Quilt Update!

I'm so excited about my latest quilting accomplishments! I was running behind in my weekly "homework" for the quilt-alongs, but a'las, I am now caught up. It's such a great feeling!!

SUMMER STAR SAMPLER QUILT-ALONG 2010

Block 7

Block 8

Block 9

Block 10

Block 11

Block 12

Here are all 12 blocks together. Each block is 12"

There is a large centre-piece (24") which still needs to be completed. (Instructions not posted yet, thus it isn't finished.)

MYSTERY QUILT 2010

The first part of the assembly was done for the Mystery Quilt. It is currently 24" x 24" but I will have to add borders, batting, backing, & binding. So far... it's nice!

JELLY ROLL QUILT-ALONG 2010

Here is the last quilt block for the JRQA: Meet Block 12.

All 12 blocks complete (12" each)

Today I finished sewing the quilt top. I bought some fabric for the sashing & border. Check out these details!

Red Fabric: part of the Jelly Roll package, "Pashmina" by Moda.

Cream: Paul Barnes of Bonnie Blue Quilts, Marcus Fabrics (purchased at Freckles, Calgary).

Blue: Grace Pullen for South Sea Imports. (This was my purchase at the quilt store in Salmon Arm, BC, during our summer camping holidays.)

And... FINALLY... THE COMPLETED QUILT TOP!!!!! It measures 68" x 54". I just LOVE (!!) this quilt top.

I have to add batting & backing. The binding will be red.

Latest Quilt Blocks...

A week of camping (2 weeks ago) then catching up on my Jelly Roll Quilt-Along (I had 11 weeks worth of blocks to catch up on) and now trying to catch up on my Summer Star Sampler Quilt Along!! All the while, dealing with kitchen & living room renos and trying to keep a busy 11-month-old little fella out of trouble! :)

Here are the 11 blocks for the Jelly Roll Quilt-Along:

One more block to go for the Jelly Roll Quilt-Along, then I can start piecing that one together.

Here are Blocks 5 & 6 for the Summer Star Quilt-Along. I am already 4 blocks behind!

I also had to do some sewing for my Mystery Quilt. Next week I can start piecing that Mystery Quilt together.

Tomorrow is my first day of work after my maternity leave - sigh!

More Quilt Blocks

This week I completed another 5 more quilt blocks from the Moose on the Porch Quilts website.

Block 5: Ohio Star Block

Block 6: Rocky Mountain Puzzle Block

Block 7: Wild Goose Chase Block

Block 8: Eight Pointed Star Block

Block 9: Star Flower Block

Here are all 9 blocks. Three more blocks to go!!

A "Block" Week

This past week has been a Quilt Block kind-of-week (in the midst of getting our kitchen & living room floors done, and caring for a very cute & cuddly 10-month-old son.)

This is the July version of the "Two Toonies Thursday" block which is purchased at Freckles here in Calgary; proceeds go to school lunch programs.

The June & July "Two Toonies" blocks.

I picked up the instructions for the 2nd step for my Mystery Quilt. I made a lot of Flying Geese pieces. I still have to wait until the end of August until the quilt will be finished. So far, I like the quilt pieces.

Today is Week 2 of the Summer Star Sampler Quilt Along. Here is Block 3:

Block 4. (I kinda wish I had placed the blue/yellow floral in the middle and the dark blue as part of the stars, but I'm not pulling it apart or changing anything.)

Blocks 3,4:

Blocks 1234:

I found some free patterns for 12 BOM for a Queen Size quilt on "Moose on the Porch Quilts" website, so I decided to give it a try. I bought some fabric at Fabricland, but it's shredding at the edges a lot so I won't trim the block edges until I'm all done with all 12 BOM.

Block 1: Rail Fence Block

Block 2: Jewel Box

Block 3: Tennessee Block

Block 4: Jacob's Ladder Block

Blocks 1234. All 4 fabrics for these BOM have white in them; the blue/green/yellow are the same fabric design. At this point, I'm thinking of white sashing & border for the quilt top. Any other suggestions for colours????

Tote Bag & Summer Star Sampler Quilt Along

First of all, here is a tote bag that I started a while ago & just finished yesterday. This was my first tote bag. The fabric on the outside of the bag I purchased a few years ago in Africa. The interior fabric was purchased locally.

The instructions that I found on the internet for this bag were a bit confusing. I realized after I cut the fabric that I did not have "sides" to the bag, so I had to cut them separately then sew them in. However, I added batting between the 2 fabrics, and that made it more difficult to sew corners. In fact, I brought the bag to a local shoe maker yesterday so that the bottom corners of the bag could be sew together (I wasn't able to fit the corners on my sewing machine).

It is a rag-edge style bag, and I simply did some zigzag stitching over the quilting tape along the edges. Bag measures 16" x 12" x 5." No inside pockets.. It isn't a fancy bag, but it's mine, I made it, and best of all, I was able to use my African fabrics!

The fabric inside the bag:

This summer I'll be taggin' along on the ride for "Summer Star Sampler Quilt-Along" by A Quilty Kind of Girl Designs' quilt blog. I'm very excited about this as this will be my first quilt-along, and I will be able to try new blocks & styles. Oh, I have SOOOOO much to learn!

The colours that were featured in the Summer Star Sample Quilt-Along were not my style, so I'll be using some of my own stash, including fabrics that I purchased at a local moving sale. Thus, my colours will be blue hues (including some purple), greens (pale green & very dark greens) and yellows (mustards and creams).

Here is my Block 1 (12" x 12"):

Block 2 (also 12x12). I struggled with the HST (half-square triangles) & flying geese on this one. It's not perfect, but after ripping out seams & re-sewing (& repeating a few more times), this version will do for now.

The first 2 blocks for the Summer Star Sample Quilt Along:

July Long-Weekend Quilting Project

This Canada Day July long weekend, in between packing up the living room & kitchen and stripping all the baseboards off in preparation for the new flooring that will be installed this week, I managed to piece a small table runner together. It measures 18 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches. The pattern, called "Bubbles" is from Freckles Quilt Shop here in Calgary, but I made the table runner with blue/green colours instead of the cheerier pinks/yellows/browns that was the original sample.

The quilt top was 8 fat-eighths fabric pieces.

For the backing, I used a blue/black checker fabric that I had in my sewing stash. The binding is some more fabric that I had sitting in a box at home.