Category Archives: Quilting

Button Box

Quilting
~ 38″ x 53″

I bought this bundle when Stacia, Deloise and I went to Houston for the 2016 International Quilt Festival. It came with a pattern for a 3-Yard quilt. I’ve purchased 3-Yard quilt books over the years, as has Deloise, and we’ve always shared them.

It wasn’t until this year that I dug out the fabric to make a Christmas quilt for my 12-Day package. Much to my surprise there were six different fabrics in the bundle and none of them were a yard in length. I don’t recall what pattern I picked up with the fabric but I found another 3-Yard quilt pattern that I wanted to make.

It took some figuring and adjusting but I was finally able to make the pattern work with the fabric I had. In my head I planned another zinger for the border but there wasn’t enough fabric to do that and I had to adjust the size of the border. The quilt still came out at a decent size for a cuddle under.

Jelly Snowflake

Quilting
~ 50″ x 50″

This pattern was released in July of 2020 as a sew-along; I put the top together that summer although I’m sure I fell behind as the clues were released. I had a batik Jelly roll in my stash and I won a Bali Pop at a Guild retreat that were pretty good matches. Jelly rolls and Bali Pops are just another name for 2.5″ strips.

It wasn’t until I decided to include this in my 12-Day package that I got it sandwiched and finally quilted.

I’m not fond of batiks but with a flannel backing and a good wash it has turned out quite well.

Happy Birthday Kathryn

Calendar Blocks, Cards, Quilting

January 4, 2022

(from Quiltish Corner)

When I visited Kathryn in the fall she mentioned that she wished she’d had more blocks to put under the glass cutting board that sits on her counter. I had already started downloading a series of calendar blocks without any idea of how I would use them. They are a perfect size for Kathryn’s cutting board so, suddenly, I had a plan.

I used some curved stitching for the quilting – I wasn’t sure I could do it without free-motion but it worked well enough that I’ll keep it in mind for future projects. I did some thread painting for the arms – again a first for me. I wish he had more of a smile but perhaps getting back into the routine of things after Christmas warrants a grimace!

Kathryn will receive a new block every month – or maybe a couple during certain months.

Secret Santa

Quilting
~ 45″ x 59″

The pattern was a sew-along from the Temecula Quilt Company, one of my favourite online resources. The pattern came out in 2018 and the quilt appeared on my 2020 UFO Challenge list. In April of that year I had one block done and the top was finished in May that year. It was my September UFO Challenge this year.

The pieces are very tiny and my skill level wasn’t as high as it is now (or so I like to think). When I put the top together I had to add little bits and pieces to some of the blocks just to get them to the right size. The white fabric was new but the red, green and brown fabric were from various scraps in my Christmas bin.

The quilting went quite quickly, although now that it is finished I see where I could have made a change on some of the quilting lines.

This went to Christy in her 12-Days of Christmas package.