This little piece has had so very many setbacks. I thought it was done at this point, but couldn’t bring myself to move forward with finishing because of that blank space in the middle.
So I decided to add another flower, but there was no room for another stem. That looked ridiculous.
So I added a leaf to try to camouflage the lack of stem. Nope. Just nope.
So, I thought I would add more leaves.
I think it’s time to finish it before I make it any worse. Have a great day!
Isn’t this pretty? Daughter #1 surprised me a while back with a box of goodies from Missouri Star. This layer cake was in the box.
I’ve had a quilt in my head for a while that I wanted to make and this layer cake had the perfect distribution of colors for it. I used this set of triangle dies from Accuquilt to cut my pieces.
When I cut my large triangles from the black fabrics, it looks like I have a lot of waste.
I snipped those pieces apart and rearranged.
Sewed them back together and ran them through the die cutter.
I did press the seam open in the back and made sure the seam was offset so it didn’t add bulk to the corner.
I cut four smaller equilateral triangles from each of the pink and green fabrics.
I think this will make an adorable baby quilt.
Have a great day!
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Here are the goals I set for myself for June:
1. I Spy quilt! Done! 
2. Quilt 5 QOVs Done! Actually, I only had three to do this month.
3. Finish a secret sewing project for reveal this month. Done!
4. Ten string diamonds. Not done. 😐
5. Work on one UFO from the list. Done!
6. Baste another top for hand quilting. Done and quilted! Small, but a finish is a finish!
7. Make a t-shirt quilt for a gift. Done!
What else did I do?
I made this little Modern Beads quilt.
And made this little experimental piece.
And on to July!
1. I want to cross another item of two off my UFO list.
2. I want to make progress on my hexie project.
3. Get a hand appliqué project done .
4. Quilt five QOVs.
5. Ten string diamonds.
Kind of vague, but I have a couple trips so I’m trying to stay flexible!
Have a great day!
Shocking, right? Well, quilter Jeanna Kimball, recently shared a tutorial on Instagram for her back basting method of appliqué. I tried it out and couldn’t believe the results!
I’m no expert and I’m only comparing myself to myself, but this is the best appliqué I’ve ever done. It motivated me to prep a project I’ve had in the back of my mind for years.
Checkout Jeanna’s Instagram or her web site for more details. Here is a quick rundown of the process on picture form.
This looks to be a perfect travel sewing project.
Have a great day!
Done and dusted! Or perhaps done and gifted is more accurate. This is the quilt I made for E1 for his fifth birthday. Where has the time gone?
I used pairs of 117 different prints so it could be a matching game as well as I Spy.
Sorry for the sideways pic here. I used these two panels on the back.
I hate Piecing quilt backs so you know I love my boy! The map is so he can see where all his family lives.
And here is a map to use with his little cars.
Here are pics from his party.
And all tucked in later that night.
I think he liked it! ❤️
Have a great day!
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The top is pieced and quilting has commenced!
This is the pantograph that I’m using. It is available from Urban Elementz .
I love how this is looking!
The binding is even ready to go!
Have a great day!
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One of our pastors at church is leaving to plant a new church back in his home state of Texas.
So I made this quilt as a going away gift. At our church, if you are serving in any area on a Sunday, you wear a Lifechurch t- shirt. It helps identify at a glance to our visitors who is a vetted church worker. We get new shirts a couple times a year at least. So I gathered some shirts and made a quilt!
The back is actually a light gray.
I like to use a neutral solid for sashing and borders on t-shirt quilts.
Yes, he liked it!
Sorry for the reverses photos, I took them from a Facebook Live video feed.
We will miss him and his wife, but we send our love and support with them.
Have a great day!
This is one of those secret projects that I haven’t been able to share until now.
This is the panto I used.
It works really well on t-Shirt quilts.
I’ll be able to share this finish tomorrow. Have a great day!
Remember these?
They’ve been on my UFO list for a long time. I pulled them out again and decided it was now or never.
This would be easier with more blocks, but I don’t have any more of this white.
I think I’m getting closer. Check back soon!
I’ve continued stitching on this little experimental piece. Am I done yet?
Working on this gave me an idea of how I might improve my Mid Mod Beads quilt with similar stitching. Better?
This is what it looked like before.
Now I’m asking myself if this one is done yet!
Happy Stitching!
