First, here's a little doll quilt I just finished. It's a project for the retreat that I go to in Shipshewana every fall. The ladies at our table challenged each of us to make a little quilt using any nine of the Jane Stickle squares in it. Jane Stickle squares are 4.5 inches, but they wanted the little squares to be 3 inches or smaller. I made my nine squares to finish at 2 inches, but the quilt looked very small with only nine squares, and I didn't want to make any more - 2 inches is tiny!
So, I used some half-square triangles that I had to enlarge the quilt a little bit, and added pink and brown 1 inch hst's around the edge. It is machine quilted very simply and last night I put the binding on it.
The quilt measures 12.5 inches by 12.5 inches. I am looking forward to seeing the other ladies little quilts when we meet in November.
Secondly, I've been keeping up with the 365 Challenge of either 3 inch or 6 inch blocks. The blocks have been mostly 3 inch blocks, and yesterday's block was one with mitered corners. Ugh, I always have trouble with mitered corners. I cheated and used hst's instead, and it went together very easily. Here's a picture to show you what I mean:
I drew lines through the picture to show me how to convert it from mitered corners block to a simpler block using half square triangles. I also used a small print fabric so the seams didn't show very much.
After 9 months of making blocks every day, I look for the easiest way to make them.
Thirdly, I made binding, and am sewing it on a picnic table sized quilt that I made. The quilt is made from left over pieces from an aborted mystery quilt project from two years ago. I started Bonnie Hunter's "Grand Illusion" and became disillusioned with my quilt. The pieces and parts were made into four quilts. This is one of them:
The quilt is about 55 inches square, and I have another one just like it. I intend to use them as picnic table covers at the cabin. I enjoy hand binding, and it will be relaxing work in the evenings this week. What are you working on?
As usual, I'm linking up with Design Wall Mondays (Here)
So, I used some half-square triangles that I had to enlarge the quilt a little bit, and added pink and brown 1 inch hst's around the edge. It is machine quilted very simply and last night I put the binding on it.
The quilt measures 12.5 inches by 12.5 inches. I am looking forward to seeing the other ladies little quilts when we meet in November.
Secondly, I've been keeping up with the 365 Challenge of either 3 inch or 6 inch blocks. The blocks have been mostly 3 inch blocks, and yesterday's block was one with mitered corners. Ugh, I always have trouble with mitered corners. I cheated and used hst's instead, and it went together very easily. Here's a picture to show you what I mean:
I drew lines through the picture to show me how to convert it from mitered corners block to a simpler block using half square triangles. I also used a small print fabric so the seams didn't show very much.
After 9 months of making blocks every day, I look for the easiest way to make them.
Thirdly, I made binding, and am sewing it on a picnic table sized quilt that I made. The quilt is made from left over pieces from an aborted mystery quilt project from two years ago. I started Bonnie Hunter's "Grand Illusion" and became disillusioned with my quilt. The pieces and parts were made into four quilts. This is one of them:
The quilt is about 55 inches square, and I have another one just like it. I intend to use them as picnic table covers at the cabin. I enjoy hand binding, and it will be relaxing work in the evenings this week. What are you working on?
As usual, I'm linking up with Design Wall Mondays (Here)
