I had a few more quilts to share but I guess I didn't get them photographed.  I have been so busy lately; I don't always get everything done by the end of the day.  But this pretty quilt top sent in by Amanda was just too colorful not to share today. I am guessing this design uses a layercake.  It looks like the strips were cut at 3" and 4"wide. The fabrics Amanda chose sure made a colorful and happy finish. Local quilter Terry finished this one up for me.  I had sent a medium rosy pink thread - which was a stretch for her.  She really liked it when it was done ..read more

Thanks for all your suggestions last week on how I should move forward on my scrappy HST quilt.  I decided to make some orange blocks for the center and then purple blocks in the outer corners. This week I was able to get the four orange blocks completed along with the six red blocks needed to finish the diamond. I have my blue scraps sorted so I hope to finish the ten blocks I need this week. Before I know it, I am going to have a finished quilt top!  Thanks for helping me move this project forward. ********************************************* It is now your turn to sha ..read more

I know I told you guys that I would share more Churn Dash quilts today but I finished the last Log Cabin quilt so I thought I would compose the round up stats for you instead. Quilt number 17 is the final quilt made from the block drive.  Janet and Audrey did a great job coming up with the above layout using up the last of the blocks.  I think there were only two blocks that didn't get used from this drive.  We will find another home for them at a later date. This final quilt measures 55" x 66". I used a vibrant turquoise fabric for the backing.  I think this is o ..read more

Thanks to one of my local quilters, I have a few finishes to share today. Yep, we are STILL working on the Happy Block quilts.  This dinosaur themed quilt is quilt #68.  The blocks for this quilt were laid out by a neighbor boy named Jackson - he is a specialist on dinosaurs, so he was the right man for the job!   Laura was kind enough to quilt this one up for me.  She used a new tool she ordered to make those wavy lines.  I think it looks great on this quilt.  She also sewed on the binding. This quilt measures 48" x 56". Quilt #69 is all abou ..read more

I did spend some time on Saturday trying to decide my next steps on my scrappy HST quilt. So far, I have made only blue and red blocks. I put them up on the design wall numerous ways, but I think this is the layout I like best.  The blocks are 6" so the quilt will end up being about 60 x 72. Now I need to decide if I keep it just two colors or do I add a third color - maybe yellow?  I would put the third color in the center and then out in the corners. What do you think? I did find some big gray scraps that I could cut some big squares out of them. While I wait to decide ..read more

Before I dive into the current block drive for Many Hands and Many Hearts, I thought I would sneak in a few quilt tops made by others and then quilted by me. This adorable monkey quilt has been hanging around for quite some time.  It was sent in by Josie and I just needed to find a backing for it.  I would think I found something to realize the piece was far too small.  Then it would get lost in the shuffle for a bit. Then, just a week ago I came across this fabulous striped fabric that Nann sent me months and months ago.  It fit the bill perfectly!  I also h ..read more

This has been a hilarious week - My good friend is out of town and I am helping to take care of her four dogs.  Add my cheeky boy in there and it quickly becomes a circus! I will certainly be glad to see here when she gets home.  I did find some time this week to pull some blue scrappy strings to make these fun HSTs.  They measure 6.5" square.  There are 20 here.  I made more - I forgot that when you make these a "scrappy square" makes two blocks.  So I made twice the quantity I wanted. That is okay though because they are really pretty! What did you do with ..read more

I kind of hit a wall this week and didn't finish as many quilts as I had planned.  I opted to snuggle with my puppy rather than sew bindings a couple of evenings.  Arhtur was rather pleased about that! I did still get a few quilts across the finish line.  This is the 16th log cabin quilt made from our last block drive.  There is just one more to finish. Audrey and Janet laid these blocks out.  I think they did a fabulous job. This white and green backing came out of my stock.  I am not a fan of light backings so I was happy to let it go.  The awesom ..read more

I think some of you are getting to know me so well! This week, I received quite a few big boxes full of blocks, fabric, scraps, bindings and thread.  It is always fun to open them and see what is inside. One of the things I received were these bigger triangles.  I dropped everything to play with these!  They are actually about 7".  It appears they may have been salvaged from a project because you could see stitching lines where someone had taken a seam ripper to them.  Of course I was instantly inspired by them! I quickly got ut some red scraps and made these ni ..read more

I think all of the log cabin blocks have arrived, so I have been working on finishing up the last few quilts.  I have two to share today. Toward the end of the block drive, I started receiving a bunch of green blocks.  I always have a hard time mixing up different shades of green so making these big circles allowed me to keep them cohesive.  Staggering the circles helped too. An all green quilt top deserves a pretty green backing.   Thanks to Nancy I had this lovely paisley piece. This quilt measures 55" x 66". My friends Audrey and Janet put together th ..read more