Tag: Project-Quilt

Posts about the piecing, applique’ of quilts. Don’t use for completed quilts or non-quilt projects.

Morning Glory Start

The other day I decided it was a good day to cut for the Morning Glory quilt. This has been sort of cut for awhile, but not really started. I think this was because I didn’t have a reason to make it. Now I do. There will be another wedding in the family. The family new member will get a quilt.

I don’t always wait to start projects until I have a reason, but this quilt is so easy that it is more about the fabrics and colors than the piecing challenge. I just felt like waiting, or I had no incentive to get going. 

Cyndi's Morning Glory
Cyndi’s Morning Glory

It started with a picture that Cyndi sent me or maybe she showed me the quilt? I don’t remember now. She made this quilt from a pattern in a book called Just Two Charm Packs** and it really appealed to me.

Family Threads FQ packs
Family Threads FQ packs

I bought a couple of fat quarter packs in 2025 and that set me on the path. I am a sucker for a rainbow FQ pack. I thought they would be good to use with this pattern, so I cut them up right away and then stopped work on the project. 

I thought a lot about what to use for the crosses. I didn’t want to use white, for some reason, and ended up cutting the same lavender grunge that I used for another project. I had just enough leftover for the crosses. 

Dewfall 92091-95 Ditsy Dots Gray Multi Ghazal Razavi
Dewfall 92091-95 Ditsy Dots Gray Multi Ghazal Razavi

The background is a darker grey than Cyndi used. It is Dewfall by Ghazal Razavi (#92091). Her fabrics are showing up quite a bit in my quilts lately. I used some of her Dovetail line in the Patchwork Palooza quilt.

The method of putting the quilt together isn’t too my taste, but I am ok with this being a quick project.

 

 

 

 

 

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Finished: Cool Four Patch Fun

Finished Cool Four Patch Fun - top
Finished Cool Four Patch Fun – top

After finishing the Warm Four Patch Fun quilt, I started immediately finishing the binding on this quilt.

This quilt is larger than the Warm Four Patch Fun. I do use a lot of cool colored fabrics, but it is still odd. I wasn’t counting, but I thought I had an equivalent number of fabrics.

Finished Cool Four Patch Fun - back
Finished Cool Four Patch Fun – back

The back of this quilt has more novelty fabrics. I guess I was in that mood.

I’ll send these quilts off next week, I think.

Finished: Warm Four Patch Fun

Finished Warm Four Patch Fun - top
Finished Warm Four Patch Fun – top

I finished the binding on the Warm Four Patch Fun. I really thought this quilt was larger, but it is relatively small. Kind of surprising since I use so much pink. Oh well, I hope it will be a good drag around quilt.

Finished Warm Four Patch Fun - back
Finished Warm Four Patch Fun – back

 

 

 

The back is another melange of random fabric. I do try and keep to a theme if I can. This time it was peachy pinks. 

Laying Out the BAM BOM

BAM BOM on the design wall - 1
BAM BOM on the design wall – 1

All of the blocks for the guild Block of the Month are done. We will have the layout party at Sew Day in November. I decided to put my blocks up on my design wall to see what I could do with them.

I am thinking I would like to get the top sewn together so I can focus on helping other people get theirs laid out during the layout party.

The blocks shown are the major blocks, mostly. This doesn’t now show anywhere near all of the blocks. I just wanted to get something up on the wall to get started. Each iteration provides information. 

BAM BOM on the design wall - 8
BAM BOM on the design wall – 8

I am not going to bore you going through all the permutations and changes that I made. 

Version 8 is the best one so far. You can see some of the ideas that stayed, most notably the upper right hand corner. 

I am thinking of making four more Birds in the Air blocks and at least one more Sawtooth Star. The bottom left hand corner is very light feeling and the whole piece is a little top heavy.

I am also thinking I won’t use the grey Pearl Bracelets as the background. First, I may not have enough and second the pearls make the background really confusing when parts are sewn together. I am thinking of a similar color in a solid. I need to look through my greys and at my color cards.

It is definitely a process!

New BAM BOM Friendship Star Wreath

A few months ago, I made the first version of this block, which I really like. This is a block that I explored in Flying Around. When I made the first one I knew it wasn’t right. 

Friendship Star Wreath #2 - BAM BOM
Friendship Star Wreath #2 – BAM BOM

Later, I got some more of the grey Pearl Bracelets fabric. Recently, with the end of the project nearing, I remade the block so that it fits in better with the rest of the blocks. I like it much better.

There isn’t as much contrast between the star fabrics and the background. Perhaps that will make people move in closer and look more carefully at the quilt.

Now I need to think about how I will put the quilt together. We have a layout party scheduled for the November Sew Day. I don’t know if I want to have mine put together or if I will work along with the others. I think I will need it put together to show that it can be done. I also think I won’t have time to work on my own project while everyone else needs assistance.

Flower #8

Flower #8 v.1
Flower #8 v.1

I finished Flower #7 a few days ago. I wanted to keep up the momentum, so I started cutting out#8 when I had a few extra minutes over the weekend.

I went to City Made Quilts the other day to check out their solids. They carry a brand other than Kona, which is a relief, Michael Miller, I think. I bought a couple to mix with my Tilda fabrics so I could use the lavender and peach Tilda on Flower #8.

Flower #8 v.2
Flower #8 v.2

I cut the lavender and peach solids and the print then went from there. I had some other pieces cut, so I tried those. Some of the pinks don’t work for me, so I tried again.

The version, right, is what I have at the moment. It is sitting on my design. I want greens in the corners, but am not sure this combination is working.

Starting Sidewalk #7

In the category of TMI, I had some dental work done yesterday and spent some time clearing out my email inbox, but otherwise laid on the couch and was a potato. I did get some stuff done over the weekend, which made me happy.

White Color Strip / sidewalk blocks
White Color Strip / sidewalk blocks

I got some fabric as a gift a week or so ago and decided it would work really well for my next White Strip donation top.

The White strip blocks had been laying around not inspiring me. With the new fabric in hand, I cut it up at SueS’ Sew Day. With that done, I was able to sew large and small squares to the strip blocks to come up with these larger blocks on Saturday. 

Sidewalk #7: White Strips in process
Sidewalk #7: White Strips in process

Most of the blocks have been sewn so I need to start chunking. I was able to use almost all of the gift fabric, which is great. 

This is a very different look for the white strip tops I have made in the past. This top will also straddle two series of quilts, Color Strip and Sidewalk.

Finished: Flower #7

Country Revival Flower #7
Country Revival Flower #7

I finished Flower #7! I finished the block faster than I thought I would. It only took me almost all day rather than all day. 😉

I am pleased with how it came out. I think my fabric choices are good. 

Country Revival blocks, August 2026
Country Revival blocks, August 2026

So far, my group of blocks looks good. The blocks are very different from each other, but the fabrics tie them together.

On to Flower #8.

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.

Finished: Sidewalk #6: Green

Sidewalk #6: green - finished
Sidewalk #6: green – finished

I powered through the chunking of the Sidewalk #6: Green and was able to finish. I wanted to get one of the Wheelchair quilts up on the wall, so I needed to finish the Sidewalk quilt.

I really need to make the Half 16 Patches more colorful. The alternating white squares in the blocks means the quilt is primarily white which maybe isn’t so great for a donation quilt. I thought about using a color for the 8.5 and 4.5 inch squares, but am pretty sure I don’t have enough of any one color and am not sure scrappy would work with this design. I’ll have to think about it some more.

Sidewalk #6: Green- back
Sidewalk #6: Green- back

The back took longer than I expected as I used a lot of smaller pieces. Still, it uses up a lot of greens that I probably won’t use. Also, I get to add to my ‘Fabric Used” spreadsheet and up the number of donation quilts the guild gives away.

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.

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.

 

More Chaos

Chaos - early June 2026
Chaos – early June 2026

I worked really hard last week to finish the Chaos top before class. I made good progress, but did not finish the top.

It is what it is, so I am continuing. This will be a large quilt and it has a lot of blocks, so I just have to soldier on. 

The class is over, which is sad, but I hope to make another quilt like this using the same techniques.

Finished Ends n.25

Ends n.25 top finished
Ends n.25 top finished

I finished Ends n.25 a few weeks ago. I just handed it in and made time to post about it.

The background doesn’t provide the required contrast to make the oranges and yellows stand out. They don’t, however, blend together either. 

This is a great example of what is fun about making donation quilts. I can play around with fabric combinations that I wouldn’t otherwise consider for my own work. I guess making backing is a little of the same.

Ends n.25 Back
Ends n.25 Back

The back, like the back for Ends n.24, uses some old solids that have been around since the dark ages.