Getting Ready for 2015

Shall I list what needs to be completed in 2015?  I dug into my closet and found a couple of plastic tubs with more quilt tops waiting.... Some I had wondered where they had gone and others I was surprised to finally find them.  First up, I need to choose (3) quilt tops and prepare them with batting and backing for Round 2 of machine quilting by my friend, Susan Shea.

1)  Attic Windows needs a border, back, and batting.
2)  Cube aka Honeycomb Waffle top needs a back and batting.
3)  Pinwheel top needs a back and batting. 
All need research as to when I made these and the history, so labels can be made.

Design Wall Monday

The last couple of days, I've been working on The Grand Illusion Mystery Quilt, designed by Bonnie Hunter.
This is Part 3 with the green, black, and neutral squares.  I've enjoyed pulling out numerous fabrics from my stash.  So far, I have 63 units completed.  The pattern calls for 120 units.  Bonnie's quilt finished at 88" x 88".
I don't really need a quilt that large, so I may make it a bit smaller.  We shall see.......

Part 3 of Grand Illusion Mystery Quilt

Link up with Judy at Patchwork Times.com to see the creations of other quilters this week. 

Quilt given for Christmas 2014

Landscape Quilt for Eric

 

 

Here's the landscape quilt that I gave to my nephew, Eric for Christmas this year.  I used several different fabric panels, along with various fabrics I had in my stash.  I thoroughly enjoyed making this quilt.  The quilting was done with the walking foot and some free motion quilting around the birds and animals. 

Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt

Lessons learned this week--
Print the instructions first with pictures
Read the instructions carefully, prior to cutting--
When I used my Die Cutter for the green strips, I didn't catch the fact that they were to be cut 2" wide not  2.5" wide, so all needed to be trimmed.  I'm now back on track. 

Bonnie Hunter Mystery quilt blocks (2014)

Merry Christmas

"The Nativity Quilt"

The pattern was designed by Naomi Norman of Franklin, TN.  Two of my best friends and I had the opportunity to test this pattern in September 1996.  Wow,  that was a long time ago.....
The wall-hanging is 38" X 50" and used freezer paper piecing for speed and  precision.

The Nativity Quilt

Thanks to Bonnie Hunter for setting up a Christmas Eve Linky Party.  Check out these creations at:  Christmas Eve Linky Party

Cat Quilt just needs a border

I would love to say that the cat quilt top is finished but I can see it still needs borders.  I still have one more cat panel to go. 
The next panel only has one cat instead of four.  They are all designed the same with the black & white checkers.  I may try to use some greens in the borders since I'm running low on pink scraps.  Plus not all the pinks I have matched the cat. 

Measures 39" x 42.5"

If I use all my pinks, I won't have enough for Bonnie Hunter's Grand Illusion Mystery Quilt, which I am participating in for the first time.   Yesterday, I worked on cutting green squares for Part 3.
I used my AccuQuilt Die Cutter, to cut the strips. 

Design Wall Monday

Last week, when I went to Tuesday sewing, someone gave me a sample pack of "Smudgy Cat" by Greta Lynn.  I added a few pieces from my stash, in hopes of creating (2) small quilts for a couple of little girls that needed something special just for them.  I plan to cut the panel into (2) center blocks, then cut the smaller cats fabric pieces into (4) blocks each for corner squares.  The inner borders will be strips of pink and black and white fabrics.

Cat Panels for 2 quilts

This afternoon, I finished the machine quilting with my walking foot for the 3rd quilt to be given this Christmas.  I'm holding back on posting pictures since I'm not sure who in my family may be reading this Blog.  I have just one more quilt to finish by Christmas.

I'm taking a break this evening and hope to cut out some green, white, and black squares for the Bonnie Hunter Grand Illusion Mystery Quilt project.  I only have one small section done for Part 2, but since I pulled out 20-30 fabrics for Part 3, I thought I'd work on those first.  

Link up with Judy at   PatchworkTimes.com to see the creations of other quilters this time of year...