Fireworks

I wanted to make a Red/White/Blue quilt out of this month's Schnibble Dulcenia pattern.  Had two problems - no RWB charm packs in my stash and not a lot of free time.  So, I decided to make a mini quilt with RWB from my stash.

It fits a spot on my wall of my kitchen just perfectly.

These blocks were fun to assemble.  I am going to make a true Scnibble Dulcenia - based on what others have done that I've seen through blog land.  Dulcenia is a great pattern. 

Looking forward to the parade from Sinta and Sherri and the next challenge in Another Year of Schnibble Vintage!  I've just purchased some charm packs that I am ready to break into.

Happy Stitching!

Dream

Dream.

Live.  Laugh.  Love.

4 simple words adorn my mini quilt that I am donating to the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative.   This quilt measures 8" by 10".

SewCalGal ran a series of FMQ challenges in 2012 - each month, a new teacher and a new technique.  She is continuing to challenge us in 2013 with a different set of challenges.  You need to complete 4 as part ofSewCalGal's 2013 FMQ.   This particular challenge was to make a small quilt (no larger than 9" x 12") to show off the FMQ techniques you learned.

I decided to use the techniques learned in October from Teri Lucas to write words with your FMQ.  

My result is a very simple quilt with an important message.  It will be fun to see how much money it earns in the process.

Completing this mini was my June goal for Another Lovely Year of Finishes.



Happy Stitching!

Votes for Women - 6 blocks to go!

6 blocks to go in the Votes for Women  block of the week.  

Block 42 is called Cats & Mice

Block 43 is called Gentleman's Fancy

Both went together without the use of a seam ripper - gotta love when that happens!

Nice summer weather here this weekend so I put my time sitting on the back porch to good use.  I started prepping for my summer quilt project.   Broke into a layer cake of Noteworthy and gonna be making a LOT of HST.  Such pretty colors.

Happy Stitching!

Happy Friday

Making some red, white and blue blocks.

Trimmed them to 3 1/2 inches.  There is probably a fancy ruler for this one but I made my little ruler work by carefully lining things up.  

I even like my pile of trimmings!

I hope to turn this - the blocks, not the trimmings - into a mini quilt this weekend and hang it up to celebrate the 4th of July.

Happy Stitching!

Block 6 in Blogger Girls BOM

Finished the June block for the Blogger Girls Block of the Month.  There are 6 blocks in total and you can choose to make each block twice using very different fabric placement.

Here are my six blocks all together.  The fabric is Mama Said Sew.

The setting instructions are available as well.  I'll likely adopt that but will play around a bit first before actually deciding.




Happy Stitching!

Dr Who - My Block 2

There are 20 blocks in the Whovian-inspired Quilt-Along from Caroline and Soma from Whims and Fancies and the Doctor.  Doctor Who?

I made my 2nd block (which is actually block 3 of the quilt-along).  This is K-9.  Who fans seem to have very strong opinions on K-9.  They either really like him - think he is cute etc (like my DD) or strongly disagree.  Me, I like him!

Like the first block, these paper pieced blocks are taking more time than I like plus I create the messiest of sewing space as I am making them.  While the final result is anything but perfect, seeing my finished blocks just make me smile.

Here is my block 1 - TARDIS.

Come join us!

Happy Stitching!

Flying Geese

I finished my mini flying geese quilt.  This was a paper pieced pattern.  The fabric is Honey Honey.  I just outlined each of the geese and was happy with the minimal look.

This goes off in the mail today to my Aunt.  She rescued my daughter and I when we were very delayed in an airport.  Just a small thank you.

Happy Stitching!

Votes for Women - 8 blocks to go!!!

Two blocks this week Votes for Women  block of the week.  

The first is Block 40 called Art Square.

The is block 41 Contrary Wife.

This was the only quilting I got done this weekend!

Happy Stitching!

Sea Glass Gifted

I gifted my quilt Sea Glass last week to my cousin - one very special guy. 

I named the quilt Sea Glass for a couple of reason.  The suggestion initially came from a follower and I quilted in to make sure the solids popped.)   I also like the name because it describes what my cousin does for people - he is always the person who is ready to help someone in need, help them move forward on the right path in their lives.  Sea Glass is the polished result of broken glass being tossed around in the ocean and now collected and treasured.  That is what he does for people.

The blocks came from the HST BOM from the 2012 In Color Order HST.    I quilted this myself on my home machine - the first time I've tried anything other than straight line quilting.  (My info on this blog post.)

It has been the busiest of times these last 2 weeks.   Last weekend was the big event in celebration of my cousin.  This week, both my girls are in dance recitals!!   While this leaves very little time for quilting or even for keeping up with my favorite blogs, it has been a fun busy time.

Happy Stitching!

Happiness = A New Project

12 inch block finished

Fabric is Noteworthy from Sweetwater.  I am thinking about using coordinating solids in each block.  I am making this Lemonye Star the easy HST way.

I also made a single block of paper pieced geese using Honey Honey scraps.  This will likely just be a single block - paper piecing is fun but I can't see making a whole quilt that way.

Happy Stitching!

Dream - ALYOF Goal for June

My  June goal for Another Lovely Year of Finishes is to create and complete a donation quilt for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative. This is part of SewCalGal's 2013 FMQ challenges - make a small quilt (no larger than 9" x 12") to show off the FMQ techniques you learned.

My first idea is to quilt a very simple message.   I got as far as doing the raw edge applique.  I am giving myself the full month so if this doesn't work, I've time to try something different.

Happy Stitching!