Around the World Quilt Blog

Brooke invited me to post my latest project in the Around the World Quilt Blog this past week.  

Brooke at Silly Mama Quilts

Like so many of us I have more projects started than I like to admit.  However, this gave me an opportunity to work on something I have had in mind for some time.
My idea came from Elizabeth Hartman's book Modern Patch Work.  Her pattern was Rapid City.  I am not interested in doing a whole quilt as Elizabeth did, but just combining eight blocks to make a wall hanging that will end up being about 15 inches wide by 40 inches long.
There are actually only four blocks, but I repeated each twice.  I did move some of the fabrics around in each repeat and used a different final frame on each.  I will also use a dark grey and black fabric for a final frame between each block when I join them to make two final blocks.

This was my first block.  I have used all Alison Glass's fabrics, with only Kona solids as the final frame.

One finished block and a second with just some changes to the fabric placements and a different colored frame.

This was the next block I attempted.  I think I am going to like this project.  

Six of the eight are now complete.

Blocks seven and eight.

The final project completed.  I just have to quilt it now.  I have no idea how to quilt it as of now.  I will have to think on that a bit.  

Time to Start Christmas Gifts

I figured I had better start some of my Christmas gifts.  I have some quilting friends I want to remember with a small fun gift.  I think this idea might just be perfect.   

STARS

I love these star blocks.  I've used them several times.  I'm on a mission to use up my Bonnie & Camille fabrics, so this is the last project that I'm making with them.  The quilt will have a total of 42 blocks and measure approximately 66 inches wide by 77 inches long.

Cleaning House Give Away

Give Away (United States only please)

I'm cleaning house.  This tangled  bundle of scraps is about 99% Bonnie & Camille prints.  Yes a whole drawer full!  I'm giving them away this week.  
To enter, just tell me what you would like to do with these scraps.
I will be drawing a winner on Sunday October 5th.  
  

Red Letter Day by Thimble Blossoms

I love Camille Roskelley's fabrics and her Thimble Blossoms patterns, but often they are piecing nightmares for me.  I have a drawer full, in fact two drawers full of her various fabric lines.  I really have to see if I can get something done in them.  The Red Letter Day pattern looked like a winner.  Two out of nine blocks done.  They are huge blocks, 22 1/2 inches square.  I do love them!

Hexis and Linen

I have been playing with the thought of hexagons for some time now.  The English paper piecing thing is just not my idea of fun.  I decided to try appliquéing these down with invisible thread.  It worked really well.  I plan to add a border, but have not decided whether it will be a table runner or a wall hanging.  

Longaberger Basket Liners

This Longaberger basket only had a spring/summer seasons looking liner.  To purchase a liner from the Longaberger company would cost me a pretty pricey amount.  I've made basket liners before, but this one with the two moveable handles were a more complicated job.  

I ended up studying the original basket and incorporating my usual basket liner pattern and finished this fall theme basket liner today.  
I guess I will need to think about a Christmas liner next.  I use this basket on my buffet to gather up all the miscellaneous items that somehow make their way there.  So I want it to blend in with the seasonal runners I use on the buffet.

More Fat Quarter Style Ideas

I'm still playing around with my Fat Quarter Style book.  I really love this pattern and can't wait to start working on it. 

I bought these fabrics from Julie at The Intrepid Thread.  She has the most fabulous fabric at really great prices too.  I think they are a perfect choice for this pattern.  What do you think? 

Color Me Retro

Quite a while ago I put this quilt together.  I had some left overs of Jeni Baker's Color Me Retro and decided to use them up.  Just the finished top stayed on a hanger in my studio for several months.  When I purchased my new Bernina 750Q, I decided to quilt it myself.  That extra large throat on the machine made it a real easy project.  
I belong to a quilt guild in our area that asks you to make one completed quilt each year in your birthday month to give to their charity program.  These quilts go to a number of very worthy charities.  As September is my birthday month this one is my contribution.

Wrenly Christmas

I have decided to finish up several Wrenly Christmas runners that I have had cut out and ready to go for probably two years now.  I work with several ladies and my grandson's teachers that I give runners for Christmas.  It isn't a traditional Christmas fabric, but I love the print and the little bird in the pattern.