Something New

Lori at Humble Quilts hosts a doll quilt swap once a year. It’s always fun to take part. Confession time: that little pyramid quilt that I shared here was supposed to be my swap quilt. But the thing with a swap is, you have to send something that you would love to receive. And at the end of the day, I liked my little quilt, but I didn’t love it.

So I’ve started again.

I had not done any foundation paper piecing in a long time, but the quilt I wanted to make lent itself to it. Here is my paper piecing set up.

That pan to the right of the photo is where I trim all my little bits after sewing each seam. The one on the left holds my scraps that I’m using. I have to say, I love my Juki with the auto thread cutter for this! And here is one part of my quilt.

I used my EQ7 program to draw and print my paper foundations. My top is done and I’m ready to start quilting. Here is a sneak peek.

I already want to keep this, so I know this one will be good to send!

Have a great day!

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March/April Goals

Let’s see how I did with my March goals.

1. Finish my Scrappy Trips quilt. Done!

2. I want to get back to this quilt. I didn’t finish, but I made significant progress.

3. The diamond quilt. Done!

4. Quilt five QOVs. They only had three ready for me this month. But I got them all done!

5. Make one thing from my Pinterest boards. Done!

6. Finish the little bow tie quilt. Done!

I also finished this little star quilt.

And I quilted this for a friend.

On to April!

1. I would like to finish my vintage churn dash quilt this month.

2. Quilt any QOVs that come in.

3. Finish the t-shirt quilt commission.

4. Get the top made for my nieces wedding quilt.

5. Baby quilt and crib skirt for grandbaby #5.

6. Make a little quilt from Pinterest inspiration to use as a swap quilt.

Daughter #2 is coming to visit this month as well.

Have a great day!

Linking up with Small Quilts and Doll Quilts

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He is Risen!

The above photos are detail shots of this quilt, made by hubby’s grandmother, Mary Magdalena Swartzendruber.

Happy Easter!

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QOV #12

I just quilted this top made by one of the members of my Stitching Sisters group.

I chose a panto that would look like wind around the eagle.

Here is the back.

This is the panto I used. It is available from Urban Elementz .

Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday – Pyramids

I managed to finish this little quilt!

I quilted it with the walking foot on my Juki. I’m underwhelmed with my quilting job, but it’s done. The first three of the following photos she the quilt before washing.

I love this backing fabric. It lists Civil War battles.

The small triangles measure two inches on each side.

Here are the after washing pics. I think the crinkle that happens during the wash process helps to make it look more vintage.

That’s one more goal met for this month! Have a great day!

Linking up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict , Crazy Mom Quilts , Busy Hands Quilts

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It is Finished

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Carolina Blues

One of my goals for each month this year, is to make something that I’ve pinned on Pinterest. I was inspired to break open this layer cake by the little quilt on this blog post by Marianne Edwards. Marianne does such lovely work!

Here are my cut pieces.

I used this die set from Accuquilt to cut my pieces. I used the 2 inch and 4 inch dies.

The accuracy is amazing with these dies!

I hope to have this little quilt finished by tomorrow. Come back and see!

Have a good one!

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Craft Night

Monday night was our second craft night with the gals from church. It was so much fun! We finished our string art and added lettering. Here’s mine.

I love my big sewing room. It was awesome to see it filled up with wonderful friends having a good time.

I finished my project ahead of time so I could do a quick demonstration at the beginning and then held a sweet baby boy so his momma could work on her projects.

At the rate this is growing, we might have to spread to other parts of the house!

Have a great day!

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QOV #11

This top was pieced by Val. I just love it. I actually made a quilt in this pattern for daughter #1 a few years ago. You can see it here. I like Val’s version with the bigger triangles.

This is going back on the bucket list.

The panto I used is called Modern Wave 3. It is available from Urban Elementz . I love all the texture that it gives. BTW, this is a really great panto for a beginner. It is easy and very forgiving. I actually loaded this quilt side ways, you can use this panto either top to bottom or side to side.

Have a great day!

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DWMonday ~ Puss in the Corner

I got all my blocks pieced together.

At this point, the top measures 78 by 90 inches. I had 9 blocks leftover. I hate having leftover blocks! So I decided to make enough to add one row to the width. I don’t like skimpy bed quilts either!

I hope to get these pieced and added today. I’ve also been auditioning border fabrics.

I like the last one the best, but I wanted to use this for something else. This top is not a priority to finish right now so I may just finish that last row and set it aside until I decide.

Have a great day!

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