This One Is Completed

There isn't an official name or a pattern for this quilt. I saw a Nine-Patch block somewhere on the internet that had white in the centre. I decided to do a rainbow theme using that type of block. Some dark colours and black toned it down a bit. The wide backing came from Connecting Threads.

Halloween Coasters

I made some Halloween coasters and a round table mat. I think I might make more table mats, they're the perfect size to use for small placemats.

Day Three Of The October 2023 Quilting Retreat

After all those hours of sewing, my quilt top still isn't finished. There still needs to be two more rows added. The reason it takes so long is every single seam is a partial seam. It'll take a month of Sunday's to finish it. The top and bottom are supposed to be trimmed straight after the quilt top is finished, but I think I'll fill the spaces in with big triangles. There would be a lot less waste that way.

Day Two Of The October 2023 Quilting Retreat

Today we finished dying our scarves. The potluck lunch was great, we all ate too much, as usual. After lunch, we had a rip-roaring game of Right, Left or Centre with a load of fabric strips as the prize. It's a good thing I didn't win because I still haven't done anything with the strips that I won last Christmas. The rest of the day, I added more rows to the herringbone quilt. There are now four potholder size checkerboard blocks that I made with the leaders and enders. It was a good day.

Day One Of The October 2023 Quilting Retreat

Some quilting ladies from Alberta are showing us how to do ice dying on scarves. We'll finish that tomorrow and will have a potluck lunch with the group. The rest of the time, I'm working on a tedious herringbone quilt. I'm using 1 1/2" squares as leaders and enders. They will eventually become potholders.

Judy's Quilt By Linda H.

Linda was given a stack of charm squares that had been laundered. They shrank in the wash and no longer measured five inches, so Linda trimmed them down to 4 1/2" square. Then she constructed a divided nine patch design, adding some of her own fabrics. I quilted it for Linda because I am a nice sister. (Hahaha) After sewing the binding on, Linda gave the quilt to Judy, who had provided the charm squares. Judy's husband has been going through some serious health challenges, so Linda thought they could use a comfort quilt. <3

Baby Bibs

I was invited to a baby shower the other day. I had already given a baby quilt to the family, but didn't want to go to the event empty-handed. A newsletter arrived in my email from National Quilter Circle that had a free pattern for quilt as you go baby bibs. I drew the pattern on template plastic, then made three bibs. I didn't use the quilt as you go method, just a front and a back, quilted after sewing the parts together. Two of the bibs have checkered material for the back, the third one has dots. The supplies came from my stash.