Design Wall Monday

Hey!!  I am actually posting on Monday.  This morning, I've been working on (3) different ideas/projects.
My fabric scraps are taking over my sewing room.  It doesn't appear that I have even made a dent in all the scraps but I've been enjoying seeing all the different fabrics that I have used through the years.

Project #1:
The two squares on the left side are two mug rugs that I promised to make for my friends in California.  When I left for California in early June, I was only able to complete 19 Mug Rugs but I discovered that I needed many more for family and friends.  I just need about 10 more.

Project #2:
The two rectangles on the bottom left measure 4.5" x 6".  They are the beginning of a scrappy quilt of spools of thread.  I still need to make the actual spools out of dark brown or grey fabric.

Project #3:
The five squares on the right were made from panels of fabric strips sewn together and then sent through my Die Cutter using the triangle die and matching them with a neutral solid.  These are my favorite.  I'm excited to see how the finished quilt will look.  I discovered this unique technique from Katy Quilts Design Wall Monday from last week.

Design Wall Monday  Scraps

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Island Star Quilt

This morning, I decided the Island Star Quilt needed to be a bit larger, so I added another row of blocks at the bottom of the quilt.  As I was adding the row, I discovered a much easier way to sew the triangles, so the ends didn't need set in seams.  The top is now 46" x 51", which will make a nice lap quilt for someone who needs a hug.

Island Star top with one more row

Island Star Quilt

Our Tuesday Sewing Group was busy last week cutting kits with their "GO Accuquilt Die Cutter".  The group found a pattern called Island Star Quilt, which uses hexagons and Equilateral Triangles.  I used 33 hexagons to make a top 46" x 43.5".  With a little better planning, I could have had more star points matching and standing out.  As it is, I found only one hexagon with matching star points.  I'm still happy with how it turned out.

Island Star Quilt

Design Wall Monday

Our weekly Sewing Group has been die cutting numerous yards of donated fabric for our use in making quilts for those in need throughout our community.  The fabrics I chose were squares and strips.  The center squares of each block were cut 5 1/2".  The strips surrounding 2 sides of each square were cut at 2 1/2" wide.  I couldn't stand having the dogs upside down, so some of the squares with the hats had to be sideways or upside down.  The more I look at the top, the more I'm thinking it needs one more row to make the top 42" across and 52.5" down.  If I get busy, I can get the top done before tomorrow's sewing.

Dogs and Cowboy Hats  DWM 07202015

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Arrived home safely from visiting friends and family

It's wonderful to be back home in Tennessee but I do miss my beautiful home state of California.  Three weeks of gorgeous sunshine, cool in the mornings, much warmer in the afternoon and then cooler in the evenings.  California needs a gentle rain but it rarely rains in the summertime.

I took Mug Rugs to share with friends and family.  Here is a sampling of the (19) Mug Rugs that I took.

I should have made more because not everyone I saw, received one, so I have more to make and mail.
Most people enjoyed the the scrappy 4-patch Mug Rugs with a Selvage label attached.  I only made a few
with the pieced mugs.  Most were made from (4) foundation pieced blocks.

Design Wall Monday

Since I have been working towards getting my UFO's finished, I have decided to treat myself to starting a new "Modern Quilt".  Recently, I purchased a couple of yards of this colorful fabric, which reminded me of a dress that I made in high school.  The only item I might wear now with all those colors, would be a scarf.  I still need to cut a few strips of plain white and the black needs to be cut into narrow strips.

Design Wall Monday  June 1, 2015

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Another UFO is complete except the label.  I bought the pattern, "Here Comes Santa" as a kit from the Quilt Connection in Murfreesboro over 5 yrs ago.  I added the green & gold borders, which I cut at 4" wide.  I'm really happy with how it turned out.  The long arm quilting was done by Susan Shea with gold thread.  This last week-end I added the machine embroidery with a gold fagoting stitch, which shows up beautifully against the red.  My husband brought it to my attention that Rudolph still needs a red nose, which should show up well against the white square.

Here Comes Santa

Rudolph needs a red nose!

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