I’m quite pleased with my leader/ender blocks. I actually only make the four patches as leaders/enders. Every now and again, I piece them into blocks like this.
The more I make, the more fun it is to play!
I still have lots of pieces. I have no idea how big this will end up.
As I finish blocks, they go into a project box for safe keeping.
This is the layout I like best right now. That could change.
Have a great day M
I wanted to make a quilt for a boy, and what could be better than Star Wars?
It’s also a good way to clear these bits out of my stash. I cut everything using my Take Five from Accuquilt . It has an 8 1/2 inch square, three 4 1/2 inch squares, and a 4 1/2 by 8 1/2 inch rectangle on it.
I decided on the placement of the large squares and sewed those rows first.
Then I went back and decided on the placement of the small squares. It went together very quickly.
Time to get this on the frame! Have a great day!
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It has been a very productive month! Here are the goals I set for May.
1. I’d like to make three kids quilts. Done! I’ll be sharing the third one soon.
2. I want to baste another vintage top and start quilting it. Done!
3. Make that QOV. Not done.
4. Finish my vintage 30s Trip Around the World top. Done!
What else did I do?
I finished these two mini TAW quilts.
I finished this Vintage Stars quilt using blocks from a swap.
This mini.
Madder #2
And this UFO.
Now for June.
1. I really hope to get this huge quilt finished.
2. Make one more kid quilt.
3. Finish hand quilting my vintage top.
4. Quilt some QOVs!
I also have a trip to AZ this month so I’m going to call this good.
Have a great day!
I’m still hand quilting my vintage top, though work on that has slowed considerably of late.
When I first started, I kind of over did it and ended up with a sore wrist. I’m trying to pace myself better. Here is where things stand now.
Once I get all the way around the outside edge, I will be well over halfway done.
I love using muslin on the back! I hope to get this space filled in soon
Have a great day!
I’m quite pleased with this little finish! It is a fraternal twin to the doll quilt I made for the Humble Quilts Doll Swap last month.
I used the same backing fabric too.
The crosshatch quilting seemed just the ticket.
This is how it looked after washing.
Jimmy seems to like it. 
Have a great day!
I should call this the 24 Hour quilt! It was so fast. I started it at noon one day, and I had it quilted and bound by noon the next.
I used the other half of the Pottery Barn duvet cover on the back.
And the extra binding I made came in handy.
I kept the quilting simple.
This finished at 64 inches square. Have a great day!
I’m often asked how I do crosshatch quilting on the long arm. It isn’t hard, just time consuming. It does require a ruler base and a straight edge ruler designed for use with a long arm. A rotary cutting ruler should NOT be used. I start by making a grid quilting diagonally as far as I can comfortably. I usually start at the top left. When I’ve gone as far as I can, I take a 90 degree turn and head back to the upper right.
I zig zag back and forth across the top until I’m done. I found stop there, but if I want a tighter grid, I’ll go back and do the same thing only this time I’m adding lines in between.
I could do the right grid from the beginning, but I think this gives more even tension. Here is the first row done.
You can see here where I made my turns. Time to advance the quilt.
Now I’m repeating the process.
The only thing different is that I need to match up my corners with the quilting on the previous section. This can be a little tricky.
You can see here that I didn’t hit it exactly. Because it is a diagonal grid, your eye will read it as straight.
Here I have the first pass done and you can see that I will repeat it for the in between lines.
Time to bind!
Have a great day!
Remember my recent swap quilt? I had leftover pieces cut and they begged me to do something with them.
At first, I thought I’d make a similar quilt.
But maybe have dark triangles on the edges.
But then I thought, I’ve already done that. So I cut some more background squares and came up with this.
These are the Accuquilt dies I used. BTW, from now until midnight on April 29th, you can get free shipping on all orders over $35 with the code SHIP2ME.
And yes, even little quilts can go on the longarm.
Have a great day!
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Remember the two leftover blocks from my Many Trips Around the World quilt? Here they are!
I hand quilted the first one.
I found this pretty peachy pink feed sack for the back of both. My cherry trees were in bloom when I took these photos.
The other one got machine quilted.
I love them both! One will be a gift, the other, I will keep.
Here they are with the momma quilt.
Have a great day!
I’m making another quilt for a young girl. I’m sort of following the Moda Love pattern found here, except I’m basing mine on an 8 inch finished block instead of a 9 inch finished block in the pattern. Also, I’m using a layer cake and yardage from Craftsy.
I used these Accuquilt dies.
The Take Five die has an 8 1/2 inch square on it that I also used.
I have some work to do at the design wall before I’m ready to sew this together.
Have a great day!
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