Charming: Tapestry

I loaded up the Charming Tapestry quilt and quilted it with this great edge-to-edge design called Brenda's Tulips.

Now it just needs binding.

My favorite tools and supplies (affiliate links):

Creative Grids 6.5" x 24.5" Rectangle Fiskars Rotary Cutter

Creative Grids 4.5" x 12.5" Rectangle Quilting Ruler

Fiskars Rotary Cutter replacement blades
Fiskars Self Healing Rotary Cutting Mat
BLACK+DECKER Classic Steam Iron
Fiskars 8-inch scissors

Juki TL-2010Q

Grabbit Magnetic Pin Cushion

Dritz Craft Pins, 1-3/4-Inch (250-Count)

Electric Quilt

Project box: IRIS 12" x 12" Portable Plastic Storage Cases with Built-in Handle, Clear (storage)

Accuquilt Go! - This is the basic kit that I started with. The cutter, one die, and mat.

Accuquilt Ready. Set. Go! - New to Accuquilt and ready to jump into the Accuquilt Go! with both feet? This is the set for you. It includes the 8 Inch Qube and a strip cutter. 

8 Inch Qube - Already have an Accuquilt Go! and just want to add to your collection of dies?

Brown Bag Mystery Quilt

How can you have only one?

I discovered Mountain Creek Quilt Shop through the Brown Bag Mystery group on Facebook. I found their collection of classic book covers as color inspiration delightful. So much so, that I bought two more brown bag kits. 

I bought The Raven and The Call of Cthulhu. I even added the extra coordinating fabric for borders and binding. I really like the mix of greens and blues in The Call of Cthulhu bag. The Raven will likely be stunning with the almost monochromatic palette. 

I started with The Raven. So far I've only made the one block. I am set up to stitch the rest when I have a couple minutes. It is easy to stitch a couple when I have just a few minutes to sew. 

My favorite tools and supplies (affiliate links):

Creative Grids 6.5" x 24.5" Rectangle Fiskars Rotary Cutter

Creative Grids 4.5" x 12.5" Rectangle Quilting Ruler

Fiskars Rotary Cutter replacement blades
Fiskars Self Healing Rotary Cutting Mat
BLACK+DECKER Classic Steam Iron
Fiskars 8-inch scissors

Juki TL-2010Q

Grabbit Magnetic Pin Cushion

Dritz Craft Pins, 1-3/4-Inch (250-Count)

Electric Quilt

Project box: IRIS 12" x 12" Portable Plastic Storage Cases with Built-in Handle, Clear (storage)

Charity Quilting

How does your garden grow? The Square-in-Square block is great for using 2.5" strips to make easy 6" blocks. Alternating with simple squares for a fun effect. I pieced and quilted this one for Annapolis Quilts for Kids. 

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: 43

Charming: Pheasant Hill

This is my second post about one of my charm pack quilts. Check out the first post from last week to see the cutting tools.

When I say I didn't plan this layout you will just have to believe me. I just grabbed contrasting colors and stitched them into pairs. Then stitched the pairs into sets of four, and so one until I had a row of 16 tumblers. Then I added one more to the end for a total of 17 per row.

I tried to get them to line up so there weren't too many of the same fabrics touching. Sometimes I was more successful than others. 

Once I had the center pieced, I trimmed up the uneven edges and started adding the borders.

A narrow border followed by a wider border is a tried and true method. These are not my colors but I like it anyway. I need some backing to get it finished up. Overall, this quilt was a quick way to use up some fabric that's been hanging around too long.  

My favorite tools and supplies (affiliate links):

Creative Grids 6.5" x 24.5" Rectangle Fiskars Rotary Cutter (borders & binding)

Creative Grids 4.5" x 12.5" Rectangle Quilting Ruler (borders & binding)

Fiskars Rotary Cutter replacement blades (cutting)
Fiskars Self Healing Rotary Cutting Mat (cutting)
BLACK+DECKER Classic Steam Iron (pressing)
Fiskars 8-inch scissors (snipping threads)

Juki TL-2010Q (piecing)

Grabbit Magnetic Pin Cushion (pinning)

Dritz Craft Pins, 1-3/4-Inch (250-Count) (pinning)

Electric Quilt (design & layout)

Project box: IRIS 12" x 12" Portable Plastic Storage Cases with Built-in Handle, Clear (storage)

Fiskars Self Healing Cutting Mat for Crafts, Sewing, and Quilting Projects - 14” x 14" (cutting)

5" Charm Square Acrylic Quilting Template by Missouri Star Quilt Co. (cutting)

Brown Bag Mystery Quilt

Last year I participated in a fun mystery quilt designed by Karen Montgomery. I decided to jump in and try another this year.

I chose my brown bag based on the floral print. I'm not entirely sure how I feel ab out the amount of pink fabric but I'm going to go with the flow. I bought this kit from The Crabby Quilter in Annapolis.

The kit comes with cutting instructions to get you started. I did the initial cutter and stacked everything in an project box so I will be ready each week. 

The first clue came out on March 16th. The following clues will come out every other week until the final reveal. I wonder if I can resist buying another kit? Only time will tell. 

Want to join in the Brown Bag Mystery Quilt fun? There are plenty of shops participating in the fun. Check one out and order your own brown bag. There are florals, Halloween prints, solids galore, and other great fabrics. 

My favorite tools and supplies (affiliate links):

Creative Grids 6.5" x 24.5" Rectangle Fiskars Rotary Cutter

Creative Grids 4.5" x 12.5" Rectangle Quilting Ruler

Fiskars Rotary Cutter replacement blades
Fiskars Self Healing Rotary Cutting Mat
BLACK+DECKER Classic Steam Iron
Fiskars 8-inch scissors

Juki TL-2010Q

Grabbit Magnetic Pin Cushion

Dritz Craft Pins, 1-3/4-Inch (250-Count)

Electric Quilt

Project box: IRIS 12" x 12" Portable Plastic Storage Cases with Built-in Handle, Clear (storage)

Charity Quilting

I pieced and quilted this simple quilt. This is the Alternate Square pattern from Quilts for Kids. I love that this pattern works up quickly and works with a handful of different fabrics, or 30 different fabrics. It finishes at 38" by 44" so it fits onto a 1.5 yard cut of backing fabric with no piecing! It will be heading to Annapolis Quilts for Kids for binding in April. 

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: 42

30's Playtime

There was a time when I would pick up 30's reproduction prints. At some point, a quilting friend gave me some she had. So far, I've made at least three quilts using this fabric. Let this be a lesson about over-buying fabrics.  

I cut the charm packs into half-square triangle units using the Accuquilt Go. You have to be careful when cutting 5" charms because there isn't much room for mistakes. 

I made a bunch of 4-patch in 4-patch blocks.

In the end, I had enough blocks to make a fun, scrappy quilt. Now it just needs quilting. 

My favorite tools and supplies (affiliate links):

Creative Grids 6.5" x 24.5" Rectangle Fiskars Rotary Cutter

Creative Grids 4.5" x 12.5" Rectangle Quilting Ruler

Fiskars Rotary Cutter replacement blades
Fiskars Self Healing Rotary Cutting Mat
BLACK+DECKER Classic Steam Iron
Fiskars 8-inch scissors

Juki TL-2010Q

Grabbit Magnetic Pin Cushion

Dritz Craft Pins, 1-3/4-Inch (250-Count)

Electric Quilt

Accuquilt Go! - This is the basic kit that I started with. The cutter, one die, and mat.

Accuquilt Ready. Set. Go! - New to Accuquilt and ready to jump into the Accuquilt Go! with both feet? This is the set for you. It includes the 8 Inch Qube and a strip cutter. 

8 Inch Qube - Already have an Accuquilt Go! and just want to add to your collection of dies?

Charming: Pheasant Hill

Continuing my series of quilts made with charm packs, I bring you Pheasant Hill. I have six charm backs and two one-yard cuts of coordinating fabric. This time we're going with tumblers cut using the Missouri Star template. 

I also used my rotating 14" by 14" cutting mat. This is great if you don't want to have to reposition the template when cutting. You just rotate the mat. Easy! You can also get a smaller 8" by 8" cutting mat.

This tumbler lets you quickly cut your charm packs into the right shape.

Neatly cut and stacked!

I put them into a project box and set it beside my machine. Now, if I have a couple minutes I can just grab a couple tumblers and start sewing. 

My favorite tools and supplies (affiliate links):

Creative Grids 6.5" x 24.5" Rectangle Fiskars Rotary Cutter (borders & binding)

Creative Grids 4.5" x 12.5" Rectangle Quilting Ruler (borders & binding)

Fiskars Rotary Cutter replacement blades (cutting)
Fiskars Self Healing Rotary Cutting Mat (cutting)
BLACK+DECKER Classic Steam Iron (pressing)
Fiskars 8-inch scissors (snipping threads)

Juki TL-2010Q (piecing)

Grabbit Magnetic Pin Cushion (pinning)

Dritz Craft Pins, 1-3/4-Inch (250-Count) (pinning)

Electric Quilt (design & layout)

Project box: IRIS 12" x 12" Portable Plastic Storage Cases with Built-in Handle, Clear (storage)

Fiskars Self Healing Cutting Mat for Crafts, Sewing, and Quilting Projects - 14” x 14" (cutting)

5" Charm Square Acrylic Quilting Template by Missouri Star Quilt Co. (cutting)

Charity Quilting

Scrappy bricks. Pieced by me.

Sparkle. Pieced by me. 

Last Saturday I dropped off 19 quilts at Annapolis Quilts for Kids for binding. I also picked up some backing fabric and some more scraps to make more quilts.

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: 41

Charity Quilting

I pieced this quilt. These square-in-square blocks are so much fun.

This one was pieced by Joan V. 

Pieced by Julie and Janet.

These will be heading the Annapolis Quilts for Kids.

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: 39

Charity Quilting

Tumblers pieced by Julie and Janet.

Great Giraffe's pieced by me using leftover quilt backings. 

Pieced by Janet.

These will be heading the Annapolis Quilts for Kids.

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: 36

Charity Quilting

Wonderful I-Spy made by Mary V.

Pieced by Joan V.

Pieced by Janice.

These will be heading the Annapolis Quilts for Kids.

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: 33

Charity Quilting

Bright batiks and solids. Pieced by Julie and Janet.

Pieced by Julie.

Pieced by Joan V.

These will be heading the Annapolis Quilts for Kids next month.

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: 30