Plus Sign Quilt

Happy Wednesday!  Hope everyone has having a great week so far!

Last weekend, Troy spent most of Saturday away from the house giving me the opportunity to finish up a couple of quilts and make a new Valentine's Day wreath!  Tonight, I'm delighted to share with you my finished Plus Sign Quilt (check back tomorrow for the wreath!).

Specs:
196 blocks - 5 1/2 by 5 1/2
Finished size 70x70

So over the last couple of years I have acquired quite a few coordinating fat quarters and random end of bolts bundles that I decided would be perfect for a plus sign quilt.  I started out by cutting 196 5 1/2 by 5 1/2 inch blocks and then started organizing the into a plus sign pattern.  Once I got the main portion of the quilt laid out, I added the broken plus signs around the edges knowing I wanted to end up with 14 blocks across and down.  Next, sew the top and you're ready for quilting!  My mom graciously agreed to put this baby on her long arm and gave me lessons on running the machine.  I finally finished up the binding last weekend and its finally complete!

See you tomorrow to show off our Valentine's Day wreath!

Crafting Update

Hello!  I promised an update on my recent projects and here it is!  I'm sad to say I haven't completed nearly as many projects as I'd like, but I'm trying!  Below are some quilts I've been working on for quite some time.  I'm so thankful for my wonderful mom who has completed all the quilting for me.  She's so talented!

Yellow Love 

Pretty Pinwheels 

Baby and Barnyard

No name, yet.  And not yet quilted.  Soon!

Coming soon: Super Easy Ribbon Wreath!

Pinwheel Quilt Preview

Happy Friday!  I hope everyone had a great week! 

 

I've spent half of the week at home under the weather.  Not exactly my idea of a good time.  I finally had some energy today, so I started working on a Pinwheel quilt.  I still need to choose fabric for borders to give the quilt some size, but here's a quick preview. 

 

I bought 2 Good Morning charm packs a Quilt Shop Hop last fall from the Me and My Sister Design line.  To make the pinwheel, simply cut charm square in half and sew into the pinwheel pattern.  I ended up with 21 completed blocks, and chose my 20 favorite for the bulk.  Right now the quilt is about 32x40.  I'd like the finished size to be somewhere around 50x60, so I'll be in the market for great coordinating fabric to finish out the borders, backing and binding.  I'll keep you posted!

 

 

Past Projects

Wow!  So much has happened since I last posted on this blog!  After a family illness, vacations, engagement, lots of overtime at work, and other life events, I'm back and hoping to do a much better job at documenting my crafting, cooking and everything in between.

So here are a few projects I've finished over the last several months.

I made this spring wreath using the same idea of my St. Patrick's Day wreath.  The yard wrapped wreaths are such an easy way to spruce up the front door for any holiday! 

My First Quilted Wall Hanging!  I returned the pattern to its originaly owner and can't recall the designer.  But I'm super happy with the outcome of this project!

 

 

This T-Shirt Quilt was made for my fiance for his birthday.  He had so many shirts from his college days that he had a hard time throwing out.  My alternative: design a quilt with his favorite shirts.  Special thanks to my mom for all her help with this project!  It was quite overwhelming for me as one of my first projects, but my mom stepped in and shared her expertise with me on this special project.

 

 

I've yet to find or design a decoration for our front door for the summer time.  This year, I opted to make a neutral yarn wreath for off season times.

 

 



Next is a fun Halloween decoration made with random fabrics from my mom's fabric scraps.  The pattern is called October Scare and is super easy to make.

 

My most recent project is a fall color wreath.  Unfortunately, the colors in this photo aren't great.  Instead of yarn, I opted for Jute to wrap the wreath form.  The flowers were both felt flowers and flower embellishments I found in the scrapbook section in orange, brown, green and burgundy. 

I'm so grateful to my mom for introducting quilting and crafting to me.  They provide such an outlet and find both incredibly relaxing.  I've got a few project in progress and I hope to share them soon!