All A-Buzz

 One of the new panels at The Stitching Room is the Flutter Butterfly panel by Susybee.  I added white borders to the panel as well as bee, butterfly, & dragonfly appliques.  Quilted with the Curls edge to edge design.  Had 2 strips of the backing fabric left so I used those in the binding & added the green polka-dot fabric to make up the rest of the binding.  It is a cute quilt!  Love using panels, especially for baby quilts.  May have to ship this one off for a soon to arrive little one.

Dresden Play

 When you purchase a new sewing/quilting tool it is always good to find the many ways that you can use said tool.  Well, for me it was the Dresden Ruler.  I had a few short 2 1/2" strips left over from my Christmas star quilt so I used them to create the split Dresden blade.   I set the small end of the ruler between one of the 1 inch marks on my cutting mat then put a piece of painters tape on the ruler at the half way mark.  This then became the marking to place on the seam line on two pieces of the fabric strips that I had sewn together.  Thus, this became a split Dresden blade.  I was able to use ALL of the remaining strips from my prior project to create this small quilt which measures about 41" x 41".

I was able to make the large Dresden blade for the center then used two small blades to make the half patterns.  I like the way it turned out.  I didn't do alot of machine quilting on this quilt.  I used a pattern I call Oooppsie Daisy but did not quilt the actual Dresden plates on this quilt.

I also used the very last of the strips in the backing so no wasted fabric!

Magic of The Season

 Finished a Christmas quilt this morning.  The pattern I used was the "Starstruck" pattern by Missouri Star Quilt Company.  The quilt measures 77" x 77".  The stars were made from a jelly roll of Magic of the Season by Lisa Audit of 40 Karat Crystals for Wilmington Fabrics.  The background is a green leaf print that I had several yards of.  The backing & binding were the candy cane stripe fabric.  The binding was sewn on the bias.  I machine quilted the entire quilt with an all over loop pattern.  One of my favorite patterns to use on Christmas quilts.

I named the quilt "Magic of the Season" because that was the fabric print name, but also because I do believe in the Magic of the season.  Yep, I am a sucker for music, movies, and books that share the Christmas season, and yes I do listen, watch, and read them all year long.

A Star Is Born

 I took a quilt class last month at The Stitching Room in Richfield (where I work).  The class was given by Melissa Corry of Happy Quilting.  Her book of baby quilt patterns is call Charming Baby Quilts.  I had the charm pack & used the golden leaf fabric for the background.  I had purchased the background & backing fabric from The Stitching Room.  I love how rich the colors are.

The quilt finishes at about 52 1/2" x 52 1/2".  Melissa also showed us a quilt top she had made from the same pattern using a layer cake (10" squares).  That makes a large quilt!  

I quilted the small triangles with a wonky

spiral; the large gold areas with a loopy swirl pattern;

and the border with straight line stitching.

Of course, the label!

Oh, Say Can You See

Starting off with a panel is always fun for me.  I had a bundle of the indigo & tan fabric pieces that worked so well with this panel.  The panel was 23" x 42" so I added a small sashing to the sides of the panel in order for it to work with the squares that I had cut out.  When I ran out of the indigo & tan squares I made a design change by making 4 patch blocks with the left over pieces to finish the same size as the indigo & tan blocks.  There you have it!  The finished quilt is approximately 64" x 84".  I backed it with red flannel.  I have a few more panels in my fabric stash that I will use over the next few months.  Don't let panels frighten you, they can be our friends.

 

Oh, Say Can You See

64" x 84"

Eagle Panel

Red flannel backing & of course the label.

Edge to edge pantograph quilting - Curves

Twinkle Twinkle

 Used a pattern from Melissa Corry’s book, Charming Baby Quilts. I used a pack of Honey Buns (1 1/2” strips) instead of a pack of Charm s (5” squares). If you use Honey Buns you will need 37 of the 42 strips in the pack. This quilt is a shop quilt so you can see it in living color.  Come see us at The Stitching Room in Richfield. We carry the book as well as Charm & Honey Bun packs.

Let It Begin With Me

 Well, I was lucky enough to hit a great sale at our local quilt store, The Stitching Room, a couple of months ago.  I bought several panels (patriotic of course) and some fabric to go with the panels.  I made some star blocks with the tan fabric (which has words printed on itone of which is the word Peace).  I ran out of the tan fabric so used the deep red & blue for stars then appliqued little stars in the tan fabric onto those two colors.  I really like the way this turned out.  The quilt ended up being approximately 65" x 85".  I quilted it with a loop free motion design in a tan thread.

By the way, I am now so blessed to be a part of The Stitching Room team!  Come see us

at 25 N Main St, Richfield, UT or find us online at thestitchingroominutah.com

I am happy with the lay out

I named the quilt "Let It Begin With Me".

One of the songs our choral group sang

back in Canada was "Let There Be Peace on Earth"

I have always loved the song & believe in 

the words "Let It Begin With Me"

Block Exchange 2020

Well, I finally finished the quilt with the blocks from the Block Exchange that I did with Life's Little Threads Block Exchange.  I must say that one of the blocks was a real challenge for me.  It wasn't a complicated block, but I had to lay it out so that my mind could figure out how to piece it together.  It was the Granny Square block.  But I am glad I participated with these wonderful ladies.  There were even some young quilters in the mix.  I am so happy with the blocks that they made for my challenge block.  I chose the Five Sided Wonky Log Cabin block for my block.  I love scrappy (as if you couldn't tell by my blog post name) and not having an exact pattern for a block can be a challenge.  The block itself is cut at 12 1/2 inches & finishes at 12 inches.  I added sashing and a 6 inch border.  I also used left over binding from my previous project.  I only had to make one extra block in order to complete this layout.   I love this quilt!  It finished at approximately 70" x 84".  The lime green borders & backing are from cuddle flannel.  Can't wait to see some of the other finished quilts from this group. 

BLOCK Layout:

Karen Ellett                          Malissa Taylor                    Katrina Taylor               Veeann Pace

Gaelynn Peterson           Lara Elmer                              Karen Ellett                     Lacie Grundy

Amy Bevilockway            Carolyn Barker                  Amy Bevilockway         Rachelle Jeffery

Amber Lafaele                  Mindy Torginson               Toni Lamb                          Jolynn Christensen

Marcie Taylor                   Amber Draper                     Takara Taylor                   Brigette Winters

If I have spelled your name incorrectly, I apologize.

Machine quilted with Combo pantogram design from LEQ

And of course, the label.  I really like the

binding with these blocks.

Great Grandma Pleasy Garrison Wigner - Quilt Top #2

I finally finished machine quilting the second quilt top that hubby received from his DNA relative.  I kept the stitching simple by using a stipple design.  I had a wonderful striped fabric piece that was gifted to me (thank you Francine Dunsing) that worked out so well for this quilt.  I made bias binding from the same backing fabric.  There were some piecing flaws & it wasn't squared but I didn't have the heart to make any changes.  Hubby will love this quilt no matter what because his blood relative made it.  The family has been so wonderful to hubby & I hope they know how much he appreciates being acknowledged as a part of his Paternal DNA family.

The quilt measures approximately 78" x 82"

I love the layout that Grandma Pleasy used

I included a part of the letter that accompanied 

the quilt tops as well as a photo of Pleasy's

headstone on my label.  Notice if you can the little

sewing machine in the lower left of the 

photo.  Pleasy & I may have been cut

from the same cloth.

Grandma Pleasy Garrison Wigner - Quilt top number One

Hubby received some lovely gifts from a biological cousin.  Among the items in the box were two quilt tops that were made by hubby's biological Great Grandmother, Pleasy Garrison Wigner.  What treasures!!!  The letter included some tidbits about her quilting.  She was a scrapper just like me!  Alot of the fabric came from the local garment factory.  I did the same thing many years ago when I worked for a sewing plant.  The description also states that she would piece together the backings for the quilts (something I do as well).

Pleasy and I would have gotten on so well together.  We will treasure these quilts.  I have the second one to complete.  I need to make the backing for it and decide if I want to machine quilt (which is so much easier on my hands) or tie it with yarn.  Stay tuned.

Oh one more thing.  On the base of Pleasy's headstone is a little sewing machine!!  What is not to love about this woman.  We shall meet on the other side some day.

The quilt is approximately 80" x 95"

Applique heart added to cover a flaw in the fabric.

Overall machine quilted.

Pieced backing

Hubby with the first quilt treasure from his

Great Grandmother, Pleasy Garrison Wigner