Gray/green quilt: Part deux.

Thanks so much for your input on my gray/green nine-patch quilt. I neglected to mention in that post that my walking foot is the devil (I must remedy that soon!). I wanted to try some of the cool straight-lines pattern you mentioned, but the foot was giving me fits. So I went with wavy lines!


These 9-patches were a happy find during my scrap bin overhaul. I honestly didn't remember having any blocks left over when I made this quilt, but I excavated 6 of them and paired them with some Kona Coal.


I had some major pulling issues in the middle of the quilt, which distorted the middle blocks. Devil walking foot. I'm not sure if I'm going to try to fix it or not. Probably not.


I used a piece of Kona Cactus I had on hand and added a strip of some black and green scraps.


I find myself liking the back better than the front. Again.


The binding is a Full Moon Dot print from Amy Butler. I think I'm finally reaching the end of my Full Moon dot stash!

The quilt measures about 42x44. Another stash quilt, dunzo!

Input.

How would you quilt this?

WIP Wednesday--Leap Day edition!

I've hit a productive stage, and I feel like working on 5 projects at once. I hope it lasts!!



Finished:
Scrappy Tumbler!

This one feels like an old friend already.

For the Love of Solids swap


Done! Just need to get this in the mail.


I made a yellow chevron bow clutch too.

In progress

Swoon-along
I'm afraid my HST burnout may be a chronic condition! And so my poor Swoon quilt sits untouched.

Strip quilt

In the interest of putting my stash to work, I sewed up a jelly roll of Riley Blake Alphabet Soup into a simple strip quilt top.

Gray/green quilt

I unearthed these forlorn 9 patches when I was going through my stash. I'll be putting them to work soon!


Completed tops awaiting quilting:
Postage Stamp quilt
Kaleidoscope baby quilt #2
Fabricland (I ordered backing fabric for this one, so it will be progressing soon!)

To do:
Something with Gray/Green blocks
Half Moon Modern quilt
Block for Megan
do. Good Stitches March block

Head to Lee's to see what everyone else is working on!

For the Love of Solids/Modern Mini Challenge!

I finished up my For the Love of Solids swap package. Here it is in all its glory!


I studied my partner's mosaic and favorites, and she seems to prefer simple to fussy (yay!). I found this mini by Mary on Lake Pulaski and loved the way she used the Wild Things pattern by Camille Roskelley but allowed to whirligigs to float in the background fabric.


I added a skinny border, binding, and flange, and then finished it off with a little hand quilting. It measures about 18 inches square.


I'm sending along this little linen/purple bow clutch. I'll get it in the mail as soon as the shipping window opens!


I'm linking up to the Modern Mini Challenge at Ellison Lane Quilts!

Tied with a bow

I saw a tutorial for these bow clutches on Pinterest and knew I wanted to make one for my For the Love of Solids Swap package.


I figured I should try out the tutorial before making the clutch for my swap partner, so I sewed one up using this slub linen chevron print. Pretty cute, I think!


I made my partner's using Essex Linen and Kona Crocus. I had a harder time with the second one because I was feeling overconfident and didn't think I needed to read the directions again, which resulted in a bit of unsewing. But it turned out fine!

Tutorial from Elm Street Life.
I finished my mini quilt for the swap too...hopefully I can get some pictures of it tomorrow!

Scraptastic Tumblers

Rachel's Scrap Attack quilt-along came at the perfect time. I had grown concerned that I would get buried alive in my (unorganized, overflowing) scrap bin. Just as importantly, it was totally nonfunctional. I had tons of usable fabric in there, but I could never get to it.


So I put my Go Baby tumbler die to work and started cranking out tumblers. Before I knew it, I had enough for a quilt. I threw them all in a bag and sewed them together at random.


As a bonus, sorting through my scraps was like a trip down quilty memory lane. I have bits of almost all of my quilts in here.


I decided to keep the tumbler edges in tact (thanks to Kati's encouragement!). The tumblers have kind of a soft angle, so the binding turned out more curvy than sharp, but I like the effect.


I didn't get a good picture of the back, but I used two prints I had on hand--this jumbo dot and the jacks print.


This quilt begged for some straight-line quilting...but I didn't listen. I enjoy stippling, so I stippled!


This quilt is a true Scrap Attack--I used only leftover materials I had on hand (including leftover binding strips and frankensteined scraps of batting). It's so loud that I know I'd never notice a spill or stain on it, so I'll happily be dragging it to picnics and the t-ball field.

I'm linking up to Kati's Slash the Stash!

WIP Wednesday

I have a few things to show for my long weekend. Without further ado...



Finished:
Scrappy Tumbler!


Just put this one in the dryer! Pictures soon.

Sew Beautiful Block for Emily

Emily entrusted her lovely Heirloom fabric to us for her month in the Sew Beautiful Bee. I added in some Kona Sage and School Bus and attempted to make some improv chevrons (like this). Mine turned out kinda weird...

In progress

Swoon-along
No progress here! The HST burnout persists.

For the Love of Solids swap


I'm planning some hand quilting and maybe a binding with a flange...then it's on to the small project.

Completed tops awaiting quilting:
Postage Stamp quilt
Kaleidoscope baby quilt #2
Fabricland
Scrap Attack tumblers

To do:
Sew Beautiful block for Emily
Drunkard's Path Quilt-Along
Something with Gray/Green blocks
Superhero quilt #2?

Head to Lee's to see what everyone else is working on!

P.S. What is up with the new blogger word verification?? What am I supposed to do with this?

Swappin solids

My package for the For the Love of Solids swap is underway. Up next: some hand quilting. I'm hoping to finish this up this weekend!

I used Camille's Pint-Size Wild Thing pattern but left out most of the neutral blocks, as inspired by this mini made by Mary on Lake Pulaski.

WIP Wednesday

I took last week off from WIP Wednesday because my productivity had been limited by a trip to Miami (I know, poor me), and it feels good to be back in action!



Finished:
Wonky Seuss


Done! More here.

LynneBob block for Lynne

For the last month of the VIBees, Lynne asked for blocks using her LynneBob tutorial and bright scraps. I used the scraps I had close at hand, and that turned out to be a lot of Loulouthi.

Scrap Jars Stars for do. Good Stitches

For February in the Peace Circle, we're making blocks using Amber's Scrap Jar Stars tutorial. We're each making blocks in a single color. I picked yellow and used the most saturated yellows I could find. Can't wait to see how this turns out! These were fun to make.

In progress

Swoon-along
No progress here! I think I have HST burnout.

For the Love of Solids swap
I have fabric and kind of an idea...this one will be getting some attention soon.

Completed tops awaiting quilting:
Postage Stamp quilt
Kaleidoscope baby quilt #2
Fabricland
Scrap Attack tumblers

To do:
LynneBob block for VIBeees
Sew Beautiful block for Emily
Drunkard's Path Quilt-Along
Something with Gray/Green blocks
Superhero quilt #2?

Head to Lee's to see what everyone else is working on!

Tuesday at the (Valentine's) Table

We have a busy day today, so I figured I'd start the Valentine's celebration early with some heart-shaped pancakes for my pint-size Valentine. I remember my mom making these when we were kids, and I thought it would be a fun tradition to start with Luke. Note to self: Get some heart cookie cutters next year.

Here's my favorite pancake recipe: Pam-Cakes with Honey-Butter Syrup (but on a busy weekday morning I admit to using a mix).

I'm linking up to Tuesday at the Table with Debbie. Happy Valentine's Day!

Seuss-tastic

When I was home for Christmas, I raided my mom's Seuss stash to get fabric for this quilt. She gave me the Cat in the Hat panel and some coordinating FQs, I wonkified (it's a word) them, added some solids, and this quilt was born.


Kind of hard to see the quilting, but it's loopy. I used light gray thread. I intended to use white, but when I started quilting I realized I was all out (egad!). It was about 9 p.m., so I went with gray. I was a little worried, but I think it looks fine.


Crinkly goodness.


For the back, I used a yard of the Celebrate Seuss All-Over Blue, and then added some leftover Cat in the Hat fabic to make it big enough. The quilt measures about 44x48.


Love the Seuss Squiggle Stripes for binding!

This will be heading to my cousin and his wife, who are having a baby soon (and decorating the nursery in a Seuss theme). Hope it's well-loved!

Linking up with Sew Modern Monday at Canoe Ridge Creations!

Wild Saturday night

Catching up on Downton Abbey whilst sewing the binding on my Seuss quilt. Getting crazy up in here!

WIP Wednesday

This has been kind of a quiet week. A few of my projects are on hold because I ran out of Kona White. Fear not, reinforcements are on the way.



Finished:
Scrappy Coasters



In progress

Swoon-along

This might be my favorite block yet. The clock! I die.

Wonky Seuss

I ordered backing and binding fabric. Counting that as progress!

Completed tops awaiting quilting:
Postage Stamp quilt
Kaleidoscope baby quilt #2
Fabricland
Scrap Attack tumblers

To do:
LynneBob block for VIBeees
Drunkard's Path Quilt-Along
Block for Jeni
Seuss quilt
Something with Gray/Green blocks
Superhero quilt #2?

Head to Lee's to see what everyone else is working on!

Scraptastic coasters

I've been meaning to make a set of coasters for a while, but for whatever reason, last night I just HAD to make them.


I pulled out my orange and brown scraps and came up with this little collection (using Jeni's tutorial).


The three of us used to fight over one coaster, so this is an improvement.


I made the obligatory superhero coaster for the 4-year-old.


I think they'll really class up the joint.

WIP Wednesday

Somehow I managed to not touch any of my WIPs this week. Instead, I started new ones! Sigh.



Finished:
Loulouthi quilt

Started and finished this quilt since Wednesday. Details here.


In progress

Swoon-along
No progress here. I need a 1/4 inch foot for my new machine. I thought the one for my old machine would work, and it mostly does, but the needle is just a little too close for comfort, especially when I sew in reverse (and I have a few broken needles to prove it!). So I put the Swoon blocks and a few bee blocks on hold until I get a new one. I'm sure my Swoon blocks would be disastrous if I didn't have an accurate 1/4 inch seam.

Wonky Seuss

Instead, I worked on a few blocks for a Dr. Seuss quilt. I stole some fabric, including this panel, from my mom, and I figured wonky was the way to go with Seuss.

Completed tops awaiting quilting:
Postage Stamp quilt
Kaleidoscope baby quilt #2
Fabricland
Scrap Attack tumblers

To do:
LynneBob block for VIBeees
Drunkard's Path Quilt-Along
Block for Jeni
Seuss quilt

Head to Lee's to see what everyone else is working on!