Happy Scrappy Quilt

Happy Scrappy Quilt

I made this quilt using materials I had on hand.  The quilt is assembled from gobs of 4 inch squares as you can see. The quilt is backed with yellow fabric which is decorated with Snoopy and polka dots.  I hand tied the quilt with lavender colored DMC Perle cotton.  I love how cheerful and bright this quilt turned out.  Sandy approves as well.  

Oh My Stars

Oh My Stars

"Oh My Stars" is a free quilt pattern by Pat Sloan. You can get the pattern HERE.  The quilt is basically 5 x 5 inch squares.  You can purchase pre-cut 5 x 5 inch squares in Charm Packs. I found my Charm Packs at a store called "Tuesday Morning".  The black fabric I used for the stars and binding and the gray fabric I used for the border and backing are fabrics I got at my local quilt shop.

I intended to do the quilting on this project on my Babylock Jazz II machine but I am finding it difficult to maneuver something so big on my machine.  I tried a little hand quilting and decided that wasn't for me. I decided to "hand tie" my quilt. I did not like the look of the knots on the front of the quilt so I place the knots on the back.  For the hand tying, I used perle cotton that I found at my local yarn shop.

I love how the points of the stars cleverly extend into to quilt's border.

If you enjoying quilting, I encourage you to check out Pat Sloan's blog which you can find HERE.  Pat offers may free quilt along patterns.  She also has a great Facebook group.  It's fun to see what others are making.

I am behind: Here are Some Quilt Projects I've made Lately

Quilt Projects

I've been so busy learning to quilt that I have not taken the time to post much lately. Here is a little catch up.  Above is a little table top quilt I made using four fat quarters. I just made a bunch of Half Square Triangles and then put them together in a way that I thought looked nice.

Above is a wall hanging I made using two half yard pieces of ombre fabrics.  I tried to arrange the pin wheels so that they fade from one color to another.  

Above is a wall hanging I made using a winter-themed fabric.  The aqua blue fabric has cardinals and snow flakes on it. I intended to hanging this up during the holiday season but we ended up hanging it in the laundry room.  It's colorful and cheerful.  The design I used for this project is called Disappearing Nine Patch.

Here's another Disappearing Nine Patch project.  Above you can see four nine patch blocks.  Once you make the nine patch block, you cut each nine patch into four pieces by making vertical and horizontal cuts in the center.  Then you rearrange the pieces and stitch them all together again.  This project hasn't found a home yet.    

"Pressed Leaves" Quilt (Table Runner/Wall Hanging)

Pressed Leaves

I've been learning to quilt and I am enjoying it so much.  My friend, Belinda, noticed there was a Quilt Expo in Castle Rock, Colorado, a few weeks back.  We went and we found some great projects.  I bought a pattern called "Pressed Leaves" by Tonya Alexander.  The vendor who had the pattern had this great news print fabric which is the same fabric that is pictured in the pattern. For the colorful leaves, I used scrap fabric I had at home.  I am really pleased with how this turned out.  I love the piecing part of quilting but I am finding it very difficult to do the quilting/top stitching on large objects.  This table runner/wall hanging was a manageable size.  We hung this wall hanging in our front entry way. 

This pattern can be found at www.stashlabquilts.com

I'm Making a Quilt: Part II

The block above is called "The Post Office

The block above is called "Ice Cream Parlor"

More Quilt Blocks...

Over the past few months, I've been learning to quilt. I made a number of 12.5 x 12.5 inch blocks from a Sampler Sew Along found on www.whitneysews.com.  Along the way, I started following another quilting group on Facebook which is hosted by Pat Sloan. She is also offering a free sew along called "Main Street" and I really liked the look of that project as well.  As luck would have it, the "Main Street" quilt blocks are also 12.5 x 12.5 inches.  I decided I would start making the "Main Street" quilt blocks until I ran out of the fabric that I had purchased for the original WhitneySews sew along. 

Pictured here are the Main Street quilt blocks.  All of the blocks are named after shops you might find along Main Street. 

The block above is called "Courthouse".

The block above is called "Five and Dime"

The block above is called "Books on Main". I was tired when I cut the fabric for this block so I accidentally cut enough for two blocks. Whoops!

The block above is called "Movie Theatre"

The block above is called "The Bank"

The block above is called "Beauty Shop/Barber Shop"

I've been learning about Quilt As You Go (QAYG) techniques.  I am planning to put this quilt together using one of the various QAYG techniques.