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…
Double Irish Chain – Perfect for using up Leftover Fabrics Is your sewing room overflowing with fabric? Are you looking for a way to use up what you have? The Double Irish Chain quilt block indeed lends itself to a scrappy quilt. In this easy scrappy quilt pattern, you need 2 1/2″ squares of a variety of colors as well as 2 1/2″ strips of light or dark background colors. Ultimately, these are the most…
Weekly To-Do Lists Aid Quilting Productivity I am a list person; I love to cross items off a list and ultimately add items to my list just to cross them off. Raise your hand if you do the same. By all means, create the list, add items, and cross things off the list! After all, the lists are meant to help us feel productive, specifically regarding our quilting productivity. As my brain matures, I now…
The Ever-Growing Quilt Project Pile Mountain Do you look at your quilt projects and want to stash them away? Hide them in a closet? Pile them into totes stored out of sight? You are not the only one. Our creative quilt enthusiasm for the next project often strikes before we finish our current project. If we aren’t careful, our quilt projects in various stages of completion will overtake our sewing area. I have become a…