Stunning in Blue and Gold

 

 This 47 by 57" lap quilt started with a collection of 6 matching fabrics in blue with with gold accents. I picked up all 6 as a collection at a garage sale in my neighborhood a few weeks ago for $1. I then added pieces from my collection in either shades of blue or shades of yellow. Some blocks twirl right, some twirl left, so I bordered each block on 2 sides to let them stand out from one another. I searched for my border until I located a gorgeous blues with yellow stripe!

Make a "Quarter Square Pinwheel" Quilt with Jenny Doan of Missouri Star

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq6zRYLMHK4

 It is quilted on my home machine in a freestyle meandering pattern with a pale yellow backing adorned with one left over block. The batting is a soft cozy polycotton.

SOLD!

More Dog Quilts!

 These little quilts come together easily. I keep a box of 5" squares on "dog" fabric. Just buy a quarter whenever I see something new, cut it into charms, then build a quilt and back it with flannel. 

Then to ETSY for around $50. Pretty predictable sellers. 

Make a Turnabout Granny Squares Quilt with Jenny!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jYpe9JzQAs

Gathering The Fragments

 

Pick Up Stixs

 Isn't this exciting? Made with random tilted cuts on the charms filled with 1" strips of black r gray.  Found the perfect fabric for the border on sale at JoAnns.

Make a "Pixie Sticks" Quilt with Jenny Doan of Missouri Star

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yMyoQ0UtWM

I made this quilt to donate to Camp Steven's for auction. It raised $160!

Antique Lace Lap Quilt

 Another quilt inspired by a Missouri Star tutorial!  

Make an "Antique Lace" Quilt with Jenny!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppcYmt_Nj-U

As I studied this, I thought I could make a 2 color quilt, and this is what resulted!

At 44 x 54, this is a comfortable lap sized quilt. Made with white muslin and red and blue scraps. I coffee stained it dyer quilting, to make it look old and loved. 

Stipple free motion quilted, with a poly cotton blend batting. 

2 leftover blocks sit on the back, enlarging the width of the backing. 

Sold on etsy 

Happy Flying Geese

 Look at all these bright colors! I made 2 quilts from these happy quarter yards cuts purchased on sale at JoAnns. All the neutrals came from my wonderful stash!

SOLD on etsy

Big T Lap Quilt

 This quilt went together pretty quickly with a set of 5 coordinated fat quarters purchased a JoAnns with a 50% off coupon. I set them on a simple unbleached muslin. Each block had flying geese units that I sewed and used the "waste" to make tiny HST's. Those HST's became 3" broken dishes for lengthing the quilt. I used all but about 10" of the final leftover  1.5" strip to widen it!

https://youtu.be/khdimAbXpFc

I offset the sides by  4.5" to improve the overall shape of my quilt. 

Three leftover blocks on the back. 

Stipple quilted. Thin, poly batting. 

Gifted to Hannah Wilder a send off gift when she left Saint Andrews, May 2022