Project Quilting April Fools' Challenge 2018

Project Quilting April Fools' Challenge

This time I got to try a pattern I've been wanting to do for many years. It has a great Trompe l'oeil  effect to it (fools the eye) . I cut my strips at 2" and used my Hex N More ruler.  It is 18" x 28".

 I love the way the look changes with it hung over the edge of my ironing board.

Not crazy about the batting I used, but time was a factor. Overall, I'm pleased with it.

Project Quilting Challenge 9.6

This is my entry for Project Quilting Challenge 9.6.
The theme for this one is SCRAPtastic, and you had to use 12 different fabrics in your project.  I made a scrappy cover for my little note pad that I carry around in my pocketbook.

 I started out with an assortment of blue, aqua & purple scraps.

 Then sewed them together and trimmed them off wonky before I added the next strip.

 Then I trimmed the edges.

 Added a backing fabric.

 Sewed around the edges and turned right side out.

 I then turned under the two short edges to make flaps to slip the notebook in to hold it on.

Project Quilting 9.5

Another last minute entry for me. This week's theme was A Stitch in Time Saves Nine.  I had some extra squares for a nine patch cut out, so I saved them from the scrap pile. The center was traditionally pieced, and the star points were paper pieced.

 I forgot to take a pic of the 9-patch alone

Drawing out my border design on a piece of plexi.

Project Quilting 9.4 Mellow Yellow thread catcher.

Project Quilting 9.2

This week's Project Quilting Challenge theme is Triangulation. I had lots of ideas for projects I wanted to try, but there wasn't enough time to do a large project. I picked a block that I have wanted to try for years, so I dug out my Hex N More ruler that I got several years ago and hadn't used yet. Then I dug through the scrap bin of hand dyed fabrics from another project I'm working on.

 The piecing went together much easier than I expected.

 I made my block into a pincushion. I had planned to put a button in the center, but the center came out so perfect, I didn't want to cover it up. I'm happy with my little triangle project, and I'm so glad I finally got around to trying this block. I think it would make a great scrap quilt, and can't wait to get started on it.

Project Quilting 9.1

The title of this challenge is Hometown Proud. I love living in the mountains of Groveton, NH, especially in the summer. This is my mini version of a landscape quilt. I randomly cut pieces of my hand dyed fabrics to create this scene. They were stitched to a foundation piece and machine quilted on my domestic machine.