Sawtooth Stars Finish

It's a finish! 

Sawtooth Stars (aka Orphan Curtis)

40 x 60

I started making blocks last year when I was working on emptying a box of 3 inch width scraps. I used scraps from that box for Star points.

This is also an orphan block quilt. I used 5.5 inch unfinished orphan blocks for the Star centers.  A couple of the orphan blocks were mine but most came from others. Since blocks came out of the orphanage for this quilt it got the name Orphan Curtis. 

I quilted it with swirls on my sewing machine. 

The backing has a garden theme.

And sew on...

 

Rails and Squares Finish

It's a finish!

Rails and Squares

40.5 x 49.5

Earlier this year I started making 5 inch (unfinished) Rail Fence blocks as a Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) project to use 2 inch scraps. I made them with the scraps in the color of the month and with black centers. 

I also had a bunch of black multicolor 5 inch squares and scraps so decided to combine the Rails and squares in a quilt. 

I quilted on the diagonals  through the squares and half inch from some seams. 

The backing is a red,black and white plaid. 

And sew on...

Oh Scrap! At Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

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Broken Wheel or Rolling Stone

Broken Wheel or Rolling Stone

9 inch finished

Aqua is the Rainbow Scrap Challenge ( RSC) color of the month. I have already used most of my aqua scraps so decided to work on a UFO with blocks of aqua, red, and purple. I set aside small chunks of fabric in those colors in a project box. I started making blocks in 2023 so maybe this month I will be able to finish up blocks I need. 

And sew on...

RSC ScrapHappy Saturday

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Finished a thriller! - Mr. Whisper by Andrew Mayne.   Highlighted quote from book..." Here’s the thing the conspiracy theorists don’t understand. There’s not one big giant conspiracy.” He took a sip of his beer and continued. “Just hundreds of tiny ones.""

tiny Ty 

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Surprise! Surprise! Yesterday I received a box of scraps from Nann and I received a box of scraps and backing from Ann. Oh joy! I had such fun looking at each piece while sorting. Oh the scrappy comfort quilts I can make!

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Yesterday the zinnias were full of Monarch butterflies whirling and dancing. I think there were about 8 of them. I tried to get a pic of several of them in a photo but they were not very cooperative. A few other types of butterflies stopped by to visit too but didn't stay as long as the Monarchs. Oh the joy of gardening!

Hidden Log Cabin Finish!

 

It's a finish!

Hidden Log Cabin

40 x 56

This is one of the four Log Cabin tops I made last December. It is the first of the four to be finished. 

Last December someone with the Stashbusters group posted a link to Hidden Log Cabin made with a jelly roll or layer cake. I don't normally even look at jelly roll or layer cake ideas because I don't buy precuts BUT At the time I had a lot of 2.5 inch width scraps so used those I had in bright colors and black/white. 

I used black multicolor squares for all centers. 

I quilted it on my sewing machine with vertical lines. 

There's peppers on the back. 

I spent the first half of August assembling tops and now I think I will spend the second half doing some quilting. I think I will work on finishing child sized comfort quilts and alternate between quilting UFOs and new starts this year. 

And sew on...

Finished or not Finished Friday at Alicia Quilts

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And now for more photos from my gardens.

A tiny butterfly that I think is some type of Skipper landed on my arm and visited for almost 25 minutes. It must have thought I looked salty. 

Wonky Windmill Top

It's a top! 

Wonky Windmills

56 x 72

I used lots of gray scraps for the backgrounds.

And I used lots of pink and black scraps in the making of the 8 inch blocks.

Each block takes four 4.5 x 5 rectangles - two each of background and pink or black. 

I made a lot of different Wonky Windmill blocks in all colors of scraps as one of my Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) projects last year. I divided the blocks into 4 groups for four comfort quilts -  this pink and black, geometrics, florals and novelties. The novelty one has already been finished and donated. 

And sew on...

And now for more photos from my gardens. 

Slowly Sewing Along

The Ribbon

A Quilt Along with Alycia

It's a top!

I think mine measures 62 x 76.

I don't many quilt alongs or mysteries anymore but I do usually participate in whatever Alicia dreams up. She loves our veterans and is committed to seeing that each one gets a Quilt of Valor. 

I made my quilt with scraps like usual. 

I didn't follow all of Alycia's instructions. I cut my hourglass blocks with the  Easy Angle ruler and I didn't strip piece my 25 patch blocks. 

I used mostly star fabrics and plaids. 

And sew on...

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And now for a few photos of flowers in my gardens.