Last quilt finish of 2019 and December stuff

 This is a jellyroll quilt called Slice.  It is from a tutorial by the fatquartershop.
It measures 40x40 and is very fun to make.  I used Sandy Gervais WellSaid fabric.

 The back is Winnie the Pooh fabric.

WARNING....this blog post has a lot of photos......

The next photos are quilts in progress by my friends from the retreat we went on the first part of December. 

  The following are some of the things I worked on at the retreat......
I used 4" pieces of fabric and did strip piecing and then added borders.  I used mostly scraps of Laurel Burch fabrics I have had for awhile.
I put batting separate on the front and on the back and did quilting before I sewed them together.

 I finished 6 of these for gifts after I got home from the retreat. 

 The following photo is the design wall placing charm squares for Oh My Stars quilt.  Pattern is by Pat Sloan.

 Here is a photo of the paint chips for Bonnie Hunter mystery plus fabric.  We went to a fabric shop during the retreat and I found some more fabric for doing the Frolic quilt.  Today Bonnie gave the 6th clue.  There is still time to join in on the fun.

AND today is the last day for the early bird special for the Joanne Sharpe 2020 online class.
2020 Artfully Inspired Life.  Painting...lettering....collages.......and more......VERY FUN!!!

That's it for 2019.............

I put my favorite quilt finish for 2019 on Instagram.....It was one I had started 10 years ago and finally finished!        WHAT is YOUR favorite quilt finish for 2019?    #favoritequiltfinish2019

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

mug rug finishes and another Gypsy Wife block

 I finished this mug rug a week ago on Valentine's Day.  It is the one I discussed in my previous blog post.  I called it hugs and kisses mug rug.  I used several stamps for the images and colored with Inktense pencils and fabric medium.  The center heart was stamped with Fabrico garnet fabric ink pad.  The left two were stamped with Versa Craft black ink pad.  The bottom right was stamped with Versa color violet.
Such fun....I want to do more projects with images on fabric and coloring!

Photo is the back of the mug rug...Susan Winget old fabric....I still love it!!

 I had some scraps left from previous projects and made a patchwork mug rug.  I quilted the top and batting together and then added 1¼" strips first to the sides and then the top and bottom.

 I like this easy kind of finish by putting the back and front together and stitch, turn and then topstitch around the edge.  I used a 4.0 stitch around the top edge.

 A plate of yummy chocolate Kodiak donuts on a clear glass plate on top of an older placemat I made several years ago.  The recipe for these is in my other blog
https://recipesbycaryl.blogspot.com/2018/12/kodiak-chocolate-donuts.html

Here is another block for the Gypsy Wife quilt.  I got in a hurry and didn't trim one of the HST's properly and I thought I could make it work when I sewed the pieces together...I may do it over.

And here is a photo of what I received in the Sew Sampler box today.  Fun stuff!!

Linking to
https://conniekresin.com/2019/02/linky-tuesday-feb-19-2019.html

https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2019/02/oh-scrap-my-garden-growns.html

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Log Cabin Loonies Linky Party week 7

 Another week of making log cabin blocks with JulieKQuilts quiltalong!!  Now I have 70 of the tiny 4½" blocks using 1" strips!  I like this design with the blocks and I am not sure how many more blocks I will make and not sure what the design will be when I finally finish making blocks??  I am just loving making these blocks and having a blast!

I got out some of my fall tablerunners and placemats and decided I needed a center mat to go with the placemats I made several years ago with Awesome fabric by Sandy Gervais.  Now it is ready to quilt and finish.  I am jumping between new projects and working on UFOs....variety is great! 

I am so happy to welcome fall and cooler weather...it was way too hot here this summer!

Linking  juliekquilts  http://juliekquilts.blogspot.com/2018/09/log-cabin-loonies_25.html
               Linky Tuesday  Freemotion by the River
https://conniekresin.com/2018/09/linky-tuesday-september-25th.html

Smiles and hugs....Caryl
   

Happy Fourth of July

I thought I would post some photos of some red white and blue quilt projects from the past....
I already added my strip tube ruler quilt at the top.

AND here is a dessert I used to make this time of year....(not making it this year)

 And here is the photo from July 2010 of the ingredients.

Smiles ans hugs....Caryl

Valentine placemats and block 1 mystery club

 Finishes for this week..............
Last Saturday I started making pairs of leftover strips of Sandy Gervais fabrics...
I decided to make some placemats for Valentine month.........

 I really enjoy walking foot quilting next to the seams and I just want to do more!!

 I did a selfbinding with #332 stitch on my Bernina.......

 Front and back of each one....the quilting was done with only fusible fleece and the back was added later when I did the binding.

 I varied the second placemat with some rectangles mixed in......

 The last photo is block 1 of 2017 The Children's Library Pat Sloan's Free Mystery Club...

I am linking to crazy mom quilts finish it up Friday........

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Trunk Show

Soma at Whims and Fancies is hosting a virtual trunk show.

So here are some of my quilts.............

This is one I made many year ago using the strip tube ruler.........

Next is the largest one I have made...scrappy trips from Bonnie Hunter's pattern Scrappy Trip around the World.  I used all Sandy Gervais jelly rolls....a lot of them!

Next is my giddy postage stamp quilt............I did this with Rachel at psiquilt..........

Next is string bean challenge quilt from Pat Sloan challenge.........

Next is a baby quilt I made for my great granddaughter.............

Some smaller projects I have done........

Japan Star from Carol Doak's book Mariner's Compass Stars.......

D4P tablerunner.................

I hope you enjoyed my trunk show......

Go check out some of the other trunk shows that are linked.........

Smiles and hugs.....Caryl

Pumpkin Harvest placemats and potholders

I finished four small projects this week. Two placemats with Awesome fabric on the sides and top and Harvest fabric in the center to match the border fabric of the tablerunner from last post. I did x hand quilting on one of them. Two pot holders I  used same fabrics and one I stitched in the ditch around the center. The other one I machine stitched along the seams before I turned it.

I am linking with crazymomquilts. 

The last photo shows the foreground placemats from 2012 and the new things I have finished this week and last week.