Know Your Colors

Just finished piecing another colorful kid's quilt. It is 48x55.

This piece of fabric started it all. Those blocks are a bit over 1".

Here is the top...

And, some closeups....

I still have some of the fabric left....have to come up with another design.

Old World Fantasy

This top was a mystery quilt from the Quilted Twins.....the twin who lives in Poland. It started in April, 2020, for 6 weeks. I did the lap size. It is 56" square.

Block 1

Block 2

The border

There were a lot of bias edges, so there is going to be some stretching and straightening out during quilting.

I kept up with the clues every week and pieced all the parts. When the final instructions came to put it together, I just put it in the box and put it away. I finally got it out to put it together. Oh my, the instructions were useless. I went by the pictures.

I did need to make a few more pieces at one point. I don't know if it was her mistake or mine....I didn't look. But at least it is now together. Glad I didn't go for queen size. haha

Purple Madness

Well, July is not over, but I have used all my purple selvages and purple scraps. I am finished with the July purple challenge. Here is Purple Madness. It's about 60x72

There are scrap blocks, 4 patches with a frame ...

Plain 4 patches...

Didn't take long to use up my purple pieces.

Guess I just get to play the rest of the month.

Monkey Business

I had a monkey embroidery CD that I hadn't ever done, I don't think.  So, over the last few weeks. I made the blocks. And just had to order banana fabric to go with it. haha

It is 40" x 50". 

Do you want a banana now? haha

Old Glory

Finally got the binding on this one today. It is 60x70.  Took a while to make all the blocks but I think it is pretty cool.

This was a great scrap buster.

The worst part of the quilting was rolling back and forth in those red and white rows.

Back is white cotton.

Used Glide Ruby, Cobalt and White. Bobbin is Bottom Line cream.

It is going to live at my sister's.

Now you know the secret

Several people have asked me about what I use for the backs of selvage blocks. I always say...just whatever I have sitting around that i want to use up. That really doesn't tell you anything....does it?  Well, I finally remembered to take a pic of the back.....so, here you are.....the back of a selvage top before quilting.

And, a close up. Really, just a hodgepodge of fabrics in the 'use this up somehow' box.

And here is the front of Selvage Purple Madness

The color for July's challenge was purple. It only took me a day to use up my purple selvages. The first border around the 30 inside blocks are all pointing out....the last border they are all laying horizontal to the side.

The middle 30 blocks have a little Halloween pic in the centers.

I like this tree. Reminds me of when I mow under the cedar trees....there are usually spiders hanging down like that.....or some gigantic web waiting to wrap around my face. 

I love this witch on her broom.

I have lots of purple scraps and bits and pieces and will make more blocks with those, but this is the end of the selvages.

June Color Challenge Report

I almost forgot about this. I had a lot happening in June.

The white challenge piecing....

Color Go Round

Old Glory

White Madness

White Madness II

Yesterday's Toy Store

I also pieced....

Rectangular Log Cabin

Square in a square Halloween

And I quilted....

Orange Madness

Patriotic ABC

Scrabble Board

I embroidered some monkey blocks...but didn't take pics. (oops) 

And I embroidered 4 Crazy Quilt baby blocks in Set 2.

That was my month.  Now I am working on purple selvage blocks for July.  I don't have much purple at all and am almost done with the selvages already.  but, i have lots of purple strips and bits and scrap pieces, so I'll be busy for a couple weeks.

Hope your month of June was productive