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Sep 20, 2021

Sewcialites quilt finished!

I began my Sewcialites quilt in September 2020 and finished it in September 2021. I was usually able to make one block a week, but sometimes I fell behind a few weeks.

I used Bonnie and Camille fabrics which I've been saving/hoarding for 10 years, just waiting for the perfect project. I used Kona white for the background. I machine quilted it on my Bernina 750QE. I began in the middle and worked my way out and up and down. I used a small stipple or jigsaw design on the blocks and sewed a pebble stitch on the white areas. The quilting is pretty dense or close together. It took me about 3 days to finish the quilting. I bound the quilt with leftover fabric from the quilt to give it a scrappy look.

I think my favorite block is the little toy sewing machine designed by my favorite designer, Lori Holt ❤️

Here's a photo of me showing my quilt at my quilt group,

Farm Girl Chicks.

Here's the label I sewed on the back.

I forgot to tell you about this back fabric! I won it about 5 years ago, it's a Bonnie and Camille print as well. I won 6 yards of it, plenty for a backing, and a fat quarter bundle of Bonnie and Camille as well :)

These are the fabrics I pulled from my Bonnie and Camille stash to use in my quilt. The green polka dot is Pam Kitty fabric, I really needed some more green!

This quilt goes in the grandchildren pile, although I'll have

a difficult time letting go of it...

You can find the patterns on the Fat Quarter Shop's blog, Jolly Jabber.

Oct 13, 2020

Half Yard Jam

Have you heard of the Fat Quarter Shop? It's an online quilt shop.

Kimberly and Kevin Jolly are the owners, and Kimberly has a YouTube video every Friday morning. It's full of new pattern releases, sew alongs, new fabric lines and so much more! I love watching it.

They contacted me and asked if I would like to make a quilt for their release of "Half Yard Jam" pattern in the Short Cut quilt series. I said of course! and was able to choose any half yard bundle they had in stock. Boy, was that fun!!! I love anything to do with Little Red Riding Hood, so I chose "Little Red in the Woods" by Jill Howarth for Riley Blake. I'm going to add this quilt to my "grandchildren pile".

It's really big, 90" square. Did I mention that this quilt pattern is free on their blog, Jolly Jabber?

First, I cut all the strips.

There were two red pieces, but I decided to leave them out and just have these three main colors in the quilt.

Something else I did that was a little different, was that I kept each category in their color family instead of making the quilt totally scrappy.

Here's a look at the finished top, with three different color sections.

I think it still looks scrappy, but in a nonconventional way.

Here's a shot of my son Addison helping me out.

He's a police officer for the city of Phoenix, scary I know!!!

He only lives 5 minutes away, and I knew it was his day off, so I asked him to come over and help me pin my quilt to the batting and the back.

I was huffing and puffing and sweating bullets, so it was a huge relief to have him take over.

It was even a little difficult for him, lol!

Here's the finished quilt on our fake grass in the backyard.

That's what we do in Arizona,

but it's still pretty and soft and very green!

Just don't walk on it in the heat of the summer

or you'll burn your feet off!!!

Here's the back of the quilt,

which is pieced with mostly Lori Holt fabric.

I forgot to mention that I bound the quilt with red.

I know that one of my grand daughters will love this quilt :)

Here is where you can find the free pattern.

This is where you can find the quilt kit.

Thank you Fat Quarter Shop! ❤️

Dec 11, 2018

Perfect 10 Sampler quilt along, week 9

I really enjoyed making this Perfect 10 Sampler quilt!

I used a layer cake from Lori Holt's "Autumn Love"collection.

The quilt blocks were large, and they were easy to make.

I love the Perfect 10 Quilts book too!

There is a quilt pattern for every block in the sampler.

I love that!

I have so many quilt patterns now, I'm not sure which one I'm going to make first :)

To make this quilt, you need:

1. Perfect 10 Quilts book

2. Perfect 10 ruler

3. layer cake

4. background fabric

Easy Peasy!!!

It has been wonderful working with Fat Quarter Shop!

They're an awesome quilt shop, with a fabulous selection and unbelievable sales.

Please check out my fellow bloggers finished quilt tops.

Gina of Thread Graffiti
Greg of Grey Dogwood Studio
Heidi of Buttons and Butterflies
Jennie of Porch Swing Quilts
Kim of Persimon Dreams
Melanie of A Bit of Scrap Stuff
Pam of Pam Kitty Morning
Sinta of Pink Pincushion
Sondra of Out of the Blue Quilts

Nov 27, 2018

Perfect 10 Sampler quilt along, week 7

Welcome to week 7 of the Perfect 10 Sampler quilt along!

I made 6 Neopolitan blocks, 3 gray and 3 pink.

I used two 10" squares, one of each color.

Each block measures 6 l/2" square.

Next, is the Peaches and Cream block.

It was fun to make, just had to keep track of which direction the flying geese were.

It took four 10" squares, the block is huge,

it measures 16 1/2" square.

Here's the book and ruler, both available at Fat Quarter Shop.

Here's the finished quilt that Fat Quarter Shop made,

it's very modern looking.

Please check out these fabulous blogs

to see the fabric they're using for their blocks :)

Nov 13, 2018

Perfect 10 Sampler quilt along, week 6

Welcome to week 6 of the Perfect 10 Sampler quilt along,

from Fat Quarter Shop.

This is my Lemon Sorbet block, I made 2 of them.

The book shows you exactly how to divide up the 10" square,

and how to easily cut it with your Perfect 10 ruler.

This is my Mint Chocolate Chip block,

so easy to sew with the large half square triangles.

I may or may not have snacked on the chocolate while sewing...

I think that one of the most difficult things about this quilt, is figuring out how to photograph two blocks at once!

The Perfect 10 quilt book and ruler would make an excellent Christmas gift for the quilter in your life :)

Here's a photo of the quilt.

Mine will look similar, except it will have autumn colors.

Here's the page that tells you which week each block will be sewn.

If you go to Jolly Jabber, Fat Quarter Shop's blog every week, they will have a link to a pdf that will tell you how many of each block to make, and how many of each piece to cut.

The book tells you the measurements and much, much more!

Follow along with my fellow quilters!

Nov 6, 2018

Perfect 10 Sampler quilt along, week 5

Hello and welcome to Week 5 of the Perfect 10 Sampler QAL, sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop.

This is the Dutch Chocolate block.

It's big, it measures 18"X18", all made with half square triangles.

Next up is the French Vanilla block, the quilt calls for 4 of them.

I love the floral print from Lori Holt's Autumn Love line.

There are four blocks which call for four 10" squares.

The French Vanilla block measures 10 l/2" square.

It's going to be fun to incorporate these blocks into the Perfect 10 Sampler quilt, figuring out which color goes where!

To make this quilt, you will need the Perfect 10 quilt book, and the Perfect 10 ruler,

which makes cutting the blocks so easy and effortless.

You can find these supplies at Fat Quarter Shop here and here.

This is the schedule for the quilt along.

When you go to Fat Quarter Shop's blog, there will be a link each week that takes you to a pdf like this and it will tell you how many pieces of the week's block you need to make, etc.

You will still need the Perfect 10 book though.

Please check out all the other quilters who are quilting along :)

Nov 2, 2018

Maple Leaf quilt block

Welcome to the Maple Leaf block quilt along!

You can get the block pattern free from the Fat Quarter shop here.

The block was really easy, just half square triangles sewn together.

It sewed together pretty quickly, which is always a good thing!

I wanted to sew four blocks, each in a vivid fall color.

I haven't enjoyed a beautiful fall season since I left Canada.

My favorite fall leaf color is red, Canada's national symbol.

My blocks are all sewn, I just need to sew them together.

Now I have a cute little table topper, it's all machine quilted.

Here's the fabric I chose for the back.

This was one of the first fabrics I bought when I began quilting, before I even had a fabric stash.

My little queen squirrel looks cute on my Maple Leaf table topper.

There's a fat quarter shop video tutorial on you tube for the block.

If you would like to purchase the quilt pattern, it's only $5.95 and you can buy it here at the Fat Quarter Shop.

Hope you enjoyed seeing my photos of the Maple Leaf block and thanks for visiting my blog :)

Oct 30, 2018

Perfect 10 Sampler quilt along, week 4

Welcome to our Perfect 10 Sampler Quilt Along!

I will be quilting along to make the Perfect 10 Sampler Quilt! This sampler quilt really is a taste of all the quilts, as blocks from all 16 quilts are included, so you’ll get to try them all.