A Little Quilt Show

 It has been a long time since I shared some of the photos I receive from quilters who made quilts using my patterns. I love seeing them and I thought you might too.

First up is this colorful Wiggle Time quilt.  Sadly I can't find who sent this one to me.  But I always love when quilter use a print background on this pattern.

Sue just recently sent this picture to me.  She has made quite a few quilts from my Wiggle Time pattern.  I love it in blue and I also love the diagonal grid quilting she did on it.

Check out this color rich Geese Migration quilt.  This one was made by one of my students when I traveled to California to teach this class.  I think her ribbon should have been a first place!

Lots of Summertime Blossom quilts to share today.  This first one was made by Pat.  Love the colors.

Chris made this Summertime Blossom quilt.  She was gifted the background fabric and pulled some solids from her stash to make the blossoms.

I laughed when I saw this one in my photos.  I must have quilted it because it is laying on my studio carpet.  But I don't remember whose it is or even quilting it. I know I saved the photo because I liked the subtle print used in the background of this Summertime Blossom. 

I know there are a few more photos somewhere but I am unable to locate them right now.  I will have to save those for another day.

Hope you enjoyed the show!

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Some Year End Eye Candy

I often get photos of the lovely quilts other quilters make using my patterns.  I realized I haven't shared them on my blog since last summer.  Thought I would share a few today. 

This fun little quilt was made by Julie over at Julie's Quilts and Costumes using my Wiggle Time pattern.  You can read more about it on her blog.  If you don't already follow her, you should.  

Her quilts are amazing!

Sadly, I lost track of who sent me this Wiggle Time quilt.  They added a couple rows to make the quilt longer.  Check out that quilting!

This one I had the pleasure of quilting.  This Wiggle Time quilt was made from the softest pastel colors.  Very sweet!

It has been a while since I received a photo of a Spin quilt.  

I love this orange and gray combination!

Check out this lovely Summertime Blossoms quilt. 

 The colors are amazing...I really love the dark blue grunge background!

And finally, a few Geese Migration quilts.  These two are made by a student in one of my classes.  She has used her scraps to make multiple quilts.  I will be teaching this class in Roseburg Oregon in April.

If you see something you like, you can find all of my patterns in my Etsy Shop or in my Payhip Store. 

 I really do appreciate the support.

And thanks to all who share their finished quilts.  I really do love seeing them and I hope you do too.

Have a great weekend!

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All That Jazz Finish

 For the past few years, I have really been focusing on my scraps to make all of my quilts.

When  a friend shared some beautiful leftover prints with me, I went to my stash and pulled some coordinating fabrics to make myself a quilt.  

I decided to use my All That Jazz pattern - I really didn't want to cut these fabrics up into tiny pieces.  I love the bold geometric feel this pattern has.

I am really smitten with the orchid and gold color combination with the berry colors.  I hope to remodel my living room one of these years and this color scheme is in the running.

On the back of this quilt you will find one of the handdrawn wide backings I shared from Connecting Threads.  The purple version was perfect for this quilt.

I really enjoyed making this quilt!  It was nice to work with big pieces for a change (versus the small scrappy bits I am always digging through).  In fact, I have pulled another stack of fabric from my stash that I will share soon for another quilt.  I am just waiting for a pattern design to jump out at me.

When I was outside photographing my quilt, I couldn't help but notice my tree lilies - they smell so amazing right now.  Their scent is really bringing in the pollinators right now.  All of my lavender, solidago and sedums are abuzz with fascinating insects.

Just my small little plot of land reminds me continually of how amazing nature is. 

We really must protect this planet more.... 

Hope you are able to get out and enjoy what makes you happy this weekend!

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A Wiggle Time Finish

 

A few weeks ago I came across some coordinating fat quarters and some matching background fabrics in my stash and decided to make a quilt using my Wiggle Time pattern.

I was able to not only get it quilted this week but I also attached the binding.

Hurray for a finish!

I really like how the printed background fabric looks with the focus prints.  It looks like it came from the same collection! (but it didn't - I recently ordered the background fabric from Connecting Threads. Sadly I don't think it is available anymore.)

I did struggle finding a backing fabric.  I finally settled on just using some Kona Snow.  It really shows the swirly/floral quilting I did.

I am really pleased with how it turned out.  I love using this Wiggle Time pattern whenever I find some stray fat quarters in my stash.  I like having some smaller quilts stashed away for gifts and this design is a fast finish.

It feels good to get a few more finishes under my belt.  In recent months, I have been in the mood for starting projects so I find myself with a lot going on in my sewing room.  I hope to keep up the momentum - Hopefully more finishes will soon follow!

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend!

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I told you it is a Fast Finish

 Wednesday morning I shared how my recent fabric pull came together.

If you missed it, here are the fabrics that I put together from my stash.  They were the perfect size cuts for me to make my Wiggle Time quilt pattern.

I said in my post that it is a quick and easy pattern. 

 I cut and sewed my quilt top Thursday afternoon!  

I admit, I have this pattern memorized so I can speed through it really quickly.  I am excited by how it turned out so I wanted to share it today.

  It started raining here and I live in a little 1940's bungalow with small windows and tiny rooms so I am always challenged with indoor photos.  I tried one photo in my office next to the stationary bike I should be riding...

Then I tried in my narrow kitchen.

I even tried to drape it on my longarm frame but it always looked so washed out.

So I went outside and moved the furniture under my gazebo to snap a photo there.  But even outdoors the quilt top looks a bit washed out.  It is so much prettier in person!

Yeesh! I think I spent more time trying to get a good photo then I did sewing the quilt top.

Now I need to find a backing.  I know that is going to be a huge challenge.  If nothing else, I know I have some Kona Snow that I can use.  I might even be able to sneak it on my longarm frame this weekend. Fingers crossed!

(Did you know that I have Pinterest boards for all of my quilt patterns?  I pin all the quilts I find that are made from the pattern.  Here is a link to my Wiggle Time board if you want to see more quilts.  And if you make a quilt from the pattern, I hope you share your finish with me!)

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Rewarding Myself

 I haven't allowed myself to start something new in a really long time.  But after finishing all the Covered In Love quilts and making great progress on some of my WIPs, I thought I deserved to start a new project.

Quite a while back, a friend gifted me with these three lovely fabrics.  I had commented that I really liked these when she brought a quilt for me to quilt for her.  She had some leftover cuts so she passed them onto me.  They have been sitting on the corner of my cutting table since then - just waiting for some inspiration.

I knew I wanted to keep the pieces big because this quilt is going to be all about these pretty fabrics.  So I went to my stash and pulled some pieces to go with them.  I think I need one more fabric - I just haven't decided if it will be a gold or a pink.

I decided I was going to revisit one of my own patterns.  All That Jazz is a quick and easy project that really highlights big special prints.  The above quilt (that is the pattern cover quilt), I made using some of my favorite Kaffe Fassett prints.

I can't wait to see how this new version turns out!

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Another Chaser Block Finish

 I thought this week I would share another scrap quilt finish I made using my Chaser block pattern.

This version of the pattern uses HSTs and creates a completely different look than previous versions.  I used this quilt to focus on using some of the larger chunks of fabrics in my scrap bin.

It made such a fun rainbow scrap quilt.

Just a reminder of the two previous quilts I made using the same pattern.  Kind of hard to believe that so many different designs can be made with just minor changes to a block.  

And I continue to think of more :)

The Chaser block is one of my Scrap Mixology pattern modules.  This module is 15 pages and includes lots of ways to mix this block design up. 

It is super simple to make and can be modified to use lots of scrap sizes.

All of my Scrap Mixology pattern downloads are available in both my Etsy shop and my Payhip shop.  I look forward to seeing how they inspire you to use your scraps!

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So Scrappy for RSC21 

I thought I would make all of you aware of the upcoming sale on the AccuQuilt  GO! Cutters this weekend. The sale runs from 2/19 to 2/25 and features the best pricing on the GO! Cutters outside of Black Friday.

It's a fantastic cutter at a fantastic price! 

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A Mini Quilt Show

 Pretty regularly, I receive photos of quilts made using one of my patterns.  I always love to see them and thought I would share a few of them with you today.

Here is a wonderful quilt made from my Wiggle Time pattern.  I love the solid color and the quilting she added that "wiggles" across the quilt..  This lap size pattern takes five fat quarters and some background fabric - you probably have the fabric in your stash!

This quilt was made using my All That Jazz pattern.  After seeing this one, I remembered I have a tub full of neutrals like black and taupe fabrics that would be perfect for this pattern.

Check out these two quilts made from my Spin! pattern.  I even had the pleasure of quilting the orange one.  I think it is the first quilt I have seen in that orange/gray combination...

I like it!

My Summertime Blossoms pattern was used to make this sweet little baby quilt.

And finally, I also received a photo of  this Geese Migration quilt.  The color work is amazing!  I really love to teach this class and I look forward to someday getting back out sewing with new and old friends.  Hopefully that will happen someday soon!

You can buy my patterns from my Etsy shop or from my Payhip store.  

I hope you share photos of what you make...It always makes my day to see them!

I am sorry to hear so many of you are buried in snow right now and many are without power.

Stay home and stay safe!

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Are you a fan of batik fabrics?  Did you know that Connecting Threads now carries a number of manufacturers at great prices. 

A Forgotten Finish

 I decided to get into the cabinet where I store my personal quilt collection and refold my quilts.  I try and do this at least annually.

I pulled out this quilt and realized I have never shared this one on my blog. 

 I finished it back in 2016!

It is a design I came up with that used a layercake (I think).  I had always planned on submitting it to a magazine or releasing the pattern myself.  And somehow it got set aside and forgotten for over 4 years.

I might have to make another one of these days.  I am really not a fan of the white background.

But I do really like the red plaid I put on the back!

(Another fabric I wish I had bought more of...)

The custom quilting I did on this quilt looks so cool on the back.

(Okay, it looks cool on the front but white quilting never photographs well.)

So now it is refolded and stacked back in the cupboard.  Maybe seeing it again will inspire me to dig out a colorful background....or maybe I won't think about it again for another few years!

Am I the only one who has so many quilts around my house I forget what I have ?

Have a great weekend!

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If you are a fan of Block of the Month programs, I thought this one for Connecting Threads was really pretty!  The quilt finishes at 100" square.  It would be beautiful on a bed!