I met my self-imposed deadline and finished the Chirp quilt this past weekend!
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Chirp is finished!
Labels: Chirp quilt, Sue Spargo, wool applique
Monday, October 28, 2024
Where did the year go? Again...
Well, here we are again. It's the end of October and I haven't posted anything since May.
I'm not sure anyone even still reads blogs, but I do love documenting and sharing my sewing adventures.
My "Chirp!" project is on target to be finished by the end of the year. Probably not quilted, but the top will be done.
A block update:
Labels: applique, Chirp quilt, hand applique, Sue Spargo, wool applique
Saturday, May 4, 2024
Birds!
It seems to be a bird-y kind of year so far. This is a total coincidence but I love them!
"Chirp!" by Sue Spargo is a project I started with two friends. We're making one block a month.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
A New Pattern!
The new pattern is out in the wild! I've called it "Gummies".
I've included 5 sizes: Throw, Twin, Full, Queen, and King.
(In reference to my previous post, I researched quilt sizes ad infinitum, and finally chose what would work for the size of blocks and sashing in the pattern.)
Saturday, March 30, 2024
The Quilt Size Dilemma
I'm working on a new pattern. It's been years since my last one!
From experience I know that quilters like choices, so I've been researching quilt sizes in order to offer multiple size options.
Wow, is that a jungle to wade through!
First off, "ranges" are hard to do for anything that actually has to go on a bed. I think for beds you have to figure out the mattress size, then how much of a "drop" you want and do the math from there.
But even that is NOT easy. I'd never heard of a "Wyoming King" or "Alaska King".
Olympic Queen? Maybe, but doesn't that sound like the name of a riverboat? California anything? Yes. XL? Yes.
In short, I'm still trying to figure this out. Stay tuned.
In the meantime, a sneak peek at the pattern.
Labels: mattress sizes, quilt pattern, quilt sizes, scrap quilt
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Scraps
One of my 2024 goals is to significantly reduce all my scraps. What do you classify as "scraps"?
Over here, anything that is too small to fold and put away is a scrap. I also don't save very small pieces of fabric. I have friends who will gladly adopt these.
My first step was to take ALL the scraps and cut them into 2.5" wide jelly roll strips. I was AMAZED at how many strips I ended up with! I then sorted them by color because I am not a "just grab one" kind of girl. "Intentional scrappy-ness" is more my kind of thing.
Our guild donates hundreds of quilts to local charities each year. That, combined with the fact that I'm getting a new quilting machine soon (stay tuned for a post full of excitement) and will need some quilt tops to practice on, kicked me into gear.
The first quilt was one I posted a couple of weeks ago, inspired by one I saw at show-and-tell at a guild meeting. I love it but it took a LONG time to put together.
So, the search began for a simpler pattern or two. Pinterest is a mecca of jelly roll quilt inspiration.
Up first, the Color Stack quilt from Jennifer at Hopeful Homemaker.
Here's the result:
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Challenges are fun!
I recently joined another small group, the focus of which is to challenge your creativity. And it's so much fun!
Every quarter someone from the group presents a challenge word or phrase and we have 3 months to make a little quilt interpreting that phrase. We are restricted to a maximum size of 20" x 20".
Sometimes I'm really inspired, sometimes not so much.
These are my quilts from the last 3 challenges:
"Round and Around We Go"
"Slow"
"Twisted Triangles"
Labels: challenge quilts, small quilts