Determined

1, a photo by shanleytulip on Flickr.

She will squish herself almost anywhere to lay on a quilt in progress.

Parson Grey

Another finish for the month. This one is labeled, washed and gifted up toward (if not to) it's new home. I wanted to use a big block for these prints and also to make it up quick. The guy it is for broke both his ankles this year.



It ended up about 63 x 88 which was quite handy since I was arguing with someone about how big a 64 x 84 quilt might be. Nevermind that I was stitching the binding on this quilt during the argument. Quilt math is hard. Always buy 6 yards to back a quilt. Even a baby quilt.



The backing is a wonderful gray flannel that I got on sale at Beverly's. they rarely carry manly flannel so I was happy to find it.



Nerd alert! Gotta love a QR Code. :)



I quilted really organic shapes in each of the three shapes in the disappearing nine patch. Seed pods for the rectangles, crosses for the little squares and ripples for the big squares.

This quilt made possible through the generous support of Jim's garage.

Fair trade?

My mom made me this -



And I made her this -


It was years ago. They both lay around a lot but hers doesn't whine. I think she's missing out.


Oh and mine is not allowed on the furniture. I'm mean like that.

Three in a Row

So technically, I finished binding a quilt every day this weekend.


This will be quickly labeled and washed tomorrow. Full post someday. Probably before 2015 but I'm not promising anything.

Double Finish

Full posts soon but I'm easing back into blogging.



I finished sewing down the binding of both of these already this weekend. My diabolical plan to leave just a few inches left on the binding makes me seem fast.

Sea Improv Baby

I used the leftover bits from my niece, Lightning's, quilt to do a little improv quilt. It is small, 37 x 37 but I like it. The tan solid was at the top of my scrap basket and I had enough to run with it.



I had a Riley Blake flannel that worked quite well with the colors on the front.


I quilted this one with some straight lines in a few different directions using my basically free Janome. Actually, I ended up a little ahead on that one. It's a nice machine that I got at QuiltCon in February. Not that I needed a new machine but they had such a good deal on the machines used in the classes that I ended up bringing a couple home and finding people interested in them. So after a few nail biting weeks, I basically made back the money that I spent on them. It's nice when a diabolical plan works out.

I entered this quilt in the San Diego Quilt show. Not because it's anything special but just to give people a little taste of other options in the world of quilting. Sure you can do detailed floral appliqué but you can also do a million more things.

2013 Finish-A-Long Round 2

I'm ready for another go at the Finish-A-Long so am putting my goals together and linking up with She Can Quilt and a bunch of other quilters with big plans.

Rather than repost photos of everything that is rolling over from last quarter, I'll link back to the first quarter post.

1. Red and Aqua Greek Crosses - I completed most of the quilting but need to finish then bind and gift. I may change up the recipient now though.

2. Grand Bazaar Square Dance - top and backing are ready to go. This one is for me. Please look away from my list last January, this was on it. Keep looking away.

3. Origins Original - quilting is done now. I need to pick out binding still.

4. Argyle from Turkey - the top is one piece so it's done, I sorted out the backing so can quilt it like crazy.

5. Rainbow Strips - top stage as well. I haven't decided on backing yet and only partially decided on the quilting. No movement at all. But I know where it is. Fancy, right?

6. N's Great Aunt's Dresden - binding in process.

And next up are the new contenders for this round -

7. Amy Butler baby quilt - just binding left on this one. Photo from our March guild meeting.

8. Rainbow Explosion - partially completed top at this point but these are just some of the charms I added to the swap charms.




9. Terrain Half Square Triangles - top done, backing ready to be pieced.





10. Madrona Road Challenge - I 'finished' the top for the challenge but as I was going to start quilting it I realized that it really did want to be bigger.

11. SD Bee Starbursts - I have all the blocks from my bee but need to make a few more for the top.


12. Fruit Slices - still designing the top but backing is ready to go at least. This is just a piece since it will likely change up again.




It's good to start with big dreams, right? And ignore the fact that we are already two weeks through the first quarter.  And not mention the backing, quilting and binding I'm working on for a friend.   Yep, it's all totally and completely reasonable.

Jungle Links Quilt

Gifted on Friday and the baby isn't even 3 months old. That's practically on time, right?



I quilted different designs in each color link. Then straight lines through the gray light dots.



The green dots are a flannel that I had in my stash.



This quilt made possible through the generous support of Jim's garage.

Hometown Stars

I've finished this finally. I started it at the end of 2011 using a tutorial from Moda Bakeshop. It took me awhile to figure out a quilting plan since the fabrics were so busy. This has been in the works for one of my mentors for awhile. I backed it with a yellow flannel that just happened to match really well.



I really like how it turned out,









I used two labels on this one. One embroidered with recipient, date and my name. One a QR code that goes to this blog. I probably should have started this paragraph with "Nerd Alert".



This quilt made possible through the generous support of Jim's garage.

SD Bee Blocks

I have been sewing here and there. Tomorrow I will be delivering Angela's bee blocks. She picked the x and y block which was fun and I think the quilt will be wonderful all together.





I have done so many add a corner blocks lately that I automatically created the HSTs.