Teddy's Quilt

Doggies needs quilts too.  My dog Teddy loves quilts and blankets.  He loves to eat them.  So I decided to make him one that was just his.  And if he eats it then oh well at least it was his own.  I used a new pattern called disappearing nine patch.  It was so easy and fun and I can't believe I had never heard of it before.  I did not put batting in the middle because hey, why waste good batting on what may become dog food. The back of the quilt is a flannel material. So far he has slept either on it or under it every night.

Round Up

Time to post a round up of all the things I have been working on and some past projects.  First up a braided table runner. I love the pastel colors on this and the braided quilt style goes together so quickly.  This will be on my table during the spring months.

Next up is Farm Girl Vintage from Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet.  I had never done sampler quilting and wanted to make one of each block in her book.  I could get lost in all the different blocks, colors, and shapes. I love this one to pieces and won't let anyone use it.

I attended Road 2 California for the first time last month and saw this adorable Jiffy Casserole Cover Kit.  I don't make casseroles but who cares. It was too cute to pass up and I can carry hot or cold item in it.  

Lastly I have started my first Block of the Month quilts with Pat Sloan Quilt Along.  The first one is called Let's Go Camping

The second is called In the Summer Time.  I love getting the pattern each week and then feeling the rush of excitement to see how the block turns out.

Quick Projects

Sometimes I like to make a quick little project.  This messenger back was fun and didn't take long (not counting the stiches I had to take out to fix the shoulder strap.)  I made this to wear to QuiltCon so I could have a large bag to stash my purchases. 😃  Pattern here.

 

This neck warmer was another quick project.  It is filled with rice and barley and when you heat it up in the microwave for a minute or two makes a warm squishy to curly up with.  I use it when I am reading on the couch.  Pattern here.

Table runners and more table runners. I made two in two weeks.  They are quick projects and a good way to use up 5" precut squares.  Patterns can be found here.  The one above is the Folk Modern Runner. The bottom one is Oh My Stars!

Happy Quilting.

Bed Runners

This year I decided to make a bed runner for each of my nieces and nephews.  Since my sister has 6 kids it was a big project and I wasn't sure I would finish before the holidays.

There are three girls so they each got a pastel colored bed runner.  I used up every piece of pre-cut fabric I had in the house.  This pink one was made with watercolor squares. I used grid interfacing to iron the squares and then sew in rows.  This made the sewing go quickly.

This green/yellow quilt used larger pre-cut squares that were part of a set.  I added a green solid to the ends to increase the size.

The purple runner used pre-cut 5 inch squares. I tried a pattern from a bed runner book which came out very nice.

I know my nieces are going to enjoy these. I added a label to each quilt with the girls name so they would know who was getting which quilt.

The boys got quilts with darker colors.  This quilt is an I Spy quilt and is going to my youngest nephew.  He will have a lot of fun looking for the hidden items such as a clock and strawberries.

This quilt was made from a panel which had houses on it. I just love this fabric and it really makes a nice pattern.

The last quilt was mad using pre-cut squares and triangle squares that were left over from another quilt.  The boarder is clouds and stars which gives the quilt a nice definition.

Holiday Quilts

This adorable table runner is from a patter from All People Quilt.  This site has great free patterns.  I love the quant houses and the leaning tree.  So festive and cute.

This table runner was a great chance to use up holiday scraps.  It goes together quickly as it is just strips.

Quilts for Kids

As participant in the 1 Million Pillow Case Challenge I was sent some great charm packs. I decided to pay it forward and make this quilt for Quilts for Kids.  Quilts for Kids is an organization that makes and donates quilts to children in hospitals.  I have made quilts for them before and after the recent hurricanes they put out a call for more quilts. The quilts have to withstand a lot of washing so I used a straight stich to secure the quilt sandwich.  This quilt will be shipped off today and I hope it helps in some small way.

Death Star

Ask for a death start quilt from Star Wars and that is what you will receive. Found a great pattern of the death start on Pinterest.  The fabric practically jumped into my cart at Joann's.  I used a paper pattern to trace the fabric and wonder under to stick it to the fabric.  I sew each piece on with my machine.

No death star could be complete without a laser beam destroying planet Alderon. Or is it Calderon. I am not sure but the young man who directed me did.  He chose the color of the laser beam and the planet.  Thank goodness for FaceTime.

Here is the happy recipient who I know will get many hours of enjoyment out of this quilt.