First off, remember my saying that I must have forgot a couple of things that I had purchased at Sunday's quilt show's garage sale? Well, here they are. I still think that I have another copy of the pattern on the left, but have no idea where it is... and for $2, better safe than sorry.
Ok, now do you remember this pic? I posted it about a week ago and said "to be continued"...
Well, I continued and I finished it yesterday.... here it is below. It's a pattern from weallsew.com and called arrow baby quilt. It calls for 6 fat quarters and 1 5/8 yds of white - that's for crib size 36"x51".
When I started cutting the four inch blocks from the fat quarters, I noticed that there were enough left to make about four more blocks, so -waste not, want not, I went ahead and used them... also adding 51/2" borders to the top and bottom to make it more square. It now measures about 60"x60".. someone will be getting a couch quilt :).... and I got another one of these...
Then, I started working on finishing up some placemats (circular quilted placemat tutorial by sing all you want for imagine gnats) that I had started a week or so ago. The pattern called for a large 9 patch block using 5" squares. I had enough for two.
On Sunday, when we went to the quilt shop after the quilt show, I purchased two fat quarter fruit prints and 1/2 a yard of another fruit print so that I could finish them up.
Two placemats two coasters made from the leftovers.
I think I'll be donating these to the church's bazaar along with the fruit jar quilt of Annette's that I finished ( unless Annette wants the quilt)
Ok, next up is a 'new' project... one that's been 'hanging around' for a couple of years at least.
It's Not Easy Being Green....designed by Carolyn Vagts and was published in a 2009 Quilter's World magazine.
This is a twin size ( or couch size) quilt that will be 'willed'/left to my younger daughter - someday. She doesn't collect frogs, but I always like to make or buy her something frog themed ( or I'll put frogs on it) whenever I can... kind of a 'joke'. There are 8 blocks with applique'd frogs on them - two frogs done so far ( still have the eyes to do, though). Then there will be 4 1/2" blocks cut for 9 patches and then I have frog themed 5" squares that I will be cutting down to 2 1/2" squares for the blocks bordering the appliqued blocks.
Dr. appt for me early this afternoon... guess I'd better scoot and see how much sewing I can get done before lunchtime.
take care...
ttyl....
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