Monkey Wrench Top

Monkey Wrench Top

45 x 60

For the last year or so I've been using a couple of boxes of HST parts and triangles as leader/enders.  I came across some old sets of 3.5 inch unfinished HSTs - florals with yellow.   I think they were old pieces left over from making Florabunda (started 2011 and finished 2017). 

So I decided to turn those sets of four identical HSTs into Monkey Wrench blocks that finish at 7.5 inches. I tried to add some fun to those florals keeping in mind the blocks would probably go into making a quilt for a child. 

Then I made more blocks that were colorful but not all flowery but nice and bright and fun. 

And then I made a top for the TBQL (to be quilted later) pile. 

I think I should use yellow as a background more often. 

And sew on...

 

A Couple More Finishes

Two more finishes!

A couple of years ago I made six inch Nine Patch blocks as a Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) project and also it was one of the last blocks I made to empty out my 2.5 inch scrap bin. Now instead of keeping scraps in bins by size I try to use scraps as they are made or if scraps are larger chunks I now store them by color. 

Well, I made three tops but I still have not used up all the Nine Patches. Last year I quilted the Snowball/Nine Patch that used the yellow, red, pink and orange Nine Patches.  For these two quilts I used the Nine Patch as the center for blocks. 

Sister's Choice

40 x 60

For this one I used the lighter colored Nine Patches for the centers of some Sister's Choice blocks that finish at 10 inches. 

I quilted in the ditch between blocks and then stitched on the diagonals.  I'm not sure if you can tell or not but I used a large Easter egg print for the binding.  Someone gave it to me a long time ago and I could never figure out how to use it in a donation quilt for kids so that it didn't look like Easter eggs. Since most of the colors in the fabric were in the quilt I thought I'd give it a try. 

The back.

The back up close. 

Framed Nine Patch

40 x 60

For this one I used the multicolored Nine Patches as the centers for Framed Nines that finish at 10 inches. 

The frames were also multicolored 2.5 inch scraps. 

I quilted it with horizontal and vertical lines. The binding was also multicolored - a stripe.  It all makes for a pretty wild and crazy quilt. 

The back.

The back close up.

And sew on...

 

Are We There Yet?

A new top!

Happy Blocks

with travel themed centers.

40 x 60

The 10 inch finished blocks have 6.5 inch centers from long ago swaps.

The 2.5 inch sides are stripes and plaids.

And my January KIDS! KIDS! KIDS! theme continues. 

And sew on...

 

What's In The Hoop?

What's in the hoop?

Hexagons full of roses. Triangles full of roses. Sometimes it looks like there are stars full of roses. 

The back and the tool box.

And sew on...

Slow Sunday Stitching (with folks around the world) at Kathy's Quilts

 

A Few Blue Scraps

This week I processed the blue scraps left over from the blue scraps I used to make the Kid Row top. 

With scraps I've been making Monkey Wrench blocks in three different sizes. These happen to finish at 7.5 inches. 

Monkey Wrench

7.5 inches

Switch Plate blocks that finish at 3 x 5 inches.

Snowball blocks that finish at 3 inches.  Eventually these will alternate with light corner 3 inch Nine Patches that were swapped long ago. 

Some 1.5, 3 and 3.5 inch strips for future Chinese Coin quilts.  I have quite the collection of these now so I really should make a couple of quilts one of these days. 

And a few 3.5 inch squares for the Parts Department. 

And sew on...

Rainbow Scrap Challenge ScrapHappy Saturday

 

Three More Make It To The Finish Line

Three Eight Patch Quilts

at the finish line on the clothes line. 

Eight patches were made from 2.5 x 3.5 inch  rectangles - four each in two different fabrics.  I made these as a Rainbow Scrap Challenge project for over a year.  I first cut some rectangles when the scraps happened (either 2.5 inch or 3.5 inch widths) and put them into the Parts Department. Then after that each month I matched up scraps in the RSC color of the month to some of the rectangles in Parts Department and made Eight Patches.  After I had a big pile of them I decided to see how many quilts I could make. 

All are quilted with spirals and swirls on my DSM with a natural colored thread. 

This month's theme in the sewing room has been KIDS! KIDS! KIDS! and I've been working on quilts to donate for kids.   Some will be donated locally and some will go to Quilts Beyond Borders and go to a variety of initiatives.  A few will be held back for gifts because we come from a large family and someone is always having a baby. I think the grandchild generation for us is about coming to a close and the great grandchild generation is slowly starting.    Also this year I hope to send a box of quilts to any children's charity listed at GiveBackBox that accepts quilts.  

And now follows some pics of the three quilts.  

#1

42 x 56

#2 

42 x 56

#3

40 x 60

(different layout from other two)

And sew on...

Finished Or Not Finished Friday at Alycia Quilts

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On The Rail Fence

Rail Fence

40 x 60

It's a top!

My theme this month in my sewing room is  KIDS! KIDS! KIDS!  so I've been working on moving a lot of old UFOs forward that fit that theme.  I'm hoping a different theme each month will provide me with some focus to move a lot of things along this year. 

These are five inch finished blocks made from 1.5 inch scraps. Looks like I started them way back in 2021 as one of many Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) projects. 

In September of last year I reached my goal of 96 blocks and put them aside into my Some Assembly Required (SAR) box to assemble at a later date. Later date has arrived. 

I just sewed the blocks together randomly. I was kind of surprised that the majority of them were in red and purple. Normally blues and greens are in the majority. I just go where the scraps take me and enjoy the journey. 

And now there's another one ready for the quilting pile. 

KIDS! KIDS! KIDS! 

And sew on...