In love with white too

Isn't white the best color? Even if you have only a few pieces cut on bias? That is why I have so narrow sashing.

Very happy how it turned out...

 

That special boy will leave the country in a few days so I would better go to quilt it!

Still in love with solids

I put to good use the last pieces of my solid collection - 9" squares. 

I spent some time wondering which fabric would look best as background: tan, black or white.

White color won. Black looks too dramatic and  anyway I think it is not a proper color for a young boy.

I have no idea what I am making here but it should be something beautiful because this quilt will be for a special 6 year boy.

There will be 56 blocks - I am struggling now with 1.5" white squares.

These are leftovers...

Pepe thinks I shouldn't throw them to trash!

Tomorrow the top should be done.

2 in 1 quilt

So, this is my quilt of (too) many colors! You can see here 9 rows, the top has 13 rows.

- 90"x90"  ( what size is this ? I made it 10" wider that I planned!);

- 163 blocks;

- It was a challenge to make it!

All the steps in making this pattern are time consuming and cutting the triangles from strips and pressing are the most annoying ones.

I pieced the top in vertical rows and I worked with half of blocks  - I don't like at all this. And pressing long seams - the worst thing! 

But I think all the effort worth it.

Could you see this pattern in 3D? Look at this picture below...

and look at this picture below... Could you see the difference ?

You can see it better in this picture below. This is my "2 in 1" quilt. The same pattern - two different designs. I just have to rotate it 180 degrees.

I love it, even if the piecing is far away from perfect. I hope the quilting will hide all the imperfections and will make it even more beautiful!

 

Tomorrow I will start a new project so the quilting on this one will have to wait a few days.

Making progress on a new quilt

Do you remember that I am working on a quilt with many colors?  I am using all the colors from three Kona cotton jelly rolls.

This will be indeed a very colorful quilt- I need many blocks so I had to use even brown, gray, tan and all these neutral colors that I am not too fond of.  

This is probably the less urgent project I have to make in the next month but I have a thought that I will not let it from my hands until I will finish the top.

Could you guess what it is ? I will give you a hint: two quilts in one! And I am not talking here about reversible quilts. The back will be beautiful as well, though.

Anxious to piece the blocks now!

Jewel Box Quilt Finished

I am so happy I finished an UFO. Many others are still waiting....

The quilting ? Nothing fancy - quick and simple.

I made it for my mother. She already saw it (and she loves it) but she thinks it is mine. 

I still have to add the binding then I will lay it on her bed and I will be prepared to listen that she loves it very much but she really, really doesn't need a new quilt.

But this quilt is great for her- lightweight, small size (perfect for her bed) and it is not a magnet for cat hair!

Well, this will be her new quilt until we will finish The Grandmother Flower Garden quilt.

Happy Sewing!

Quilt Top Finished

Here is the top of my new quilt.  I would have loved to add some pieced borders (because it is a little shorter) but I ran out of tan fabric.

I was a little nervous while I pieced the blocks because I did not know how all these colors work together but I think the tan fabric tie them wonderfully! I love it !

Sure I would have loved it even more with white fabric instead of tan. But I ran out of white fabric too (and generally of neutral fabrics) so this was the only option I had on hand.

The design of the block is fat quarter friendly (even fat eight) and I used most of the solid stash I have.

My husband looked at the top and suggested me another design.  He told me that I should pay him for this :) I did not tell him that I already thought of that design!

I loved the piecing, the block involved a few steps though. 

Pepe loves the top too and he would be happy to let it un-quilted because it is hot here.

 

I am planning  a variation of the design.

Happy Sewing to you all!

New Patchwork Quilt

42 blocks done !

 

Anxious to finish the top- two more rows to add !

Looking forward to a productive sewing week

Am I crazy or am I crazy? About green...

Alex found my green fingernails very interesting and all the time he wanted to eat them.

My sister just called me to say he ate cherries and it shows very well on the little castles quilt.

Hopefully the stains will disappear after washing. If not, we can say that was a loved and used quilt.

 

Tomorrow I will start to sew again on my noisy sewing machine (I used it just for a few hours in the last 5 weeks). I have big plans!

Wishing you all a fun week!

Geta

Rows of Hexy Flowers

Two rows almost finished - I still have to add two flowers.

A very good news- we need 60 flowers and we already have 42! We hope we will finish it by Christmas.

My mother has no idea what surprise we prepare for her. She is always amazed by the patience we have to stitch the flowers (like we did not inherit it from her!).

A little too colorful for my taste, but my mother loves it!

Assembling the rows is not as much fun as making the individual flowers but it is definitely more rewarding.

 

Happy Sunday to you all!

Colors, colors, colors...

For 10 years I have dreamed to have the entire Fossil Fern collection  (at least in fat quarters!) and finally I managed to buy a charm pack! It doesn't matter these are just small squares, I have 100 colors!

I don't know what I will use them for, but I am happy just looking at the wonderful pack.

Here are the colors of the new quilt I started last week. These are the "leftovers" from Alex's quilt (I used the "happy" colors on that quilt and these are the remaining ones).

I am so anxious to finish the blocks-   still a lot of sewing to do.

I have no idea how it will look like!

I will show you tomorrow the first two rows of our GFG quilt.

Happy Weekend to you all!

New Free Design

Here is the new free design for my newsletter subscribers. If it is too hot in your part of the world, make a lemonade!

Enjoy!

An old project

Here are my latest bags. I started making them in February.

I wanted to make a pattern for an easy and quick tote. With other pressing projects, I abandoned this idea.

Here is the first version  - it doesn't show in the picture but the two straps weren't the easiest things I have ever sewn.

So I changed this and the second version was made with just one strap. I loved it but I found the tote a little too large.

I changed the shape a little and I made a smaller version.

And I made other two just to have the chance to work with these gorgeous fabrics. My newest obsession: dots!

I did not like too much these versions so I made another one, again with two straps.

I made a few quick versions too- using just one fabric and unquilted.

 

After six months and eight totes made, it seams none is exactly what I want! 

I will try soon a new design.