Thursday, March 14, 2024

Pantry quilt

 I'm doing nothing I should be doing. haha

For the past many (18) years, my pantry has had 2 pieces of fabric hanging over the doorway.  It has worked just fine for all those years.

UNTIL....I saw this on Facebook last month.....a pantry quilt!

Now, those pieces of fabric look so tacky and ugly. 

I have been scouring ebay and fabric stores for fabrics to use. The goal is before the end of the year, my pantry will have this cool pantry quilt covering the doorway.

pic.jpg.62256240ef21dbea7113de97473e4479.jpg

I found some paper piecing patterns that would work....mixing bowls.

bowls.jpg.2a172261e8cb44329cff2649e2f7be6c.jpg

Candy jar

candy.jpg.a50ec5d9774ee1c9c600a15bf75010d1.jpg

Dog bones

dogbones.jpg.aa9fcb44ebf3d3a23b6e31ca014f937d.jpg

garlic

garlic.jpg.2a184de73f5f71ecf13c08342f91ac99.jpg

honey jar

honey.jpg.d1fa16067285b1e4dbb933adb2e0df3d.jpg

ketchup

ketchup.jpg.1c85b574bc8c45bbb18975c87fe26602.jpg

mustard

mustard.jpg.44b91794b741ac9e06e341cdc5ded858.jpg

mixed nuts

nuts.jpg.9b5def3e4159a018e14b9186035cdc6f.jpg

tomatoes

tomato.jpg.49b53195ab8d28e103d6aa6588581deb.jpg

Luckily, I have embroidery patterns for jars. I perhaps should have used a darker color for the background, but the pantry is in a hallway and I didn't want it to be too dark.

I have lots more goodies coming to put in jars....popcorn, nacho chips, biscuits, potato chips, pretzels, coffee beans, dollar bills, chocolate bars, and chocolate candies.

Wish I could find some cereal box fabric and other box things like mac and cheese and pastas and such. I might have to get down to fabric with veggies and fruits but I was holding out for cooler stuff. haha

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Linda's Campers

 This was a surprise quilt that I made for Linda Stellar. Once I saw the pattern in an old magazine, I just knew I had to make it for her. She has now received it, so I can show it. 

She says she will carry it in the van with her so she and her fur babies can snuggle up. I'm so happy she likes it.

It's about 62 x 72".  It is fused applique. Then I stitched down all the parts by hand. It took several months to complete. There were only 6 blocks, so I added blue for the water and sky and green for the land. 

front.jpg.48784b79eb372a3b75e8261577878496.jpg

Think she'll get to camp under the Northern Lights? 

1.jpg.ed015c29b17fee35c94fc555dfe6b76a.jpg

I added cats and dogs in the windows to represent her pets.

2.jpg.624934fe1a5a3f5e803a24a1f819892f.jpg

Camping in the desert might be tough.

3.jpg.882ae65419495114707cf6d73794937b.jpg

Look at those great mountains.

4.jpg.b55066700a0ce6218ec99c39e09dd6bc.jpg

There's Ozzie, looking out the window. Think he will enjoy it?

5.jpg.766447b78e8a86fdcd8e560ed17e7756.jpg

Down by the beach, checking out the fish.

6.jpg.24bdb320008732afb92bcdab91d20f80.jpg

It was fun finding things to put in the windows.

cat.jpg.aeeb9cba10769bb82b47dd5978484bab.jpg

A bad pic, but a close up of Ozzie. haha

dog.jpg.50ab4f3187d4280c61f2106d4275f4d7.jpg

It's like a part of me will be traveling with Linda. Oh, the places this quilt will go.

I know she will have a great time.

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Stay At Home Round Robin (SAHRR)

 I joined a few folks on Facebook in the SAHRR challenge. You could use anything you chose for the center. Then, every week another person gave you a block or a prompt to use for the next round.

I started with a St. Louis Cardinals baseball star block in the center, as it was a leftover from my cousin's quilt.


I put a small red border .. then the first round was a signature block. I continued the St Louis Cardinals theme in that round.


 The second round was 2 colors, so I used blue for the sides and white for the corners. Then I put a small white border. 

The third round was triangles.  So, I cut many, many triangles with my AccuQuilt machine of various reds, whites and blues. Then a small red border came next.

The fourth round was square in a square. So, the Cardinals fabric came out again for the center and then various other r/w/b fabrics for the corners. Then I added a small blue border.

The fifth round was the prompt "4".  I chose to make a 4" border. Then added a small red border.

The sixth and final round was a prompt of "letters or numbers". That was a puzzler for a bit, until I found the fabric that said Old Glory and Freedom. That worked.


I call the finished top Americana: Baseball and 4th of July

It is 68 x 75".  It was rather fun to do.









Wednesday, February 28, 2024

February Challenge report

 Well, February has about come to an end. I wasn't sure I would make it, but all my challenges for the month got finished.

Embroidery challenge .. Baltimore Album.

There are 40 blocks, half are redwork. Blocks are 8.5"




Piecing challenge .. Judy Martin's Celebration
I cut the colored squares at 2.5 instead of 4.5, so I just made them 4 patches and moved on, instead of cutting them all over again. 


Scrap challenge .. Turned a box of green scraps into about 75 blocks .. 8.5" block



Also got a few other things done.

Got the boxes top pieced together. It is ready to quilt.


Used leftover pieces from cutting triangles with the AccuQuilt and made this.



Got my March snowman wall hanging for the studio embroidered and quilted.



Am currently quilting my cousin's wall hanging of Lorelei Ladies.  30" square.



Challenges for March are ..

Embroidery .. Mushrooms and floweres
Piecing .. Black, white and red blocks
Scraps .. Turn a HUGE bin of white scraps into 8.5" blocks. I could make 100s.  Some of this might just get thrown out if I get tired of making them. 

March might get tricky. I want to start planting and getting my hands in the dirt, so I might need more hours in my days. haha




















Monday, February 5, 2024

Pumpkin Village

 The Village is all sewed up and ready for its new home...my sister's...naturally. She buys most of my quilts. I believe she might be running out of wall space. haha

It was a BOM from somewhere. I need to write those things down. 58" square.  I used felt for the applique....just because I have a ton of it. Lots of hand sewing and LOTS and LOTS of buttons and beads. So, the quilting went a little wonky around some things. haha


Those top 4 corner blocks had pieced leaf blocks, but I didn't want to do that, so I did my own thing....embroidery, naturally.


I love the quilt show. I've never made 2" quilts...until now. haha




There are some 3D things....like the purple broom end.



Can you see the sewing machine and scissors in the window? Sunflowers are 3D.




I love how they made the doors as books.


I used my embroidery machine to make the signs, rather than embroider them by hand.


Back is a green....a darker olive than this pic.  Between the camera and me, it's a wonder I get any pictures that are recognizable.


Top thread was So Fine Bone and bobbin was So Fine olive. Normally, I don't use So Fine for both top and bottom.

Gotta go load the next quilt....it's a surprise, so you won't see it until the recipient gets it.

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

January Challenges all met...and then some.

 I am happy to report that all my January Challenges were finished. A good start to the new year.

Let's see what was on the list.....

Make blocks from the HUGE pile of black scraps....done.



Embroider Mylar Boots.....done.



Since the boots have Mylar in them, they are all shiny. I made hats and horse and riders for the corners. Pink background fabric and a dark green print for sashing. Might have enough of that green for a border.

Do something with the huge pile of 2.5" zebras....done and done.



All different configurations of borders. I made about 120 of these and then quit.

 But, there are still over hundred zebra squares left…so, I made these with scraps I got from the quilt famous Scott Murkin.

 

And, when I ran out of zebras, I used the rest of Scott’s fabric to make these.

 

Other accomplishments for January include…

 

A Facebook BOM…Bona Lisa

This is the first block

 

And, she got a hat and scarf

And she has sweaters…

 


 

The first of the month I will get the next installment.

 

Also found on Facebook,  SAHRR….Stay At Home Round Robin.

You use any block you like for the center. Each Monday you get a block from a different designer to use for your next round. So far, we have 2 rounds.

 


 Sweet Pea BOM…Houses

This is a large block, made in 2 parts and sewn together. The first Thursday of each month you next the next block. So far, just the first one.

 

I made my February snowman Wall Hanging and got it quilted.

 

Molly Mine released new embroidery quilt designs. This is Part 1..blocks 1-4. The idea is to make 4 of the same blocks and put them together as 1. Not sure I will do that or leave them all single.

 




My cousin gave me a set of Lorelei fabrics. They are all sewing related and have some Sassy Ladies. This is what I came up with to use them. It is about 64 x 72”. I still have pieces left from most of the fabrics.

 




And I am working on my Boxes quilt top here and there.

Here is the inspiration…

 

This is what I drew up…

 

I have almost half of the boxes put together so far.

 


I think that is all of my January. I didn't realize I had done so much. haha


The challenges for February are…

 

1.        Turn this box of green scraps into blocks.

 

2.       Piece the Judy Martin Celebration quilt. I have had the pieces cut out for some time, just waiting for me. When I looked at them yesterday, I discovered that I had cut the white and black pieces correctly, but the scrappy pieces are cut the wrong size. So, there will be some finangeling going on with this one.

 

3.       Embroider Baltimore Album blocks. There are 20 embroidered and 20 redwork. I decided to do them all. Should be fun.

 


Of course, I will continue with…

 ..Bona Lisa

..SAHRR

..BOM Houses

 

That should keep me busy for a while.




Search This Blog