Halloween D4P mini quilt

Simple disappearing 4 patch from Pumpkin Party charm squares.

I am using it as a tabletopper. 

It finished at 12" x 12".

Machine quilted in a spiderweb pattern. 

Quick and fun!

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. 

Harvest Joy Pumpkin Patch tablerunner

 I am so happy with this tablerunner.  It is 42x15 1/2 and I got the free pattern for the block from Sarah at sewjoycreations.com. The first block of her pattern is what I used and the blog post was August 26, 2015.   I used fabric from a kit for the blocks.  For the outer border I used fabric I purchased last fall in Oak Glen.  Photos taken outside yesterday and I included closeups of each block.  I quilted with black thread on the green squares with x pattern and in the ditch around the pumpkins.  I am using the border fabric for placemats and the sides and top are Awesome fabric to match up with placemats I made in 2012.
I am linking with crazymomquilts

Quilty Box for September

This is the first time I received the Quilty box. 

For those who don't know....it is a monthly subscription.

The box ships on the 11th of the month.  

Check quiltybox.com for details.

Here are the goodies from this month.  

String bean log cabin quilt finished

I started this quilt in March when Pat Sloan offered a free pattern and a challenge.

You can find the pattern on Craftsy.

I used bobbins and bits fabrics plus others.  I used my walking foot for straight and wavy lines. On my Bernina it is #4stitch and 2 width and 2 length.

I hand quilted the centers of each block using Aurifil #12 matching thread and fabric with finishing set tart and macaroon from Fat Quarter Shop online.

  

I will link with crazymomquilts 

And freemotionbytheriver

Farm Girl Vintage chicken foot block + other quilt projects

 I finished another FGV block to hang on the clothesline in my sewing room.....
I have a lot of quilts in progress and here are photos of SOME of them....

 I am hand quilting the center rectangles of my string bean log cabin quilt........
I hope to have this done this week............

 Gudrun of GE Designs has a facebook group and this is the start of the quilt Another Part of Me.  I am using the stripology ruler on this project.

 I made some tubes of my Bobbins and Bits fabric strips and used my strip tube ruler and cut some blocks.  This was started on a day when I just wanted to sew strips and keep the petal down!

I bought Leanne's House BOM I think in 2007 and I have finally started on it.

Lots of projects......lots of fun!!

I will link with Connie at Freemotion by the River for Linky Tuesday............

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Laurel Burch sun moon mini log cabin quilt

 I really like everything about this little quilt.....some of my favorite colors...
It is hanging on a pillar with a bright sewing area behind and the patio on beyond...
Also in the photo is the left side of the clothesline in my sewing room with my FGV blocks ....I have blogged about before...

 Here is a photo looking to the left where my strip tube ruler quilt is hanging...
We just got the brackets hung for the quilt rod and the clothesline several weeks ago....

 The back of the mini quilt...

 The front with flash....

Outside without flash.......

I have had these fabrics in a small bundle sitting in a basket for a lot of years.....
One day last week I decided I wanted to make a little project and finally opened the bundle!!
I used a muslin foundation for this project.....very fun and no measuring....
No ironing after sewing the strips.....I just laid the center down and estimated the strip length and sewed away....no need to iron in between...just finger press the strips open.  I learned this from studiojujuquilts on instagram.

Linking to crazy mom quilts finish it up Friday....

smiles and hugs....Caryl

Farm Girl Vintage canning season and haystack blocks and scrap vortex in progress

 Some more blocks from the Farm Girl Vintage book by Lori Holt.....

 and following along with farm girl fridays.................
on instagram and her blog....Bee in my Bonnet............

Then a photo of some of the blocks for scrap vortex quilt along from crazy mom quilts blog.
I have my trifold design board on top of my ironing table for the photo.....
on the left part of my strip tube quilt is showing hanging on the wall.....

Linking to Connie at Freemotion by the River....

smiles and hugs....Caryl

Farm Girl Vintage baking day and butter churn block

Here are my blocks hanging on a clothesline in my sewing room....

we just hung the tiny clothesline yesterday.....and using tiny little clothespins....how fun!! 

The blocks are from the Farm Girl Vintage quilt along............

Now I have done five of these blocks....the first one I did in 12" and made into a

tabletopper.

This week I finished the baking day block and the butter churn block

You can still follow along with Lori at Bee in my Bonnet blog....

AND there are tons of photos on instagram....

Linking to Connie at Freemotion by the River

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Are you following scrap vortex QAL?

This is so much fun!!  Crazy mom quilts is having a QAL and here is the link to week #1 post
She posted week #3 on 6/17.....but it is not too late to start.  If you aren't doing this...you need to get started..........it is waaaayyyy tooooo much fun!!

I just started this several days ago and for some of this quilt I am using the leftover blocks from my picnic quilt I described on my last post.  I did a tutorial of how I made those blocks in my last post.

I am using my design board for the first time.  It is Elmer's Foam Board 36 x 48 and is trifold so it can stand up on its own or on a table.  I covered the foam board with batting.

If you want to see some of the progress of those following....go to instagram #scrapvortexqal

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Scrappy picnic quilt blocks

 Visual tutorial (and a few written ideas) on how I put the made up blocks together...
               (the numbers are the number of seams in each group)
***sew 2 fabric pieces together OR a long strip with small pieces added in a chain
***I turned each piece and straightened the sides and added another piece
***I kept adding pieces of fabric sort of like log cabin blocks most of the time
***sometimes instead of one strip...I added a strip that was several pieces (#5)            

 The size of the blocks vary a lot depending on the size of each piece...(#7 two different blocks)

 I trimmed them to 4½" blocks and combined some of these blocks with the 16-patch blocks I made..
I explained how I made the 16 patch blocks  on this blog post

 Most of the quilt has 4½" 16 patch blocks and here are 2 of the 4½" blocks together...
showing the back to show the pressing (the center seam is not pressed in this photo)
I made 8½" blocks from the 4 4½" blocks and then sewed into rows and rows together.
There are 30 8½" blocks in this quilt.

Now I will figure out how to quilt it and I might not bind it....haven't decided for sure!
I had fun making these made up blocks and the 16 patch blocks.....
and ask if any questions about this process.

There are a lot of ways to do improv blocks and now I will switch to following along with
crazy mom quilts scrap vortex QAL.  She posted week #3 yesterday.

One thing for sure I will jump back and forth between lots of projects....
I have lots of interests and am having lots of fun!!

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Linking to Connie Linky Tuesday at Freemotion by the River

Farm Girl Vintage autumn star and baby chick blocks

 I put these on instagram over the past week and almost forgot to document here!
I still have to stitch the chick legs and eye....
I use my blog as a way of documenting my projects, etc....and hopefully inspires others!

These are both 6" blocks and wow.....that autumn star block was challenging!!
***Here is a really good tip.....spray the fabric before sewing with starch or Mary Ellen Best Press....

 Here is the layout using my alphabitties to mark the pieces before I sewed the baby chick.....

AND here are the pieces ready for the next block...baking day block.
Lots of photos on instagram for inspiration
....AND follow Lori Holt Bee in my Bonnet blog for the fun!

Smiles and hugs....Caryl