Side Trip Complete

 Whoo hooo!  What a ride.  

My little side trip went down a

very big side road and the

Northwest Babies benifited very well.

Here is the final line up of the projects

from the last few weeks!

These four tops will be off to

the charity quilters at the guild. 

They managed to tie up everything 

the members made!

Three from the Discovery Table,

and one from a retreat. 

Then there is the pile of stroller quilts 

for the Babies!

They were so much fun to make and 

I sewed up everything on the 

big Bernina except three!

The last were sewn on the Janome after

Big B became overtired and threw

a tantrum, breaking thread, winding 

it around the lift arm and freezing 

me out with an unclearable upper 

thread code.  Off to Mr. Fixit next week. 

Here are all the babies!

A late addition to the pile.  It has 

chicken, pig & cow flannel on the back. 

Just like the book  A Squish and a Squeeze by

 

Julia Donaldson.

These blocks were on the table leftover from a wedding quilt. 

All from the table. The floating fourpatchs,

 front and back were in scrap gifts and the

center came with some strips. 

I even added a little orange flange. 

These were displayed last week. 

This pieced center really wanted the blue back.  

I had another fabric on and 

the pinning just wasn't working, twice. 

The blue back went on smoothly and fast.

 

Quilts just know what is right!

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Another late addition above . 

The minty green backs are soft and cuddly.

The little 3/4" finished strip log cabin got a soft snowman backing. 

The adapted table topper has matching flannel backing!

The purple star was left over from the string year a while back . 

The kitty print really suits it!

Hand quilted hearts and a scrappy flannel

 back are nice for this little one too!

Sweet leftover blocks from the table again make a 

cute stoller quilt. Thank you PB!

The Discovery Table is looking empty!  There are still 

more tops to find!

Stay Safe and Sew On!

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Look at These Bits Now!

 Remember the bundle of random 

on the Discovery Table?

Well, they've all come together nicely, 

and here they are!

First, I sorted them all into like sizes.

I ended up with four or five piles of various widths.

Then I trimmed them down to the largest, nearest size I could get.

Certain sizes are easier to work with, so that's where I went.

It has three central 6" finished columns. 

Here is the first top out of those strips.

I snuck in some 2.5" columns just to add a little interest.

Then finished it off with 3.5" columns.

It finishes up at  60" x  72". 

The black dotted background is perfect for this and

 pulls in all the colors of the strips.

Binding is definitely going to be a bright color, 

possibly even the teal, 

to bring out every teal hint in the columns

There is a pile remaining so 

there is one more top in there.

When I find another great confetti fabric, 

I'll be off to sew! Here are some options!

Stay Safe and Sew On!

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Another Little Bits

 More little bit strips, (say that 3 times fast), 

are going into another top.  

The Table of Discovery is providing 

lots of fodder for the design 

portion of the program so more 

little bits are under the needle.

The inventory of the stack of bit strips shows :

1. One 6" column

        2. Some 2.5" columns 

       3. Just two 3" columns

A search of the backing box yeilded

 two pieces of a very unlikely back:

 a medium brown batik fabric.

So here we go!

Laying out the columns and stitching them up. 

First, press , press , press, to get all the 

column seam allowances laying in the same direction.

It really makes the stitching easier and faster!

Here is the final look!

It measures out at  50" X  60"

and should work well for a twin bed, 

It had lots of intereting discoveries 

to be found in all the pieces.

Stay safe and stitch up those bits. 

A Little Side Trip

 Just taking a little break from 

the big quilts with some small stuff.

First up on the chore list is the coveralls.

I just need to cut off the bottoms 

worn out from dragging on the ground.

There was just enough fabric left from 

the cutoff to make a small cuff,

with the salvaged fabric, and they're done.

 

Next is a bunch of small quilts.

The Northwest Babies gives out

any size quilts for stroller use, 

 so it's a good spot for all my bits of quilts 

that just need some zhuzhing up 

to be turned into lovely little treasures.

First up is this little nine-patch. 

It will get a sawtooth border from 

triangles that were gifted with it. 

 An extra block will be deconstructed 

to make hourglass cornerstones.

Tada! It was a bit more work than I bargained for, 

but it turned out very well.

I managed to pull out enough flannel bits that 

all of these little quilts will have 

cozy flannel backs.

Next was this beautiful autumn block that 

was left over from a guild table topper challenge 

a number of years ago. 

I found an absolutely perfect flannel piece in the bin, 

and with an additional border, 

this little quilt will be warm and fuzzy 

for a little person this winter.

The hits keep on coming.

 The Discovery table yielded this big purple star, 

a leftover from my star string quilts two years ago.

I must have had a late night and 

made two purple stars, 

because this one didn't make it into the quilt top.

A cute piece of flannel later and, 

A cozy 31" square cuddle quilt for a stroller!

The little kitties around the outside are adorable. 

This triangular beauty was waiting 

for bigger borders to be turned into a twin.

 I just couldn't resist and it joined the party

 as a wonderful little snuggle quilt 

with cows and pigs on the back.

Only two more to go!

This sweet little four-heart square has been 

wandering around sewing room.

The table yielded a little bundle of strips and, voila.

Four extra stars and one more border,

will make it a perfect size to snuggle up with.

The last one here is a beautiful, very elegant log cabin topper.

I found a soft flannel back for it that should

 make it cuddly and still maintain its elegant look.

Whoops here is another from the discovery table.

This one will be an add-on at the end, 

since it requires a piano key red border 

that isn't quite complete.

It is a snow day here today, 

so I should have lots of time to get all these 

little tops layered and stitched. 

Stay safe and Sew On!

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