TABLE RUNNERS AND BEDSPREADS

I spent a couple days this past week shopping for fabric for my newest project, making a king size bedspread.  Between JoAnn's, Hobby Lobby and my two local quilt shops I was surprised to fairly easily find the 10 fabrics needed and a back for it.  Now the chore of cutting out 120 10.5 inch squares at least for starters and eventually also working on the two pillow shams and a couple decorative pillows.  I ended the week with finishing up teaching binding to the last class of beginner quilters at one of the local quilt shops.

Cindy was so happy with her finished Christmas table runner.  It is always fun to see a new quilter finish their first project and be happy with it.

I am at it again.  My guild's next quilt show is scheduled for January 2026, just 15 months from now.  At our last quilt show our boutique sold over 400 table toppers and runners.  Guild members are responsible for making every one of them.  Now the guild does have a good amount of fabric donated to help out the cause but a good deal of it is provided personally by us as well.  Size is 13" by 28" and I like finishing my bindings by hand.  I will probably make some hexagon table toppers at a later date too.   

 

And the ten fabrics ready to begin my bedspread.  I took pictures of our area rugs on each side of our bed and the metal art work on the walls using the colors in those items and I think I have a pretty good construction plan.

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BORDER SUCCESS & WILLIAM MORRIS ENCHANTED GARDEN

 I have cleared out almost all of my charity to do list quilt tops this past week.  I am hoping to start doing some shopping of fabric in the coming week.  Our king size bedspread needs replacement.  However purchasing one is not working.  In an attempt to do away with a dust ruffle on the bed means the purchased ones are not large enough to cover the bed frame.  So I have measured and have a list of how many blocks I will need.  Not going fancy here, will let the fabric do the work, but right now shopping for 10 different fabrics and cutting 110 blocks at 11.5 inches with enough to make pillow shames and two accent pillows is on the menu this coming week.  Not looking forward to this at all.  

Yes, from last week's post I did finally make a decision on the borders of this charity quilt top.   I am pleased with the finish.

I also finished up the second one which I can turn in next month. 

I have block four of my William Morris Enchanted Garden project on its way to being completed.  It has been a good week.

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GETTING THE TO DO LIST DONE

 I decided this week to try to get a couple of charity quilts finished off and off my To DO LIST.  I usually do them out of fabric provided by my guild's charity group, however often have to supplement fabric from my stash. 

The quilt top thus far except for the black and white borders are donated fabric.  I have pulled the border fabric out of my stash.  Not sure I am thrilled with it.

The pattern calls for corner blocks.  I think I like that better, but still not sure I like the black and white stripe border.  May have to pop out and find a red border instead.  

The second Luck Cowgirl quilt top is finished and on Wednesday gets turned into the charity group.

The second wolf quilt top is also done and will along with the first wolf quilt top I finished last week go to the group.

I am thinking these look like a fun fall project.  

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WOLVES AND THE SHOPPING SPREE

I had a birthday this past week.  My oldest daughter always sends me a gift certificate for a quilt store.  I also have a generous allowance monthly to purchase fabric anytime I want, and rarely spend it.  I really do have a very large dedicated sewing room and way more fabric than I am likely to ever use.  However, I had a charity project I needed some fabric to complete and for some reason decided to just see if there was anything different to treat myself at the second shop.

The wolf fabric was a donated charity fabric given to me.  I fussy cut them in three 9-1/2" and eight 6-1/2" squares but I just didn't have anything in my stash that did them justice.  I purchased the green and brown fabrics.  It measures about 56" by 56".  I am really pleased with it, and may have a really hard time giving it up.  I have another pieces of the wolf fabric to make a second quilt and plan to do so.

At the second shop I ended up with this fabric, one yard cuts each, in a kit with a book.  I have no idea why I just could not pass it by.  It is not what would normally draw my interest.

 

The fabric with the book will likly look best if I use the pattern that is 3rd row down on the left, but the pattern just above it is the one I surely plan to make.  The fabric is way more than the pattern requires.  Hmmm, think I might keep the wolf quilts and give the group a quilt made from pattern and fabric out of this book to them instead.  Problem to find some little boys to give the wolf quilts to.  My grandsons are 21, 18 and 16, as well as all 6 feet tall plus a few inches plus each.  Quilts for them have to be in the 90 inch length.   Got to find some little boys.  

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LUCKY COWGIRL NUMBER TWO

This week I am determined to get the second Lucky Cowgirl quilt top done for my charity group.  A couple months ago I finish the first one and was asked to do a second.  Both of these quilts, once the group quilts them and finishes bindings, will go to local agencies as fund raising auction events.  My plan is to get this last one to them at the next meet up on the 18th of this month.  

The four horseshoe blocks are done.  There are two of each pattern.  The original quilt top I made had all four with the same fabrics.  The fabric provided this time required me to change up that plan.  I think I rather like this on better. 

The center block is my favorite.  I love the hat band and got a bit creative with the center star on it.

I have two of the four hats complete.

And I am ready to finish the last 2 hats now.  I have the accent stitching done.  Just need to pull the threads to the back and tie them off and fuse down the band.  Just the final appliqué stitching around the band and hat to go.   

The lattis around the nine blocks ready to join them and the border fabric.  The charity group will decided on a binding, there are several fabric choices for them to make.

The finished top will look pretty much like the pattern.


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