Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Quilt Piecing

I pulled this one together based on the rose print. Sometimes a plan comes together.
This one is full of modes of transportation. Helicopters, tractors, motor boats and sailboats.

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Monday, December 16, 2024

Quilting with Strips

I sorted a bunch of 2.5" strips I have to decide what color t work with. I guess fate has selected blue. Expect to see a handful of blue quilts made with 2.5" strips. 

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Friday, December 13, 2024

Quilt Piecing

Odd blocks tied together with borders.
I like how quickly these come together. I am working on more complex blocks while I stitch up these quick, little quilt tops. 

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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Quilt Piecing

I've been doing simple piecing using various leftovers. The cute scotty dog print is one I picked up at the last Annapolis Quilts for Kids. 
All of these were in my bin of leftovers. Sometimes it just works out. 

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Monday, December 9, 2024

Quilts for Kids

On Saturday I dropped off eight quilt tops to Annapolis Quilts for Kids. I've been piecing these when I can. The computer for my long arm went on a vacation (the hard drive failed) so I haven't been able to use the robotics. This changes the time commitment for charity quilting so I haven't managed to get any quilted in about a month.
I also picked up a stack of fabrics to mix in with the scraps I have. I'm cutting out blocks for even more tops. 

If you want to contribute but don't have the time or skills, you can support the national Quilts for Kids by going directly to their website and clicking DONATE. I don't earn anything from this link. 

If you want to support me indirectly, I do include Amazon affiliate links to products I use on my other blog posts. If you purchase the items I recommend, or anything else, after using my links to reach Amazon I receive a small payment from Amazon. I added my yearly income from these affiliate links to the sidebar if you want to see how that commission adds up. 

My personal goal is to quilt at least one quilt per week throughout the year. To that end, check out the Epoch Converter for 2024 to see how I'm stacking up.

2024 Charity Quilt Count: 160
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Friday, December 6, 2024

Quilt Piecing

A couple more little quilts pieced with leftovers. This one was fun. Pieced with leftover 9-patches, 4.5" squares pieced into larger 9-patches, and some leftover 6.5" blocks from other projects. Framed up nicely into a great little quilt top.
While I was piecing that one, I was also piecing this simple quilt using some 6.5" squares. I love that polka dot border. 

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Quiltober Quilt

I sewed the columns and rows together for my Quiltober quilt. 
I decided to frame the center with a narrow 2" border and then a 6" border. If I had picked the outer border earlier in the process, I might have added more blues to the blocks and fewer greens and oranges. Not that it matters. I still have plenty of 2.5" charm squares. I might make another. 

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Monday, December 2, 2024

Quilt Piecing

I've been piecing charity quilts using some of the leftovers from other projects. I grabbed squares that matched the snake fabric to put together this simple quilt. 
I had a stack of half-square triangle pieces cut so I matched them up and pieced this little quilt. 
The last few half-square triangle pieces became these churn dash blocks. This one is my favorite of the quilt tops I made last week. 

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Friday, November 29, 2024

Applejack

I've had these 5" charm packs for an embarrassingly long time. I cut some more coordinating squares, added that fabulous red and got to sewing some nine-patches. The red became the center of my nine-patches.
I cut those nine patches into quarters to make these great disappearing nine-patch blocks. 
This is pretty forgiving design and a great way to showcase your fabrics. I quilted it using the design Plus from Longarm League. This quilt traveled across the United States to my littlest cousin. 

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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Stamp Collecting

A while back I picked up some fabric from Allison Glass to make stamp blocks. I settled on the green for the stamp background/border fabric. 
I have slowly been piecing the blocks. 
I really like some of the stamp fabrics. So whimsical.
Not all of these are perfect and that's just perfect. I have dozens more to make. 

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Monday, November 25, 2024

Quiltober Blocks

Remember my project box full of Quiltober blocks? Well, I pulled out that project box and started putting the blocks on the design wall.
I'm not sure this is the final layout but here is where I stand. Do you have any scrappy projects you would like to finish this year?

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Friday, November 22, 2024

Machine Needles

I don't know who needs to hear this. But if you were waiting for some kind of sign, this is it. Change your sewing machine needle. Heck, buy a stack of them so you can change it regularly. My favorite needles are these titanium coated topstitch needles from Superior Threads. The larger eye is perfect for embroidery, and suitable for everyday sewing. Seriously, treat yourself.

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Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Threads from the Heartland

Do you remember the Quilt Block of the Month kits that Joann Fabrics had (20 years ago)? Well, it seems I had one partially pieced hanging out in my boxes and boxes of fabrics. I decided it was more than time to get it pieced. I still have a border to add. It's nice to finish things. This one was Threads from the Heartland. I must have been unable to find all of the blocks because there are some duplicates.

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Monday, November 18, 2024

Fur Mantle

What can you do with a piece of fur from Ikea? Well, my plan was to make a fur mantle that would give the viewer the impression of a barbarian character.
I made a foundation for the fur and sewed the fur to the foundation.
And trimmed the fur into a suitable shape. 
Then, I decided I didn't want it to be white and did a dye experiment. And that is where it all went sideways. I didn't wait for the water to get up to temp. I wasn't sure the water would ever get up to temp. 
In the end, I had this bluish fur. It wasn't white, but it wasn't the gray I was aiming for. It's still pretty awesome.
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Friday, November 15, 2024

Horned Hat

I've been sewing up fleece hats this week. I found this great pattern from Feerie Telle and just had to pick it up and make a fun hat. 
The horns are made using smaller pieces so I went through my scrap bin and picked out some blues. 
I needed to get a feel for the effect so I pinned the front of the hat to my foam head. I think they turned out just great. 
Then I finished the hat and it is so great! I'm sure I'll make a few more of these, with different colored horns. These are the large horns. It also includes instructions for smaller horns. Have you made any fun fleece this fall?

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