A pile of scraps and THIS VIDEO TUTORIAL got me started.
In no time at all I had a quilt. It uses 36 blocks and finishes at 35″ square–a nice symmetry there.
I can see using this pattern again. It would work for many different applications.
For now it goes in the donation pile. YAY! No bored babies if they sleep under this quilt.
I was in the mood for something easy and cheerful.
There was a bag of dinosaur print fabric that came from…somewhere. I get a lot of hand-me-downs. It didn’t take long to cut three 6-1/2″ squares, and several 4-1/2″ and 3-1/2″ squares. That used nearly every tiny bit. My bin of solids supplied the borders/sashing for the smaller squares (1-1/2″ and 2″ strips, respectively).
And, ta-dah, a baby quilt. Ready for donation. Such a cheerful finish giving purpose to those too-cute-to-throw-away scraps.
Right now I have three quilts in the works.
The Jewel Box quilt has become my leader/ender and there are suddenly 50 blocks complete. Only about 10% of the final total, but that is progress. One must be persistent with this sort of project.
Next we have a Second Chances quilt. It is slowly evolving and will be a fun small quilt, table topper or wall hanging soon. Fun colors!
And, finally, we have my new general scrap pattern for donation quilts. I use them to practice on the treadle. I am getting better rhythm and fewer thread breaks all the time. This is 15 blocks out of 35 to create a 60″ x 80″ top.
In the meantime, there is one quilt being bound and four waiting for binding. I am saving them up for General Conference the first weekend of April, a great time to listen, learn, reflect and bind quilts.
More updates (and some of those quilts finished) soon!
Debra was so kind to share some of her leftover half square triangle blocks.
All they needed was some sorting and squaring up.
The backing was from stash, also donated, maybe by Stephanie?
Isn’t it lovely how fabric can find a purpose over time and distance?! I am really pleased with the results.
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Since I already have FOUR quilts in progress, I really should have used my extended sewing time today to work on them. And I did. A little.
But then I heard the call of the scraps. I received these beauties recently and even had an idea of what I wanted to do with them.
A whole lot of cutting later I had a pile of small pieces that will be thrown away.
And an entire quilt kit, ready to use. As soon as I finish at least one of the four. Probably…
A bag of half square triangles came in a hand-me-down package.
They turned in to this.
YAY!
Just a lap size quilt, 42″ x 56″, but it will be a nice donation quilt.
And the winner of the Safe Haven Pattern and Thimbleberries Fabric Giveaway is…..
Sherry Bobak, who wrote: Safe Haven is such a beautiful quilt. I used to have a couple of Thimbleberries books but I’m not sure where they went. I’ve always wanted to make a village type quilt with different houses, a church and barn. I tried searching for that pattern but it seems to be hard to find. Yours is very beautiful and I love the colors. Thank you for the chance to win the pattern.
Well, Sherry, your search is over. Now you just have to wait by the mailbox.
Thank you to all who entered and for your sweet comments. If we all lived close enough we could have a party, and make Safe Haven quilts together. Maybe someday…
This is the third Welcome Home top finished for donation.
They are quick and each–all 2-1/2″ strips and only 48 blocks. You can get all the details HERE: TUTORIAL: Welcome Home Quilt Block – Wedding Dress Blue (wordpress.com)
I like the scrappy happy look, but it is easy to see a more controlled color scheme could be used for wedding quilts, quilts of valor or just about any occasion.
Pushing towards a finish soon.
I would really like a marathon Friday Night Sew In, but even with only one or two hours Friday night and a little on Saturday morning, things do get done.
Some cutting and stitching on my version of North Star State Quilt.
And the binding finished on a small donation quilt. The top is made from a charm pack that came in a hand-me-down bag a while back.
Looking forward to June already.
Wedding Dress Blue 