Sunroom Quilts

A group of very talented ladies and some of their work this winter.

Late December, January, and Feb

Pink Stitches Tutorial called: Boxy Pouches.   Love them, love the pattern!  

My first block in a queen size quilt top....anyone taking bets on a completion date?  Before the March 9 quilt show?

Betsy and Cathy-designer of the center piece at the ladies dinner today.  

Christmas Tree in process..yes this one was in December.  I actually had it up before the big day!

One of two T-shirt quilts completed and delivered by Mid-December for a Christmas Surprise.

Number two t-shirt quilt.

February 11-Praising God for such beautiful skies.

Oh how wonderful to get a new desk.  

Another beautiful creation from above.

Can we say "decadent"?  Key Lime pie at Cooper Canyon in Orlando.

 

Quilts, projects, and views in December

Where did 2017 go?

Popovers by Atkinson Designs with sparkly elastic for a closure

 

Our friend during a stop at Henderson Beach State Park

 

Boxy Pouch sotakhandmade.blogspot.com

Mid-September, Hexie Table topper top completed, Christmas Quilt, Ladybug Quilt

 

MSQ pattern, Christmas Quilt

Front and back of Christmas quilt

 

Hexagon table topper-started 2010! Still must quilt-awaiting inspiration.

 

Table topper completed for guild challenge

Close up of quilting

 

Lady Bug Quilt using a Missouri Star Quilt Tutorial. Fabric like the backing fabric was stacked and cut to make the blocks shown here.

 

Back of Ladybug quilt

 

 

August Eyeglass cases, little fabric baskets, double feathered star, strings, UFOs, Dresden plates, Christmas squares with cardinals, and more

Oh several of my friends and I love cats.  So when Scrappy Patches posted this fabric I had to have some.  I saw this pattern on line and had to try it.  I needed a gift for a couple of cat loving friends and so I made two of them in the sunroom.  I walked into the computer/fabric room that is pretty dark when the lights are off-and all of a sudden, I had green cat eyes watching me.  I had failed to notice that the fabric "whites" changed to green in the dark. 

Such a neat little pouch.  Could be used for anything.  Pattern called it a Stationery Pouch and I found it on the Bernina newsletter.  

 

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The fabric baskets below were gifted last night.  

I found the tutorial on Pink Penguin, in a March 2008 post.  After the first one, I just couldn't stop.

 

I couldn't stop with just these two.  I had to keep going.  Made all four of these in an afternoon.  The last three of course went much faster than the original.  

 

I visited Versailles IN, The Quilters Nook this month while we were camping at the Versailles State Park.  She has this beautiful line in the store.  She has a nice quilt with patchwork above and below the whimsical cardinal row.  Her placement was more random and included a green and also a near white fabric.  I selected  different set of fabrics for the patchwork and ended up with this placement.  I really like the cardinals.  Almost wish I had replicated her placement and colors but I still like mine too.

This layout is part of the Washington County Piecemakers Guild small project challenge for the month of September.  Mine is not scrappy like their sample but I already had part of the pieces cut.  I had cut them with my Spellbinder Platinum 6  and a Sizzix die for an earlier challenge and then realized I had cut an incorrect size.  But they work well for this challenge.  Love the fabrics in this one.  Purple and green...imagine that.  It is now all layered and ready for quilting.

This is my Double Feathered Star project from a class taught at Scrappy Patches at least three years ago.  It is a Little Bits pattern by Cindi Edgerton.  The entire piece is 36 1/2 x 36 1/2.  The center block is a 6 inch square.  I took the class to refresh my paper piecing skills for another pattern I was working on.  This project languished in my UFO stack for at least the three years waiting for me to piece that center block and construct the entire piece.  I am so happy it is finished an also layered and ready for quilting.  

This has been the month for finishing up UFOs.  These Dresden plates have been English paper pieced and awaiting finishing for probably five years.  I know it was two years ago that I purchased the white background and the green sashing and border fabric.  They are at least appliquéd to the white blocks and Mary Brown helped me get the layout settled.  Now to figure out what I had planned to do with the green so that I have enough for the sashing and borders.  Whittles in KY probably will be sold out of the green.  

These strings were the result of my scrap basket organization and an early morning sewing time.  No thoughts just pick up a strip and sew.  Now I have to figure out what to do with this fabric.  It is all pressed and just waiting.  More to come on that sometime down the road.  Other things seem to be catching my attention just now.  

This wonderful little cross is at least sewn together.  1 inch blocks put onto a fusible grid before sewing.  However, I did something funky and the cross was stretched out of square-BADLY out of square.  I have it stretched on a padded board now hoping that as it dries it will be more square so that I can continue on this project that I have promised to my hubby.  

 

Well that is all I can share at the moment.  Hopefully in September I will get lots of quilts quilted and bound so I can add them to the blog.  I currently have six small ones all ready to be quilted.  But I keep getting distracted by other projects.  The batting arrived yesterday so I suppose I have one less excuse not to start.  

 

Shamrock mug rug, shamrock runner, fall table runner, mum table runner,

This piece started out as my test for the runner below.  Finished up the runner on Wednesday.  Finished this one on Friday.  

 

I love the way this one turned out.  It started as the August challenge at the Piecemakers Quilt Guild. 

 

This is the table runner that my granddaughter helped me cut the hearts and place them on the background.  I appliquéd the hearts using the Handiquilter Sixteen Sit Down long arm machine.  I watched a tutorial where the presenter said it could be done...so this was my test/practice.  It was so nice not to need to turn the piece continually as I went around the shapes.  

 

 

 

Summer 2017 Minions, on point quilts, table toppers black, table toppers grey, t-shirt quilt, flag, and more

Well here it is July 24.  Where has the summer gone?  The kids return to school in a bit over a week!  How can that be.  What happened to returning after Labor Day?  

Anyway, I have been busy this summer in the sunroom sewing, but apparently I have sorely neglected posting much to my blog.    So here goes.

This sweet Minion quilt is about 50 1/2 inches x 56 1/2 inches.  All cotton and all Minion.  Below is the back of the quilt.  

 

A pink modified log cabin block was used for the baby quilt below.

In this shot you can see the fun backing and a sampling of the quilting.  I used several free handed designs in the different logs on the quilt.  Would be great for a new baby girl.   Approximately 34 x 44 inches.

Below is the Easy Nickel Quilt, pattern from the Tattered Rabbit Quilt Shop.

It is made of batik charms in the center accented with a red border between the black stop border and the black binding.  

It measures approximately 49 x 69 inches.

Here is the backing of the Quilted Nickel.  

Below is the flag that turned out great because my hubby walked through while I was arranging the columns and decided to turn every other column upside down.  I used the Quick Curve Ruler on this one.  Fun and easy.   Approximately 26 x 47.

Here is a t-shirt quilt I made for a customer this summer.  Fun!

Below is a quilt I made while we were in FL this winter season.  No batting, no long arming.  Just quilt as you go.  Made from denim and cotton. 

 

This is a small table topper I made as a "small project" of the month for the Washington County Piecemakers Guild.  Fun and fast.  About 23 x 29 inches.  Love the sparkle on the silver fabric.  

Below is a quilt top I quilted for Mary.  Will all the fabric that read as a "solid" I quilted the floral designs-freehand.  So much fun.  

The pink and black paisley is for a friend's granddaughter.  

It is a weighted blanket.  My first try at one.  Both sides are Minky fabric.  I have 67 lbs of beads and this looks like it didn't even make a dent in them.  Three more blankets to go before the beads are all used.

Below is a quilt in process.  The blocks are done in a unique way of layering and cutting.  Typically this pattern shows the blocks side by side with no sashing between.  Oh may, I tried that on the design wall and quickly separated them.  These stripes are too vibrant for side by side placement.  Thanks to the ladies at the sew day at Small Town Stitches the sashing fabric was found.  Now to figure what the next step of this quilt will be.

 

The purple and green here is the beginnings of a table topper.  Also, part of the Washington County Piecemakers Quilt Guild small project challenge for July. It was finished enough to qualify for the challenge.  Not sure if I will continue this pattern or add in some borders before adding more blocks.  Ah, that might be too complicated to get the look I want.  Guess I will just continue the blocks until it is large enough for the table I want to cover.  

So if you are still with me on this....this is where I am as of July 14, 2017.  Now to get several more items listed in my Etsy shop. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owls and elephant baby quilts

These fusible appliqué quilts are ready for their hugs and loving they will get and give over many years of use. Grandma has had much input into our project for her two grand children.

Sewn on my Janome machines and quilted on my Handiquilter 16.

May God Bless!

Robin nest and three quilt tops elephant, owls, minions

The past few days have been kinda busy in the sewing/sunroom. - elephant quilt.

This sweet elephant started out as a coloring book page. It will be returned to its rightful owner when these quilts are delivered. The elephant was pretty plain until he was surrounded by the hearts.

All ready to layer and quilt. Yea!

These sweet owls were seen in a picture and are now on the quilt top. 36 or so pieces later!! Also ready to layer and quilt.

Then there was the Minion panel.
I had this one all cut and ready to sew. Finished the top Sunday afternoon.

When I don't feel like I'm running on full steam I work on my own pieces rather than a customers order. I really like the yellow in this top. Pattern had called for a nearly white fabric-just didn't do anything for me. Pattern was freebie from Quilting Treasures.

The nest below was abandoned. It has hung over the garage door for weeks. It survived some very strong winds and lots of rain. It was under the eve but still with some of the storms here it is just amazing. Gods provision for these birds. The robins even got used to us coming and going and would stay on the nest while we were around.

May God Bless!.