March – Quilt UFO Buster Update To recap – Have you picked your projects for your Quilt UFO Buster list? See this post for more information, but the basic idea is to pick twelve projects and number them from one to twelve. Each month I will announce the number to work on. Below is the pdf to track your progress on your quilt project list. Just a few minutes a day for the Quilting UFO challenge. Quilt…
Free Scrap Quilt Pattern Welcome to this month’s Free Scrap Quilt Pattern – X’s & O’s. This pattern is perfect for pulling from your scrap bin. The block is simple and can be sewn from leftovers you have from whatever project you just completed. You need 2 1/2″ squares and 4 1/2″ squares. This pattern looks deceivingly simple, but the result, the sparkle happens when you put all the blocks together. Cutting Directions You can…
Quilt UFO Buster Update February’s Quilt UFO is complete. This month it took me a little bit to figure out the pieces and assemble them into some sort of pattern. I decided to simplify everything using just the pieced and plain blocks to finish this project. The other pieces have their project box. They sparked my creativity, and now I will have a design to work on. Forward Progress on Your Quilt UFO? How are…
February – Quilt UFO Buster Update To recap – Have you picked your projects for your Quilt UFO Buster list? See this post for more information, but the basic idea is to pick twelve projects and number them from one to twelve. Each month I will announce the number to work on. Below is the pdf to track your progress on your quilt project list. Just a few minutes a day for the Quilting UFO…
Quilt UFO Buster Update January’s Project is complete; well, at least the top is finished. One Quilt UFO Buster, I can check off my quilt project list. I can’t say that I enjoyed it exactly, though. But the good news is that it is done, and I don’t have to make another one. I love the pattern; I don’t love my results. Those sketchy edges get me every time. How is your progress going? For…
Using up the Scraps By Making Quilts Scrap quilts are my focus for 2023 for several reasons. First of all, I love their look, reminding me of the quilts my grandma made. Secondly, I want to use up fabrics I already have. Lastly, it is a challenge; there are many options for beautiful quilts from seemingly simple blocks. As I told you in an earlier post, each month, I will share free quilt patterns that…
4-Patch Stars are going Scrappy This month I am sharing the Scrappy 4-Patch Stars, a free quilt pattern. Do you have an overabundance of 2 1/2″ squares or jelly roll strips? This scrap quilt could be made with strips. It utilizes 2 1/2″ squares, 2 1/2″x 4 1/2″ rectangles, and 2 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ rectangles if you add the sashings and cornerstones. It would make short use of those leftovers. This 4-patch star quilt…
Let’s Conquer those Projects – Quilt UFO Buster 2023 Have you picked your projects for your Quilt UFO Buster list? See this post for more information, but the basic idea is to pick twelve projects and number them from one to twelve. Each month I will announce the number to work on. Below is the pdf to track your progress from your quilt project list. Time to get started on the Quilting UFO challenge. As…
Scrappy Quilt Patterns – Delectable Mountains Over the past year, I have reignited my love for scrap quilts. Couple that with the desire to use fabrics I already have on hand. This year I will post projects that are scrappy and geared toward using up leftover materials. Some will focus on the 2 1/2″ squares and 2 1/2″ strips; others will focus on various size leftovers. The Delectable Mountains Is the first free quilt pattern…
A Review of Completed Quilts. Looking back at the quilts of 2022, I realize how many projects I completed. However, the process started slowly and not without hiccups. A Quilts in Review post was needed to celebrate the successes. Quilts in Review – New Projects I continued to add projects in 2022: a mystery quilt and a block of the month added in the early months of the year—both of these projects fed my creative…