giddy 4 patch pillow tutorial

Today I finished a pillow to match my giddy postage stamp quilt I made 3 years ago.........

Here is a tutorial for those who might be interested in how I made this...
For beginners....this would be a fun way to learn to do a project....
I started with charm squares of 8 light and 8 dark....
Pencil lines on the back of the light halfway each way.....

 I used my 34C foot on my Bernina and moved the needle 5 clicks to the right...

Then I had the red line on the foot to follow the pencil line....
Sew on each side of just one of the drawn pencil lines....

 Next cut along the pencil lines....each of the charm pairs makes 4 twosies....
then make them into 4 patches.  You will have 16 4 patches..

Here is a possible layout of all the 4 patches....

I ended up NOT using this layout....the photo really helped me decide I didn't like that one....

I squared each 4 patch to 4½" and sewed together.....it is 16½" square...
I then quilted with the same turquoise thread I used on the quilt.

The back is cut 16½" x 22" and cut in half....then folded the edge under ½" and stitched..
For the envelope opening right sides together and stitch all around....
Very easy and fun to make.  Let me know if you use this tutorial.

Smiles and hugs....Caryl
Linking to Needle and Thread Thursday, finish it up Friday and Link a Finish Friday
Also linking with Connie at Linky Tuesday.

quilting fun

I have been putting photos of my projects on instagram and you can check out what I have there...
my instagram is carylquilts.............

I am stopping my fun quilting this afternoon to do a quick blog post.
I will do another blog post another day with photo tutorial.
Link to Connie linky party Tuesday

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

giddy postage stamp quilt finished

I love this quilt..... it all started in January.... when I joined a quilt along.... I have talked about this before on this blog.... I put lots of words in the quilting....

Rachel has a fun way of doing a postage stamp quilt... 1200 squares in all.... using 2 jelly rolls.... it measures about 62 x 82..... I used a blue fabric for the back....

I am happy with the turquoise binding... and happy that I did not add a border.... and happy with the turquoise quilting thread................ Smiles and hugs....Caryl

persistence

oh no!! I did it again!! I misspelled a word in my quilt!! I didn't notice it until I looked at the photo.... I have done this before....and I used to be a really good speller!!!....I decided to just leave it..... sometimes it is funny to see if people notice mistakes....hee hee.......... the reason I took this photo was to show my binding progress on the giddy postage stamp quilt... and also to show the blue backing....

another project is the 12 days of Chrismtas tabletopper... with the hand stitching merry christmas started.....

the next photo shows the machine stitching and the hand stitching...

last evening I wanted to capture the dark pink color across the sky... with the moon coming up.... also captured some blue hour.... Smiles and hugs....Caryl

postage stamp quilt

This last week I finished quilting my giddy postage stamp quilt......... I did a lot of meandering quilting and added words............................................................ now I am "happy" to be putting on the binding............ I really like using my walking foot................................. I really...really like this quilt.................................. Smiles and hugs....Caryl

more quilting on postage stamp quilt

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

my sewing area and giddy

today it felt good to get back to quilting...
I am really liking this giddy postage stamp quilt...

the photo shows the wood around the window all fixed...
you can't even tell those termites were having a picnic there...

last weekend we got the furniture back in the sewing area of my studio...

today Missy claimed my sewing chair for her nap before I got there...

the thread I decided to use is King Tut 927...
this is close to the color in a previous post about thread color...
my Bernina BSR likes King Tut thread the best so far...

my Horn sewing cabinet all opened up...
it really works out great for me in this area...
I'll post the other side of the studio photos another day...
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

which color thread?

last Monday I put the backing, batting and quilt top together...
it was a nice day on the patio to work on it...
now to decide on the thread to use to quilt it?...

I bought some pink Aurifil thread...
but I have not used Aurifil thread for quilting....

I usually use a varigated thread...
the red was the one I thought I would use....

until I thought of the turquoise thread...
I am going to bind the giddy quilt with turquoise...
yup....I think that is the one I will use...
unless someone talks me out of it!!
smiles and hugs....Caryl

giddy postage stamp quilt

Soooo now the top is together....
I'm liking how it turned out....
I used white as the solid on this...
I hope to be quilting this soon....
this is a side view...
very fun quilt to make....
very easy for anyone....
just follow Rachel's quilt along....
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

get it perfect or get it done?

Last weekend I finished all 48 blocks of my postage stamp quilt....
I DID NOT use pins at the seams SO they do not all match perfectly!!...
SO I was in a turmoil...should I go back and redo some of them?...
I really need to get this finished....
I took photos of the blocks layed out on the floor...
trying to decide....

then yesterday I was reading the Daily Motivator by Ralph Marston...
about choosing between getting it done or getting it perfect...
I think this was meant for me to read...

two quotes from the article:
"By all means, let perfection be your goal. Just be sure not to let it become your excuse."
"Even if you can't get it perfect, go ahead and get it done."
And that is what I am doing....
I will go for the finish...
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

postage stamp giddy

the postage stamp quilt along is so fun...
it started with 2 jelly rolls...
giddy by Sandy Gervais and white...
purchased online at FatQuarterShop.com...

sorted fabrics and sewed strips following Rachel's instructions...

cut the strips into segments....

more photos on flickr in the postage stamp quilt along...
and there is a lot of activity in this group...

We were out of town and I am really behind...
working on making the blocks now...
I need 48 blocks for the quilt...
to speed things up I decided NOT to pin the seams...
just butt them up and hold and sew...
it should speed up the process...
I have ALWAYS pinned before....
so hoping the quilt police don't come after me!!

some of the group have the top complete...
quilt alongs are fun...
if you haven't tried one....be sure to look for one to join!!
Smiles and hugs....Caryl