En Provence Quilting

I finished piecing my 2016 en provence quilt ( Bonnie Hunter Mystery)  in May of last year.

 And I have finally started quilting it.

I've quilted three donation quilts  so time for a time for a large quilt!

And as usual the mystery quilt is big  - 87 by 87" 

That will be fun to bind - smile!

Sling Blade Gets Borders

I posted about this quilt that I made in January 2017.

I stopped and put it away as I couldn't find anything I liked for a border.

I went to a quilt shop with friends on Saturday and at the last minute decided to take this top with me.

The shop was having a sale and as luck would have it I found a fabric that I liked pretty well - dark turquoise with yellow and blue motifs.  I looked around for an accent border to use with it but no luck there.

Sunday evening I looked at fabrics in the stash and found nothing that was large enough to use.

i had several small pieces of a lighter turquoise and decided to try a technique that I had learned in a landscape quilt class many years ago.  I cut several pieces of freezer paper and after a few mistrials I figured it out.  Not sure if this is exactly how I learned to but it worked for me.

Each side has a different fabric for the inner border.

And now I can call this top finished.  Hurrah!

Got up early Monday morning and sewed the borders on before I 

went to Bible Study.

Took this quick picture on the floor as I was headed out the door.

Collage Cat

I started this in early March  - took a class at Ladybug Quilt Cottage.

I have done lots of fusing and cutting of flowers etc. - but looks like I need to do lots more.

Next class in mid-April  ------

Took this picture of Luther  -I think he would be a fine collage subject!

More Quilting - Donation Quilts

This is a donation quilt made with strings.  I swiped some strings with a friend and these are some of the darker blocks. 

This is all finished and I will donate it at Pine Tree Quilters Guild soon.

I have the prism star ready to quilt. 

I will use it as a patriotic donation for the VA Hospital Hospice Unit.

Scrappy Stars Baby Quilt

This past week I have been working on these little star blocks on and off.  Saturday afternoon I sewed most of the blocks together.  I had sorted out the fabrics while watching tv so it was just a matter of making the blocks.

I found this cute print with all of the colors in it, used some leftover 9 patch blocks to make the back wide enough and found this binding leftover from another project.  Sometimes things just work out.

Working on the Christmas Dustry Miller Quilt/Easter

I finished sewing the blocks together and added the borders.

I made 36 blocks so the quilt will finish out in the neighborhood of 92" square.

I used a fabric I had on hand for the borders and added a half square triangle on the corners.

 Just have to appliqué all 36  half ovals in the border.
I'll be teaching this block at Ladybug - the paper pieced part tomorrow  - the rest of the block next week - so I am really glad to have my quilt top finished.

 I found this reddish coral and green paisley in the stash and supplemented it with some Christmas blocks that I won in a block exchange last year.  Made the backing this morning - need to look for some binding fabric.

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Who needs Ham - I'll have desserts!

Lots of porch fun and an April Fool's trick or two.