Category Archives: Quilts

Oct17

Sticks and Stones

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Sticks and Stones

It’s a big one!  Trish has created a great original quilt using improvisational block piecing. This is a great use of orphan blocks and scraps.  I have a huge box of batiks scraps…. I think I just added another project to my list?!

The batting is Quilter’s Dream Wool, which makes this king size quilt light, usable and warm!

The background fill is a random, overlapping rectangle meander.  The wool batting accentuates the stitching and creates awesome texture.  The blocks are framed and quilted with a wavy plus swirl design.

 

Thanks for looking!  🙂 Linda

Oct15

Design Wall Monday – 50 Blocks!

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Design Wall Monday – 50 Blocks!

I’ve been sewing PSQ blocks!  I knew I was getting pretty close to my required 56, and I was very excited to see that I have 50 blocks done!  I love it!!!!

Later this month, I’ll get new swap partners for more charms, yay!  That will help me get a few more lights for my quilt.  Thanks to Mary, at Curious Quilter for organizing another swap.  There is still time to sign up for the last swap of 2012, here’s the link!

Thanks for looking, check out Judy at Patchwork Times for other Design Wall Monday projects.

🙂 Linda

Oct11

One Quilt, Two Quilt

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One Quilt, Two Quilt

Last January, I was at a Rainbows and Calico Things quilting retreat and Mary and Beverly were working on this quilt called Cozy Cabin.

I was excited to quilt both of them!

For Beverly’s quilt, we decided on meandering feathers throughout the quilt except in the small blue squares.

Mary decided to add the pieced border to her Cozy Cabin.  Pretty awesome!

For this quilt we decided on an E2E Peacock Feathers meander.

 

I love the light blue thread!  It looks dark on the light fabric and light on dark fabric!

 

Thanks for looking!  🙂 Linda

Oct8

Design Wall Monday – All Vintage

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Design Wall Monday – All Vintage

My Great Granny Square blocks are done!  So they are off to the side waiting to be sewn into a flimsy.

Here’s one of my flea market finds.  While it’s not a traditional vintage quilt, it’s a great example of a frugal quilter using everything in her arsenal to make a quilt.

In fact, it’s not too far off one of the quilts I photographed at the AQS quilt show in Des Moines last week.

The quilter used orphan blocks and scraps to design this quilt.  I love both of them!

Here’s the rest of my vintage fabric pile!

And my favorite purchase is an orange Federal mug!!  If it’s orange I love it!

 

 

 

 

 

And apparently, I loved it when I was 12!  Guess who’s got the orange purse and shoes!

 

 

Thanks for looking!  Check out Judy at Patchwork Times for other Design Wall Monday projects.

 

🙂 Linda

I decided to link to The Coloradolady:  Vintage Thingie Thursday

Oct1

Design Wall Monday – One More!

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Design Wall Monday – One More!

 

 

Nineteen Great Granny Squares done!!!  One to go!  I’m excited to finish this quilt and add it to the “ready to quilt” pile!  I’ll have to find another project to make with my 5″ and 2.5″ squares, my pile didn’t get any smaller!  How is that?

Check out Judy at Patchwork Times for other Design Wall Monday projects.

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