HST Veterans Quilt

 A friend of my sister-in-laws came into some fabric from a

quilter who died suddenly. This friend does not like batiks,

so gave my SIL a big tub of them

My SIL was kind enough to share some with me

and I thought they would make a great Veterans Quilt.

 

Last year Vicki at Colorways by Vicki 

made a HST quilt from her beautiful scraps and

I knew I was going to make the same design at some point.

These batik fabrics would be great for this design.

 

 

 

 

 

I cut a bunch of 5" squares and the made HST's.

When I started cutting, I didn't know what design I would use,

so just made a bunch.

I was four HST's short when I finished making the blocks.

Not too bad!

This one will get quilted and then donated.

 

I can see more of these in my future!

 

 

Happy Quilting!

Baby Gifts and Bags

 It's hard to believe we are half way through May already.

We've had a wonderful first couple of weeks here 

with a five day visit with our two oldest grandchildren,

getting my flower garden straight and doing some

other fun activities.

 

I've been able to get a few little things done in my Hidey Hole

in between the other activities.

 

We have a new great niece, so these burp cloths and

bath towels were made.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I order bamboo terry cloth from Nature's Fabrics

and it makes the softest, most absorbent towels.

The burp cloths are cloth diapers with sayings

made on my Circut.

 

 

 

Another quick project was these

Hemingway Pouches made with vinyl and fun

zippers from Zipper Valley.  

The Hemingway Pouches are so easy to make,

but go so much faster when you don't have

to quilt the fabric first.

These are a request from my aunt,

so they are on their way to her house as I type.

For the xlarge pouch, I pieced two pieces of vinyl together.

You can see how I seamed it on the smallest pouch.

 

 (I have no affiliation with any of these companies.)

There has been some quilting going on, too.

I'll save that for another post!

 

 

Happy Quilting!

Miss C's Quilt

 My newest little love bug arrived a month early

and I had not even started her quilt,

not that she cared at all.

My daughter and son-in-law had picked the

pattern... Elizabeth Hartman's 

"Spectacular Savannah". 

I've made a few of her patterns before

and always cut all of the pieces

before I begin piecing.

Each animal had it's own baggie of parts.

I find the process is much faster when I do it this way.

 

 

 

The most challenging part of making the quilt

was choosing the fabrics. 

I pulled and put back,

went shopping and didn't use a few that I bought,

but finally came up with a pile.

 

 

 

These patterns are so well written and easy to follow.

The animals came together in no time.

(Well... maybe a little time!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

This photo shows the true color of the background fabric.

Mr. Lion is my favorite.

 

 

 

 

 

Once the backing fabric arrives,

this will be sent to Jennifer at 
Peaceful Hill Quilting.

Then the menagerie will reside in little Love Bug's room. 

 

 

Happy Quilting!

Welcome Caroline Sue

 We have added another granddaughter to our hearts.

 

 

 

 

 

Caroline Sue was born April 11th

and is just beautiful.

(Sue is my middle name and I am so touched.)

 

 

 

 

 

This dark haired beauty joins our other two grands

and they are so excited. 

The world has been waiting for you,

Caroline!

 

 

With hearts full of love.

Bars and Dots

A population explosion is happening again in my world,

so I have been busy making baby quilts.

 

I had mentioned in my last post that my box of 2 1/2" squares

is rather full and that is after I made this scrappy quilt.

 

This jelly roll of black and white fabrics had been in my cabinet

for quite some time and needed to be used.

 

I saw a similar quilt on Pinterest and decided to make one

with the jelly roll and scrappy squares.

 

 

 

This went together in no time,

especially since all of the 2 1/2" squares were

already cut.

 

 

 

 

Half of the jelly roll was used,

so I may make another quilt similar to this one.

 

 

 

 

This one is ready for a label once the new little one is born.

 

 

Happy Quilting!

Forgotten Quilt

 I am not one to start a quilt and not finish it

in a timely manner.

Sometimes they wait a while to be quilted,

but I usually get them finished sooner rather than later.

 

Well, I was reorganizing some things in my Hidey Hole

a couple of weeks ago and pulled this box

out of one of my cabinets.

Inside was a completed quilt top AND the backing!

I had totally forgotten about it.

It had been in this box since I had moved THREE years ago!!

 

What a nice surprise!

I pulled it out, gave it a good press and had it quilted

in a weeks time.

 

 

 

 

 

I remember making these blocks and having fun

pulling the 2 1/2" squares from my jug.

 

 

 

 

My 2 1/2" square box has gotten rather full,

so there may be another quilt like this in my future.

 

 It will be added to the baby quilt pile.

 

Happy Quilting!

 

New Stocking for Baby Girl

 I have a new granddaughter on the way!

She will be joining us in 6-ish weeks

and we cannot wait.

Each member of the family has a stocking

made from a Bucilla kit hanging on our mantel

at Christmas.

My daughter and son-in-law have stockings at their home

that I've made for each of them too.

I knew I needed to start Baby Girl's stockings so they 

would be finished in time for Christmas.

This will be the stocking for my house.

I just love the detail on Santa's coat.

 I will quilt the stocking itself and stitch this to the front.

It will make a sturdy stocking that can be stuffed to the top!

Now, onto the stocking for her home.

Happy Creating!

Bars and Squares

 I love college basketball and will watch just about anyone play

on tv.... except for my favorite team.

For some reason, I get so nervous when VCU plays

and have to listen to the radio broadcast and

play in my Hidey Hole at the same time.

VCU played in the A10 tournament this past week

and ended up playing 4 games, making it to the

Championship round.

Unfortunately, we lost, but it was fun.

While I was listening to the games,

I started a new quilt.

My 2 1/2" square box was getting very full,

so I came up with a design to use some squares,

along with a black and white jelly roll I've had for years.

 

 

 

 

 

I was able to get most of this done while listening to the 
four games.

The last few rows were sewn together today to finish the top.

 

 

 

The bricks are 2 1/2 x 6 1/2" and the squares are 2 1/2" square.

It did make a dent in my scrap box!

 

VCU is playing again on Wednesday,

so I'll have to start another project to work on for that game!

It would be awesome if we played four more games. :)

 

Happy Quilting!

 

Veterans Quilts

 It's taken a while,

but these two quilts for

my local Veterans Hospital are

finished and ready for delivery.

 

 

 

 

 

  The pattern is from one of the 

three one yard cuts book

and went together so quickly.

 

 

 

 

I love the moth fabric!

You can't see it in the photos,

but I quilted around each moth and

then did meandering and arches

in the other areas.

 

 

This pattern was in a recent quilt magazine.

I had been given a pile of scraps of blue fabrics

that worked perfectly for this design. 

The background fabric had been in my stash

for a long time and I was so happy to find a use for it.

This was a quick and easy pattern, too.

 

 

Happy Quilting!

Bubbles and Dots

 Bubbles and Dots is a finished top!

These fabrics have been so fun!

I'm glad I finally took them out of the cabinet.

 

 

 

I don't know how this one will be quilted,

but I hope to have it finished soon.

 

 

 

 

 

The baby quilt pile is growing!

 

 

Happy Quilting!

Radiant Delivered

 Last week I picked up two quilts from my LAQ

and both are finished!

"Radiant" has been delivered to the new baby girl, too.

 

 

 

 

 

The nursery colors for this baby girl are

Navy and hot Pink.

I'm usually not so matchy-matchy

but had to make this quilt in Navy and hot Pink. 

 

 

 

This quilt pattern was well written and went together

so quickly.

I see another one of these in my future!

 

 

 

 

 

Jennifer at Peaceful Quilting Studios

did a beautiful job quilting it.

I just couldn't come up with a plan.

 

 

 This backing fabric was perfect for this quilt.

AND it was on clearance!!

Happy Quilting!

Bubbles and Dots

 This must be the year for pulling out fabrics

from my stash and finally using them.

I have had this piece of "Effervescence" in my cabinet

for several years and just didn't know what to make with it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wanted something that would show all of the fun colors

in the piece and not be overwhelming.

 

 

 Then I thought of this design.

 

 

 

 

The Effervescence fabric paired with Tula Pinks gray Hexies and solids

is so fun!

I just had to purchase a few of the solid fabrics to make these blocks.

There will be two more rows of blocks added to the top and bottom

and it will be finished.

Once the other blocks are made, things will be rearranged a bit.

Bubbles and Dots and bright colors make my heart sing.

Happy Quilting!

Elf Ornaments

 Over the years I have made a number of 

mmmcrafts felt ornaments and have loved the process.

Larissa's patterns are so well written and easy to follow.

Some of them are not for beginners, but her detailed patterns

makes them so much easier to make. 

Larissa has a few series of ornaments

and one is "Twas the Night".

A few years ago I had made Mr. and Mrs. Claus,

but that was all I had done.

This year is the year to catch up... I hope!

Things were prepped for the Boy Elf and Girl Elf ornaments.

I'm making two sets... one for me and one for my littles.

 

 

 

The littles ornaments are finished!!

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

The most difficult thing for me is painting the faces and hair

on the beads.  These aren't too bad for my abilities!

These will be put away for Christmas,

 

The second set is prepped and construction has begun.

 

 

 

 

 

There are two more ornaments in this series,

so more playing with felt will be in my future.

 

 

Happy Creating!

Ocean Path Finished

 This quilt came back from

Jennifer at Peaceful Hill Quilting

and has been bound.

All it needs now is the label.

 

 

 

 

I really enjoy sewing curved blocks

and making this design.

 

These fabrics have been in my stash for quite some time.

It's good to have them made into a quilt.

Happy Quilting!