Nine patch swap blocks are together!!

 I participated in a nine patch swap with Barb, who blogs HERE.  ( By the way, she has a lot of really cool nine patch quilts on her blog right now!!) At long last, I have my blocks all together!!  It is a windy day, but I tried to get a shot outside anyway.  The quilt is four x six rows, so the top is cut off.

 The corner stones are leftovers from another project, so I used them here.  Now on to the borders!  I have no clue about what to so for a border...hmmmmm....

 Valentine's day is very close!  I made a little heart quilt for a friend.  I do love those hearts!!

Another view....before the whole thing blew away onto the lawn!




It seems like the best laid quilt plans that I make really never come to fruition.  I just pick up whatever I want to work on, at the moment, and that is what I do.  It makes it fun, and less like a regimented job, you know??  It is what I do for fun, so I think that is important!!







Have a great day, everyone!!



Julie

A forgotten quilt :(

 I finished the hand quilting and binding on this little quilt.  Perfect for a candle mat!

 I made the back like this, so I could have a rod hanger, if I wanted to, and plus I can write the label information on those little triangles.

 I found this quilt, forgotten in my closet...poor pink quilt!! It is humongous!  So it went on the bed, and I found the date...1990.  Time to use it up, don't you think??? It was carefully folded and had tissue in the layers...who knows what I was thinking back then!  It is certainly not an heirloom.

 All matchy-matchy and made of the pink of the time.  Huge pieces, too. I like it because it is HUGE!!  King sized!!

Speaking of cleaning out closets, I found this shirt, painted for me by one of my fellow nurse, Camille Wood.  It is dated 1992.  She used fabric paints, which really has held up well for so many years.  I loved it so much, I carefully put it away, and it really looks new!!  This one is a keeper...and so is Camille, one of my best nursing friends.  I just found her again on Facebook!






Have a great day, everyone!!!


Julie

Trying to finish some things up!!

 At last, I have a quilt top all together!  (mostly)  I made this with my niece, who made one just alike, and we shared fabrics.  It is all batiks, except for the borders.  I have no batik fabrics that were big enough to cut borders, so I just used what I could find in the stash.

 I have no idea where this fabric for the border came from, but it seemed to want to be in this quilt.

 What do you do if you want a bigger quilt, but don't want to make any more blocks?  I am going to put a strip of applique in that white strip! I am excited about that part...I just can't stick to a pattern, can I??  By the way, this quilt pattern is by Bonnie Hunter...thanks, Bonnie!

I tried to make the little three inch blocks from that fabulous quilt, 365 Sampler...and I just can't.  I know I won't keep up with it, so if you are interested in these blocks, let me know, and I will send them to you!!  If there are more than one person interested, I will have a drawing.




Have a great day, everyone!


Julie

Turning Twenty!!!

Working on my Turning Twenty quilt!!!  Loving all this scrappy beauty...thank  you, Tricia!!

Turning Twenty blog here!!!

http://turningtwentyblog.blogspot.com/

See the Turning Twenty website here!!!!

http://www.turningtwenty.com/

See Tricia's face book page here!!!

https://www.facebook.com/TurningTwenty?fref=ts

This is part of the Seeing Stars Mystery Quiltalong!!

Have a great day, everyone!!

Julie

Mystery quilting!

 I am making progress on Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilt.  I have all the stars done, and I am almost done with the setting blocks.

 A closer look...This is the most yellow/gold I have ever used in a quilt!  sunshine!!

 What if they were straight set?  Hmmmm....

And more progress on the Turning Twenty mystery quilt blocks!





Have a great day, everyone!!


Julie

Turning Twenty blocks, and more goodies!!

 I have been slow about my Turning Twenty blocks, but am finishing up this very pretty quilt!!  Here is block number twelve...
Thank you, Tricia!!  Please see the Turning Twenty contact information below.

See the Turning Twenty blog here!!!

http://turningtwentyblog.blogspot.com/

See the Turning Twenty website here!!!!

http://www.turningtwenty.com/

See Tricia's face book page here!!!

https://www.facebook.com/TurningTwenty?fref=ts

This is part of the Seeing Stars Mystery Quiltalong!!

 This is a tiny quilt I made yesterday, and I did some hand quilting on it tonight.  Just a scrappy, but you know I love those little pieces!!

 I received this as a gift, this Christmas.  It was made by my sister-in-law, and every stitch is perfect.  And the back looks as good as the front!!  Wow...it is so very nice!

And this fun, fun, fun postcard in the mail!!  Thank you dear Nina...I will cherish this forever...I am so delighted that this fabric creation made it through the mail just fine!!






Have a super day, everyone!!!


Julie

Quilt fever!!!

I am making progress on Bonnie Hunter's Quiltville mystery.  The big reveal was lovely, and I have all the pieces and parts all ready to go for the sewing machine.  These are the blocks I have completed so far.  The genius behind Bonnie's quilts is that they all fit together...if you press as she suggests, and have a careful 1/4 inch seam allowance, the quilt all goes together like magic.  Hurrah!!!



Have a super great day, each of you!!


Julie