Ok, FINALLY I got around to sewing my Halloween quilt. It was my goal to do it this week. After all, how much time could a little quilt take to do? Haha! I recently bought some new thread colors and was excited to incorporate two of them into this quilt. I used a dark turquoise for most of the background quilting and then a bright green to quilt the witches. My tendency now is to use thread choices that stand out rather than blend in. Even though I used some pretty bold colors, it still worked out well. I especially love the bright green.
My sister got hers done last year (before Halloween, imagine that) and I was ultra jealous. It was so darling that I couldn't wait until I did mine. I actually bought all of my fabric back then and it has been patiently waiting its turn to be completed.
The pattern is a Buggy Barn one - where you stack all the fabrics and then start making interesting cuts with a rotary cutter. This is my second Buggy Barn quilt and I just love how they turn out with all of the color contrasts. I added some extra borders in the middle to make my quilt wider. I am also toying with the idea of embellishing the witches shoes with cute buttons or ribbons. We'll see!
I'm hoping to use the extra one I have left (9 blocks are made with the pattern) to make a coordinating pillow and hoping to have it done before this Halloween.
I got the necessary motivation to complete this project. The quilt top has been done since January. Just needed to piece the back and get to business!
I have a few projects I need to do before I can think of others, most notably my Halloween quilt. Then I might do a 4th of July quilt.
I have taken a break from quilting for awhile. First excuse was due to finger v. sewing needle injuries and then my machines were serviced. And of course, tax season impacted it a wee bit (I am a CPA)...
One cute excuse was to put this quilt block (11X14) together for a friend. I used to be Board Chairman of the Family Support Center and became friends with the staff. Kathy, one of the FSC staff, is retiring this month and I was asked by another FSC staff member to put together a quilt block for others to sign and give to her in a frame. Kathy is a quilter so this should be a great memento for her to reflect on her years of service with the FSC.
Please check out this agency and donate to this great cause. They do a lot to strengthen families and prevent child abuse in the Salt Lake valley (Utah).
Now that some of my excuses are no longer valid, I will be looking to complete and quilt some fun projects!
Another sister completed some quilts and asked me to quilt them. The "plus" quilt is one that we planned to all do individually and share pictures. I have mine pieced but not quilted yet (didn't love my color choices). When I quilt it, I will share...
Her chevron (also another group project) was awesome. Love the fabric.
She did great with fabric she picked up at a garage sale. Crazy!
This gorgeous quilt was sewn by my mom. Her mom was a quilter and spent much of her time quilting or crocheting. My mom never took up quilting (she is a great seamstress) and has always felt guilty about it. I think this is silly because my mom had 8 kids and returned to work to support the family when I was in junior high. She is one busy busy lady and the hardest working person I know.
I am proud of my mom for taking on such a task and doing such an amazing job. Her quilt group friends are opting to hand quilt their quilts. I was happy my mom chose to have me quilt it instead.
I'm proud of my mom and I'm sure grandma is too!
This quilt is so cute. My friend's daughter is expecting a baby boy. She pieced this together and it is so darling. She had the audacity to tell me she didn't sew. Yeah right, job well done. So cute! (decorative quilting)
I wanted to surprise my friend with a coordinating blanket to give to her daughter. I did another strip quilt with some coordinating colors, spinning off the "D" for dog theme from the first quilt. (edge-to-edge quilting w/ borders)
My friend picked out some more cute fabrics (back is striped and darling, too) to do another coordinating quilt, spinning off the "C" for cars theme. (edge-to-edge quilting).
I just couldn't resist and had to use the orange thread on the last two quilts.
Here's another beauty my sister whipped up in no time. The top two pictures are from the front of the quilt - a gorgeous St. Patrick's Day herringbone quilt. I love the fabrics she pieced together for the back. So fun.
I got two more quilts in yesterday, so I guess I better get to work!
