Quilt Blocks, Quilts and a Quilt for Cancer

It has been such a busy last month-and-a-half, but things have finally slowed down a bit, and I managed to tackle some quilting projects again.  Oh, the therapy of quilting!!  :)

First up... the June quilt blocks for Traditional Pastimes' "Freebie 15" BOM:

Freebie 15 Companion: "Bird Tracks"
I really buggered this one up, and it's too small, but I was not about to redo these flying geese!
Usually, I enjoy the flying geese units, but for some reason, I just wasn't getting these instructions!  :(

Freebie 15: "Low Tide"

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Remember this quilt top?  This was the quilt top I made for the Fat Quarters Stars Quilt Along that finished up a few months ago.  Well, it sat and sat and sat on my sewing table.  The greeny-yellow was driving me mad... so I HACKED it all apart!  Yeah!!

Now I have 12 blocks that will need to be resewn... MINUS the pukey green-yellow!  :)

Be-Gone, Pukey sashing!!

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There there is this big quilt... from about 1 year ago... Moose on the Porch's Layer Cake Quilt Along.  I FINALLY did some repairs, and my church quilting club friend Dalene quilted it together for me.  It was the first quilt she has done in which blocks were set on-point, but I think she did a purty nice job on this quilt!  This quilt is looking lovely on our guest bed.

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A few months ago, I signed up for Heather Spence's Spring 2012 Mystery Quilt.

Well, I am finally done!

My friend Dalene did an amazing job with the quilting on her long-arm machine!

I absolutely love this quilt!

This quilt is going to be raffled off this autumn and all donations will go toward Breast Cancer.  I haven't determined yet how I will raffle it off or which cancer association/foundation the proceeds will go toward, but it WILL be donated!

I hope to raise money for breast cancer, and one lucky person will WIN this quilt!

The reason for this quilt donation?

My Mom has been diagnosed with breast cancer, and today is her first day of radiation.

This is for you, Mama!

52" x 63"

Stay tuned for information on how to win this "breast cancer" quilt!!

On a Roll Again

It seems that I haven't been finishing off a lot of projects lately, but I did have one project on the go that I just couldn't add to the blog because it was a baby gift for my sister, and I know she checks this blog.  :)

So without further rambling, here is the crib-sized quilt that I made for my newest nephew, Troy!  

Welcome, baby Troy!

Quilting was done in a meander stitch, and I used a varigated brown/cream thread.

 The backing was a polka-dot flannel.

Baby Troy on his quilt.
Born February 9 weighing in at 9 lb, Troy is now 6 weeks old and 13 lb!
He's a cutie!

I made this bag about a week ago for my church's quilt group.  We make quilts for patients with cancer, and we add a quilt in a bag so it's easier for them to bring their quilt (and perhaps a book) into hospital for treatments. 

We moved our son into a "big boy bed" and I added a quilt I had made last year.
Lots of bright colours & fun polka dots.

This photo looks really blah but the colours truly are better up close.
It was overcast & very windy today, so I took this pic indoors.
Anyways, this is my finished Fat Quarters Stars Quilt Along quilt top.
Measurements: 59" x 75.5"

I whipped up this table runner last week, but I still have to add batting, backing & binding.
Measurements: 12" x 20"

 And finally... a quilt I am very excited about... the Synchronized Squares Quilt.
I had started this quilt along last year, but I then realized that it was meant to be a rag quilt, so all the coloured squares were to be ragged edges... and I do NOT like rag quilts.
I then pieced this quilt together without ragged edges (ie, the "nice sewn seams") and I just LOVE this finished look.
The squares are layer cake squares that I won last year from another quilt along!

Measurements: 48" x 56"

A peek at the backing: orange with polka dots.

Things on my sewing list now:

• finish up civil-war-coloured layer cake quilt top
• finish green/yellow/brown/white table runner (quilt top done this week)
• start ABC crib quilt
• catch up on the next 2 quilt blocks for Freebie 15 & Companion

... and then perhaps I can start catching up on my very, very overdue photo albums. 

Lollipop Quilt is Done!!

This week I finished my "Lollipop" quilt!! I just looove this quilt!!

This was the Layer Cake Quilt Along using Sandy Gervais's line of fabric called "Lollipops". It is such a happy, fun quilt.

I did some free-motion loopy-doop loops.

The back panel is a tad "off" - ie, not centred, but I love it nonetheless.

I also caught up on my blocks:

The April "Star Sampler" block

4 blocks for the P2QA (Patchwork Squared Modern Solids Quilt Along):

"Stacked"

"Tailspin"

"4 Wheeler"

"Air Castle"

The colours look different from the first 2 P2QA blocks to the last 2 blocks... different camera & different light... & no photo editing (just cropping).

And finally, here is a photo of a little baby hat I crocheted a few weeks ago & have been forgetting to add to the blog. It has been years since I have crocheted, and it is the first hat I have ever crocheted. It's not perfect, but it was good practice.

Fabric, Quilt Blocks & Quilts

Remember that I won "something" a few weeks ago from the Layer Cake Quilt-Along's draw?

Well... here it is... 3 very lovely, lively & fun fabrics (fat-quarters).

Aren't they just ever so wonderful??!!

(Hmmm... what to make with these fun fabrics??)

"Diamond Mine" quilt block for the Patchwork Squared Modern Solids Quilt Along (P2QA).

"Fourth Inning" quilt block for the Patchwork Squared Modern Solids Quilt Along (P2QA).

The 7 quilt blocks the Patchwork Squared Modern Solids Quilt Along (P2QA). The sashing will be brown.

Wonky Squares Quilt - finished a while back but I finally got a full picture of it.

For the Layer Cake Quilt Along, I did a second set of blocks using the "Collection for a Cause: Hope" fabrics by Howard Marcus. I added chestnut & hazelnut solids sashings then set it all on-point. I really like the border that I purchased at my local quilt shop.

This quilt, which measures approx 76"x76" will not be done for quite some time. I want to wait for fabric to be on sale on my local fabric store, and I'm not sure if I'll try quilt this one together on my machine or if I'll get it professionally quilted (which costs $). So, I'll wait for now.

Quilt Blocks & Quilt Kits

First of all, I have to introduce my latest purchase... an American Jane quilt kit! I just love this line & this quilt will be terrific. My son just might have 10 quilts by the time he's 5 years old - haha.

The kit came in this darling tin box (eventually I'll use it for sewing notions).

The letters are so Dick-&-Jane'ish - it reminds me of those books that I read way back in Grade 1!

I've been blog-stalking...

I found this idea below on my sister's friend Jen's blog & it was so adorable I had to make one, too, but for my son. Thanks, Jen, for the link & idea.

Meet Chick-sicle.

I filled my little Chick-sicle up with lavender & buckwheat. My son loves it. It now resides in the freezer door, but it can easily be heated (20-30 seconds) in the microwave.

I made 2 more Chick-sicles.

Another baby blanket I made. The one side is this neat cotton with a fine batting attached, and the reverse side is green flannel. I just love this blanket.

Here is the March block for Birdie Stitches Quilt Along 2011:

January, February, March Birdie Stitches Quilt Along blocks, sewn together.

April Birdie Stitches Q-A:

I joined another quilt-along... this one is Patchwork Squared Modern Solids Quilt-Along (P2 QA). I bought these 4 fabrics & sewed them together to make this block (which I found via the Block-a-Palooza quilt along). I have to do some repairs to this block, but that is on next week's schedule.

Layer Cake Quilt Along (LCQA) Block #11 ("E-cclectic")

Block #12 for LCQA.

All 12 LCQA blocks in order (left to right, top to bottom rows)

Yesterday, I organized the quilt blocks & added sashing. I have to purchase some fabric for the border yet. I love this quilt top so far... blue down the middle, yellow/orange/green/brown scattered throughout. Lollipops fabric is definitely one of my favourite children's fabrics.

This quilt will be for my son's "big boy bed" one day.

Cute panel, eh? I purchased this one online...

I also bought 2 yards of this yummy fabric, also from the Lollipops fabric line.

I'm not sure this photo does this justice, but this actually looks great. This will be my backing for the LCQA quilt.

I've put the sewing machine away for a few days.

Next week's sewing plans:

- finish binding for one quilt

- finish binding & sashing for LCQA

- sew 2 blocks for P2QA

- buy/sew April Two-Toonies quilt block