Facets Quilt

 

 I've been looking for a long term scrap project and I finally found one I want to make!! This quilt is by Victoria Findlay Wolfe and can be found in her new book, The Quilting Experiment. Originally, I wanted to make the sampler quilt that she features throughout the book. I liked it but I've made a few sampler quilts and wanted to make something different. This quilt is found towards the end of the book and I just love it! It's a medallion style quilt and I plan on using nothing but scraps! There are templates in the book but they're all odd sizes and quilt involved. Of course, you can buy the templates from her website but I have a drawer full of rulers that I've only used once. It took me a few tries but I figured out how to paper piece the block.

Here's my first round that would be the center of the quilt. The directions say to use bright pink and yellow. I'm using scraps so this is my version. The block finishes at 6" square. The corners were a little hard to figure out but between Electric Quilt and graph paper, I determined the paper piece pattern. The middle pieces consisting of 2 rectangles are easily paper pieced as well. I have to pay attention to those corner pieces. Some rounds, the small triangle of background fabric is on the outer corner when other times it's the inner corner. Victoria Findlay Wolfe never disappoints but she has lots of little details to pay attention to. Each round has a given main color as well as a contrasting color. I may be changing those up a little but will follow most of her suggestions. I can't wait for the next round to begin but I have to work on my BOMs soon too! Too much to do, too little time!!!

I Like Thursday #271

It's time once again for Thursday Likes! Please visit LeeAnna over at Not Afraid of Color to hook up with more bloggers posting fun and positive content. I hope everyone had a great Easter. We decided to go out to eat this year but we came back to my house for dessert. I made this white cake and threw on a few Peeps for the holiday! Everyone loved it.

I've used up some of my  1930's reproduction fabrics so I just had to buy a few more! I really love the cheerfulness and whimsy of these adorable prints. 

I also spotted these cute little rulers. I use a lot of small pieces and I hate having to use a huge ruler all the time. These are 1.5", 2.5" and 3.5". I think they'll come in handy especially with paper piecing. I usually only need one piece at a time.

Mu daughter got this couch for the cats from her boyfriend's mother. Isn't it the cutest??? They've sat on it but I have yet to see them lie down and sleep on it. Who designs this stuff?? So adorable!!!

We're getting new furniture delivered tomorrow. I can't wait. My couches are old and the kids used to jump all over them. We really need them! Have a great weekend!!!

I Like Thursday #270

It's time for Thursday likes! Please visit LeeAnna over at Not Afraid of Color to link up with more bloggers taking part in I Like Thursday. I went to a quilt show last week and got this cute little wall hanging for my sewing room. I thought it was so cute and would add to my sewing room decor very nicely!

I've been working on this cross stitch cat for some time now. My daughter wanted me to make it for her boyfriend's upcoming birthday. When I first saw it, I thought it would make a great gift and I could always make one for myself later. Well, the directions say it takes 40 hours to make. How I wish that was correct!!! I think I've worked on it a lot longer than that and I'm not even halfway through. It will eventually be a pillow. It's from The World of Cross Stitching magazine. I think it finishes at about 7" X 12". I bought all the correct DMC floss since there's so much shading. There is a huge amount of thread changes but I do love it! I'm not sure I have it in me to make another one. 

I went to Barnes & Noble the other day and bought this great sock book. I have the first volume and wasn't aware there was another book out there. These are the best patterns for socks. They even have a few ankle sock patterns that I think would be quick and great to wear around the house.

The prompt this week asks us if we got Easter baskets as children. We didn't get Easter baskets and I always wanted one! Instead, my grandparents would always give us chocolate bunnies. Not a bad replacement for a basket! My grandmother always made Easter breads with colored eggs in them for us kids. The only problem was that the bread was so hard, it was too tough to eat! I think I ended up dunking it in coffee or tea. The things we remember from childhood!!! I guess she tried!!

Have a Happy Easter!!!🐣🐰🐇

Easter Table Topper

 The Easter table topper is almost finished! It's been quilted and the binding has been sewn on. It measures 30" X 30".  It's made of fun and vibrant Easter/Spring fabrics. This is for my friend who was my college roommate for years. She's the only one I still keep in touch with after all these years. 

I started quilting this on Sunday. I wasn't sure exactly what I was going to do with the quilting but it came to me as I started quilting it.

I quilted this star in the center block. It's hard to see on that plaid fabric, but it's there! Time to sew down the binding. I really have to learn to sew down the binding using my machine. One of these days I'll try it!!

Easter Runner

I finished quilting my Easter runner yesterday. It just needs binding. It's such a pleasure to make something small and actually finish it quickly. Since Easter is next weekend, I'll finish it just in time!

Here's a close up of the quilting. I just did arcs in the small squares and ribbon candy in the sashing. The larger squares had triple arcs on each side. It's nothing very fancy but it works nicely!

Here's a view of the back. I love how it's so flat! The quilting is seen quite nicely too! I'm going to use something in my stash for the binding. I hope to get that done today. Hopefully!!

Easter Table Runner

Here's the table topper I made with my leftover Easter fabrics. It measures 30" X 30" finished. This was a quick project that I finished in just about one afternoon. I found the pattern while searching for free table toppers. If you're interested, the directions can be found here.

I started out by working on the center first. (Oops, one of those quarter square triangles isn't positioned properly. Good thing I fixed it!) Each square measures 6.5". The hardest part was those quarter square triangles which were very quick. The fabrics are actually much brighter than the pictures. 

I'm trying to find my batting and backing. I'll be starting the quilting process next. I still have to decide what to do. 

Windsor Easter Table Runner

I finished an Easter table runner over the weekend. I had bought the cutest Easter fabrics and wanted to make something that would showcase the fabrics. I own all three books of the Tabletastic series by Doug Leko and knew I'd find something to make. So I settled on this pattern called Windsor. It measures about 17.5" X 42".

I cut the background fabric first. I had bought this fabric about a year ago and forgot I had it! I thought it would be perfect with these blocks. It's white with a little confetti thrown on it. It's not too bright but festive enough with the Easter fabrics. Each block measures 8" square finished,

It took a little while to figure out how to set up the blocks but I came up with something I liked. I put everything together but the borders. The borders and sashing finish at 1". I can't do too much quilting in them but I'll think of something! I'll be quilting it soon. I'm going to make a quick table topper for a friend using the same fabrics. Then, I'll quilt them together. I'll post more pictures soon!