KatyQuilts

I finished making all the geese for my Gee’s Geese quilt last week.

I had to take them all off the big design wall so I could make room to work on my  Gwennie Inspired   Medallion quilt. So I started sewing groups of like geese together and throwing them up on the small design wall.

I’m running out of room! I can say that I am loving this so far! I can’t wait to get back to work on this. But I better get back to work on the medallion instead. The big reveal is coming up on October 3rd. 

Have a great day!

Linking up with Em’s Scrap Bag, Love Laugh Quilt, Cooking Up Quilts, Patchwork Times

Today I’m heading home after a wonderful weekend visiting Mr. Wonderful’s parents in Missouri. We did take a side trip to Hamilton. It just so happened that last week was the 8th birthday of the Missouri Star Quilt Company! I even got my picture with the duck!

And who is that behind me?

Why yes, it was Jenny Doan herself! And while I was totally star struck, hubby asked her for a photo. And she graciously agreed. I was rendered pretty much speechless. He talked to her more than I did! 

They had stars on the sidewalk highlighting sew-lebrities. 

At one point, while walking through town, hubby asks, quite loudly, “Isn’t your star down by the Penney’s store?” Such a kidder!  

Mr. Wonderful definitely got into the spirit of things! I think he had as much fun as I did. 

Many husbands took advantage of the man cave and park benches. Not my guy! He can shop the fat quarters like none other! See?

Yeah, they had 88 cent fat quarters the day we were there! I also got a new mug.

And a birthday bash t-shirt.

And some charm packs for good measure. 

It was such a fun day! Gotta love a guy that plans something like this! I think I’ll keep him. 

Have a great day!

It is that time of year again! Amy over at Amy’s Creative Side is once again hosting the Blogger’s Quilt Festival.
I’ve decided to enter my QR Code quilt into the Original Design Category this time.

Here’s the story behind the making of the quilt.  I used a free online QR Code generator to get this:

My road map!  I used this Fusible Quick Grid product. You cut all of the squares you need, place them in position on the fusible grid and fuse them in place.

It was a good move. It was like a jigsaw puzzle to put all the pieces in place and that was quite fun! This shows all the squares fused in place.

And with the rows in one direction sewn, you can really see how the size changes.

Next came borders and quilting. I wasn’t sure how the quilting would go with the layer of fusible in this, but it worked out just fine.

I quilted this in a simple free hand grid. No rulers. I just eyeballed the middle of each one inch square. When I got all the lines done in one direction, I took it off the long arm frame and rotated it 90 degrees and reloaded it. I love this backing fabric from Ikea!

You can see the quilting better here. It is far from exact, but it works for me.

And there you have it. A long story indeed for a small quilt! Best of all, it works! If you have a QR Code scanner app on your phone or mobile device and scan this quilt (even the picture of it), it will bring you to my blog! How cool is that? It makes this nerdy little heart happy🙂.

Head on over to Amy’s Creative Side to see more of the Blogger’s Quilt Festival! You may even win some prizes.

Have a great day!

Linking up with Quilt Fabrication, Sew Fresh Quilts

This quilt is coming together VERY quickly!  Since half the blocks only have three pieces and the other half only have four, I shouldn’t be surprised! A day off work and a bit of a marathon sewing session didn’t hurt either!

I finished all the blocks and got them all up on the design wall.

Before I knew it, I had the top all together. I had the perfect piece of flannel for the backing and it only required one seam to piece it. So I got it loaded up and started quilting.

The pantograph is called African Samba and is available from Urban Elementz.

I even have my binding ready!

Have a wonderful day!

Linking up with Free Motion by the River, The Quilting Room with Mel,  Quilt Story

Daughter #2 gave me some of her old ABU pants for the fabric because I wanted to make a bag. I found a tutorial at We All Sew for a bucket bag that looked like just the ticket!

I also had this key chain that I wanted to incorporate.

It took a bit of creative piecing to get a flat piece this size. I was able to use three of the pockets in it.

I don’t normally sew bags, but I’m pretty happy with how this turned out!

It is pretty roomy, I tucked a throw quilt inside.

The rope serves as closure as well as back pack straps.

Daughter #3 graciously served as model.

Have a great day!

Recently, Jayne from Twiggy and Opal  , asked for pattern testers for a new block pattern she had created, Star Thistle. I love Jayne’s work so I quickly raised my hand to try it out!

Her pattern was very well written and easy to understand. Here are the fabric and pattern pieces I started with.

I made the little pieces for the middle first.

I like the way she blunted the tips of the pattern pieces. This makes it easier to line up with the other paper pieced bits.

Here is one quarter of the block.

And the back side.

And here is the completed block!

Pretty cool, huh? I think there could be some awesome secondary designs if you made more blocks. I decided to add 2 1/2 inch strips to the sides, quilt it and make a pillow.

My center could use a bit of work, but I love how it turned out!

If you would like to make one or more of these blocks, you can get the pattern for FREE in Jayne’s Craftsy Store.

Have a great day!