as well. I chose a simple daisy pattern, which finishes it off quite nicely. This quilt is a generous twin size...66" x 90", but it would be easy to adapt to almost any size. Today, I'm going to do a giveaway as well! I'm going to be giving away two copies of my new book! One winner, within the US, will receive a hard copy of No Scrap Left Behind. One winner, outside the US, will win a digital copy of the book. If you'd like to win, please leave me a comment in this post. In your comment, I'd love to hear what your favorite color (or combination) is at the moment. Be sure to include whether you are in the US or not, as well as your email address, so I can contact you in case you win. Thank you SO MUCH for celebrating my book release with me. I sure appreciate it! edited to add: the giveaway is now closed. thanks to all who entered! Ok, now it's time to link up your finishes for the week! Thanks for joining me for finish it up Friday!
Click here to download Double 4 patch (PDF file) Close attention needs to be paid to how these blocks are laid out to create the chains across the quilt. For an easier version click here. If you ha…
