Scrappy Quilts

 Our weather has been so wonderful. I've been enjoying working in the garden and walking Max. Lately I've been quilting a lot of scrappy quilts. Here are four I would like to show you.

This first scrappy quilt was pieced by Julie. It is her nine patch exchange quilt. This whole quilt is made of one and a half  inch strips.

 This is also a scrappy quilt by July. This whole quilt is made from one and a half inch, all plaid, flannel strips. 

 There's another pretty nine patch in the sashings.

 Muslin backing.

 This next one was pieced by Sandy. It is a block of the month sampler quilt. I like the vibrant colors that make me excited for Summer.

 This last one was made from Cathy. I took it late at night so I apologize for the darkness of the photo. It's a cute cat version of Sunbonnet Sue and Sam quilt.

 Adorable close up of the cats.

 Happy Quilting,



Finished Picnic Quilt

 Yeah! My Picnic Quilt from Kim's new Scrapbasket Sensation book is finished. I have been working on and off on the binding. Before I first put this quilt in the washer and drier, I was so excited to see how it would turn out. This quilt is now so nicely crinkled.

 I went with a pink fabric from my stash for the binding. This is an all-scrappy quilt from my stash.

 I love the colors which reminds me of spring. I have this rot iron gate stand in the corner of my dining room.  It definitely brightens up the room.

 I am working on a UFO.  Two years ago I started to make yo-yo's for no reason at all.  I have this big bag of yo- yo's for a quilt that I wasn't even sure I would make at the time.  The Go Cutter has a circle die which makes cutting the circles so much faster.  I am using Lapel Sticks (first aid for fashion emergencies) to glue the yo-yo's down. These glue sticks are perfects for sewing projects.

Last, I would like to show a Yellow Brick quilt I quilted for Elaine with the "Antique Lace" panto.

 She picked all these pretty fat quarters in blue, green, pink and yellow.  So pretty! It feels so modern with the Spring colors.

 Simple quilts are not for everybody, but I love them. They are easy enough to make but normally look like they took more time than you actually put into it. 

 Happy Quilting until next time,



Spring Quilting

I am now three weeks without my computer. I miss reading my favorite quilting blogs and communicating with my blogging friends. With all the extra time per day, I got so much quilting done. I could do more housework, but that was definitely not on my list to do. 

I just finished the machine quilting on Willeeen's Scrappy quilt. This is such a pretty quilt and an excellent use of her scrapbasket. 

 This Scrappy quilt has a bleached muslin for the background and the backing.  Just beautiful!

 This is another Tulip Time quilt I quilted. This beauty was pieced by Cindy. All the appliqued flowers are so cheerful and so springy.  You can tell she is a purple girl.

 Cindy is going to use this quilt on her bed.  With all the lovely batiks she can use any color of decorations with this quilt.

  Cindy's mom is going to help her with the binding.  This quilt is huge, 106" long and the handsewing of the binding will take forever.

 This is a Spring panel I quilted for Marinel. There is absolutely no piecing in this quilt. Aren't panels great for those lazy non-sewing days?

 I am working on a t-shirt quilt for Shannon.  The quilt will have around 30 t-shirt blocks.  All the blocks are cut out and fused with fusible webbing.  For the next few days I will be working on sewing the t-shirt blocks together.

 Hope you all are enjoying Spring. 

 Happy quilting until next time,

Quilting Fun

A few days ago my computer died so now I'm writing from my DH's laptop. The kids will be home this week for Spring Break so I'll be busier than normal. I've downloaded a few photos from my camera on this laptop so I'd like to show you some pretty quilts I've been working on.

Lately, I've quilted a lot of sampler quilts. This one here is pink and green with a very funky, interesting layout pieced by Nancy. I love the way it's twisted. It brings a fun element to a traditional sampler.

She picked a white backing which shows off perfectly the quilting. The only problem is it will show off perfectly every quilting mistake as well.

I quilt at least one t-shirt quilt a month. This t-shirt quilt was pieced by Sally.

The next two baby quilts were by my friend Carolyn. This one is a blue and green start quilt with a polka dot background! I love it.

A zig-zag blue and brown quilt for a baby boy who hasn't been born yet.

My most favorite quilting pattern of all is a Stipple. A tan backing. (Another close up of the lovely polka dots)

Another baby girl quilt, pieced by Carolyn's sister, Sally. I love the pink embroidery heart with the cute curlies.

Little Payten, whose not born yet, has her name embroidered. Polka dots everywhere! In the pink backing

 and background this time.

The last quilt is a red scrappy Bear's Paw quilt pieced by Janice.

A very eye-catching border treatment.

Thank you so much for stopping by and Happy Quilting,