little quilt monday~~~jungle stripes mini quilt

Little Quilt Monday

This mini quilt, Jungle Stripes,  is one that I made several years ago using some of Jane Sassaman's beautiful fabric.  It is a simple, original design, but I think it is striking because I used Jane's bright prints along with a few dots and solids.

I sewed strips of various fabrics in various widths together : )  Then I cut them in squares, and then I cut them into triangles and sewed them back together into squares.  I do believe it is a good thing that my job is not to write sewing instructions for quilt blocks, lol.

  

The measurements of this mini quilt are 18 X 24 inches.  I have linked up to Sew Modern Monday.

I machine quilted in the ditch.  I really like the thin orange strip of sashing and I need to remember to do this again on another mini....I like the look of the thin bit of color.

Little Quilt Monday

Now it is your turn to link up a small project(mini quilt, placemat, table runner, whatever small project that you are working on or have finished).  No rules other than adding my link to your post and visiting the other blogs, so we can inspire each other!

piece,

elizabeth

finally finished

I am so happy to finally sew the binding on my picnic quilt.  It has been patiently waiting and I added my last stitches this morning.  Then I washed and dried it to give it a lovely, crinkly look : )

There is still some green grass and a few leaves on the trees, but I probably won't be having a picnic for a while.  The temperature is a bit chilly these days.  Oh well, it will be a fun, cheery quilt to look at until Spring!

I am linking up to Sew and Tell Friday at Amylouhou.

piece,

elizabeth

wip~~~pinecones

When I saw these pinecones at Sew Mama Sew!  I knew I had to make a few.  All you need are some 2.5 inch styrofoam balls, flathead pins, and fabric cut in 2 inch squares.

First you pin one of your 2 inch squares on to the ball.

Then you fold the fabric in half(rectangle) and then in half again and it will be a square.  You will start pinning the folded squares around and around the ball starting at the pinned fabric square.

Here is a finished pinecone(mine looks like an artichoke) and another one that I have just started.

Here is the bottom of the finished pinecone so you can see how I put my final fabric square on it.

I think these will be a fun project to have around when I am watching television : )  I can see them all piled up in a bowl, or pinecones with Christmas fabric would look great in a wreath!

I am linking up to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.

piece,

elizabeth

october in review

It is Fresh Sewing Day at Lily's Quilts.  That means it is time to review the projects that have been keeping me busy for the last month : )  I have become crazy about mini quilts and I started a Little Quilt Monday link up party this month!  It has been so much fun trying new techniques, quilt blocks, colors and shapes.  I enjoy seeing the other small projects that have been linked up and it is a great source of inspiration.

1. Ticker Tape mini   2. Liberty Circle mini   3. Lazy Cathedral Window mini
4. Back of Ticker Tape mini  5. Wavy Tumbler mini  5. Cross/Plus blocks
6. Cross Timbers mini  7. Amish wall hanging  8. Wonky star swap block

piece,
elizabeth

little quilt monday~~~spider web mini

 

Little Quilt Monday

Oh, what a fun mini quilt!  I found several blogs that show tutorials for different spider web quilt blocks, and this seemed like the perfect time of year to give one of them a try.  Although, I haven't seen any big spider webs outside yet, I usually walk into one sooner or later at this time of year, and it always gives me the creeps : )  I do, however, love to watch a spider spin its web, and have had the joy of watching this from start to finish several times in the past.  I am always amazed and impressed by the beauty of the spider's handiwork.

 There is a darling quilt at Moda Bake Shop using this pattern, but Beth's Holiday Hexagon tutorial at Love Laugh Quilt was the inspiration for my Spider Web mini quilt.  Once again, I enjoyed the hand stitching process.  I used Moda's Sunkissed fabric by Sweetwater for the hexagon top and backed this little quilt in linen.  I used a grey crochet thread for the hand stitching.  I have linked up with Megan at

Canoe Ridge Creations and Fabric Tuesday with Quilt Story.

 

Now it is your turn to link up one of your little projects at the Little Quilt Monday link up below.  Please remember to link back to this blog post and have fun visiting all the blogs to see what others are making....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