I found these bits and pieces while cleaning and sorting the sewing room.
I sewed them into blocks. Not sure what, if anything, I should do next.
I also found these bits.
I feel like I just made a little nine patch like this. Hmmm….
Have a great day!
Well, my scrap cart has gone from this:
To this:
Obviously, I still have a lot of work to do.
I generally think of my fabrics in two broad categories, brights/modern and repro/darks. The pile of scraps in the front of the cart are modern, the back is repro stuff. I haven’t started processing the repro stuff yet.
This bin went from this:
To this.
A lot of modern/bright scraps from the cart ended up in that bin. I plan to make another scrap quilt from rectangles eventually. I also added a bunch of 2 1/2” squares to this bin.
This bin before:
And after:
I pulled these out for my string bin.
I made progress and that feels good. But I’m not done yet.
I plan to take part in another QAL this year to be hosted by Taryn, @reproquiltlover on Instagram. I’m waiting to cut up my Repro scraps until I know details of that so I can cut those blocks from my scraps.
Have a great day!
My scraps are out of control. I use this little cart for scraps. The idea is that when it starts to overflow, I need to deal with them.
But it got full and I started stashing in other places as well.
I really need to deal with these. To that end, I’m going to use these dies to chop them up.
Wish me luck!
Remember these?
I decided they would look good with this fun print of retro houses. They remind me of the 50s ranch houses in Sun City.
I cut all my squares 4 1/2 inches.
Oh, yes! I think I’m going to like this!
Have a great day!
I love this!
Remember Elmer? 😂
We got a ball thrower for Gracie. She LOVES it! As soon as hubby put it back in the box after playing, she discovered it and wanted to play again!
Please dad! She always makes me laugh.
And here is the beautiful Arizona sky at sundown.
Have a great day!
My biggest “finish” this month, was cleaning up the sewing room. It still needs work, but at least I can breathe up there now. It had become a dumping ground.
It has been a pitiful month of measured by finishes!
I am quite pleased that I persevered and finished the Quiltville Mystery.
And this bunting.
And a small donation quilt.
That’s really all I have to show for my sewing time this month. Sad, isn’t it?
Have a great day!
This donation quilt is done. And I’m happy with it.
My binding turned out well.
I like the light blue for the backing.
I just need to add this label to the back and turn it in at the next meeting.
This will go to a local nursing home.
Have a great day!
Another throwback post! I hope you find some inspiration here. Enjoy!
Posted on January 7, 2016 by katyquilts
During January, I am showing groups of quilts that I finished last year. This is mainly for my own benefit as it is a record of the quilts I have made without having to wade through a year’s worth of blog posts.
I love making baby quilts! They are the perfect size for trying out a new technique with out committing to a huge project that could take just short of forever. Looks like I made 13 baby and toddler quilts this year.
Most of these have been gifted. A few of these are here just waiting for a new baby to come along.
Have a great day!
My four patches have been sewn into 16 patches.
And I have my alternate blocks chosen and cut. It won’t take long to get these sewn together.
This is the pantograph I plan to use.
It’s amazing how fast small quilts come together.
Have a great day!
I played around with the four patches and decided I liked this.
I just need to choose an alternate block fabric. Here are some options.
I could go in a totally different direction, but this layout appeals to me. The crazy is contained and becomes interesting. If I go this route, it will finish at 40” square.
Have a great day!
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