KatyQuilts

I received a box of happiness this week from dear reader, Ila. The box contained a fantastic quilt top and another project from “Aunt Ann.” We’ve actually had a lot of rain lately and I haven’t had a chance to take a good photo of the top yet, but it deserved its own post anyway. This is the project.

They are pinwheels! Each triangle is finished with its own bit of batting and the pieces are whip stitched together. The batting looks to be a this flannel blanket.

I hope you can see from these next photos how the blocks are constructed.

The blocks end up looking the same on front and back. How cool is that?

The print in this block reminds me of fried eggs. 😁

These pieces are so soft! I’ll have to ponder where to go with these, but you can bet this project will be finished!

Thank you, Ila! Have a great day everyone!

I cut out some tiny bow ties before I left Michigan. Since I changed my mind about using the hexies for my doll quilt swap, I might use these instead.

They finish at 3 inches.

The blocks are all pieced. Now to decide on a layout. I’m thinking about an alternate plain block.

Have a great day!

I’ve been very drawn to flying geese again lately. I pieced this little top using some of my vintage fabric stash.

Cutting those triangles off grain on the bottom left gave it a wonky look. Since the machine quilting on my trusty little Featherweight went so well on my last two little projects, I decided to give it a go on this one.

The answer is….not good.

Um….yeah….now I have waves to add to my wonk.

The other half looks better. I have no idea what I did differently. The back looks fine.

I’m disappointed, but I’m not going to stress over it. Have a great day!

I promised to share photos of my quilt hanger and how it works. Many people asked after I shared this photo.

I actually have several of these.

They are compression hangers. I bought one years ago at Cracker Barrel. The others I’ve picked up at garage sales and thrift shops.

I don’t worry if the quilt is a bit too long or too short. This is how they work. You unscrew the knobs holding the front and back pieces together.

Then you tuck the edge of the quilt in between and tighten the knobs. Voila! So easy to change quilts and no sleeves are needed.

I have found a few other methods that I use as well. This first idea came from Ann Hermès at Notes from the Quilt Lab.

I hung the yard stick with space between the stick and the wall.

Then I used these little clips from IKEA to hang the quilt on the yardstick.

Here is another method, a simple curtain rod with cafe clips.

I’ve already shared that I sometimes also use tiny brass pins. You can find that post here.

Hope this helps! Have a great day!