Summersville

This finish was a LONG time coming. 

I remember working on this one about two years ago and getting all the way to completed quilt top and then we moved. 

And it lost its momentum and sat.

Once a quilting project gets put on the back burner it's really hard to pull it back out because the ideas and projects keep piling up on top of it.

This one is a whopping twin sized quilt in almost all red and cream from the Summersville fabric line - there's a hint of black in the binding for contrast. 

In the shop.

So I did some "birthing" last night.

Lots of it.

Thankfully of the sewing variety and not the baby variety!!

Flipping little coasters right side out does remind one of childbirth though.

Disturbing.

It was time again to make the forty coasters for an annual retreat group with the theme "Stinky Feet Retreat" this year.

Hilarious, huh?

So I went with high heels and coordinates.

I hope they like them and that they have a great retreat.

Sugar Pop! Twin Quilt

I got another custom order for a twin quilt in Sugar Pop! to match the baby quilt.

Someone's going to have a cute room!

Turns out a coin quilt is not the easiest pattern on this scale.

Good to know... 600+ pieces later. Haha!

I love that backing fabric. Another finish - 67" x 87" - whew!

My tiny quilting muscles were barely adequate for maneuvering this quilt about... need to work out.

Yeah, well see. :o)

Summer House Flowers

Summer House by Lily Ashbury for Moda.

Table Topper - 23" x 29".

And now my husband is MAKING me run out the door or I'd tell you more. :o)

In the shop.

Just Wing It

Also to try this week, flying geese...

"Just Wing It" just made me think of it... and then I thought, "eh, why not?"

But when someone (momo) designs that beautiful of a fabric... it has to be a whole quilt back. HAS TO BE. haha.

They ended up at baby quilt size.

And to continue on with my new tiny half square triangle obsession...

A rainbow - also a first for me - in Just Wing It.
Love this one.
It's just so happy.
More later...
These are in the shop.

Spring Table Runner Pattern

Another finish and a very happy me.

So, I'll give some quick instructions in case you think you neeeeed one of these. And we all do right?

I used 15 charms and 8 honey bun strips though you can you cut yardage if you like.

Cut:

- (4.5" x 4.5") squares from the 15 charms

- 4 (1.5" x 4.5") and 4 (1.5" x 6.5") strips from each honey bun strip

- 18" x 30" backing

- 18" x 30" batting

- 100" x 2" strips (sewn together)

Randomly pair the honey bun strip sets to the trimmed charms.

Sew the 4.5" strips to opposite sides of the squares. Press seams.

Sew 6.5" strips to the remaining sides of the squares and press.

Sew blocks together and press.

Layer backing, batting, and top together.

Quilt, bind, and enjoy!

In Love

This one is in the shop already, but I just had to post a picture here. I'm so in love with this one that I'm working on another one for myself. I just love the puff of the appliqued leaves and flowers created by the background quilting. I've also been needing to add ric-rac to something - and mixing the quilting method was also on my long list of things to do. Not to mention that it is my personal goal to create something from every line Sandy Gervais puts out... I'll wish myself luck on that one as she's incredibly prolific. Life is like a box of Valentine chocolates, you never know how much you need something before you make it!