The one with the backside of the quilt made from leftovers, scraps.
I still have lots of leftovers to use for a future quilt-as-you-go quilt. Since it's still extremely hot outside, I think I will stay inside and start another scrappy quilt.
Friday, July 26, 2019
Cool Breeze!
It's hot here! I just finished the winter theme quilt.
The one with the backside of the quilt made from leftovers, scraps.
I still have lots of leftovers to use for a future quilt-as-you-go quilt. Since it's still extremely hot outside, I think I will stay inside and start another scrappy quilt.
The one with the backside of the quilt made from leftovers, scraps.
I still have lots of leftovers to use for a future quilt-as-you-go quilt. Since it's still extremely hot outside, I think I will stay inside and start another scrappy quilt.
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Leftovers
I still had some remaining blocks that needed to be made into a quilt. I started to make a quilt similar to my last one, but...
I just wasn't into doing my next quilt the same way. I really wanted to do a quilt-as-you-go as my next quilt project.
So instead, I got out my huge tub of leftovers and dug out strips.
The leftovers are being used for one side of a quilt-as-you-go block.
And the other side will be three blocks in the first photo, along with blocks made with the gray and teal fabrics. Plus, two other motif fabrics will be used too.
Two blocks down and 18 more to create.
I just wasn't into doing my next quilt the same way. I really wanted to do a quilt-as-you-go as my next quilt project.
So instead, I got out my huge tub of leftovers and dug out strips.
The leftovers are being used for one side of a quilt-as-you-go block.
And the other side will be three blocks in the first photo, along with blocks made with the gray and teal fabrics. Plus, two other motif fabrics will be used too.
Two blocks down and 18 more to create.
Monday, May 27, 2019
Long Overdue
Many years ago I made numerous blocks that I had planned to use in some quilt pattern that I had seen, but since I never bookmarked that pattern the quilt didn't get completed.
So the blocks sat in the pile of my items for future quilt projects for a couple of years.
So the blocks sat in the pile of my items for future quilt projects for a couple of years.
In March, I decided it was time to make a quilt with some of the blocks.
I thought that it would be pretty to set these blocks in a row on one side of the frontside of the quilt.
And on the backside the quilt do the strip quilting pattern since I had never done a quilt that way.
Since the center block has a winter scene, this quilt will be used in the winter months to snuggle under while watching tv.
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
My Texas Star
Years ago when I visited Tokyo, I picked up this beautiful fabric that reminds me of a field of wild flowers.
Well, that fabric sat for years in my stash pile. Every time I looked at the fabric I would think of my road trip to Houston, Texas to deliver my daughter's car to her. That long, beautiful, scenic drive across the Southwest left me with wonderful memories of places that I had never experienced before the trip.
I really don't know why this view from Carlsbad Cavern looking out across New Mexico to Texas and the motif of wild flowers are tied together for me, but they just are. They conjure up fond memories of the Southwest and Texas. My daughter no longer lives in Houston, and many years have past. That fabric sat too long. So, January I pulled it from the stash and looked for a pattern that also echoes the memories of that trip.
I found that pattern in LeMoyne Magic by Cozy Quilt Designs. It's an easy pattern to do. Since I only had a yard of the flower motif fabric, I used that fabric in each star and part of the binding. There is one mistake that I made in one of the yellow stars, but I'm not telling which one. Heck, life isn't perfect. And sometimes quilts have faults too. The backing is solid blue jean material that was from the huge stash of jeans and jean material given to me years ago. I didn't use any batting since jean material is heavy. Well, this quilt will travel in my RV to keep me warm during those cold nights of camping as my husband and I explore other beautiful places in the US. And maybe one day, we will make it to Brazo Bend State Park outside Houston to hike and camp.
Well, that fabric sat for years in my stash pile. Every time I looked at the fabric I would think of my road trip to Houston, Texas to deliver my daughter's car to her. That long, beautiful, scenic drive across the Southwest left me with wonderful memories of places that I had never experienced before the trip.
I really don't know why this view from Carlsbad Cavern looking out across New Mexico to Texas and the motif of wild flowers are tied together for me, but they just are. They conjure up fond memories of the Southwest and Texas. My daughter no longer lives in Houston, and many years have past. That fabric sat too long. So, January I pulled it from the stash and looked for a pattern that also echoes the memories of that trip.
I found that pattern in LeMoyne Magic by Cozy Quilt Designs. It's an easy pattern to do. Since I only had a yard of the flower motif fabric, I used that fabric in each star and part of the binding. There is one mistake that I made in one of the yellow stars, but I'm not telling which one. Heck, life isn't perfect. And sometimes quilts have faults too. The backing is solid blue jean material that was from the huge stash of jeans and jean material given to me years ago. I didn't use any batting since jean material is heavy. Well, this quilt will travel in my RV to keep me warm during those cold nights of camping as my husband and I explore other beautiful places in the US. And maybe one day, we will make it to Brazo Bend State Park outside Houston to hike and camp.
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