Bear Paw Lodge

 Just finished this quilt for my niece, Rosemary.  She mentioned that the last quilt that I had made for her was for her wedding which was several years ago.  She said that they love the outdoors, moose, elk, etc.  I designed this quilt specifically for her.  I used fabrics from the Bittersweet collection from Kansas Troubles with additional fabric that I had on hand from Kansas Troubles.  I love these fabrics.  They remind me of the outdoors and have such a "homey" feeling.

I designed the one row to include some moose, trees, and stars.  After all, part of loving the outdoors is loving the heavenly sky above the great outdoors.

The quilt finished at approximately 83" x 83".  It is backed with a cuddle soft flannel which is so outdoorsy looking it just made me happy throughout the process.

Though the quilt was technically finished today I am counting it as the first quilt of 2022.

I hope she loves it as much as I do.

Finished at approximately 83" x 83"

I designed the moose/tree/star row.

The name of the quilt is Bear Paw Lodge.

It is machine quilted with an edge to edge

pantograph called Combo.  I quilted

it with Turkey Red thread.

Hand bound with love.

Merry & Bright

 I had this fabulous fabric (fat quarter bundle & yardage) gifted to me.  It is the Merry & Bright line by Me & My Sister for Moda Fabrics.  I was so blessed with this gift and knew I had to whip up a quilt with it before this year ended.

I used the Original Turning Twenty Just Got Better pattern by Tricia Cribbs.  The design comes from the layout of the half square triangle blocks that are created by using one basic block & cutting it on the diagonal & sewing the half square triangles together.  In order to create the design on this quilt I chose to use the 8 green fat quarters that were in the fat quarter bundle which would give me enough blocks to create the zig zag & 3 green blocks on the quilt.  This is the third time that I have used this pattern this year but used different layouts each time.

This is a quick, fun, and I think lovely quilt pattern.  I used 3 fat quarters to create the scrappy look binding.  I call this quilt "Merry & Bright" after the fabric line.  It finished at approximately 75" x 90". Thank you Marcia Nielsen for gifting the glittery embroidery thread which I used on the label.  A huge thank you to Randi Deem for feeding my creative juices!!

I hope you enjoy looking at this quilt as much as I do.

Merry Christmas to all and may God keep you and bless you always.

75" x 90"

Merry & Bright

Monkey Mates

I needed to use some 2 1/2" strips that I had left over from other projects & knew I wanted to make another Bonfire quilt by Scott Flannigan.  The pattern is in the Oct/Nov 2018 McCall's Quick Quilts magazine (page 36).  I used a bright stripe fabric on the border and backing which is called "Monkey Mates" from Marcus Brothers Fabrics.  That became the name of this quilt.  I also made a matching pillowcase for it as I had extra fabric.  The quilt finished at approximately 72" x 92" which is a nice twin size quilt.  I used a Swirl pantograph to quilt the quilt.

It is always fun to see what happens when I dig out some pieces from one of my scrap bins.  It is a fun quilt!

Finished at approximately 72" x 92"

Label attached.  "Monkey Mates" named

for the fabric used on the border and backing.

 

The Adventures of Carol Rose

 I wanted to make quilts for Hannah's cousins.  I had made one for James when he graduated from high school this past spring.  I found this sweet fabric at the shop & thought of Rosie right away.  She is Hannah's only other female first cousin.  I also made JJ a quilt but it is currently hanging in the shop for display.

I used several pieces of fabric from the Angels line by Patty Basemi for AGF Fabrics Daydream line.  I threw is some other fun fabrics as well.  The border was actually a piece of gifted yardage which I loved with the other fabrics in the quilt.  The binding is from the Goose Creek line from Poppie Cotton.

The quilt finished at approximately 81" x 98".  I quilted it with an all over meandering tear drop shape.  They are different sizes & different shapes and I had a great time quilting this with white thread.

Hannah helped finish sewing the binding on last night.  Special memory making!!!

Finished size 81" x 98"

"The Adventures of Carol Rose".  Rosie's full name

is Carol Rose & I knew this had to be the name of

this quilt.

Some of the fun fabrics used.

Llamas, Foxes, Hedgehogs, little girls, houses, hearts.  What more

do we need?

Hannah & Me finishing up the hand

binding.

Changes In Attitude

 Finished my version of The Original Turning Twenty Just Got Better quilt by Tricia Cribbs.  I used reds, greys, & blacks to make the half square triangle blocks.  I set it in a different way than in her pattern but since it is essentially half square triangles that allowed me to turn the blocks to create a different pattern.

The quilt finished at approximately 73" x 87".  I backed it with a wonderful striped fabric which I also used in the bias binding.  I named the quilt "Changes in Attitude" because I am a Jimmy Buffet fan (parrot head) & that song just kept playing in my brain as I was machine quilting this quilt.  I used an edge to edge pantograph design called "Inside-Out".  Though a bit nervous in using this design I marked directional arrows on the plastic that covers the pantograph paper to make sure I was following the lines correctly & decided I really liked the design.

This is a great quilt pattern to try if you are an advanced beginner in quilting.  The original Turning Twenty pattern is always fun to do as well.  These patterns work up fairly quickly.

I really like the reds, blacks, & greys in the fabrics.

Of course the label.  I love the bias binding.

This is the Inside-Out edge to edge pantograph.  I stitched

it in dark grey thread with a black/white/grey veriegated

thread on the bobbin.

Jingle Jingle

 Finally finished this year's Christmas quilt!  This is the Flower Chain pattern from Missouri Star Quilt Company.  The instructions were very clear and easy to follow.  I used a solid black fabric from Moda as the background; Snowflake Glacier from the Snowed In line by Heather Peterson for Riley Blake Designs for the border & the chain; the teal dot from the Snowed In line for the binding; the flower petals were charm packs called Jingle from Hello My Name Is for Robert Kaufman - I did used another snowman line of fabric in the flowers as there were not enough dark blue charms to make all of the flowers; and the backing was pieced from 2 lines of the Pixie Noel fabric from Riley Blake Designs.

I really like the quilt now that it is completed.  I have a difficult time sewing with dark solid fabrics, but I pushed through and like the results.

I used an edge to edge pantograph from Linda Taylor called Geometric Pinwheel to quilt this project.  I used a variegated thread on the top & a teal on the bobbin.

I named the quilt Jingle Jingle after the charm pack that I used.  I hope you give this pattern a try.  You can find it at Missouri Star Quilt Company Flower Chain.

Have fun working on your holiday projects!

Quilt finished at 76" x 85"

Geometric Pinwheel pantograph for machine quilting

Of course the label - Jingle Jingle

Pacifica

 In the McCall's Quick Quilts October/November 2018 edition there was a quilt pattern called Bonfire which was designed by Scott Flanagan.  I had a jelly roll of Bali Pop batiks that was just perfect for this quilt.  I used a tan print for the background, used all of the batik strips plus I added a green patterned fabric in as well.  Needless to say I really like this pattern.  I have actually cut out enough scraps to make another one.

My quilt finished at approximately 72" x 90".  I machine quilted the quilt using an edge to edge free motion swirl/loop design. I named this one "Pacifica" after the border fabric.  I pieced the backing with what was left of the fabric used in the borders as well as some of the green patterned fabric & some gold fabric. Waste not Want not!

If you want the pattern you can find on the web at a couple of places.  You can find the pattern at  https://www.quiltingdaily.com/product/bonfire-quilt-pattern-download/

Let me know if you enjoyed making this pattern.

Finished size approximately 72" x 90"

I named this quilt "Pacifica"

Happy Glamping

 This past month I purchased the Joy In The Journey panel which is a line from Riley Blake Designs.  I purchased my panel & fabric from The Stitching Room.  I cut the panel pieces into individual blocks and designed a quilt to use these pieces.  The fabric line is a fun one and I do believe I will be keeping this quilt for myself.

Some of the fabrics that I used in this quilt are Joy In The Journey Panel (I used Olive); Joy In The Journey Plaid Charcoal; Gingham Gardens Check Green/My Mind's Eye; Joy In The Journey Floral Charcoal; Cream/Gold polka dot (used in the 9 patch blocks); Joy In The Journey Plaid Coral (used for the binding); and for the backing I used Joy In The Journey Main Olive & pieced it with Gingham Gardens Blossoms Coral.  I did not know exactly how I was going to make the quilt so I used the yardage that I had purchased when I bought the panel.  I love the way it turned out.  It is just a fun quilt.  I call this one "Happy Glamping".  Thought I don't have a Glamper of my own (maybe one day) this just makes me happy.  The quilt measures approximately 55" x 70".  I did an edge to edge pantograph machine quilting pattern called Curlz.

Here's hoping that you all have a wonderful summer whether you are camping in a tent, staying in a cabin or are fortunate enough to have your very own Glamper. 

If you would like a copy of my pattern just message me.

Panel (Olive)

Lavender Fields

 I found this free pattern from Tiny Orchard Quilts.  It is called Fat Quarter Plaid and can be found at free pattern.  The original pattern called for 16 fat quarters to make a 62" x 70" quilt.  However, I wanted to make my quilt just a little bit bigger so I used 20 fat quarters to make a 64" x 90.5" quilt.  This was a fun pattern that worked up very quickly.  It gave me a chance to use the purple/lavender/prints/tone on tone fat quarters that I had purchased for a different quilt.  But you know me, I wanted to try something fun, fast, and using fat quarters.  Et voilà !

I machine quilted this quilt in a meadering Flutterby Loop pattern that I use on occasion.  It definitely worked for me on this quilt.  I backed it with a soft flannel fabric and put the binding on by machine as my hands were cramping from all the machine work.  I called this quilt "Lavender Fields".

Check out the Tiny Orchard Quilt site for additional free patterns.  The directions were simple and very easy to follow.

Here's wishing you all a fabulous July!  Find Joy in Your Journey!!

I added the extra row to make this quilt longer.  The original

layout is 4 x 4.  Mine is 4 x 5.

Meandering Flutterby Loops

Soft flannel backing.

Off Road

 A couple of months ago I purchased a quilt pattern called Off-Road by Seriously I think it needs stitches - Kelli Fannin Quilt Designs.  I bought it with the idea of making the quilt for my youngest son who owns a red jeep.  I finished the quilt tonight.

The quilt pattern had very clear instructions.  I did add one more 5" border to make the quilt a bit larger than the original pattern which would finish at 60" x 60".  This one finished at 70" x 70".  I backed the quilt with a cuddle soft grey mottled flannel.  I think I will make another one of these quilts.  It was kind of fun to do something different.  We do have the pattern available at The Stitching Room in Richfield

This would be a great pattern to make a quilt for someone you know who owns a jeep!

I machine quilted this one with an edge to edge pantograph design called "Curls".  I really like the way it turned out.

The only change I made to the pattern was to add

an additional 5" border to make the quilt 70" x 70"

The pattern gave very clear instructions to piece this quilt.

I named the quilt after the pattern - Off Road.

Shooting Stars at Goose Creek

 In one of my new quilt magazines there was an advertisement for a free quilt pattern called Shooting Stars which was designed by Lynne Goldsworthy of lilysquilts.blogspot.com for Paintbrush Studios.

The quilt is made with fabric from the Goose Creek line from Poppie Cotton.  I purchased all fabrics from The Stitching Room in Utah.  I named the quilt "Shooting Stars at Goose Creek" as it incorporates not only the name of the quilt pattern but also the fabric line which I used.  The quilt finishes at approximately 60" x 60".

I machine quilted this with a pale peach thread using an all over stipple free motion pattern.

Poppie Cotton has some fabulous prints!

The Little Engine That Could

 This was a fun little quilt to make.  The Little Engine That Could panel is from Riley Blake where you can also download a free pattern for this quilt.  The quilt measures approximately 59" x 67 ".  The fabric is from the same line as the panel.

I quilted the quilt with an edge to edge free motion loop design and included some words within the panel itself.  I had also bought the 90th edition of the book written by Watty Piper which inspired me to purchase the panel and fabric to make this quilt.  I purchased all fabric from The Stitching Room in Utah

The quilt measures approximately 59" x 67"

A copy of the new book to go with the quilt.

I didn't name this quilt as it was already

named in the panel itself.

I also included some words in the machine quilting

Purrfect Dream

 Used the second and last Mystic Cat panel for this quilt.  I had purchased the panels online from Missouri Star Quilt Co.  I designed the surrounding blocks and used some fat quarters that I had on hand.  This was a fun quilt to make.  It turned out to be approximately 64" x 81".  I had bought several yards of the orange/yellow swirl fabric which I had purchased from The Stitching Room in Utah so I used some on the outer border as well as the backing.  I used several of the left over pieces of the fat quarters that I used in the 16 square blocks which I had purchased a few years ago from Connecting Threads in the backing as well.  Sometimes just a touch of black is needed in your projects.

I used black/blue half square triangles in 

the 16 square blocks so that a 

secondary design would be created.

I called this quilt "Purrfect Dream".  I used an

edge to edge quilt design called "Swirls" from

Linda Taylor of  Linda's Electric Quilters

I used the leftover pieces of the fat

quarters in the backing.

All About Plaids

 Finished this quilt today.  The pattern is one from The Original Turning Twenty Just Got Better pattern booklet by Tricia Cribbs.  I used the All-About-Plaids fabric line from Riley Blake.  The border is Charcoal from the Timeless Treasures "Mix" collection.  Plaids & border fabric were purchased at The Stitching Room in Utah which is the quilt/fabric store that I work at part time.

I had a piece of flannel for the backing but was short just a bit so I put a light gray flannel strip between the two cuts of the purple plaid flannel.  Et Voila!  A fabulous soft & warm backing.

The quilt measures approximately 72" x 86".

Now what shall I make for my next project?   **insert giggle**

Since this pattern ends up being half square triangles,

you can set the blocks in many different ways.

I love the false pocket that appeared when I put the tan

plaids together in the center of the quilt top.

Of course the label had to be the name of the fabric line.

I quilted this one with an edge to edge

Ribbon Candy pantograph pattern from Linda Taylor 

of Linda's Electric Quilters

Mystic Cat

 I had purchased two panels called "Mystic Cat" so I designed this quilt in order to use the panels.   My initial designs are usually done on Post-It notes as I work each block out.  I will actually create the pattern for this one in a usable format as I have other panels I want to use, together with the remaining "Mystic Cat" panel in my stash.

The quilt finishes at approximately 60" x 76".  I used bright colors that went with the colors in the panel.  All fabrics & batting used in this quilt were purchased from The Stitching Room in Utah with the exception of the panel which I purchased from Missouri Star Quilt Co.

To Do List:   Enjoy your sewing/crafting/quilting journey each day.  Make someone smile.  Give them a hug (yes I still believe in hugs).  Thank your Heavenly Father for the gifts in your life.  Count your blessings.  

Finished at approximately 60" x 76"

Love these bright happy colors!

Mystic Cat

Leah Rose

 What do you do when your Little Sis falls in love with the new fabric line from Poppie Cotton called Dots & Posies?  Well, you make her a quilt!

The pattern was one I found on a tutorial given by Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Company https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKSm9pBL2qM&t=14s

As Little Sis saw the new fabric line on The Stitching Room in Utah's website, and I just so happen to work there, I was able to get what I needed before we sold alot of the fabric.  And boy, is this fabric going fast!  https://www.thestitchingroominutah.com/

I used a large border on the quilt as the yellow gingham was Little Sis's favorite one in the line.  However, the backing is gorgeous as well.  It has muted polka dots and large roses.  I think Little Sis liked this line because it is reminiscent of country living, soft looking old fashioned prints, AND her middle name is Rose!  Hence the quilt bears her name.  The quilt finished at approximately 67" x 74".

I quilted an edge to edge design that I call "Pin Curls" as it just seemed to fit the vintage looking prints.  I love this quilt and may have to make another one with a different line of fabric.

Here's wishing you all peace, comfort, and joy in your lives.

The border was cut at 8 1/2" to highlight the fabric print.

The green really does "pop".

I named this quilt for Little Sis - "Leah Rose"