Friday, December 30, 2022

Random Qube Blocks

Four weeks of randomly generated blocks on the design wall. 
This block is such a delight. 
Bigger pieces means I can use bigger prints. 
These are just so much fun to put together. 
Look at that fussy-cut treasure map!
I was so excited when this block came up. So different from the rest. It would make a great alternate block.  
Sometimes I put unlikely things together. 
Halfway there!

Tools and supplies (affiliate links):

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? 

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Charity Quilting

Spinning pinwheels pieced by Trudy for Annapolis Quilts for Kids.
Simple blocks pieced by Mary. Both are quilted and ready to head back to 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 shopping through Amazon Smile. I don't earn anything from this link. This link lets your purchases support Quilts for Kids through Amazon. I don't add affiliate links to my charity quit posts on purpose. I donate my time, my machine, my thread, and my skill to the cause. 

My personal goal is to quilt at least one quilt per week throughout the year. To that end, check out the EpochConverter for 2022 to see how I'm stacking up.

2022 Charity Quilt Count: 101

Monday, December 26, 2022

Felted Slippers

I have this collection of blue yarn perfect for felting. 
I used the LK150 and a video tutorial to make some more slippers
I finished them what seems like ages ago but I didn't wash them to felt them up until recently. Here is how they compare to my earlier experiments. Felting is not very precise and more of an experiment each time I do it. 
They came out great! I still have yarn that will felt so expect to see more of these. 

Friday, December 23, 2022

Random Qube Blocks

Week number three!
This week I managed to cut and sew each randomly generated block on the day I rolled it. 
This week I had more than a couple blocks that had doubles. This one had double green. 
This one had double white. 
This one is double yellow. 
Sometimes there is an easy block. The pinwheel is one of those. 
I think this one is my favorite of all the blocks. I could make an entire quilt using just this block. 
I'm going to be able to make some interesting layouts with how many of these I'm getting. 
Here are my three weeks worth of blocks (plus my Sunday block). 

Tools and supplies (affiliate links):

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? 

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Charity Quilting

On Saturday I dropped off all these quilts and baby hats with Annapolis Quilts for Kids.
I also picked up a stack of finish tops to quilt. This one was pieced by Maureen. 
This one was pieced by Julie. Both are quilted and ready to head back to 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 shopping through Amazon Smile. I don't earn anything from this link. This link lets your purchases support Quilts for Kids through Amazon. I don't add affiliate links to my charity quit posts on purpose. I donate my time, my machine, my thread, and my skill to the cause. 

My personal goal is to quilt at least one quilt per week throughout the year. To that end, check out the EpochConverter for 2022 to see how I'm stacking up.

2022 Charity Quilt Count: 99

Monday, December 19, 2022

Getting Hexie with It

I finished up the basting of the rest of my little hexies a couple weeks ago. 
Yesterday I stacked them up into planned flower sets. 
Then I filled my hexie project bag with all those sets. Now I can easily grab a single flower and get stitching. Someday, I will have a quilt top. 

Friday, December 16, 2022

Random Qube Blocks

Time for an update on my random Qube block project. Check out the great short videos from Chris Marchini, Rose City Original if you want to learn more about making your own randomly generated quilt.
The humble 16-patch! 
Each block is a fun way to relax after work. 
Some days I don't have time to sew the block. 
Last week I didn't sew for three days. 
I did manage to generate the blocks, pick the fabrics, and cut the pieces for each block on the day it was generated. 
Then I sewed them together when I did have time. 
Each day I look forward to making my daily block. 
Here are my two weeks of blocks. I have six more weeks to go. 

Tools and supplies (affiliate links):

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? 

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Fleece Sewing

A friend of mine has one of those really big skeletons from Halloween. He wants to dress the big one up as a skeletal Santa and the little ones up as elves. He asked if I could make them some hats. I said sure. This is the stack of fabrics I pulled that met the red, green, black, and white requirements. 
Step two was to measure the skull circumference of one of the small skeletons. We have one sitting around so that was an easy step. Then I found a free pattern, and tutorial for a Santa hat at Fleece Fun
I made one to test my sizing. Just a little loose. Time to make the hat for the big guy. 
I supersized the pattern from Fleece Fun based on the measurements my friend sent me. 
I made the ball for the end of the pointy hat. 
And sewed it up into a huge hat. 
This is how big it is. Big enough to cover the shoulders of my dress form. 
Then I cut and sewed six elf hats. 
Aren't these delightful!
This was a great project. I can't wait to see the pictures of the skeletons and their hats.

Monday, December 12, 2022

Machine Knitting

More charity baby hats!
Hats are quick projects that can make you feel like you've done something great. 
I had ten to drop off with Annapolis Quilts for Kids last Saturday. This is the machine I borrowed from a friend. I like machine knitting enough I've decided to buy my own LK 150 so I can keep making these charity hats.