Lil’ Twister pot holder

Lil’ Twister pot holder

In April I’m demonstrating the Lil’ Twister Tool for our quilt guild so I’ve started making some Lil’ Twister pot holders for my demo.  Here’s my first finish.  The little squares that are leftover have been cut into squares for my PSQ collection, bonus!

I like the finished size, 6 1/2″, for a more usable pot holder.  Some of the other pot holders I’ve been making end up so big they are more like table pads.  I am using one layer of batting and one layer of Insul-Brite.

Here’s the before and after picture.  Start with a 5″ square and add 3″ borders.  After cutting and sewing the 10″ becomes a 6 1/2″ square.  I was thinking this could be a little starter project for those who what to try the Twister Tool.  I’m preparing the table runner size for my demo, too.  I’ll post some pictures of that after my guild meeting.

 

I’m linking up to Such a Sew and Sew:  A Stitch in Time March 2012 Finishes but I really hope that I can get a bigger project finished later this month!!

Thanks for looking and just keep stitchin’

Linda

March Finishes

Design Wall Monday

Design Wall Monday

 

Time to sew the rows together!  Here’s my answer to not making triangles, Squares and Rectangles.  The quilt is similar a previous quilt that I made for Bryana + Sam but for this one I’m using smaller units and the border will be a mottled black fabric instead of matching the grey squares.

Now the trick will be to have something new on my design wall for next Monday!  I’ve been jumping around from one project to the next, no getting bored for me!

Thanks to Judy at Patchwork Times for the Design Wall Monday links, it’s fun to check them out!

Thanks for looking and just keep stitchin’

Linda

 

It’s time for another Blog Hop Party!

It’s time for another Blog Hop Party!

Blog Hop Party with Give-AwaysTHIS GIVEAWAY IS OVER!

Michele at Quilting Gallery has announced:   It’s time for another Blog Hop Party … let’s have some FUN!

  • Do you have a quilty blog and would like to participate?  Hop on over to the Quilting Gallery for all the information!
  • Do you want to Blog Hop and win fun stuff?  It’s easy, just start hopping on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17 and keep hopping until March 23, 2012!

I’ll be offering a couple of great giveaways so stay tuned!  Just enter your email in my follow L & R Designs box for updates!

Thanks for looking and just keep stitchin’

Linda

Linda’s Moon and Owl quilt

Linda’s Moon and Owl quilt

Linda P. has no fear when it comes to making quilts!  This quilt is for someone who loves moons, stars and owls!  She left four solid blocks for “drawing” out some moons and stars.  I had a brand new Superior OMNI spool, the perfect orange color for this quilt.

I drew out a moon “face” and a star to stitch in the orange blocks and stitched a Swirl and Curl freehand design over the rest of the quilt.

And here’s the fun back complete with solar system!  Linda P. often makes creative pieced backs.

 

Thanks for looking and just keep stitchin’

Linda

Link to Fat Quarter Fun

Link to Fat Quarter Fun

Just ran across my Dish Mat tutorial on this website:  Fat Quarter Fun:  40 Projects Ideas

Don’t know how it got there but it’s okay with me!

Just keep stitchin’

Linda

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