KatyQuilts

I really haven’t made a lot of seasonal quilts. I’m just not that into most Christmas fabrics. A few years back, Mr. Wonderful bought me a fat quarter bundle of Christmas fabrics that did not scream Christmas and I used up every little bit in this lap quilt.

 This is a Christmas fabric I can love. Aren’t those toiles fabulous?

 The pattern is called Colorbrick and there is a tutorial here. Rachel from Stitched in Color kindly provided all the info as a quilt along. It is a fabulous pattern for using fat quarters.

This was one of my very early long arm quilted quilts done back in 2012 on my first machine, a Nolting Hobby Quilter. I tried to come up with a different pattern for each brick.
 It looks horrible on the back! But thankfully, the stitching doesn’t show much on the front. It is a great quilt for dragging around. It has been on the winter ground for picture taking and I am fine with that.
 It’s just that kind of quilt. And it is fun to look back and see that my quilting HAS improved.

Linking up with A Quarter Inch from the Edge for the Christmas Edition of Throwback Thursday.

I finished the curtains for Baby E! 

Daughter #1 wanted one dinosaur added to each corner. They are done, hemmed, and ready to hang! 

I got most of what I planned accomplished yesterday. I even got another Quilt of Valor quilted. Here is sneak peek. 

I love this pantograph, called Yodel. After quilting this, I got another loaded. We shall see if I get anywhere on this before work. 

I can’t believe it is December already. Three more days until I get to meet Baby E!

Have a good one!

Today is a “git ‘er done” kind of day. Christmas is getting close and our newest grand baby even closer! He is scheduled to be born by c-section on Friday! Little E will be staying here while momma is in the hospital. Speaking of Little E, I was thinking of using this panel to make a blanket for him to have here.  

 
I’m pondering this while I work on these curtains today. 

 
They are cut to length. I need to mark, embroider, and hem them.

 I have a Christmas project to work on today that cannot be shown here, but time is of the essence. 

This weekend, I didn’t sew much at all. But we finished this puzzle! 

 
And my Christmas decorating is done.

First load of laundry sounds like it is done so break time is over for me. Hope you all have a productive day!

I mentioned yesterday finding this small UFO. 

When I made the top, I had added backing and batting and turned it pillow case style so there was so need for binding. I pressed it and did a top stitch close to the edge all the way around to close the opening and to provide a “travel” area for the vertical quilting lines. 

The quilting is just closely spaced vertical lines, though it is very hard to tell in the picture. The texture is actually quite nice. Here is a photo that I lightened up a lot so the stitching shows. 

Our Thanksgiving day brunch was postponed until today because hubby ended up working Thursday morning. So I better go get the ham in.

Have a great Sunday!

I cannot tell you how happy I am to say that my sawtooth star blocks are all done! Here are the last of them.

And the whole lot piled up.

 I started these back in November of 2014 and this is still very much a WIP, but progress has been made! And now, they are going back in their plastic box for a bit. This project is too big and overwhelming for me to focus on now. I need smaller projects this time of year where I can see more progress!

I need to squeeze some housework in before the day job so I better get to it!

Linking up with Sew Fresh Quilts, Freshly Pieced