A Finished Top!

I finally sewed the last few blocks together on the scrap quilt I was working on.  I am really pleased with how it turned out.  You can see some previous posts on the project here and here.

 The quilt is made entirely from 2 1/2" squares taken from my scrap bin and sewn into 16-patch blocks.  I then pulled various solids and framed each block with a 1 1/2" strip.

Most of the solids were technically scraps as they were the last bits left over from older projects. I love projects like this that use items entirely from your stash.  

And it is a real bonus when they turn out this great.

Now it has been moved to the ever growing "to be quilted" pile.  I was lucky enough to even have a backing in my stash!  

Yay for a finish! (...well, almost)

Linking up with My Quilt Infatuation at Needle and Thread Thursday, Small Blog Meet at Lily's Quilts and Finish it up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts.

Don't Anybody Sneeze!

Here are all the yummy fabrics I have settled on and cut for the Star Surround QAL hosted by Happy Quilting.  I am so delighted with my final fabric choices.  I will be taking a more scrappy approach to Melissa's pattern so there are quite a number of fabrics in each block.

MMmmmm....

Originally I was trying to work in some navy but even with  a trip to the LQS, I couldn't find any combinations I liked.  Once I decided to add the black and the gray to all the berry colored fabrics, I was hooked.

I really can't wait to start sewing on this!

So until I can get these organized by block into little bags, there will be no eating at the dining table at my house!

There is still time to join in on the fun. How about you...are you in?

Be sure and check out Melissa's Linky party to see what great fabrics others are using.  So many beautiful color combinations!   You really will want to stay tuned!!

Maybe having a Goal really Works!

A while back I wrote out some finishes I wanted to complete by the end of September.  I am not very good at finishing up things so I thought it  couldn't hurt to see if setting some goals would help.  

Believe me, I am willing to try anything to get me focused on completing some WIPs!

I am so happy to say I finished an item on my list!  This adorable little quilt finished up at about 35 x 40.  It is one of the quilts I made from scrap pieces I received from a friend.

Pretty much all the fabric in the top of this quilt was destined for the deep dark depths of a closet and I just couldn't let that happen.  So home they came with me.

Here is the quilt the scraps came from fresh off my quilting machine.   I think the above triangles I received were cut away from the heart blocks.

I tried to talk my friend into giving me the whole quilt but she doesn't seem to want to part with.

The pattern for this heart quilt can be found in the Sew Red book.  It is a pattern submitted by Tula Pink, who is also the designer of those lovely fabrics in the quilt.   The book was written in support of Women's Heart Health.  There are some great projects by a number of talented designers.  It is definitely worth taking a peak at.



And if you make the heart quilt, don't toss those scraps! 

 Sharing this great finish with Needle and Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation, Finish it Up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts and Whoop Whoop Friday at Confessions of a Fabric Addict.  

Thanks for stopping by!