The leftovers

So many projects....so little finishes...or at least ones I can show. 

Here is one, second for the third quarter.

It was made from the leftover half square triangles from this runner.

 There were soooooo many different ways I could have put these forty half square triangles together.  I have over 20 different configurations on my camera but love the way this one carries your eye out.  Sort of like a square drip of water ring!:)

 A few more geese and bits in the back and the envelope opening makes this more versatile. 

Table topper or pillow...I'm thinking pillow!:)

 Made a few ornaments for a swap.  Half inch hexagons.

 Never again!!

 This is what I am working on today.  All pin basted and half way hand quilted.

Of course there are always other things going on too!  

How about those Thanksgiving/Christmas cactus?:)

Like my new Instagram button up there on the right?

Thanks little sis! xoxo

~d

4th quarter Finish Along list

Bring it On!

Bring on the Purples!

 Bring on the Whites!

Bring on the Pinks!

And the multi-colored delights!!:)

 An early Mother's Day gift from my boy and his girl! Love it!

 The veggie garden is growing...

...as is fuel for the fire pit.  

Yes, it needs some trimming.

But right now we have been challenged...by my pal Jo in England!

She said pick a pink, a green and a yellow....toss in a background color.

Half square triangles they will become...

 But which....

 ....layout....

...will be The One?

Ha! None of the above...I'm still playing!

 Also playing with applique the...

Jen Kingwell way!  

Ten blocks are done with another ten cut out awaiting needle and thread. 

Swore I wasn't going to start a new project(s)!!

Oh well!!

~d

Makes with the leftovers from Angled Frames!:)

Leftover bits makes....said they were coming and here they are....finally!

Above are the half square triangles (hst) that I stitched from the cut ends of the Angled Frames quilt tops made for the Round 15 at Old Red Barn Co. Quilt Along.

Want to see some makes?

 One of our customers made a couple of pillows from the two quilts she donated to our 2014 Quilt Drive.

 Another customer made this adorable stuffed Kitty Cat from her leftovers. So sweet.

Below are my makes!:)

I call this mini "Flying West" cause after working so hard to get the border pieced in the same direction I realized I had the center facing left!:)

"Limeade" had more hst because I used fat quarters...bonus!:)

 A long Humbug bag now hold my supplies for the mixed media class I'm taking online.  

Can't wait to start!

 Was going to make two boxy bags but got lazy and made one a wedge.  Love zippy bags!

But my favorite make was a gift for my dear mother-in-law.

A clothespin bag....I want one too!!!:)

Springtime in D.C.

Hope you're having great weather too!

Now let's see what you made with the leftover bits...make sure to post your photos in the 

Old Red Barn Co. flickr group!!

~d

Don't forget to #angledframes  !

Triangles....Love Them....Hate Them...

I love triangles....have loved them since learning how to make Half Square Triangles (HST) in Round 2 of the Old Red Barn Quilt Along. But I am lazy and I'll try anything that is a shortcut to getting a quilt top pieced quickly so I can move on to my next idea. So when Marguerite of Adventures of Quilting and Sailing told me a trick she had learned from someone else for making HST I had to try it!
This is what I came up with....or at least what my little quilt was supposed to look like and here is what Marguerite told me....

Using charm squares (you can use whatever size squares you want but this was really easy) take 2 putting right sides together, sew a 1/4" seam ALL the way around the outside edge of the squares....cut on the diagonals and iron toward the darkest side!! With 5" squares you end up with four 3" HST!!! LOVE this!!!

Chain stitching is sooo much fun too....but now I'll tell you what I don't like about triangles....all the seams while quilting!! My machine just seems to get stuck a lot when I quilt tops with triangles...I think it's me...I'll figure it out because I'm not giving up on triangles..... the other thing that is aggravating....is me...

....when I sew my rows together wrong and end up with diamonds

instead of Zig Zags!! Oh well...I still like it!

Thanks for the tip Marguerite!! xo

~d