Tag: Piecing

Still More Potato Chips

I have slowed my Potato Chip block pace, but am still making them. I think the EPPic got in the way a little bit. However, when I got back to the Potato Chips, I realized, I was at the end of my rectangles!

Great job, me! I achieved my goal of using up those rectangles, though I still have to make quilt(s) from the blocks. They will need sashing and I am thinking I will try to pick a split complementary color rather than just using white. I don’t know, though, as I don’t have a destination for this project. Donation quilts, maybe? We’ll see.

Back to Making Flowers

Flower Block #4 cut
Flower Block #4 cut

In planning to go over to Cyndi’s house for a Sew Day, I decided to get back to the Sad Quilt / Country Revival. I thought I could sew one block and then I wouldn’t have to haul a ton of stuff over to Cyndi’s It has also been awhile since I worked on it. 

Since it has been so long, I had to remind myself how to everything. I made some cutting errors and had to re-cut, but the piece is ready to sew.

Sidewalk #6 In Progress

Sidewalk #6: Green in progress
Sidewalk #6: Green in progress

I have been collecting various blocks using 2.5 inch squares for forthcoming donation quilts. I finally had enough of the green half 16 patch blocks to make another Sidewalk quilt.

I started putting the blocks together in chunks on my small design wall, but couldn’t look at the whole thing until Cool Four Patch Fun was off the large design wall. I did a fair job spreading dark and light greens across the quilt. I don’t think this will take me very long to put together. I might have it done for the next meeting.

There is a lot of white in this quilt design. I think I need to try one where the large center blocks are a different color. White isn’t great for a donation quilt and I am sure I can find enough of whatever color to make a good looking quilt.

Cool Four Patch Fun on the Wall

Part of Cool Four Patch Fun
Part of Cool Four Patch Fun

I finally got some of the Cool Four Patch Fun blocks up on the design wall. I found I needed to finish the 1-2-3 Mosaic table runner before I could put the rest up, so I started working on that.

At the moment all of the block pairs are done and I am just waiting for design wall space to do a little rearranging and then sew the top together.

Even More Potato Chip Blocks

I am continuing to make potato chip blocks as I am determined to use up all the rectangles I cut. I ran out of pink rectangles, but still have tons of the blues, so I am cutting more pinks as I go along.

I am thinking of making some blocks with just blues. I have to think about how to make the design show up.

BAM BOM May and June Blocks

X Plus block #2
X Plus block #2

I finished the second of the May/June blocks the night before they were due. I try to make them before or as soon as we announce them, but I didn’t this time. As a result, I almost didn’t make the deadline.

In addition, I ended up remaking the X Plus/Lozenge block. Now I have two of them. I’ll use the first one on the back. I don’t want to make it into something else, because the piecing is less than stellar, but it will look fine on the back of the quilt.

BAM BOM Drunkard's Path
BAM BOM Drunkard’s Path

I made the Drunkard’s Path/ Quarter Squares right away. I was in the frame of mind with Chaos with a Twist, so took the opportunity to make a few more in my BAM BOM fabrics.

 

 

 

May/June BAM BOM Participants
May/June BAM BOM Participants

A lot of people are participating, which made me really happy! There were some fantastic blocks shown.

 

Finished: Old Town

Old Town detail with ribbon
Old Town detail with ribbon

I finished Old Town a few months ago, but never posted about it. I think my quilt holders have been busy or out of town. After winning Second place at the Fair, I realized it and knew I needed to get it done.

Old Town with Ribbon
Old Town with Ribbon

Old Town is finished! Yay! LOL!

Old Town is the 2024 Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt. I played along and sewed many of the blocks together at the BAM Retreat, then finished it up at home. 

Old Town detail
Old Town detail

Colleen quilted it for me and here we are. I was really pleased to get second place since the category in which I entered it (quilted by another) is packed. This was a much easier quilt to quilt than Patchwork Palooza since once I decided how to quilt a block, I just had Colleen quilt all the blocks the same.

Finished: Lupine

Lupine finished
Lupine finished

Lupine is finished.

It is a little large, so my quilt holder had a tough time. I hope to remember to get some guild members to help me get a better photo.

Lupine back - fnished
Lupine back – finished

The poor quilt has been languishing between travel and other more urgent projects. In the middle of all the chaos I finally was able to sew the binding down.

 

Lupine Returns

Lupine quilting detail
Lupine quilting detail

In record time, Lupine is back and ready to bind. I took the quilt to her in mid-March. Colleen did a great job quilting it. I am pleased. 

I’ll be glad to get this off my list. I have enough time to enter it in the Fair, but I am limited to two quilts quilted by another, so I’ll have to wait until next year. 🙁

The only thing I have left to do is bind it. I started the other day, but have to actually sit down to bind and I haven’t had a chance. I also need to get DH to hold it up so I can take a photo. 

 

More Potato Chip Blocks

I made more Potato Chip blocks during the last few weeks. They are leaders and enders and go quickly. 

I was thinking about how big I would make the quilt. I think I will use up the rectangles I have made by making blocks, then I’ll see what to do with them. I don’t want to make a king sized quilt. I may have cut fewer than I think or, maybe, sewn into blocks, they make fewer blocks than I think they will.

 

Lupine Top and Back Finished

Lupine top finished
Lupine top finished

Lupine is ready to go to Colleen for quilting. Not a great photo, but the quilt is large and doesn’t fit well on my design wall.

I am really pleased with how it came out. It is a but pink and purple, but doesn’t scream ‘little girl’ to me. I think the black really helps give it a good over all feel. 

In addition, black can be depressing. It did make my workroom a little dark, but overall the pink, purple and Carousel blue keep the black from creating a look that is too depressing.

Lupine back finished
Lupine back finished

I also finished the back. Mom said it looked a little brown, but I definitely used colored dots on black for the most part. One of the prints, a large-ish piece, middle bottom, does have dots that have more brown in them than I would normally use. 

This project used up most of my dots on black fabrics.

I am waiting for a black solid in order to make the binding. I was going to use a pink that matched the border (AGF Cherry Lipgloss), but Lil Sissy pointed out that a black (AGF Caviar) would contain the piece. I think she is right.

BAM BOM Friendship Star Wreath

BAM BOM Friendship Star Wreath
BAM BOM Friendship Star Wreath

This block (for Month 3) took me a long time and I had some detours along the way. Finally, I finished it.

I am not 100% happy with it. I would have liked to use the grey Pearl Bracelets, but I didn’t have enough. 

Using the white Pearl Bracelets as the background introduces another color of background into the piece and I had hoped to avoid using white for the blocks. Since I have not used white in any of the other blocks I have to figure out how to make it work. 

First step: go see if I can find more grey Pearl Bracelets. Doubtful, but you never know.

Lupine Border Decisions

I chunked the Lupine quilt top, then sewed the spacer border on. The next step was the Flying Geese border.

Option 1:

Recommended Lupine border
Recommended Lupine border

The directions were to assemble two Flying Geese so it looks like the above. The look was ok, but didn’t grab my attention.

Option 2:

Zigzag Lupine border
Zigzag Lupine border

I saw a zigzag border that someone made and tried that with my fabrics. This option looked more cohesive to me. 

Option 3:

Alternating chevrons Lupine border
Alternating chevrons Lupine border

Just to see if another configuration would be better, I tried alternating chevrons. This wasn’t terrible and created a lot of movement, but I thought it was a little confusing for the viewer.

I went for option 2 and started sewing long rows of Flying Geese together.