String quilts

 This is a happy quilt in spring/summer colors like pink, blue, green and purple. I quilted this String-X quilt a month ago and never found time for the binding. I used Bonnie's tutorial over here.

 It's not spring yet, but because of this color scheme it feels like spring . The binding is sewed on and I can't wait to get the hand sewing done.

 

 I also worked on a few more string blocks. These string blocks started out big enough for a twin size, but it's growing now so it'll soon fit a queen size bed.

 

 Another scrappy quilt I am working on, a pink and green quilt made from 5" squares. This top went so fast and has a real cottage charm. I dont think I'm going to add a border. Do you think I should?

Thank you so much for your visit. Do you enjoy making quilts from your scraps?

String quilts are defintetly my favorite quilts to make.

Smiles,

Millie

Disappearing Four patch quilt

 The cold weather is perfect for quilting and hand sewing. My oldest daughter wanted to make a quilt for her grandmother. She made this Disappearing Nine patch in 1930's reproduction fabric. The picture below on the left side is my quilt (more picture over here and here) and on the right side is her quilt. I cut her four patch blocks in bigger strips. We used the same quilting pattern on both quilts.

Below is more pictures of my daughter's quilt. I am sure my mom is going to love her quilt.

 Pink backing with a blue and pink binding.

Another picture with my washed quilt on the left and her unwashed quilt on the right. I love my quilts washed and wrinkled.

 I love my 1930's reproduction fabric. I have this one quilted and need to do the binding.

I am working on my zig-zag quilt's binding. I used some purple left over backing for the binding.

Thanks for stopping by and happy quilting. Do you have a special quilt project you are working on? I am currently working on a pink, purple, and green string quilt.

-Millie

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

Finished Bowtie quilt

  It is definitely not good weather to take quilt pictures.  Good weather or not, I like to share my finished Bow Tie quilt.

 The picture above is before washing and the picture below is after washing. What a huge difference it makes if you like crinkled washed quilts.

 I also finished the machine quilting on Jana's Flying Geese and I Spy quilt.

 Colorful I Spy quilt.

 I am a huge animal lover. My favorite blue String quilt went to the "hospital". Little Molly (11 months old) made a hole in my quilt. The hole is above her right little paw (blue string with white dots).

 I am so lucky, I found a small scrap of the exact blue and white dot fabric. I made a little patch and used my trusty old school clue. A few hand stitches and the hole is gone.

The patch is just below her mouth. Quilting is all about making good memories. Do you have a similar story of a quilt that went to the "hospital"?

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Happy quilting,

Millie