Remember that Jelly Roll Quilt Along that I started last summer? Well, it is now officially FINISHED!!
I just LOVED doing this quilt along, and I LOVE the fabric & quilt block designs. I had the quilt quilted together by "My Sewing Room" in Calgary. The quilting design (done on their long-arm machine) is of dragonflies. The binding was my evening project: a great way to finish my quilt, sit by my husband in the living room & catch up on daily events while snuggling under the quilt.
Jelly Roll fabric: "Pashmina" by Moda Fabrics.
The label. Writing on fabric isn't the easiest thing to do. Perhaps I'll print them on computer one day.
I completed block #7 ("Spin Wheel") for the Layer Cake Quilt Along. Originally I cut white patterned borders & the corner squares were going to be green with polka dots, but I botched up the measurements, so I needed to cut more fabric to make this quilt block work.
I just LOVE this latest quilt block - very vibrant & fun.
I think these blocks are looking nice together, although the photo looks faded on this blog. I'm seriously considering brown sashing for the finished quilt. Watcha think??
Christmas is finished, and so is another year. Time for new projects & time to finish "old" projects.
I am enjoying the Layer Cake Quilt Along (LCQA) and this is Block #5 ("Rainbow Boxes"). Fabric is "Lollipops" by Sandy Gervais.
I call this my "scrappy crappy" quilt... I really don't like it that much, but it was a small quilt that I put together with some 5x5 squares that I got for cheap. It is now an at-home diaper changing pad for my son.
The back of the above quilt:
This was the first Sawtooth Star quilt block from the "Two Toonies" monthly quilt block from one of my local quilt shops: Freckles Quilt Shop. This was an extra block that I had purchased, so I finally made a pot holder or mug rug for this block.
The back of the Sawtooth Star pot holder / mug rug.
And this quilt... finally finished... for a very special person in my life: my Mom! It is my Mom's 65th birthday today, but I finished off this quilt last week then sent it by bus to BC - just on time for my Mom's birthday! Happy Birthday, Mom!! I love you!
These quilt blocks were from Moose Quilts website. Thanks, Konda, for posting these blocks.
From Left to Right:
Row 1: Rail Fence Block, Eight Pointed Star Block, Ohio Star Block
Row 2: Duck & Ducklings Block, Rocky Mountain Puzzle Block, Wild Goose Chase Block
Row 3: Star Flower Block, Jacob's Ladder Block, Bear Paws Block
Row 4: Jewel Box Block, Tennesse Block, Corn & Beans Block
Close up of the Daisy quilting done by "My Sewing Room" in Calgary. (I had only enough fabric for the blocks, and when I went back to the fabric store to buy fabric for the borders, there was no more of the same fabric, so I settled with this pale yellow. The block fabric has little daisies in it, and so does the border - thus the daisy quilting design as well.)
The back of the quilt. The blue fabric also had little flowers on it.
Another look at the daisy quilting on the back of the quilt.
The label on the quilt backing.
My January edition of Freckles' Two Toonies Sawtooth Star.
All 5 of my sawtooth stars thus far. This will be a scrappy quilt, so I'm excited to see how the colours unfold and how I will anticipate this quilt being put together.
Block 6 ("Pointing the Way") of the Layer Cake Quilt Along. Originally, the design was for the 3 points to have different widths but I didn't like the asymmetry, so I redesigned it, giving the 3 points the same symmetrical width, and I just love the final look!
The first 6 (out of 12) blocks for the Layer Cake Quilt Along - don't you just LOOOVE it!???!!
I'm thinking "brown" sashing. Any other thoughts????
Two more days & 2010 will be done & over with... it's incredible how time flies!
I didn't do too much sewing this month as we were busy with work and Christmas. C'est la vie.
This is the December star for the monthly Sawtooth Star Sampler (Two Toonies Thursday) sold at Freckles Quilt Shop here in Calgary. I am loving these stars so far!
The 4 sawtooth stars:
Block #4 for the Layer Cake Quilt Along using Lollipops fabric.
The 4 blocks of the LCQA.
I also bought some flannel & knotted flannel panels together for baby gifts.
First of all, here is this week's Layer Cake Quilt Along (Week #3) quilt block. This block is a basket, but I call it "Fish & Bubbles in a Basket" because of the fabric I chose. This line of fabric is "Lollipops" by Sandy Gervais. Oh, this is going to be such a fun child's quilt when done.
From left to right: LCQA Weeks 1, 2, 3:
Back in July I had started some quilt blocks which were free patterns on Moose Quilts but I had only completed 9 of the 12 quilt blocks. I finished off the last 3 quilt blocks this week:
Block 10: Bears Paws
Week 11: Duck & Ducklings
Week 12: Corn & Beans
Here are all 12 blocks laid out in chronological order from 1-12, left to right, top/middle/bottom rows.
I have a dilemma: WHAT COLOUR OR PATTERNS OF FABRIC SHOULD I USE FOR SASHING & BORDERS???? I want to insert sashing between & around the blocks, then add the borders. The fabric store where I bought the fabrics doesn't have these fabrics in stock anymore... sigh!! What's a gal to do????? Please help me decide!!
