A long while ago, Liz suggested that I make a quilt hanging for Nathan's office because it was cold and boring.  She had made a blanket for his office, so Christmas 2022 she brought the yarn she had used and I color matched it with fabric so that I could match the current blanket.  I decided to make a round robin style quilt.  I thought that all the different shapes on the blanket would lend themselves well to that style. Here's the original blanket: The colors I used were Kona putty, old green, bluebell, taupe, dresden blue, saffron, and ochre. I took my time with th ..read more

Once again, it's been a while since I've done an update post.  Some has changed, a lot hasn't.  But it helps me remember where things are. Quilts I'm actively working on: 1. Pat's quilt:  I just finished putting together all the scrappy blocks.  I have a few blocks to cut apart and then sew back together (as is a quilter's life) and then I can start putting the blocks together.  This quilt is taking a bit longer than I expected because it keeps getting interrupted. 2. Christmas tree quilt: post the pictures 3. Surprise quilt.  Last time I had jus ..read more

Over a year ago, I put out a call for quilts on Facebook.  I enjoy making quilts for people, so it's nice to make one for people that want one.  Today's quilt goes to someone from my church.  We were in a small group together for a short time, before COVID hit, and we have two sons the same age.  Well, two of her children were diagnosed with Diabetes I within a year.  So to say that is a huge part of her life lately is an understatement. And so when it was her turn for a quilt, she asked for a diabetes themed one.  I found this ribbon quilt and used the blues th ..read more

Black to purple and green.  That's not a great name, but a good description.  In any case, the quilt is finished!  It's a very large queen size, so it was hard to get a picture of it.  Anyway, you can see that it starts out in the top left with little black, and as you go down you get more and more.  Although it's hard to tell, the quilt was divided into four diagonal strips, each one getting darker.  In hindsight it looks like I could have graduated it a bit more in the second and third sections, but I'm still happy with how it turned out. I used a loop patter ..read more

Begonia is finished!  I know this isn't a great picture, but it's the best one I have that shows the whole quilt. I got the pattern from the Seattle MQG and I loved it.  This is absolutely a pattern I'd make again, and I don't say that very often.  I really like how it turned out and I enjoyed the medallion style of the quilt.  If I had to do it again though I might choose a white background; the light grey didn't quite do it for me.  The Kona colors I used include: quicksilver, splash, nautical, marine, pacific, Malibu, Paris blue, horizon, spa blue, blue, and breez ..read more

I'm a "little" late with this, as my previous update was last July.  But it's nice to see where I am once in a while to regroup. Quilts I'm actively working on: 1. Diabetes quilt.  This started out rather boring, and I had a hard time working on it.  However, I've now added my own twist to it and have been enjoying it.  I'm almost ready to put the top together.  Hopefully my math is correct and I have the correct number of little triangles. 2. baby quilt. I had started this for a baby of someone in my Mom's group, but I've only seen her a few tim ..read more

For 2022 Stash Bee I had asked for some log cabin blocks.  In retrospect, I should have asked for 12" blocks but instead I asked for 16" blocks because I wanted to cut them into quarters.  Long story short I ended up with enough blocks for two baby quilts.  The first one is posted here, and here is the quilt from the second set: I like how both of them tuned out!  Scrap quilts are so fun. For quilting I did some squares and rectangles.  I did not quilt over the white squares. Now, my friend just moved to Miami, so I thought I'd try to be thoughtful and not put a ..read more

I realized that I needed a semi-quick baby quilt recently.  I know I can always be late with baby quilts, but try to be on time.  For some reason, earth tones kept coming to my mind.  I know they're not all that normal for a baby, but I don't think the baby will really care.  I usually choose colors that I like.   I found a pattern that looked fun and, bonus, it was super easy.  I saw the quilt first at Quilting By Dawn, although I'm not sure of any further information about the original.  As with most quilts, I figure out sizes and measurements on my ..read more

After Meshing Triangles got into the AQS quilt show in Grand Rapids, I posted the news, along with a picture, on Facebook.  It lead to an old friend reaching out and wondering if I could make a similar one for her prayer space.  This was a fun quilt to make, and I love making quilts for people, so I immediately said yes! I love how this one came out too.  Trying to figure out how to blend the triangles while making use of what I have on hand and not going crazy is always a fun problem.  For the quilting, I did back and forth in the background and in the triangles I did a ..read more

 It took several years, but I finally finished the scrap arrows quilt! It's based off an piece of art in the guest bathroom at my brother's house.  I couldn't make it quite the same because otherwise it would have been too big, but they're obviously related. I got the blocks from the Scrap Bee in during 2017. So while I was taking the initial photo shoot for this quilt I noticed an obvious stain on the white.  It didn't wash out.  So I ended up unpicking the quilting, unpicking the piecing from that area, and replacing the piece of fabric.  It's a slightly whiter ..read more