Christmas tablemat 12x12

 I finished this little tabletopper last night during halftime of the Aztec basketball game.  The game was way too exciting to do any quilting during the game.  And our Aztecs won in a thriller!

About this Christmas mat...I used four-patches that I had left over from 2011 when I made a mat that was similar but it is bigger.  The four-patches were made from charm squares.  I needed a 12x12 mat for an end table with a Christmas theme.  This could also be used as a candle mat.
The fabric is 12 days of Christmas by Kate Spain.

Closeup photo before I did the hand quilting.  The machine quilting is decorative stitch #332 on my
Bernina at default setting (5.5 x3.2).  The thread is varigated Yuletide by Superior and for the hand quilting I used aurifil 12 wt #5006 (tart finishing set from Fat Quarter Shop).

I am linking to crazy mom quilts finish it up Friday.....
And to Linky Tuesday...Freemotion by the River

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

ticker tape mini quilt

I have wanted to make another ticker tape quilt for awhile.  They are so fun to make.

I got a lot of music fabric at an estate sale and it seemed like a fun background for a mug rug.

 These are about the easiest thing to make...and here is a short tutorial on how I made it:

Sooooo.....grab some scraps and start sewing......Place your scraps of fabric leaving some spaces..
I used the music fabric for the front and the back and cut it larger than the batting.  I brought the back around and used it for a self binding.  The photo shows how I folded the back all around and pinned to keep it out of the way when trimming the front and batting.

 Then I trimmed the back 1" beyond the front and folded it in half and then half again....
then brought it around to the top.....

 I used a decorative stitch around the edge on top.  On my Bernina I used stitch #332...
the setting was 2.2 length and 4.5 width

This one is 10 x 5½............AND I will be making larger ones too.
Let me know if you make one of these.........

Since this is a finish...I am linking with crazy mom quilts Finish it up Friday...
Also linking to Freemoion by the River Linky Tuesday...

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

Quilty Box for November

Look what came in the mail today?
There might still be some September and October quilty boxes left for those interested.
They mail something different on the 11th of each month.

I have been doing my blogs with my phone for several months (for me very difficult and tedious) and this post is with my new computer.......yipeeeee...............

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

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