Finished projects!

I have been working on finishing a bunch of my projects so I will have a pretty long post :)

First are some placemats: The red and black placemats are for my daughter, Jessica and the other 2 were samples used in a class I taught at guild.

Now I have 2 tablerunners to show you: The first one is made from leftover pieces from all the 2 1/2" strips I have been using to make quilts lately. I saw this at Barbara's 2013 sew-in. The second one is made from the leftover blocks from two other quilts I made using those same 2 1/2" strips.

Here is the quilt made from Barbara's sew-in 2013. A very simple pattern and all the kits came from her stash of fabrics... what a stashbuster!

Karen's quilt

Just finished quilting this antique quilt top for a friend. It was stained a little and the stains did not come out, but they are less noticeable now that it is quilted and it really has that "old" look. I think she will be very happy with the result.

Newest Creation

I just came back from a quilt retreat and this quilt is what I made during that wonderful weekend.

The quilt was inspired by a picture in the Keepsake Quilting catalog for a quilt named "Prism Pyramids" and the quilt in the catalog was made from pre-cut 2 1/2" strips of hand dyed fabric. I had just gone through my hand dyed fabric before I saw this quilt and had cut 2 1/2" strips from a lot of the yardage I have. I have been playing with 2 1/2" strips in an attempt to use up some of my stash. So when I saw this quilt, I was inspired to create my own. The black sashing was added after I had sewn together the sets of 60 degree triangles into three columns. I have almost enough scraps left over to make a scrappy border around the whole quilt. After I get it quilted, I will bind it in black fabric to finish off the frame and then it will hang in our bedroom. When you enter our house, you will be able to see most of the quilt as you look down the hallway.

#2 quilt

Finished the top of the second string quilt, minus borders...

Then I was looking for other ways to use up these strips and I came across an octagon so this is what I made so far:

I am done for today... tomorrow will bring more ideas on ways to use strips in a quilt. Stay tuned!

String Quilt #2

This the beginning of the latest string quilt, this time with rectangles of muslin as the foundation. Gotta use this fabric!!!

And here is the Log Cabin sewn together with minor block positions changed ... the more you mess with something, the more you can mess it up!

Scraps and Things

I have bins and bins full of strips and squares so in an effort to use some of them I have made a string quilt and made a bunch of curved Log Cabin blocks.

Here is the String Quilt... I used a pinkish fabric for my foundation and then just used whatever strip I pulled from the pile to make the squares. This will be the Community Service Quilt for my guild next year.

Then I played with the curved Log Cabin blocks I made and came up with 5 variations:

My favorite setting is the second one down... which is your favorite?

Calaveras Cookie Quilt

My friend, Teresa, has been making Calaveras Cookies as wedding favors for her 2 nieces that recently got married. I thought it would make a wonderful wallhanging so I made this and gave it to her for her birthday. Needless to say, she was thrilled beyond words and cannot wait to hang it up on her wall. I even had Day of the Dead fabric left over from a shirt I made for my husband to use on the border and for the backing.

Found this baby quilt in my drawer full of quilts that need to be quilted so I finished it and it will go into the baby quilt stash pile.  Seems like I never can keep quilts in that stash pile... my daughter always finds homes for them!

I have a favorite scrappy quilt that has been named by my friends as "Kathy's Quilt". It is a two block quilt that when put together, has the appearance of curved lines, when all the seams are actually straight.

This is the most recent variation of the quilt:

This is a variation of the original setting:

And here is the original setting of the quilt:

Baltimore Blues Quilt

The small group that meets at my house once a month is doing "Baltimore Blues" from Fat Kat Patterns. This was a 2008 block of the month and I needed something completely different to work on so I picked this quilt to make. It is raw edge machine applique and I am very pleased with how block one turned out!