Scrappy Trip Along

I jumped on the bandwagon a month or so ago and started a scrappy trip along...and it probably only took me a couple weeks to finish her up.

I always seem to finish projects at about 11pm and I get all excited to take a picture and then they turn out all crappy looking like this, but it's all I've got for now:
 

I went through a few color scheme ideas for this one, and most people have chosen to go the brighter, more colorful route, but I went with a more subdued, blues and gray and greens route. I love the way this quilt turned out.

 

I had some help along the way...she made sewing the rows together a touch more entertaining =)

That dog has not met an unfinished quilt top she hasn't liked. 

Now I just need to decide how to quilt and what backing to use!

Lost and Found Quilt

Finished up this quilt Sunday. I used Riley Blake's Lost and Found fabric line (or at least that is what most of the fabrics are). There really is no pattern, I just started with a square in the middle and went from there.

Here are some closeups of the quilting in progress:

This might be my best feather to date:

 

Here are some closeups of the finished quilting:

Here is a closeup of my machine binding:

 

And here she is fresh out of the dryer in all her crinkly goodness:

 

Fabric Alphabet Letters

I made these alphabet letters for my daughter using my fabric stash. She loves them. Hopefully they will also prove to be educational as well.

More Giggles

This is actually the first Giggles & Giggles quilt I completed. My mom and I made this quilt probably about a year ago - she is such a trooper and does the ruffling for me - for my daughter, who is two now. 

It was a very cute kit Emily at Materials Girl in Draper, Utah had put together. I love all the rich, bright pinks and oranges, with touches of gray and yellows. Perfect for a tiny little girl with a very large personality.

This is the pattern by Sew Much Ado.

This was also my first attempt at doing some fancier free motion quilting designs.

It is certainly far from perfect, but I went outside my comfort zone and I'm happy with that. Practice practice practice! My new philosophy when it comes to long-arm quilting: have a drink, put on your big-girl panties, and get stitchin!

Here's a peek at the back:

And a few more looks....

Gathers & Giggles Galore!

Another baby quilt done! Only one more to do....that I know of anyways.

The mom-to-be is not the girly-girly type, so I wanted to stay away from the typical baby pinks and purples. She has a bit of a hippie flair to her, and I think this quilt is the perfect fit!

This is from the Gathers & Giggles pattern by Sew Much Ado (click here to learn more).

 

I have been very brave (at least for me!) in trying new free motion quilting patterns. Every design on this quilt was something new for me. Here are some close-ups of the quilting.

 

Here is a peek at how the back of this one turned out:

 

 

 

I have also been working on perfecting a machine binding technique. This is the fourth time I have done it and I think it turned out perfectly.

 

Happy Monday!

Winter Wall Hanging

Finished up my winter wall hanging quilt Saturday night. I had a fun quilt night with some new quilty friends. I have such a great time quilting with others who are just as passionate as I am.

I used more muddy, civil-war type fabrics for this one...not my typical fabrics of choice, but I'm trying to branch out. Such fun applique. Now she just needs to be quilted, some buttons put on the snowman, and hung up! She may not make it up in time for this winter season, but for sure for next year!

Holiday Fun

I feel like I had a real Christmas this year. My kids are getting older, I had a lot of time off from work, and my parents were visiting.

For the first time ever, we made treats to give to neighbors. I think they turned out gorgeous and they were tasty too!

I was also able to get some quilting in. This is a panel, along with stripe border fabric, that was given to me by a new quilting friend. I simply appliqued the four corner pieces and put the thing together. I'm not huge into panels, but this one was so darn cute, I couldn't resist! Plus, I'm more apt to try some new quilting designs on a panel.

I also started a winter wall hanging:

I'm just working on blanket stitching all the applique pieces. I should have this one put together soon enough!