A New "Winter" purse

I pieced the fabric for the outside a few days ago and quilted it last night.  I used black thread and an all-over "C" hook filler. I like it.

And here is a peek at the inside. I've already put all my "stuff" in the inside pockets.  I love the polka-dot fabric on the inside-it makes me smile.

Block-a-Day Quilt Week 3

Here are week #3's blocks.

I also finished my Color wheel Strings quilt, (68 x 86) in fact just about 15 minutes ago!  (no binding yet)I did a free hand Baptist Fans and Blue variegated Superior thread on top and So Fine, ecru in bobbin.

Here's a picture of the quilting. 

One of the things on my goal list for 2010 was to use my leftover blocks for the backing on a quilt.  These leftovers are very random and I just wanted to get them used. 

This week when I've had a chance I've been working on sewing my small crazy curve blocks together. I'm using the Morris Workshop fabric line for this quilt and it should finish queen size. 

And here is Libby's quilt made with the same fabric line and using same pattern.  She didn't want a queen size quilt so she pieced the front and used the rest for the back to make it reversible.

Design Wall Monday Week 3

The design wall is in the background; it's empty.  This is the next Block-a-day block. As you can see from my calendar, I'm on the 19th! One day ahead-Woohoo for me, I'm sure I'll fall behind at some point!  This week I will work on the Bl-a-days and I have 2 quilts I'm going to try to get done. 

Baby Quilt Finish

Baby Quilt 48 x 60 inches, quilted all-over large 

stipple used blue/pink variegated King Tut on top and ecru So Fine thread in bobbin.  I loaded it this morning, quilted it, and finished hand sewing the binding on tonight.  

I am going to make a label using the baby shower invitation which I've already printed on a fabric sheet, just need to write in the personal stuff.

Block-a-Day Week 2

Here are blocks 8-14!  I just used the same fabrics for the week.

 

Last night I finished fusing the last of the t-shirts. Wait! Doing a little happy dance here!!   And just for the record, I used 1 bolt (yes Bolt- that's 25 yards of fusible interfacing.)  I know this because I bought a brand spanking new bolt (still in shrink wrap)and it's gone--save for a few scrappy pieces.

Anyway, I knew in my head how I wanted to piece them-no sashing like a collage. It's also possibly the only way to get them all on the front of a quilt and "collage" was the word used by my sister-in-law. However, I'd never seen a t-shirt quilt like that; all the books and patterns I have  show quilts with sashing or theme fabric related to the t-shirts. And none showed a quilt top with 40-50 T-shirts used! So I Googled 't-shirt quilts'-  I found a website Too Cool T-shirts --I think that was the name.  And there were picture after picture of quilts that look just like what I was planning in my head.  (Whew! It will work and look good.)

  *oh thank you "lord of the internet" or whoever you are that gives us Google....the search engine of extreme time wasting...except when you find just what you need!*   

January BOM

  I had a hard time picking the 4 colors for this block.

Design Wall Monday Week 2

The block is January 11th's Block-a-Day . I cut it out last night so it's already to go.  I'm going to try to use fabrics that 'go together' for each weeks blocks.   It will help when I go to make a quilt from all these blocks.


And here is the 'cut and ready for fusing' t-shirt pile for the 2nd quilt!  I'm real happy with the progress made on them.

And here is my strings quilt that was last weeks DWM post. I put the border on yesterday; just squeaked by with the 1 1/2 yards of this fabric that I had in the stash.