Escher and Kaffe

 I can't get enough of these Escher patterns made with Kaffe fabrics.

Kits can be found at Quilt-agious quilt shop,

but I'm not sure that they sell just the patterns.

Usually I order a kit and switch out some of the fabrics,

but this time I loved them all.

 

 

 

One needs to be very organized to make these patterns.

A lot of baggies, pins and clips were used in the construction.

Once the backing fabric arrives,

it will be ready to send off to Rebecca Grace

for her to work her magic on quilting it.

Escher and Kaffe..... it doesn't get any better!!

Happy Quilting!

 

The Wedding Quilt

 This past weekend I FINALLY ironed and prepared the backing

for the wedding quilt for my niece.

She is getting married in the beginning of June and

time is running out!

 

 

 

 

 

This is a queen size quilt made a little larger

so it has a nice overhang.

(We are having some work done in our house

and there is dust everywhere.

Therefore, I didn't want to put it on the floor!)

 

 

 

This is my own design, done on EQ8.

It's the first time I've really worked with EQ8 and

I really enjoyed the process.

 

 

This quilt is going to the quilter tomorrow,

giving me time to get it bound and ready to

deliver in June.

Happy Quilting!

This, That and Tula

 For the past week or so time spent in my Hidey Hole

has been hit and miss.

I had a couple of small things to make,

so was able to get those done.

The first of these were a couple of clothing items

for my littles.

My daughter asked me to make little Miss O

a strawberry dress.

Twist my arm!!

 

 

Once the dress was made,

my son in law asked if I could make Mister M

a matching shirt.

I didn't have a pattern for a boys shirt

and OH. MY. GOODNESS!!!!

It has been a long while since I have bought a pattern

and the cost is ridiculous!! 

I could have bought 2 shirts for the price of the pattern.

I did find a reasonably priced pattern and got his shirt made.

Next on the agenda was to make the April blocks

for my Gridster Bee Mate.

She asked for wonky stars with a black background.

 

 I'm telling you... wonky is not my thing,

but I forged ahead and am happy with the results.

They will go in the mail soon.

 

 

Next up was to get the Tula HST quilt finished.

 

 

This is the first time I've used Tula's fabrics

and may be my last.

 

 

 

 

While I'm pleased with the results of the quilt,

I had to work hard to get it to come together. 

 

 

 

This will be donated and will brighten someone's day.

 

Happy Quilting!

Carrot Patch

 The other day I needed something quick and easy to make

and had seen some of these carrots on social media.

There is a free pattern for these at

Shabby Fabrics with a tutorial, as well.

Out came some orange and green fabrics

and my carrot patch was made!!

 

 

 

These just make me smile.

:)

 

 

 

The stems have pipe cleaners in them to give them some form

and body. 

 

Bring on the bunnies!!

Happy Creating!

New Escher Quilt

 I am obsessed with these Escher Quilt kits that

Quilt-agious quilt shop sells.

This is the third quilt I've made in the 

Escher series and want to make all of them!

Usually I change some of the fabrics out

to make it my own,

but I loved all of the fabrics in this kit.

This quilt is called "Escher Connected", 

made with all Kaffe fabrics.

 

 

 

There are a lot of parts and pieces to these quilts

and one has to stay VERY orgnaized.

Twenty four different blocks were made

and placed in labeled baggies to keep them organized.

 

 

 

It is SO much fun to see this quilt come together!
It goes from a pile of blocks to this!

 

 

I can't remember how large this quilt will be,

but Quilt-agious sells the kits in several different sizes.

 

The sewing of rows has begun.

So far I've had to use my seam ripper only a couple of times!!

That's GOOD!!

Happy Quilting!

Crossroads Veterans Quilt

 This latest quilt is from the never ending box of scraps

from the Pineapple Bed quilt I made for my bed.

This quilt is the third quilt made from these fabrics

and I don't think this one will be the last one.

I had won a jelly roll pack of these fabrics a long time ago

and decided to use them to make pineapple blocks.

I quickly realized that I loved this color palette in

the  pineapple blocks and began to add more batiks to the mix,

including another jelly roll pack of these fabrics.

Once the pineapple quilt was finished,

I realized I had a lot of these 2 1/2" strips left.

Libby at Life on the Hill showed a quilt she had made

from a free pattern, Crossroads, by Free Motion By the River.

It was perfect for the leftover 2 1/2" strips I had.

These blocks went together so quickly and were so easy to make, too.

 

 

 

A quilt group in my area makes quilts for the local

Veterans hospital and they want the quilts to be 48x60". 

I started making the 12" blocks and soon had enough

for a quilt.... minus one block.

UGH!!

As I was looking through my box of scraps,

I found enough little pieces to make four 6" blocks.

That would work!

So, a little added pizzazz is in the corner of this quilt.

 

 

 

Backing was found in my stash

and it was quilted and bound last week.

Once it's washed, I'll give it to one of the members

of the quilt group for the VA hospital. 

 

 

I see other quilts using this block in my future!

It's a great block for donation quilts.

 

 

Happy Quilting!

"With Love" Baby Quilt Finish

 Mary at Needled Mom Quilts made a quilt using

Gigi Thimbles pattern "With Love" a while ago

and I had to get the pattern.

One of my nieces is expecting her third daughter

in April, so what a perfect time to make this quilt.

 

 

 

 

 

I had a bundle of fat quarters that were waiting to be used.

The pinks and reds worked perfectly for this design.

The greens made a nice lattice.

 

 

 

 

For the border, I added a flange inside the binding strips

for a little extra pizzazz.

 

 

 

 

 

These little flowers were fussy cut for the centers of the hearts.

 

 

 

 

 

While looking for backing, I found this print in my stash.

I have no idea how long I've had it or where I bought it,

but I love it for the backing of this little quilt.

 

I'm ready for this little one's birth!

 

 

Happy Quilting!

 

Scrappy Jabob's Ladder Finished

 This quilt just makes my heart sing.

I love the colors, the batiks, the design and the quilting.

It was made from the scraps of a queen size pineapple quilt

I made for my bed and love that I was able to get

two quilts from these fabrics.

(At least one more is coming soon!)

I have wanted to make this quilt for years and am so happy with the finish.

 

 

 

This design was so simple and quick to make

and is so striking, I think.

Making nine patches is one of my favorite quilty things to do.

 

 

 

 

 

Jennifer at Peaceful Hill Quilting

quilted it for me and did a beautiful job.

 

 

 

 

 

I found an ombre for the backing and love it with the front.

The binding is the same fabric as the border.

 

 

 

This quilt measures 71" square and was going to be donated,

but I think I need to keep it for a while. :)

 

 

Happy Quilting!

Pumpkin Patch Quilt

 It's not fall, but my Pumpkin Patch is finished!

The blocks for this quilt were made by my Bee Mates

in the Gridster Bee and I could not be happier with the end result.

On Saturday I picked it up from the quilter and started

right in sewing the binding in place.

Last night I sewed the label in place and it's a finish!

 

 

 

I have the prettiest pumpkin patch around!

 

 

 

 

 

The variety of pumpkins I received from my Bee Mates

was so awesome.

I never imagined they would be so creative and fun.

 

 

 

 

Here are the signature blocks in order of the pumpkin placement

on the quilt.

 

 

 

 

 

The quilter I used had a design with pumpkins and leaves

throughout... perfect for this fall quilt.

 

 

 

 

 

It will be fun to pull this quilt out in the fall

and think of the ladies who helped make it so special.

 

 

Happy Quilting!

Coiled Placemats

 I have a drawer in my hidey hole with several bins

that hold different size scrap cuts.

I've tried to get into the habit of cutting the scraps into these

sizes when I'm done with a project.

One of the bins has the skinny strings and it was

overflowing to the point where it was getting

difficult to close the drawer.

 

 

 

Out came the hank of clothesline and the wrapping began.

 

 

 

I use 50 feet of clothesline for each placemat.

Over a couple of evenings,

I wrapped the clothesline with the strings

and then was ready to sew.

 

 

 

 

These go together so quickly! 

I love the randomness of the fabric scraps, too.

 

 

 

These will be put aside to gift to someone since

I have a set for myself already.

I do not know how they wash yet.

Mine have been used,

but have not needed laundering.

 

 

 

The bin now fits into the drawer and the strings don't get in the way of closing. 

Happy Quilting!

Bunny Pillows

 A few years ago I saw a post on Pinterest

where someone had made pillows from dish towels.

Every since seeing that post, I have made a bunch

of pillows from dish towels for Christmas and other holidays.

Last year I bought some Easter dish towels, but never made the pillows.

They are done and ready for Easter to arrive!

 

 

 

I find that Home Goods often has the best selection

for dish towels that would make cute pillows.

These are all embroidered and so sweet.

 

 

 

 

This one I cut off center

(I was distracted!),

but it's still cute.

 

 

 

 

The rickrack is the bottom of the dish towel,

which would put the design too close to the bottom of the pillow.

I cut some from the upper part of the dish towel and

stitch it to the bottom.

 

 

 

 

I use the coordinating towel for the back.

There's plenty of fabric to put a hidden zipper in the back

and then the binding is from my stash.

All I need now are the pillow forms!

 

Happy Quilting!

 

 

Gridster Pumpkin Patch Top Finished

 I've mentioned before that I belong to a Quilting Bee

made up of 12 women from around the country.

Each month one of us is Queen Bee.

Last year my month was November and

I asked the other bee mates to make a pumpkin block

I had altered a bit using a pattern 

by Dodi Poulson for Landauer Publishers.

It was a free pattern, but I asked permission to use it for this.

Well, my bee mates outdid themselves with their blocks.

I asked them to have fun making the pumpkins

and they came up with some beauties!

Over the last few days I free motion stitched the stems onto 

each block, trimmed them down and played with sashing fabrics.

The top is now completed and I could not be happier with it.

 

 

 

Look at this pumpkin patch!

Aren't they all so fun?

 

 

 

 

My original plan was to use a bright fall leaves fabric

for the sashing and borders,

but it really took away from the pumpkins.

This fabric has been in my stash since before I had

a stash... before I started quilting in 2002!

I was going to make a tablecloth with it and never did.

 

 

 

 

 

The creativeness of my bee mates just amazed me.

The quilt was going to have more blocks,

but this is large enough!

I have three more blocks that I made

and will use those for something else.

 

 

 

 

 

Backing fabric has been ordered and once it's here

I'll send it off to be quilted.

 

 

 

 

 

These vines were fun to sew!

 

Fall is not my favorite season,

but it will be much prettier now that I have this quilt to use.

 

I'm linking to "Confessions of a Fabric Addict" today.

 

 

Happy Quilting!