Showing posts with label Whit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Whit. Show all posts

Dec 12, 2014

Whit, finished!


I made this little table topper in September, I wrote about it here.
I machine quilted it myself, with stitch in the ditch, echo straight stitch, and a wavy stitch on the border.


I love all the little flying geese, and didn't want to quilt over them.


I made this for my daughter, and she loves blue.


I really enjoyed sewing this mini, and would recommend the pattern.

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Oct 13, 2014

AYOS and a little bit more, winner!


I joined "Another Year of Schnibbles" and a little bit more, this year :)
I worked really hard to get my "Whit" pattern finished before the end of the month, you can see it on my blog post here.
You can see half of the parade of the small quilt parade on Sherri's blog, A Quilting Life, where my quilt top is featured.   
The other half of the parade is on Sinta's blog, Pink Pincushion.
Four winners were chosen, two from each of the quilt parades.
Mine was chosen as a winner!!!!

This lovely box came in the mail and it was really heavy!



Carrie, from Miss Rosie's Quilt Co, sent me a fat eighth bundle of "Miss Kate", and a beautiful handwritten note :)


That's not all....
It was literally like Christmas!!!
A cute little mini charm pack of "Pot Luck", and the cutest little "Hello Kitty" Hallowe'en tin of sour orange bone candies.
Isn't the tin adorable?  
I can hardly wait to fill it with pins or something :)
A Clover seam ripper and a Clover curved awl!!!
A fantastic little package of glass pins and a little house tin to hold them.
Aren't these the dearest little things?
I'm beyond excited!


Hold on to your chair....
Carrie also sent me some mint green "Miss Kate" fabric, enough for a quilt back, about 7 yards worth!!!
I'm in heaven :)
I shared it with my husband and he very patiently admired everything.
I wanted to share it with you because I know that you will be as thrilled as I am!
You should think about joining the Schnibbles parade.
"Harvey" is the pattern for the month of October.

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Sep 30, 2014

AYOS and a Little Bit More, September


I am so excited to be joining in on the fun of Another Year of Schnibbles and a Little Bit More!
I have always wanted to make a Schnibbles pattern, so I thought this would be my chance :)
The pattern for September is called "Whit" from the "Little Bites" line from Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.
"Little Bites" are packs of 2 l/2" squares from a line of fabric.
I used a charm pack (5" squares) from Moda called 1974 (the year I graduated from high school) Ha ha!!! by Urban Chicks.
There are three patterns, Whit No. 1, 2 and 3.
The reason I chose Whit No. 3, (Flying Dutchman) is because I had a busy month and the pattern only called for 128 2 l/2" squares as compared to 140 or 160, not including the background squares!!!
Below are 128 squares of background fabric...


Here are all of my 128 background squares cut in a neat little pile.


I neglected to take a photo of my charm square pack, but here is a sampling of what the color scheme is, without the yellows.


Here is my Whit pattern with a portion of my assembled, non trimmed flying geese.


Yay, a finished itsy bitsy 4 l/2" Flying Dutchman square.


Progress, all of my blocks are finished :)


This is everything layed out, ready to sew, and I need to make a larger design board!


I finished sewing all the blocks, posts and sashing, I just need to add the border.
This is a new color scheme for me, usually I sew with bright colors.
This color selection is more muted.


I added the border, but something is missing.  
I think it looks a little dull, and the quilt only measures 22" square.
I'm making this as a table topper for my daughter Rebecca's dining room table which is right next to her living room.
The dining room table sits on top of a jute rug, so that's why I chose Kona "stone" as the background.
The colors in the quilt are matched to the rug in my Rebecca's living room.






 I looked through my fabric stash and found this Michael Miller houndstooth which I think looks great on the quilt!
It adds some brightness or life, to the Kona "stone" which is a little dull.
The quilt or table topper, now measures 28" square.
It will look great on my daughter's dining room table which measures 53" square.  


I know the fabric I chose for the binding will also liven up the colors.
I don't have much in the lines of plum or teal, or berry.....
These are the fat quarters I pulled from my stash which are even remotely similar, but they don't work.
The colors don't blend.


I remembered my little collection of Denyse Schmidt fat quarters.
Yes!!!
Denyse's colors are a little muted, and I love the medallion fat quarter with its greens and blues.
I would have loved a berry or plum but I'm still happy with this choice.
Rebecca has lots of blues in her living area, so this fabric will be great for the binding :)


Here's a hint of what the quilt will look like bound, but the quilting and binding will have to be shared in another post.
So many projects, so little time!  Ha ha!


Here's a photo of Rebecca's new living room rug.
I pulled the colors from it, along with the color from the blue couch and accessories.



If you would like to follow the parade of finished "Whit" quilts tomorrow, October 1st, go to Sherri's blog, A Quilting Life, or Sinta's blog, Pink Pincushion.
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Sep 19, 2014

AYOS and A Little Bit More



I'm joining another online quilting group, I just couldn't resist!
I love Greg's blog @ grey dogwood studio, he always makes the most beautiful quilts and he's extremely talented.
The first time I heard about "Another Year of Schnibbles", was on his blog.
You can read about the rules at Sherri's blog, A Quilting Life.
Our mini quilt for the month of September is a "Little Bites" pattern called "Whit".
A "Little Bites" pattern is made from a mini charm pack, which usually includes 40 - 2 l/2" squares from a complete fabric line.
I cut 128 2 l/2" squares of background fabric, and a few other pieces as well.
My background fabric is Kona Stone.


Here they are, all 128 squares in a stack.


I used a charm pack of Moda 1974 by Urban Chicks for my flying geese, a change from my usual color scheme of bright fabrics.


Here is my pattern, surrounded by some flying geese under construction.
I'm going to make the top pattern, mainly because I'm pressed for time and it has 64 geese, the fewest of the three :)
The mini quilt will finish at 22" X 22".
I'm trimming geese while I visit my mom in Montreal.
I guess they will be authentic Canadian geese!!!

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