12 Days of Christmas: A Jelly Roll Challenge

I really love to make and give

hand made gifts,

but Christmas is right around the corner

and my work schedule is pretty tight.

So this week,

I am going to see just how many

quick and simple gifts/projects

I can make out of this:

One jelly roll of 12 Days of Christmas by Kate Spain for MODA.

I will be posting  new projects throughout the week,

so I hope that you will join me.

(BTW-This is my favorite Christmas line of fabric!)

Until Next Time... Happy Quilting!



Journey Of A Quilt: The Finish

The rain clouds parted

& I ran outside to take a few pictures of

my finished quilt.



I really enjoyed quilting this one.

Maybe it was all of the help that I received while quilting it.

(You can see my helpers here .)

Speaking of helpers,

my Little Person also had to get in on the action.

My quilt is now located in its new home

...on the back of my sofa.

Well...not for long!

Quilt Stats

Zig Zag Quilt

Quilt Size: 40" X 60"

Fabric Used:  Various scraps from my scrap bin

Until Next Time ... Happy Quilting!

Journey Of A Quilt: Part 1

I finally got a day off from work

and I designated part of the day "ME" time.

I sat down in front of my sewing machine

and went to work on this:



However, when I opened up the quilt top,

I just wasn't satisfied with the way that it looked.

Something just wasn't right,

so I took the quilt top outside to get

a fresh look at it.

I decided that I wanted the quilt to be a little bit longer.

I  added  a 5" strip of fabric to the top and bottom of the quilt.

Later on that evening,

I sat down to attempt the quilting.

Shortly after I started,

I looked up and noticed that my Little Person had joined me.



When it was his bed time,

he sent reinforcements to keep me company.



The quilting is done.

The binding is done.

I just need to go outside and take a picture of the quilt.

(Terrible right?)

Until Next Time... Happy Quilting!

Onward

Wow! I can't believe that the Holiday

season is almost upon us.

 It seems like I just took down all of my

Christmas decorations!

So with the end of the year rapidly upon us,

I have decided that I need to comeplete

 my unfinished projects.

(This way Santa will be pleased with all of my work

and he will bring me more fabric

to use for next year. Hint, Hint)

I am determined to finish this quilt:

I started it back here.

I was making steady progress on the quilt

here, here,  here, and here.

For some reason, it got put away

and it was "forgotten" until yesterday.

Hopefully between working at my new job

and caring for a sick Little Person,

 it will be completed soon!



(This is my favorite American Jane for Moda  print!)



My last goal is to complete 10 more Grandmother Flowers!

I am trying to reach 100 completed flowers before the

end of the year.

I am sooooo close!

My last update was here.

Until Next Time ...Happy Quilting!

Photo Favorite

Another photo favorite

from around my studio today:

Stacks of beautiful quilts always make me smile!

I am hoping to add another one to this stack really soon.

Until Next Time ... Happy Quilting!


BTW- How do you store/organize

the quilts that you are not using?

(Just looking for some suggestions)

Journey Of A Quilt : The Finish

I recently decided to re-enter

the workforce on a part time basis.

The decision was purely to satisfy my need

to be around people

(other than my Little Person everyday).

Once I made the decision,

I had a job offer within two days

and I started work immediately!

So with that being said,

now I truly cherish EVERY moment that I get to spend

in front of my sewing machine!

I  finally sat down and finished sewing on the

binding of my SNIPPETS quilt.

Here is what my latest creation looks like:

I love how the 1 inch strips breaks up the design.

I used Fig Tree fabric for the backing.

When I made this quilt, I wasn't sure what

I was going to do with it.

However, the other day I laid it down on top

of my sewing machine

and it looked pretty good.

So, I think that I will add some ties to

the sides of it

and turn it into a sewing machine cover.

(I'll let you know how it turns out!)

Quilt Stats

Quilt Pattern/Design: Snippets (my own crazy design)

Size: 37" X 24"

Block Size: 4" finished

80 HST

Fabric: Bliss by Bonnie & Camille for Moda

(backing- Fig Tree for Moda)

(BTW-Don't worry, I'll still be around! )

Until Next Time ... Happy Quilting!

Journey Of A Quilt: Part 3

Thanks to the holiday (Veterans' Day),

the journey of my quilt was able to continue.

I decided on a simple layout:

Since this is a quilt made out of scraps,

I threw in 1 1/2" strips made from leftover scraps.

I love how the strips break up the row of blocks

while adding just enough to the simple layout.

Next I added  a simple quilting design.

I am obsessed with scrappy binding.

 I took more leftover scraps and cut them into 2 1/2" strips.

The result is this lovely roll of binding:



Now all that I need to do is sit down,

choose something from my TiVo list,

and sew on the binding.

Until Next Time... Happy Quilting!

Journey Of A Quilt : Part 2

The stars aligned (which rarely happens)

 and I was able to continue

working on my scrappy quilt.

I have decided to name it SNIPPETS

since it is made out of my leftover scraps

from a previous project.

The journey towards becoming a quilt

continued with this:

For some reason

joining the (80) 2 1/2" Half Square Triangles (HST)

took longer than I thought.

(It must have been all of the distractions.)

Then I married the blocks together

and created (40) 4 1/2" blocks.



Now I just have to decide on  a layout

for the blocks

but that will have to wait until tomorrow

because motherhood is calling.

Until Next Time ... Happy Quilting!