Designing Monday

This was a busy week so not much sewing.  Here are the blocks I made in the Disappearing 4 Patch pattern.  I am working on sewing them together this week.

Have a happy day of quilting.  Be sure to hop over to Judy's blog to see more beautiful designs.

Designing Monday

I finished the binding on this quilt last night.  It is made from some gifted fabric from Pat Sloan's giveaway plus some other fabrics that I added.  The pattern is from Pat's blog and is called Eat Your Fruits N' Veggies.  The fabric line has the same name.  I really think it turned out cute and my plan is to donate it to our guild who in turn will give it to a local hospital pediatric ward.

With the remaining fabrics from the layer cake of Pat's fabric, I have pieced together Disappearing 4 Patch blocks.  I haven't quite figure out how best to piece these together to meet the size requirements from the guild, but these are also destined for donation.

Hop on over to Judy's blog to see some more beautiful designs.

The Constant Wife

Kathleen Tracy, the Sentimental Quilter  hosts a challenge each month to make a small quilt based on a pattern from one of her books or from a pattern that she provides on her blog.  The month of April, the quilt was based on the block of the Constant Wife.  I like that name, although I prefer to be a little unpredictable myself.  What's the fun in always being the same?

Here is my version of the quilt.  

If you want to join along, there is a link to Kathleen's small quilt Yahoo group on the side bar of her blog.

Designing Monday

All of the blocks are sewn together for this fun quilt.  I love the little splashes of orange.  This pattern is called Eat your Fruits N Veggies from Pat Sloan.  It is a freebie on her website.  I used quite a bit of her fabric and added some others.

Hope you have time to do some fun quilting today.  Hop on over to Judy's blog to see some more beautiful designs.

PS  It snowed at our house yesterday.

Designing Monday

I am working on two projects right now.  I have started all the cutting and initial piecing of HST's for the Eat your Fruits and Veggies quilt that is a Pat Sloan design.  I downloaded the free pattern from her website and am using some of her fabrics as well as some of my stash and other coordinates.  I mail ordered the white fabric and it arrived on Saturday afternoon.  I could not wait to get busy cutting.

Here is one block laid out.  

I also have started the Small Quilt of the Month from Sentimental Quilter.  It's not shown on her blog this month but is available from her chat group.  The block is called Constant Wife.  I managed to get these little blocks sewn up after much ripping and frustration.  It is so simple but I could not get my triangles in the right direction and somehow managed to get my square a little cattywampus.  All is in order now, so I just have to choose how I want my borders.

Have a happy day of sewing.  Hop on over to Judy's blog to see more designs.

Designing Monday

My design wall has a quilt that has been parked there for several months, so I didn't bother to take a photo of it. I have decided to make a keyboard type border and I have no experience with it.  Anybody have any suggestions?  I am afraid there will be lots of stretching and uneven edges.


I did receive a nice surprise this week.  My name was drawn in the Moda Incredible Friendship Quilt Along that was held several weeks ago.  And lucky me, the designer who pulled my name was Pat Sloan.  Yes THE Pat Sloan.  She graciously sent me a layer cake of her fabric and here is is.

 Isn't it colorful?  There are 42 - 10" squares just waiting to be sliced and diced into a wonderful quilt.  She posted a quilt pattern on her blog that uses just the yellow and greens.  Or you can just use the reds or the blues.  I will have to supplement with other fabrics, but can't wait to look for some more to get started.  I should be able to make a couple of comfort quilts for our guild with these fun fabrics.


Hop on over to Judy's blog  to see some beautiful designs.

Good Friday

It's Good Friday and for several reasons.  We made it to the Good Friday church service today which is always so moving.  And there were lots of people there.

I finished 3 little quilts this week and that is also good.

One is hanging on the wall. The applique center is a free pattern from Erin Russek at One Piece at a Time.

The other two will be displayed somewhere.  One is the ugly fabric challenge quilt and I was very happy to finish it.  It did not sing for me.  It didn't even hum.  I think the fabrics were all too muddy or dull for me.  I used the blue border and goldish orange binding to add some brightness.  This quilt will probably move to my closet and stay there.

This was the March challenge and here is the February challenge which was pieced last month but finished this week.  I like that the binding on the sides are one color and the ends are another color. Both were challenges from the Sentimental Quilter.

I enjoyed my trip to Primitive Gatherings and managed to find some great fabrics for a couple of upcoming projects.  Yea!!

Happy Easter.