Blocks on the Go, for Quilts on the Grow: March Blocks Complete!

I realize that it's May, but I only recently finished the quilting on my March blocks for the Blocks on the Go for Quilts on the Grow quilt along.  Ironically enough, I opted to machine quilt my quiltlets so that they'd go faster, not slower!  Without further ado:

Block 10: Kelly
MM Glitz and MM Cotton Couture

Block 12: Brandi
Stash fabrics

Block 13: Judy
Stash fabrics

Block 9: Doris
Dear Stella stripes

Block 11: Susan
stash fabrics

Now for the finished quiltlets:

Machine quilted straight lines inside, FMQ in the sashing.

FMQ throughout.

FMQ throughout.

FMQ throughout.

FMQ throughout.

All 5 of March's blocks together.

A view from the back.

That's what three months of quiltlets looks like!  (With a sneak peek of April's fabric in the background)

Hope y'all are enjoying this quilt along as much as I am!  Until next time, God Bless!

The New Hexagon Millefiore Quilt Along--Rosette 8 Complete!

I've had this guy finished for a little while now, but have just now gotten around to taking pictures:

Here's Rosette 8 on The New Hexagon Millefiore Quilt-Along:

 

 

I skipped ahead to Rosette 8 for several reasons, the main being that I wanted to be able to join my rosettes as I went along. 

 

Here are photos of the rosette in progress:

Just the center.

With Round 1 attached

Now for the "in situ" photos:

Photographing this beast requires standing on our patio sitting wall!

I'll have to find a place to hang it in order to get a straight-on shot.

Fabrics used: Color Theory by V&Co. for Moda, with matching Moda Bella solids.  At this rate, this'll be a five year project, but I guess that's okay with me!

Until next time, God Bless.

Ahoy, baby!

Well, something happens when you hit a certain age--you're suddenly surrounded by babies!  So far, babies have been the most compelling reason for me to quilt.  I can put down everything else to crank out a baby quilt. 

 

 

 

If you know me personally, then you already know that my husband and I led a young adult bible study for quite a few years.  Now, (not counting BabySchep) the first baby from that group is coming soon:

Well, of course Baby Anthony is getting a quilt!  I was short on time, so I needed something relatively easy.  I remembered how much fun I had making the Big Top quilt for a friend almost two years ago, so I pulled out my 10 degree wedge ruler again. 

 

I constructed this quilt top in the same manner as the Big Top quilt, but with navy and off-white, as Baby Anthony has a nautical theme going on in his nursery:

It's making me dizzy!

Like before, I appliqued a circle over the gap in the center.  This time, I embellished the circle with an anchor made of felt. 

 

Almost done basting!

I machine quilted the sandwich on my 9960 using a walking foot and Aurifil 50wt thread.  That, plus a brand new needle made for smooth sailing. 

 

I attached navy bias binding, and started on the label.  I tried out Sulky's Sticky FabriSolvy for the first time, and it was a hit!  I typed up the label on my computer, and printed it directly on the sheet on my laser printer.  It simply peels and sticks, and you're ready to sew!

I used three strands of embroidery floss with a simple backstitch to cover up the printed text.  Even with the white stabilizer, the white floss stood out just fine. 

When I was done, I simply submerged the label in water, and the stabilizer disappeared!  Amazing.  I will be using this stuff a lot.

 

Well, here's the finished product:

 

 

Love that Happy Home print!

Label turned out pretty nicely!

BabySchep, at 5 months old, modeling the quilt for the camera.

I think this photo belongs in a catalog!

I made a matching drawstring bag with the extra backing fabric.  Here it is amongst the other goodies at the shower:

 

So what do y'all think?  I'm pretty pleased with the outcome.  Love the fabric?  You can pick up the Happy Home collection in my shop.  (My husband and I own the company!)  Want to recreate this quilt?  Get what you need here. 

 

Until next time, God Bless!

 

 

Blocks on the Go, Quilts on the Grow: January and February blocks complete!

As if I didn't have enough craziness going on in my life, I started a new quilt-along: Blocks on the Go for Quilts on the Grow.  It's a quilt-as-you-go project where you turn over your backing pieces to become your sashing/binding.  I'm a fan of the red-black-white combo, so I thought it'd be fun to try it here. 

There are 52 blocks, so I got to chopping up some of my Art Gallery Fabrics Pure Elements fabric--this project will use up half of the bolt!

Silky smooth red <3

A friend at my local quilt shop graciously agreed to let me use her backing and batting acrylic templates, so I had a marathon cutting session at our EPP club one night:
 

That's what 52 pieces of backing and batting look like!

The blocks themselves are English Paper Pieced, which is still my favorite.  Now for the reveal!
 

Block 1, Marie:

Dear Stella stripes with MM Cotton Couture solid

Machine quilted.  FMQ in the sashing, straight line quilting inside.

Block 2, Carol:

Dear Stella stripes.  I <3 them!

Machine quilted.  Straight line quilting inside, FMQ in the sashing.

Block 3, Sarah:

MM Cotton Couture solid, and fabric from my stash.

FMQ machine quilting throughout.

Block 4, Lorraine:

MM Glitz and MM Cotton Couture solid

Machine quilted: FMQ throughout.

Block 5, Caroline:

MM Glitz, and MM Cotton Couture solid

Machine quilted: FMQ throughout

Block 6, Dolores:

Dear Stella stripes

Machine quilted: straight line quilting inside, FMQ in the sashing.

Block 7, Maureen:

MM Cotton Couture solids, stash fabric in center

Machine quilted: FMQ throughout.

Block 8, Marena:

Dear Stella stripes, MM Cotton Couture solid

Machine quilted: Straight line and FMQ throughout.

And my favorite part--let's see how they play together!
 

I hope the super-bright Florida sunshine didn't wash these out too much!

 

And some views from the back:

Thank you, Katja, for another wonderfully inspiring quilt-along!  I'm still working on my Millie, but maybe I'll keep up a reasonable pace on this guy.  I'm not ashamed to say that I've managed to impress myself this time.  I love the fact that it's such a great project to practice my free motion quilting on, so I am super motivated to get this one done.  Thanks for looking--until next time, God Bless!