First Finished Project for 2017

I finished the quilt for Daddy! I used Stack-n-Whack blocks that I had cut about 12 years ago. I used cotton batting and a thick polar fleece for the backing. The sandwich was so thick that I had to tie the layers together. I did stitch in the ditch for some lines. Then I tied each block with embroidery floss.
The overall size is 50" x 77". I gave it to Daddy yesterday and he tried to sleep with it but it made him too hot! So I must have done a good job!

Spray Basting Day

Today was warm enough to work in my Quilting Studio.

I pulled out my extra folding table so I could spray baste a couple of quilts.

This first picture is of my purple quilt. It is constructed from 2 layer cakes. (Cottage Garden by Alice Hickey for Free Spirit Fabrics and Artisan Spirit-Shimmer Pansy Metallic Tiles by Northcott Fabrics for Northcott)

I revised the Double Slice Layer Cake tutorial by Jenny Doan.

These two fabrics will be the backing fabric. I'm quilting it in quarters and then using QAYG to put it all together. It should measure out at 80" x 98" The 4 sections are at 40" x 49".

This is just showing that I pressed all seams open. I used Warm 'n Plush cotton batting.

This is a Stack-n-Whack pinwheel quilt I just basted. I'm using a luxury Fleece for the backing and Warm 'n Plush cotton batting. Pre-quilting it measures 50" x 77". I plan to stitch in the ditch around each block and the sashing and border. Then I'm going to so some simple quilting in the pinwheels so it will wash well.

Basting all of this took me a little over 4 hours.

Quilt for Daddy part 2

I've completed my quilt top

I added yellow borders (3-1/2"). I think the top is about 50 x 77 inches. I wanted to make sure it will cover Daddy. I'm going to use cotton batting and fleece for the backing. I think this will make it very warm.

Quilt in progress for Daddy.

12/31/16

Today I was working on an old Stack-n-Whack. Last week I put together 4 blocks. Last night and today I put together another 3. I have 2 more blocks that I have to cut more squares for the background. The pinwheel fabric I cut about 14 years ago.

This month I cut the background white-on-white fabric. I have more Stack-n-Whack blocks cut out that I will add to this I am going put a yellow border on all the blocks and quilt each block then put them all together with #QAYGmethod from Leah Day's freemotionquilting.blogspot.com

I also have some Lemoyne Star blocks to put together. I want this quilt to be large enough to cover Daddy.

UFO projects at the end of 2016

1. The Dancing Butterfly all blocks need backing and batting. They need to be quilted and put together.

2. 3 Dresden plates to put together on one wall hanging - or split up to be table toppers.

3. Tommy's pinwheel Stack-n-Whack. Quilted... need to put together #qayg

4. Shawn's wedding quilt Friendship Stars need to finish quilting and decide what kind of border to do for it. #qayg

5. Large 9patch quilt...finish quilting and bind it.

6. Purple quilt - I will quilt 4 sections (about 50x45) and then put them together. It is ready to be sandwiched and quilted. I also have a pillow to make.

Mother's 10 minute block quilt in progress

 This is 24 blocks from 10-minute blocks. Mom put them together this year. I quilted them per her instructions.

I will be cutting the binding for putting the blocks together. I will have MOM watch the videos for putting them together from Leah Day. I basted the outside edge of each block to keep the fabric from folding back or flipping up when we go to bind them together in #QAYGmethod. The 24 blocks will be set 4 across x 6 down.

Grandmother (my mom) is making quilts.

 My mom started quilting this year. She comes to my studio to work with me on the weekends.

She was working from "10 Minute Blocks" . She decided she liked the green and the yellow. She sewed 24 of these large blocks.

Here we have the blocks as I was basting them to be ready for quilting.

Here is the back of one of them after I quilted it.

This is the front of the block.

This is a closeup of the center quilting.

Another close up.