April Shower - for a baby.

I have been invited to a Baby Shower in April (although it is postponed now do to COVID-19). When I received the invitation in the mail, I went to see how much fabric I had left from this previous baby quilt. I made this baby quilt about a year ago for a friend who was going to a baby shower. My friend was very happy with how this quilt turned out.

In addition, I had sewn these burp cloths from some of the leftover fat quarters. I thought they made a nice addition to a baby gift and they went together quite quickly.

So when I got the box out that contained the leftover fabric, there was this cute panel. I really didn't want to just quilt the panel and be done with it. So I did a search to try to add some piecing to the panel. I found this free download at Missouri Star Quilt Company and pieced the top using this pattern. I did have to order the little animals panel, plus, I ordered a little more yardage because I would like to sew a Divided basket, also.

So there you have it, for my April OMG at Elm Street Quilts, I'm going to choose to finish this baby quilt. I do already have it basted so I should be able to accomplish this in the next couple weeks. 

Little Sunshine Quilt top

Hopefully, they can reschedule the baby shower in May because I believe the baby is due in June. But if the shower is canceled completely, I will just either hand deliver the quilt, or mail it to the soon-to-be Grandmother, who is my husband's cousin.

Finished a Makeup pouch for Quarter 4 Finish Along

I've been trying to complete some of the pouches that I have received from Sew Lux Fabric. I did finish this one in 2019 and it was Item #5 on my Quarter 4 Finish Along. 

I'm glad I was able to get this completed since now I have been using it as my makeup pouch. It really is the perfect size. I traveled to my Sister's house and it worked great in my suitcase.
Linking this finish up to Q4 Finish Along at Capitola Quilter

Pouch Gift for Christmas

I gifted this pouch to my Sister-in-law for Christmas and then I remembered that it was on my Quarter 4 Finish Along as #6. Pouches are great for makeup and other items. I have been receiving the monthly kits from Sew Lux Fabric. The pouches are so unique.

I am linking to Quarter 4 Finish Along at Capitola Quilter. I am, also, posting this to The Crafty Quilter's UFO & WIP Link Up

Christmas Quilt Finish for 2019

I'm glad that I selected this quilt for my December OMG at Elm Street Quilts. Otherwise, I'm sure I would not have completed it. Thanks to Patty for these One Monthly Goal settings. I got it done just in time.

I will probably use this a little bit on my side table for the Winter and then put it away for next year.
Posting my finish to The December 2019 One Monthly Goal Finish
Moving on to January, I'll probably select another incomplete project out of my Cedar Chest.

This was also #3 on my Quarter 4 Finish Along.

Starstruck Quilt is finished!

I am happy to say that my Starstruck quilt for Happy Quilting Melissa's Quilt Along is now complete. I am very pleased with how it turned out. And I got it done in time.

Starstruck Queen Size

It fits perfectly on the bed in my spare bedroom.

It is labeled and ready to use.

And of course, Lucky, my furry friend, had to initiate it, also. 

Many thanks to Melissa at Happy Quilting for this fantastic Quilt Along. The quilt along kept me going and now I have a beautiful quilt to use on my bed. Also, thanks to all of the quilters who quilted along.

This was, also, my goal for November at Elm Street Quilts so I will be posting there at the end of this month. My initial post was here.

In addition, this quilt was #1 on my Quarter 4 Finish Along list here.

Blue, Blue, My World is Blue

My October Goal at Elm Street Quilts was to quilt and bind this table runner. I am happy to say that it is complete. Once I dusted off the cobwebs, I realized that it has been in my cedar chest for at least a year.

This was one of the Moda Frivols. When I went looking for a photo, I realized that I have had this much longer than a year. I have had it since 2016 so it's about time that it is done. Some of my points are not the greatest, but I am still happy with it. 

I pieced the backing with 2 rejected, leftover stars and some other blue fabric from my stash. Found some binding that suited it, also, in my stash.

I am posting my finish to Elm Street Quilts OMG for October and  Crafty Quilter's UFO Linkup
This was also #2 on my Quarter 4 Finish Along

Q3 Finish-A-Long: Gingham Tote Completed

This is my 2nd finish for Q3 Finish-A-Long. I completed this Gingham Tote that is in Noodlehead's  "Handmade Style" book. I have been using it now for a month or so and I really do like it.

Here is my Original post for Q3 goals. It is #18 on my original list. I am linking this finish to Capitola Quilter Q3 Finishes

Halloween Apron - Skulls and Roses

September seems to have flown by! But I did manage to get my OMG for September at Elm Street Quilts completed. Sometime in August I was looking through my little stash of Halloween fabric (it is actually "little" compared to some of my other quilting stash), and I thought - why not make another Halloween Apron. So that is what I chose as my September One Monthly Goal.

I will have to admit that there were plenty of days that I did not feel like working on this and chose something else to sew for the evening. This was a tutorial at Sew4Home. I guess I just prefer quilting over anything else.

It is nice, though, that if I do have somewhere to go for Halloween, I can pull this out and just put it on over jeans. I can add other things like a hat or whatever, but I will decide that when the time comes.

It is good to have a goal because I'm afraid that I would not have completed this if I had not chosen this as my OMG. Thanks to Patty at Elm Street Quilts for hosting this monthly goal setting. Here is my original post: September OMG

Wall Hanging for August is Complete

I am happy to say that I have completed my August OMG at Elm Street Quilts . My original post was here. I am planning to hang this in my spare bedroom because there really is nothing on the walls in there currently. I just need to purchase something to hang it with.

I actually did add the hanging sleeve on the back. It gave me a nice break doing the quilting this.  

I like adding these little tags to the back of my quilts. It just adds something cute.

Also, I love these labels that I buy from Sweetwater. It saves me time because I can just iron this on and sew around the edges. Before I bought these, my quilt would go "unlabeled" for quite a while because I did not want to sew a label. I jut wanted to move on to another project.

I am, also, linking to Crafty Quilter's UFO & WIP Challenge and Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty

July One Monthly Goal Finished!

I am happy to say that I completed my OMG at Elm Street Quilts for July

My goal was to sew this Gingham Tote from Noodle-head's book, "Handmade Style"

I really do like it and I have used it already on a camping trip last weekend. It was nice to sling over my shoulder while we were walking around town. The shoulder strap is the same fabric as this front pocket.

The leather handles were new for me to do. I have not done rivets before, but once I figured it out, it wasn't too bad. Although, I am not anxious to do more rivets. In order to get the hole in the leather big enough to poke the rivet through, I had to keep turning an awl around towards the larger part of the awl. I could only take doing one strap each evening.

I like that it just closes with a snap so I can put things into it while walking and shopping. 

This was my Original post for July One Monthly Goal
I am, also, linking this to From Bolt to Beauty's "Brag About your Beauties Pageant 42"

Accomplishments for May

For my One Monthly Goal at Elm Street Quilts, I needed to get caught up with my 2 Quilt Alongs. I am happy to have this completed. My May Goal Setting was here.

The Threadology Quilt Along is now on Block 8 and I did complete it in May (which includes one extra 6 1/2" block):

Cross with Cross Blocks

 Going Backwards, I also completed Block 7, Economy:

Economy

In addition, I completed Block 6, Fair and Square:

Fair and Square

Plus, Block 5, Royal Star:

Royal Star

I, also, wanted to catch up on my Stargazer Block of the Month blocks. Following is really only the one block I needed to complete.  

Although, I needed to finish piecing Block 3, also. I had to sew the angled sections together which took a little time to get the seams to match.  

The block for May only came out on May 18 and I have until June 21 to complete it. So for the present time, I am caught up with my Quilt Alongs. Thanks to Patty at Elm Street Quilts for helping with the One Monthly Goal!

"Lovely" Table Runner

I finished this Table Runner from Table Runner Bliss. I won this fabric from Henry Glass a few years back (possibly 3 years). It was really awesome to win this fabric bundle but I did not get to working on it right away. When I looked through Table Runner Bliss, I decided to sew "Lovely". The quilt top was completed in Fall 2018. I thought I would have it done by Valentine's Day, but Not!

 I recently got it out again and decided to get it done. I quilted center "focal points". I discovered this quilting technique from Walk by Jacquie Gering.

 I used the fabric and pieced the backing, also. 

This table runner fits very nicely on my family room coffee table. I am using it for a little while and may put it away until next Valentine's Day. I am linking my finish to The Crafty Quilter's UFO & WIP Challenge

April Finish - New Baby Quilt

Just a quick post to show my completed baby quilt for my brother's step-daughter's new baby.
This quilt was my April OMG at Elm Street Quilts. Here is my Beginning of April OMG Post

I had purchased this cute fabric with little animals on it - mice, foxes, bunnies and hedgehogs. I thought it went well together.

I used the blue bunnies and hedgehogs for the back. I do really like the backing. 

Also, the quilt, itself, will be nice for my niece to lay on the floor and the baby to play on. The only thing that I was a bit undecided about is that it turned out a little dark. Although, maybe that will hide spills or whatever. Let's hope so anyway.

I guess, sometimes, when I work on a project for a while, I just get tired of seeing it or whatever. And then I just don't know if the person that receives it will like it. After all, it is handmade and not made in China.

Pretty Tote Finished!

I finished my OMG at Elm Street Quilts for March earlier in the month. I, also, added this to my March UFO Challenge since I've had this sitting in my house since December with just a tiny bit started.

I did kind of have an issue with the tote pattern itself (not the piecing of the star, etc). It really should have had a 1/2" seam allowance instead of 1/4". I guess I could have looked ahead and adjusted for that myself, but I didn't. Because once I started putting the tote together, it was very hard to get the handles placed with just the 1/4" seam allowance. I know I won't carry all kinds of heavy items in this tote, but you still want to have the bag to have some strength. I did double stitch the 1/4" seam allowance, though to add to the security.

I'm sure it will work fine. I love having totes in the Summer, especially because I'm always running somewhere and need to carry things. I do like how it turned out.

I purchased the cotton braided handles at JoAnn's because, in a way, I did not feel like piecing 2 1/2" squares for together. It just seemed like a waste to use the cute squares for the handles. I saved the mini charms to use for a mini quilt or something else.

My March Goal is finished. Also, adding this finish to The Crafty Quilter March UFO Challenge Now on to April.  Happy Sewing!

Old UFO Finally Finished!

The Crafy Quilter UFO & WIP Challenge has gotten me to work on this old project. The quilt top was sitting in a dresser drawer for a long time. Then I pieced a backing and basted the quilt sandwich together. Then it sat some more in my cedar chest.

My original intent was to "practice" free-motion quilting with it. But, I never did get around to that.  It is at least a 5-year old project. So in actuality, I did not even want to work on it now. But I decided that if it was complete, I could use it on my picnic table in Summer because it is long and narrow. Plus, kind of summery colors.

So I finally quilted it and bound it. 

I am checking this off of my UFO list. I'll be moving on to the next UFO.

New Kitchen, New Curtains

For One Monthly Goal for February at Elm Street Quilts, I decided to sew kitchen curtains from this fabric I purchased recently

 I am pleased with how they turned out and adds a nice touch to my newly finished kitchen.

My OMG Goal planning post for February was here and they have been completed.

All about Pixels

I pushed myself to finish this baby quilt for Challenge #4 of Project Quilting. The challenge was Pixel Play.

I love most of the quilts in this Fat Quarter Baby book. I kind of just looked through my fat quarters and decided on these colors. Hopefully, it's just kind of a unisex baby quilt. I like baby quilts that can be just thrown on the floor for the baby to lay on and play with toys. Then it can be washed and used again.

I did purchase the backing at my local quilt shop and tried to match it.

I was happy to finish it this afternoon. Gave it a wash and took a photo. Challenge completed!

Sewing a Basket

I have always wanted to sew a "Basket" from this book by Noodlehead. 

So I decided to sew it for the Bigger than a Breadbox Challenge for Project Quilting. I am very pleased with how it came out.

 Here it is with a loaf of bread and package of buns. So it is bigger than a breadbox. There is still quite a bit of room for other loaves of bread.

Of course, I will not be using it to store my bread. But I am anxious to use it for other items. This is the first time that I have participated in Project Quilting and I am glad that I was able to complete this project in less than a week.

January Finish - Moda Frivol #2 - Finally Complete!

I am very glad to have this OMG finished. I am even using it on my side table now. The quilt top for this Moda Frivol #2 and was named Faithful. The fabric is Polka Dots & Paisleys by Minick & Simpson. I use these tins to hold thread and other quilting supplies.

The quilt top was completed and sitting in my cedar chest for at least a year, possibly 2 years. I got it out and quilted it. It did not really take me that long because I just quilted 1/4" along each block. So I really don't know why it sat for so long. Anyway, I am glad that it is done and is a usable small quilt. I do like having another small quilt that I can use on my side table. I like rotating them just for a different look.

Linking up to Elm Street Quilts OMG January My January Goal Setting was Posted here

Also, linking to UFO & WIP Challenge at The Crafty Quilter for this completed UFO. I have plenty more UFO's that I can complete throughout 2019.