KatyQuilts

I had a couple pieces of fabric on my table and decided to try them out as alternative colors for this little project.

I like the red best and I have a lot of red scraps that would work. But in the end, I decided to just cut more blues. It was suggested that I use more of the large swirly print in the layout I showed yesterday. That would have worked well, but I didn’t have any more than those few squares.

So today I’ll start sewing rows.

Have a great day!

The final step for this quilt along came out last week. I laid out all of my pieces.

I loved Lori’s version, mine? Not so much. I love the pattern, I’m just not happy with my large blue squares.

So I hope to decide where to go next with this. I could cut out more blue squares, or maybe I could choose a different color. Red? Chrome yellow? Hmmm….

Have a good day!

Where do you all store your quilts? Mr. Wonderful recently decided we needed to clean out closets in our two guest rooms. He was not wrong. We had some boxes we hadn’t opened since moving. Many of them had quilts.

So he bought some bins so we could at least store them all in the same closet. Clearly, we soon ran out and had to get more.

There are three more of the short bins under the bed in this room.

These are in the other guest room. See the cabinet in the corner? It’s full.

The loft railing is full.

The ladder is full.

This rack is full.

And this armoire is full.

I also have a number of quilts hanging on the walls.

And my little quilt vaults are full.

I have given away around a hundred and fifty quilts in the last three years. And I still have too many.

First world problems, I know. At least I have a better idea of where to find them now.

Have a great day!

Yeah, this is me….

Thankfully, this is also true.

I love to see quilts I’ve made in use!

Bahahaha!

Another fun batch of cut and tumbled stones.

Have a great day!

My local group will be doing a jelly roll strip exchange in a few months. So I’ve been looking back at jelly roll quilts for ideas. Here is one I really like. Enjoy!

Finish It Up Friday ~ Mirage

Posted on October 4, 2019 by katyquilts

It has been rainy and dark all week here so I haven’t been able to get great photos of this finish.

I used one Mirage jellyroll and some white strips to make this 60 by 80 inch quilt.

This particular jelly roll had several strips of each print. That is why I used the white strips as I did, to prevent like prints from touching.

It was quick and easy, if a bit boring, to make.

I have more jelly rolls with multiple strips of the same fabric. It makes designing an interesting quilt more of a challenge. Time to think about the next one.

Have a great day!

Make any more blocks that is.

I just don’t love this so I’m calling it done. I’ve just been procrastinating on getting to the sewing room because I don’t want to work on this. Quilting is supposed to be fun!

So I’m finishing it up and moving on. Have a great day!

I’ve been trying to decide what I want to work on next. I found this bin of 3 1/2 by 6 1/2 inch rectangles.

And this bin of 3” tumblers.

But maybe I should make a few jelly roll quilts.

I’m going to be heading up a quilt club program on jellyfish rolls in February so it would be nice to have a few sample quilts on hand.

I’m not super inspired by any of these. I might have to keep looking.

Have a great day!

I only needed to make one block, but I cut enough for seven! you start with 6 1/4” squares.

First you make four patches.

Then make four cuts, one on each side, 2 inches from the center seam.

You end up with this.

Now rearrange the pieces to look like this.

Now you are ready to stitch together!

And here are my seven blocks.

Have a great day!