Baby quilt

Here is a baby quilt that I am doing for a co worker who is having her first child -- a girl.  I discovered Missouri Star Quilting Co recently and just love all the tutorials they have available.  Their shop specializes in pre-cut material of which some examples are the Charm Pack which is usually 40 - 5 inch squares of fabric from one design line.  The fabrics are all coordinated so they move well together inside of a quilt.  I used two charm packs on this quilt and I think it is turning out very cute.  It is in the process of being hand-quilted and I'm having a lot of fun with it.  Size is approximately 44x49 inches. The backing is a soft pink flannel print with the words "I love Mommy and Daddy" all over. Take a look!!!

A BIG SURPRISE!!!!!

I had leftover fabric from the quilt I did for my sister. My niece Susan had admired the colors and sooooo -- here is a quilt I made for her -- it's in the mail, Toots!!!!

A BIG SURPRISE!!!!!

Attached is a quilt that I did for my niece who is going to be so surprised!!!  I had fabric leftover from my sister's quilt that I did -- subject was one of her favorite artists - Frida Kalo.  So, here is my efforts with the "scraps" left.  I still have bags and bags of fabric just waiting to be put to good use.  I will put up another picture in a couple days to show you my stash.

New project in the works

I am working on a new project that I am very excited about.  I discovered Missouri Star Quilting Co recently and am just loving their video tutorials and FABULOUS selection of fabrics.  I have been watching tutorials on "jelly roll" quilts.  A jelly roll is a bundle of fabrics in 2 1/2" x 40" strips of cloth from one designers line.  My favorite so far is Moda designs because of the variety of print and color.  I am attempting a "strip" quilt and have placed the blocks randomly to see how I want to put it together.  I love the colors and the brightness of this quilt and it's definitely stretching my limits.  I tend to stick to traditional designs and very basic colors but am loving the look of this. What do you think?

Project in progress

Hi all, 

Attached is a project I am working on.  I discovered Missouri Star Quilting Co website -- wonderful  video tutorials and absolutely FABULOUS material for quilting.  I watched a tutuorial about how to use "jelly rolls" which is a bundle of  fabric strips 2 1/2" wide and 40 " long.  They are all from one line -- Moda is my favorite -- and different themes to each one.  There are many types of quilts to make from one bundle and one of them is "strip" quilting which I am attempting.  I just love the colors and I am really stretching outside of my comfort zone with this one.  I usually am pretty traditional with colors and design so to leap outside of the box is a challenge for me.  I have placed these squares in a random design but haven't sewed together yet. Any comments are greatly appreciated.

Kathleens quilt

I made a quilt for my sister for her birthday.  Her birthday was in November and it was not nearly put together, much less quilted, sewn, bound, etc. etc.  So I told her it would be ready "soon".  Holidays rolled around and I just didn't have the time to devote to it and I didn't want to rush.  I finally got it done and sent off and she called over the weekend to tell me she "loved" it!!  I love the colors and the figure is Frida Kalo (for those of us who are not "artsy").  I have many many large scraps left over and I am making another quilt for my niece, who loved the fabric when I gave her a peek back in November.  Worked on it all weekend and am very excited about this one, too. Take a look.

Back to the Basics

Here is a picture of basic tools that I use for most of my sewing projects.  When I started quilting years ago ( a long long time!!! 33 years), I used to cut out templates from cardboard and my measurements weren't always exact.  I had some disasters along the way but how else do you learn, right?  The tools I use now are so much easier, exact and gets me to the finished product oh-so-much faster.  What is pictured is a self-repairing cutting board that is marked in a grid, a transparent straight edge, rotary cutters in two sizes and little nine-patch scrap block.  Also pins in a magnetic holder ( I always dropped and spilling pins all over the floor -- this helps to eliminate that).