Showing posts with label jelly roll. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jelly roll. Show all posts

Friday, December 20, 2013

Two finished quilts

I finished two new quilts. The first one is this jelly roll quilt I started more than a year ago and the second quilt is a fast charm square quilt. I really like this jelly roll quilt. Not only do I like the colors and the design, but I also like the simple white border and colored binding. I washed the quilt twice and it is becoming softer with each wash.
I had just enough of this green flowery fabric for the backing.
Here is my other finished quilt. I wanted to make something for the winter season and it had to be a fast pattern. I sewed together charm squares, most of them are Christmas and winter snowflake prints. I also added a few random squares to break up the green and red Christmas pallet. I wanted a quilt I can use after Christmas too.
I pieced several pieces of brown and tan fabric together to make the backing.
The quilt is bundled up under my gingerbread Christmas tree.
The neutral cream border and the peach and blue charm squares make the quilt usable for Christmas and winter. 
Dear husband's golf clubs behind the chair. I dare not move his precious golf clubs.  In exchange he tolerates my ever changing decorating style. I try to stay with a "less is more" approach, but often I can go overboard with my quilts and decorating.
Wishing you all a merry Christmas and happy new year.
Millie

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Hope y'all are having a good week. I finished my yellow and blue String quilt. These half string blocks are so much fun to make. I do not think I will ever get tired of String quilts. Not only are they relaxing to make, but I can make someting beautiful from a box of strings.
I'd like to share a few tops I quilted. This is Annie's beautiful jelly roll quilt which I quilted with the panto "Cafe du Monde". Lovely variety of fabric.
I love 1930's reproduction fabric and quilted Pat's top with the pattern "Belladonna".
I used the "Bramble" panto on Marinell's 1930's reproduction quilt.
The cooler weather is perfect for handsewing. I am working on this binding.
I hope y'all have a relaxing, enjoyable Thanksgiving.
Smiles,
Millie

Monday, November 4, 2013

Rail Fence and Chines Coin quilts

 The cooler weather is perfect for bindings. I finished two quilts. My Rail Fence quilt got a blue binding. I am so pleased at how the Rail Fence quilt crinkled up after the first wash. I like 100% cotton batting.
 Here is the other finished quilt, my Go Cutter Strip Chinese Coin quilt.
 I also quilted this jelly roll quilt. I have not decided how I am going to bind this quilt.
Thank you so much for stopping by and happy quilting,
Millie



Saturday, October 19, 2013

String and Rail Fence quilts

  How is your week going? I had lots of fun with my strings again. I quilted my blue, yellow and green string quilt. I am so happy with how it turned out. Quilting is a great stress reliever for me
 Blue and yellow scrappy backing
 I quilted my little Rail Fence quilt too. It is such a bright and happy quilt.
  I really like the blue borders. Blue is my favorite color. I am going to give this quilt to daughter number two and orange is her favorite color.
 Orange dot backing
 I pulled out this jelly roll UFO. The blocks were done, so I just had to sew the blocks together.
This is all for today and happy quilting,
Millie