Snapshots QAL - kettle

This is block #3, Put the kettle on!

Bonnie from Cotton Way, chose this block to represent your favorite drink.

One of my favorites is Kombucha, have you ever tried it?

The Synergy brand in Gingerade and Gingerberry are my favorite flavors :)

Here's my kettle!

I am using all of Bonnie and Camille's fabrics for this quilt, but not much Daysail.

I had such a large collection of their fabric that I decided to use it instead of buying more :)

I'll just buy more of other lines, Ha ha!!!

These are the 3 blocks I've made so far...

Yes, I'm sticking to the red and aqua theme, one of my many favorite color combos!

The Snapshots QAL is a fundraiser to raise money for St. Jude's hospital.

A $5 donation is suggested, and the money goes to an incredible cause, helping sick children!
All of the information is on my Snapshots QAL board on Pinterest.

Mom's Quilt

I used a jelly roll and a charm pack to make a quilt for my mother for Christmas.

It is from Fig Tree and I think the colors will match her couch perfectly.  I used the same quilt pattern for Vanessa's quilt.

Emily's Garden in Blossom by Cotton Way.

The blanket stitch was pretty easy to do on my sewing machine.

18 circles are appliqued onto 18 squares.

This is the finished quilt.  I kept the colors in their groups....all the greens together, all the peaches together, and the browns together.

I like the appliqued flower with the nine patch center!

I machine quilted the quilt with a meandering stitch, or jigsaw pattern.

I love the back, it's from the same line and so is the binding.

I would highly recommend this pattern, it uses one jelly roll and one charm pack.  It is a lot of fun to sew, and is simple.

One thing I would suggest is that when you are sewing the strips together, rotate sewing from each end.  I didn't do that with Vanessa's quilt, and had to stretch it a lot to get it back into shape!

Vanessa's Quilt

I made this quilt 4 years ago.  

It takes a jelly roll and a charm pack.  I used the "sweet" line from Moda.

I made the quilt for my then 16 year old daughter Vanessa.

I always loved this line with its gingham, polka dots, stripes and roses.  I love the colors too.

The circles were so easy.....you trace circles onto wonder under and iron it to the wrong side of the square charm.  I cut the circles out and ironed them onto a square charm.  Then I stitched the circle onto the square with a blanket stitch on my sewing machine.

On Wednesday, I will show you a quilt I made for my Mom for Christmas using this pattern, but a different line of fabric.  

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I love seeing a pattern made with different colors and styles.