Single Awareness Day

I went to my first Jo Morton Little Women Club 11 last Tuesday and made up the little quilt called Raspberry Swirl. Because my husband's favorite pie is made from rhubarb I think I'll call it Rhubarb Swirl instead.

The paisley border was very low contrast and I'm a high contrast girl. So I used Kona Snow for the backgrounds on the blocks instead of the suggested beige.

The mother and daughter team that taught the class are self-proclaimed Jo Morton purists. I guess the substitution means that I am not.

I've wanted a red and white quilt and now I've got one.

Cute cute cute,
R

Happy Valentine's Day (early)

We are making a basket row quilt in my quilt group.



It's a cute little patten. I've only got one 6" block made but it's progress.

I finished one of the two baby quilts I need to get done It's just tied so it can be laundered extensively . . .

R

Favorite Fabric Friday

I bought this fabric sometime in 2002. I don't know who designed it or who manufactured it. It has been such a fun fabric to use in my reproduction quilts.





I fussy cut it for the Savery Friendship quilt stars.



I haven't quilted this top yet.

You can see that I've cut flowers out from the middle of the piece of fabric.

And I've saved everything. Sometimes the cut-outs don't work but they are too precious to loose. I've got a stack of tiny pieces that are as valueable to me as the large piece of cloth.

I used this fabric on the current quilt that I'm hand quilting. Here is a churn dash block.

I fussy cut for the center of this block.

Here is are two sawtooth stars.

Number 1

Number 2

I've used this fabric as a border for the applique words and for the binding on this quilt.

It has been fun to creatively use this fabric and I'm so glad I still have enough to continue.

R

I completed the three marigolds quilt top. I think it turned out nicely. I wanted to get it done because I started Jo Morton's Little Women club today and was hoping to immerse myself in the first little quilt.

I have two baby quilts I need to tie before I should start something new. One of them is more than half tied and th other one needs to be enveloped.



As you can see by the photo below I changed the pattern a little. The HSTs from my exchange were 2 1/2" instead of 4 1/2" so I just doubled up between the flowers. Then I wanted to use them all so I added the little border on the bottom. I also added the flower pot because I cut the stems shorter than they needed to be.



I think it turned out great. AND, now I don't need to fret about how I will used the HSTs before my next meeting at the end of the month.
R

At last. . .

I finished block # 12 of the Baskets, Berries, and Leaves quilt (I've got to come with my own name for this quilt other than the pattern name). This is the first block that I prepped last March and now all 12 blocks are done.

I would love to go down to the studio and put them all together today but I need to get the marigold quilt off of my sewing table. I finished the machine applique around the flowers and stems on Saturday so now it just needs to be assembled.

I also have a baby quilt to tie. . . alas.

Maybe tomorrow,
R

Isn't this just about the cutest block ever?

It is a 6" appliqued block set on point (photographed on my filet crochet table topper) that was given to me by my friend Marlena in the exchange we are doing. We are making our own version of the Florence Peto quilt. She matches up colors and objects so cleverly.

I'm just tickled.

R

Favorite Fabric Friday and the Empress

Isn't this piece of fabric beautiful? It is Giverney by Bernartex. It came out a number of years ago and I still haven't found the perfect project for it so it languishes in my stash.


This large pink and white flower is the real reason I bought this fabric. Just gorgeous!
Any suggestions for it's use?

I've been working on this little quilt below.

Notice the length of the stems in the picture above and the picture below. There is a problem here. I checked and double checked and triple checked the instructions and measured but this is how it turned out.

So I have placed a little pot at the bottom of the stem so it will be the right length for the OLDS side piece. Crazy. I also used my 2" finished HST from the exchange instead of the 4" finished ones in the pattern. I just used twice as many and since I have 80 it was not problem. AND, who knew 80 is cleanly divisible by 16? So I have exactly 5 strips of HST's that are exactly the right length for this pattern.

And last but not least. . .

I'd like to introduce you to the "Empress" of my sewing room. The "Empress" of Solstice Studio.

Ta Da!

My new iron that steams up a storm.

I'm so happy.

R