christmas potholders

I need to do a small projects right now.  I don't really have time to spend in my sewing room, but I can spend a little time making potholders : )  These were made from my stash of Christmas fabric and leftover quilt blocks.  I plan to make more potholders, and I am going to use some linen like I have seen used by so many of my favorite bloggers!

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elizabeth

slow going

I am working on a diamond lap quilt that is slowly taking shape.  I have already had to take out stitches, so I am going to slow down so that does not happen again!  The fabrics are so lovely, and fun to work with.  I got these beautiful flowery fabrics in London at Liberty of London(many years ago), and I finally decided what to do with them!  I am determined to make quilts with my stash : )

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elizabeth

blogger's quilt festival

Here is my entry in the Blogger's Quilt Festival hosted by amyscreativeside.com :

I have collected many blue and white fabrics and after I cut them into charm squares I used my "go to" technique that I have shown here.  I learned this technique, how to turn charm squares on point, about 9 years ago from my local quilt shop.  Whenever I want to make something quick and easy, no matter what size quilt I need, this is my favorite easy quilt method.   I try to cut some squares out of all of my fabric, because the idea of a charm quilt is to have no two squares alike.  This is a great way to use your stash!  This technique works for any size charm square, so I usually cut 4, 5 and 6 inch squares to have on hand : )

I hope you are enjoying the Blogger's Quilt Festival!

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elizabeth

oklahoma dugout

Several years ago I bought a quilt kit called Oklahoma Dugout from my local quilt shop and they still sell it here.  I made it, but as usual, I didn't follow the directions exactly as they were written.  I usually like to make a quilt "my own" and so patterns are just my guide, but not necessarily what the final outcome will look like : )   I don't think I have mentioned who I often use to machine quilt my quilts when I don't do it myself.... this quilt was quilted by Debbie Croft and she always does a wonderful job with her long-arm quilting machine!

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elizabeth

picnic quilt

I don't like to make very large quilts.  A square quilt makes a great picnic quilt.  Here is one I made with squares and just added a few borders.   I really like the yellow and blue french fabric!(it isn't from France, just has a french look : )

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elizabeth

finger labyrinth stitchery

I finished my little labyrinth that I will follow with my finger, so that is why I call it a finger labyrinth : )
I kept it simple and like I mentioned here, I plan to make a series of these, just for fun!
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elizabeth

wee woodland charm quilt

I finished my moda wee woodland charm quilt that I started here.  I machine quilted straight lines which was something new for me.  I started out with my walking foot, but it kept skipping stitches and I got a bit frustrated, then took it off and used my regular foot and finished with better success.  It isn't perfect quilting, but it was fun to try straight line quilting instead of my usual stippling/meandering.  I put my lines in a random pattern and I have the pictures below.  I hope I can improve each time I try to use straight lines in my quilting : )
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elizabeth