The Parents' Quilt

(Batiks bought at our own Webfabrics.net booth!:)

While wandering around the Hampton Quilt Show I found this awesome seaglass fabric. Mom loved it and picked these batiks to go with it and thus began my year long adventure!

Made a bunch of big log cabin blocks cutting them into quarters and the agony of block placement began.  Had over ten different choices and settled on....

...this one!  Backed, basted and hand quilted it definitely needed to be bigger to fit on a queen sized bed!  Decided to put it on point and add corners...big corners!!

Once the front and back of the corners were on it was time to pop that batting in and do some more hand quilting! All this is using the Quilt as you Go (QAYG) method.  Love that!!

 (Color is wacky in all the photos because of the lack or abundance of sunshine!:)

A big old sun in each corner....but still not big enough!

Solution...borders.  Added one side at a time....pinned quilted part into our rug, pushed back top and taped down backing.

Added batting, smoothed down top and pin basted....easy peasy QAYG!!

Not very impressive on our double bed!

Much better hung over the back deck at my parents! 

The best place though is on their bed....one year after purchasing the fabric!

Hmmm....that stool needs recovering....there is leftover fabric!:0

~d

Mini Mania Challenge # 12....February Craziness

Those ladies over at the Mini Mania Challenge on Flickr put their crazy hat on for this month!

A three inch foundation pieced pineapple block from a free template by Little Mushroom Cap!

Do you know how many pieces are in that one three inch block?

THIRTY-THREE!!!

We were instructed to make as many as we wanted as long as the mini was no more than 24"....

....so one was enough for me!!!:) It's only 12" so challenge complete!!

When my eye-sight cleared a side swap at the Mini QT happened.  A zippy pouch for Sabrina....she has two white bunnies!:)

We both like the same thing....

(What Sabrina sent me!!:)

...so we ended up using the same color!!

Over at the PIPs round robin an addition was needed for Susan from OZ. Top left was Susan's starting block.  Underneath that was the sweet potted plant by Jan from the UK.  Then keeping the theme Ethne from the UK added the half pot in the center.  Onward to Scotland where Lynz added the four wee succulents.  Of course the theme had to continue so I added the "window mullion" and the other half of the pot and a wonky cactus.  Didn't mean for it to be wonky....stuff happens!;)

More happenings....finished pack #2 in the Glorious Hexagon Sew-Along. Phew!

Weather keeps happening too.  We still have snow on the ground from the big blizzard last month! Yesterday we had a huge thunderstorm...one inch of rain in half an hour....and a rainbow!:)

~d

New Year, New Mini Mania Challenge #11

Hmm...what to do for the Mini Mania Challenge?

 Had some scraps.

Leftovers from this quilt. 

 Which was in this book.

Challenge 11 was to make a sampler....with nine blocks.

So I did....eight around the border and one big one in the middle.

 A bit of hand quilting with perle cotton to finish.

I love the stripe stems....and everything else about it! 

So glad I get to keep it!

In the meantime we had a Blizzard...

...a really big Blizzard with over 30+ inches of snow.

 There was loads of time to do some English paper piecing.  The Glorious Hexagon quilt pack #1!

Of course that was after we did some shoveling!!

~d

It's been a month!

You know how it goes...December is just plain busy...

(our girl is one of 259 low brass performers!)

... busy enjoying Tuba Christmas at the Baltimore Harbor....

....busy decorating a wee twisted tree....picea pendula or weeping Norway spruce. 

Now we need to plant it!

 Busy making infinity scarves.

Busy making a tablerunner for our Mechanical Engineering studying Nephew. 

Euler's Identity....the most beautiful equation...or so I'm told!

 The back is travel fabric for his International Studies roomie at Johns Hopkins University.

Didn't trim very well around the "e"!!

 Busy making a present for hubby in dad-in-law...with the help of my dad and bro!

The tools belonged to 

dad-in-law's pop and brother.

They are attached with rubber-coated twisty ties for easy release and usage. 

 Busy ordering awesome necklaces from The Creaking Door....one for the girl....

....and one for me! 

Busy being introduced to Finn and Rey....

....and getting our geek on!:)

Tons of other things have happened but this post would be too long.

Now I need to get busy making a new cover for my ironing board....so hubby doesn't think the house is burning every time the iron is plugged in!:o

Happy New Year!

~d

Last Angled Frames Finito!

A bright 4th finish of the 4th quarter.

 The last of the Angled Frames tops I made to show all the different ways to use the pattern.

 Used "A Stitch in Color" by Malka Dubrawsky.

 Crazy brightness at work!

(Same tree showing off the two sides!:)

Also made a wee tree skirt for a young lady in Scotland....it's whizzing it's way over there right now!

Onto some more WIPs....but first I'll enjoy the unseasonable warm weather!

~d

Fourth quarter list.

Huge Courthouse Steps

 Wishing the weather was like this.  It's been raining for the last four days so snuggly hand quilting is greatly appreciated!

 Used Anna Griffin's Honoka...

 ....burgundys up two sides and greys on the other two for a huge Courthouse Steps block.

 Leftovers round the edges.  Boy I miss that sunshine!

 Size 8 perle cotton chunkiness.  The quilting goes so fast with big thread and big needle!

 This is earmarked for a special friend's daughter who is buying her first home. 

 Guess I need to make a special label!:)

Happy December 1st!:)

Oh....and voting has started for the Steampunk Challenge!:)

~d

4th quarter Finish Along list.