mqg challenge

I have entered my Michael Miller challenge for The Modern Quilt Guild.

It is a 16 X 16 inch mini quilt that I am calling "Flower Power".

The MQG sent our guild(OKCMQG) fat eighths of the fabric below for each of

us that wanted to participate.

We could make whatever we wanted, and surprise, surprise….

I made a mini quilt : )

The fabrics were fun and modern and probably not anything that I

would have chosen….that is what makes a challenge fun!

The colors were perfect for taking a picture outside!

piece,

elizabeth

show off friday~~~improv mini quilt

Show Off Friday

I finally finished my improv mini quilt from my class with Heather Jones at

The Makerie Sewing Retreat in Boulder, Colorado.

It was so much fun to learn new techniques from a quilt designer!  One of the techniques that

I tried for the first time was machine stitched binding.  I always machine stitch my binding on the

right side of the quilt and then hand stitch the binding on the back.

I used Heather's tutorial to machine stitch the binding on both sides...it is a faster

way to finish a quilt, and it looks great on a modern quilt : )

Here are some pictures of my mini quilt in progress:

Here are the pictures of the finished mini quilt that measures
16 X 16 inches.

I had a wonderful time in Heather's class at The Makerie Sewing Retreat,
 and I will definitely use her tutorial on
 machine stitch binding again!

Now it is your turn to link up something~~~~what do you have for

Show Off Friday

There are no rules for this link up party....this is just the place to show off

projects you are working on!

piece,

elizabeth

back from quiltcon~~~an almost wordless wednesday

I had a blast at QuiltCon and I thought

I'd show you my class projects and a few of my purchases : )

I am going to save my comments for another day because I have so many pictures!

By the way, today is my birthday : )

piece,

elizabeth

fun block of the month

Want to join me in the OKCMQG's Block of the Month for 2013? 

The directions for each block can be found at www.okcmqg.com 

And I have the button on my sidebar if you forget : )

OKCMQG Block of the Month

www.flickr.com

OKC Modern Quilt Guild's gallery for 2013's Block of the Month.

piece,

elizabeth

little quilt monday~~~yo-yo mini quilt

Little Quilt Monday

Happy New Year and welcome to the first Little Quilt Monday of 2012!

I thought I'd remind you of the rules for this weekly link-up party:

1.  This link-up party is for any small project.  For example, mini quilts, doll quilts, baby quilts, place mats, mug rugs,

wall quilts, table runners, etc.

2.  They can be a WIP(work-in-progress) or finished.

3.  If it is something from the past there is no need to write a new blog post, just link the one that you have already written, and, please link back to my blog post.

The reason I started this link-up party is to provide inspiration for me and my blog readers.  I have found that making a mini quilt is a great way to try new techniques or patterns,  practice machine or hand quilting, or experiment with different color combinations.  I am enjoying this process and I will try to have something new to show you each Monday.
  

This week I am going to finish a UFO(unfinished object : )  It is in the WIP stage, because I am still enjoying my family time in Colorado, but I hope to finish this mini quilt this week.  While here at our Colorado cabin,  I have found these 1 1/2 inch yo-yos that I made at least 10 years ago.(obvious by the homespun plaids!)

There are 100 yo-yos.

I started with  3 1/4 inch circles to make the 1 1/2 inch yo-yos.

I am sewing them together with black embroidery floss.  The finished mini quilt will be 10 X 10.                                        

The original plan for this UFO was to make more green yo-yos and place them in a tree shape using the black for the trunk and the red as the background.   Now I plan to make the layout above, giving a more modern look to the homespun fabrics.

And now it is your turn to link-up a small project below to

Little Quilt Monday.

Let's inspire each other!
piece,
elizabeth

bloggers quilt festival~~~~fall 2011

Bloggers' Quilt Festival

        Fall 2011

Charming Baby Quilt

A while back I played with some Moda Wee Woodland charm squares,  and here are the pictures of my process of just making it up as I went along( just winging it : )

Sew 30 five inch squares together like this.

Cut a 2..5inch strip off one side.

Sew the strip to the other side.

Now cut again in 6 equal pieces as shown.

Mix them up and sew together into 3 units as shown.

I then added 2.5 inch strips of Kona cotton between the units

I framed it all around with 2.5 inch strips of Kona cotton and then
added a brown sashing strip and another border.

Next I decided to machine quilt with straight line quilting(my first time : )  I did this in a random pattern.

It is not perfect but it is still a soft cuddly baby quilt.  I always like the crinkly look of a quilt after it has been washed.  It was quick and easy to put together with charm squares and I hope with practice my machine quilting will improve!  The quilt measurements are 32 X 42 inches. 


If you have time take a look at some of my mini quilts.  I have started making them to try new techniques and color combinations and I am enjoying the process.  I have started a Little Quilt Monday link up party so we can share little projects and be inspired by each others mini quilts(mug rugs, pot holders, doll quilts, table runners, wall hangings....finished or not....there aren't any rules : )   

I hope you will visit the Bloggers' Quilt Festival hosted by Amy's Creative Side and get some inspiration as you visit other blogs and see all the beautiful quilts.

piece,

elizabeth

wip cross/plus blocks

My work-in-progress for this Wednesday is a stack of 8 inch cross/plus quilt blocks.  I have about 5 blocks so far.

And I have a stack ready to piece together.

Here is how I am making them.  First I have cut 3 inch strips of the white fabric and also various flower fabrics.  I have then cut these strips in 6 inches and 8 inches and sewn and cut and sewn them together as shown below.

I haven't decided if I will add a white border to each block or not.  They might even end up on point and then I guess they will be a kiss/times quilt block : )

I have linked up at WIP Wednesday with Freshly Pieced.

piece,

elizabeth