Bali Knots!

 Woo hoo!  This poor quilt has

been languishing for a while,

pins and all , for over 2 years!

I do get excited and often use quilts

 with the safety pins in just to try them out!

Thank you 

Wednesday Wait Loss  

 for the push!

It is now complete and even has a label!

It was inspired by a magazine cover, 

from APQ magazine,

Sept 2003.

I modified the design to include 

scrappy pieced lattice, scrappy random 

borders and assorted square centers. 

This will now live in our family room!

This darling measure 66" x 68" and 

has a flannel back and a 5oz. poly batt. 

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Finished or Not Fridays!

Can I get a Whoop Whoop!

This quilt was featured!

More yellows!!

 Wow!  When you think they are all used up...

Pow! You find more yellows!

I do love the cheeriness they bring tho, 

so let's sew! 

I have a scrap bag of yellows 

that was hiding in the closet too!

Don't judge those scrap bags,

 they are a work in progress! 

I tend to be a "zen " quilter,

 what ever falls out of the stash, 

gets sewn up.

  I also like free range scraps ,

 so I don't have a stock pile of shapes and strips.

The leftovers from the Bonus Baby Quilt

(which was made from the 

leftovers from Sunshine in the Winter),

were in nice size strips . 

They sewed up nicely into these color family blocks!

I also found a few 2 1/2" strips and made up a few more

straight strip sets to add to the block stash. 

The color family blocks

 get used to sew up 

quickie quilts like the Cambridge Bay duo!

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Sunshine in the Winter!

 This quilt popped up on the way 

to somewhere else so it needed its 

moment in the sun!

I really enjoy making coin and strip quilts!

This bright yellow beauty was a bit challenging tho!

It was inspired by a picture in a magazine but , 

I didn't save it so I had to start from scratch. 

Needless to say those spirals can get really big , 

really fast!

Collecting the yellows was a surprise too!  

I ended up with a lot of orange and red strips too!

The quilt languished  in the UFO corner for a time, 

but finally came together! 

It seems to be a trend with me. At least 

until I run out of yellows!

      

Stay safe and sew on!

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Finished or Not Fridays!

Sew day Inspiration!

 After being so productive

on Saturday and the cold spell

continuing, I got out more projects and just got busy.

I am quilting up my green Big Green Log Cabin

that's off to North Edmonton to

celebrate a new house and a new family.

It matches the green

Log Cabin baby quilt or vice versa.

That one now just needs a

d-stringing and a binding.

Since I'm really into the quilting mode,

I also did approach the batik

Square Cabin in the Woods quilt

that's been living on my couch.

We've been using it to watch movies

with the batting hanging out

for about 2 years now.

The adhesive tape came in handy 

when removing all the pins!

                                     

It was interesting because the quilt

design I chose is straight line quilting

but I wanted to wrap the stitching

around one of the straight lines so

it looks like a knot.

It does involve changing the foot

after I stitched all the diagonal lines.

I couldn't zigzag back and forth across

the quilt like I usually do,

but it still went fairly quickly.

After a quick trim in the morning,

I might be able to get my first pink quilt ever,

ready for a toddler. Just in time for Valentine's Day!

It's hearts and small wonky stars.

I haven't decided how to quilt it 

yet but I'm sure inspiration will hit.

It sure feels great to be incredibly

productive even though,

Baby, It's Cold Outside!

 Stay safe and sew on!

Scraps be Gone!

 

One of my New Year's Resolutions 

is to be more proactive in scrap reduction!

Much easier than normal resolutions and 

you have something to show when your are done!

Soo, I am trying to take care of scraps instead

of putting them in a  bag. 

A small pile of browns ended up 

on the ironing board 

after a recent scrap class.

They were prime candidates 

for some bonus blocks!

They sewed up very quickly!

I ended up with 5 brown bonus blocks.

They will get added to 

the block stash and 

shortly be combined into

 a great, colorful quilt. 

Stay safe and sew on !

Getting ready for a Sew Day!

 What a productive weekend ahead!

It all started on Thursday when western Canada

went into a deep freeze.

For some reason instead of hibernating,

I went into work mode.

I tidied up my sewing room and just start moving!

Maybe I was inspired by the sew day

we had in January for my local guild.

We were having our second virtual sew day,

and we all had so much fun

at the first one,

we were very excited to do it again.

Since it's virtual, the time leading up

to it was spent organizing

and pulling out projects.

I wanted to start off the sew day

adding blocks to a stretched star

quilt I discovered in a project box on the Shelf.

I think I started a couple years ago because

I really like that look.

I couldn't remember why

I packed it away but soon

discovered why I had.

The original charm squares I used

were small and the blocks are finishing

out at four and a quarter inches.

I prepped for the sew day by cutting

more charms and making up some

2 1/2 inch squares to add to the star points.

I also got the binding

ready for the Mountains quilt.

I used it straight out of my binding library !  Yay!

I had cut a bunch of

extra strips when I finished the lattice.

This quilt will be going on a ski trip to BC

where it will be delivered to the couple

in celebration of their first baby and their wedding.

I'm a year-and-a-half and a baby behind

but at least finishing their quilts now.

The baby Mountains was already

shipped so they received that in the post.

I also want to finish up the small green

Log Cabin quilt for the other couple

expecting a baby in March.

I will square it up and put on a fuzzy  back.

It should turn out just

adorable with minimal quilting

but really cuddly for a baby.

With all those projects ready,

I have big plans for a great sew day.

I may even pin/layer the two flimsies that are

on my mental schedule to finish soon!

It's always fun to socialize and

see people we haven't seen in awhile.

Since we do it by zoom,

I get to meet people in both latitudes

of the province Way North and West.

It should be a wonderful day of

socializing and sewing.

Stay safe and sew on!

Bonus Baby!

One of my good buddies

told me to be more diligent 

dating all my project boxes with 

the year.  

So I went thru and dated them all with the 

current year using masking tape. 

( I don't think that is what she had in mind,

 but I had to start somewhere!)

That was years ago. 

Since then , I redate my projects

 each year when and if I review them.

The last four years , I got really

creative and decided to color code them .

That is how I spent my New Year's Day!

Reviewing all those boxes, I found another 

box full of leftover bits

 (the last I found turned into this!)

They were left over pieces of 

this big, sunny quilt.

This quilt now lives in Michigan!

 

All the pieces were about 5 inches long and 

well suited for a coin quilt.

 If I could put the pieces together,

 I could free up a project box!

Fits in with the RSC too!

 There were quite a few

 so I put together this little quilt.  

One more for the flimsy pile!

This one may end up off to warm 

a little person in 

the Great Lake State!

Stay safe and sew on !

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RSC 2021

Blue for Brothers

I absolutely love the way 

white makes scraps pop!

The scrap quilts with white

 always look so crisp!!

Here is one of my favorites .

 It is also a go to 

"crumb block". 

 I always just called these 

scrap blocks . Now I call them all

"Bonus Blocks". They are 

a "Bonus " since they are from

found fabric!

I have made this quilt twice,

 both of these quilts have ended up with 

the family "Brothers" , one in 

Berlin, Germany and 

one in Naples, Florida.

It always starts out for me when I am

at loose ends and just want to sew. 

I grab a bag of blue and start joining. 

Yes, I have a box of blue bands 

on my shelf for just such times. 

I don't count it as a UFO but it is full of partial

bands and bits of blue. 

I add to the box in those routine sewing times, 

and it is very rewarding. 

Putting it all together is such a joy !

I know it will be fun and beautiful when assembled. 

I use each row to practice a different type of 

design.  It is fun and the result is 

always interesting. I have found 

many favorites with the practice 

ground it gives me. 

The next one(s) may be in a completely 

different color . I think those would look great 

and be very fun also! Maybe RSC on a larger scale!!!

Stay safe and sew on!

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Design wall pile up!

 

I need more wall space!!

When I decided to pull out a layered top

 to figure out the quilting ,

 I just pinned it up over the little pink quilt. 

Then when I found the stretched stars flimsy, 

 I pinned it up 

to measure and have a look!

It is a pile up! 

 What a great problem to have!!

Like my long term project Big Red,

this batik quilt has been in use

 for 2 years as

the family movie quilt,

 pins, batting hanging out and all.

It was delayed since the minky

 back I had planed for it, 

got used for a senior's quilt.

I finally pulled out a flannel back, 

but then had to wash it and piece it. 

It is all pinned up and ready to quilt.

We will see if this cold snap gets 

productive. One lesson learned tho, 

I use safety pins and the best 

tool I found for closing them 

is a piece of adhesive tape 

on my index finger!

Really saves the pain of pins sticks1

Definitely going to make it a top tip!

Stay safe and sew on !

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