Football Baby Quilt

I gave this one away this month.  It was made for a friend at work.  He's a Packers fan, and his wife's a Washington fan, so the baby must be both.  That was my theory at least.

Front of Quilt

Back of quilt

I used Crazy Mom's Zig Zag tutorial, just changed the overall size to reduce it a bit.  I've been wanted to make one for a while, and this seemed like the right project.

Originally it was going to be just one side, with the two teams alternating, but DH came up with the two-sided idea.  Seemed more interesting to me.  It was a bit of a challenge with the quilting, because of course the two sides didn't match up perfectly, so I went with straight lines across. 

Quilt Stats:

Fabrics: NFL branded Packers & Washington fabric, Kona Yellow and White.

Bound in Kona Yellow.

Friendship Star Quilt

I was reading Angela's talk about her FWQAL and the friendship star block, which reminded me I once made a quilt out of that block.

Of course it was before I went digital.  Sorry about the quality.  It's a scan of an printed picture.  Oh, that makes me sound really old.  I'm not that old, I swear.

My one and only picture of my friendship star quilt before it was given away as a wedding gift.  Cat of course had to help, as always.  What is it about this....?

Baby Quilt and Habitat Blocks

Finished my Habitat Challenge blocks for the CLTMQG.  I can't really pick a favorite.  I think the one in the lower left.  Without the bottom stripe, I think it would make an interesting quilt.

 Also wanted to show this finished quilt.  5" squares might just be my favorite type of quilt.  Just sent this one off to a friend for her baby girl.

Small Plates

I finished this a while ago, but just gave it as a gift, so I can share it now.

I used the "Small Plates" pattern from Oh Fransson!'s book, The Practical Guide to Patchwork.  I think I'm done using patterns out of that book for a while.  Seems to have been my go-to quilt patterns lately.

Front: Hope Valley and Kona Snow

Back: Hope Valley scraps 

Size: Straght from pattern

Binding: Hope Valley Scraps

Easy as Pie

A new quilt, done in under two weeks.  Started cutting it out on Memorial Day weekend, had the top together by the end of that weekend and finished the quiliting and binding last weekend.  So easy. 

I used the Easy as Pie tutorial on Crazy Mom Quilts.  I did go a little nuts, and cut WAY more fabric that needed, so it's bigger than the tutorial.  Which is good. 

I'm going to use this one as a picnic / beach quilt. 

The only criteria I had when chosing fabric was that it had to be bright.


So, it was a great stash buster and ended up exactly what I planned.   The only problem is that it didn't seem to make a very big dent in the stash. 

I might try another one in a monochrome color....Maybe blue.  Or red. Or green.  I seem to have alot of green. 

Quilt Stats:
83 x 99 inches.
A whole bunch of stashed fabric.

Kitchen Windows

Made it for my bed, but of course not a king size.  I'm the only one who needs a quilt, so why bother making a king size, if half of it doesn't get used?  Plus, it adds color to the bottom of the bed.

Quilt Stats:
Made from the Practical Guide to Patchwork...again.
I added one more row and one more column to make it a bit bigger.
Made with Innocent Crush prints, Kona Black for the frame, and Kona Charcoal for the sashing.  Bound with another Innocent Crush print, not used in the quilt.

New Table Decoration

I think I've been reading too much "Practical Guide..."  this is the 2nd of 3 projects, with one more in the works. 

Anyway, it's a placemat/table decoration.  Made from one block of the "sunspot" pattern.

 And here it is in its new home....I really wish the sun was shining.