Happy 2015 Feliz 2015

Trifle Dish quilt

http://www.modabakeshop.com/2014/07/trifle-dish-quilt.html#more-870

Wishing you all a wonderful and creative 2015.

This lovely quilt is from Moda Bake Shop and is one that I would like to make. 

Maybe to use some of the row designs as borders; or in a medallion quilt. So many possibilities.

Merry Christmas

Wishing you and your family a wonderful time. Hope Santa is generous with all the gifts of the season that really matters to you.

Free Pattern from Moda

This gorgeous quilt is a free pattern courtesy of Moda. I have been using my blog to keep the patterns that I would love to make someday; or just love to look at. Hope you enjoy it too. Link is below, after you click on it, if you scroll up/down, you will see the directions to make it.

http://free-patterns.s3.amazonaws.com/christmasmodajovial.pdf

   I love King Arthur flour and use it all the time. It is the best. I have their site bookmarked on my computer and love to check the recipes.
Biscotti is one of my favorites to bake. Don't let the "bake twice" intimidate you. It is very zen.
So here is a link to one of them: the Barista Biscotti.
They have various other and all kinds of other goodies too.
Enjoy.






http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/barista-biscotti-bites-recipe

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/cookies-bars-and-candy/biscotti

Happy Thanksgiving

Turkey Track quilt circa 1920s found on Pintrest

                                                  Happy Thanksgiving circa 2014 ^-^

Scrappy Woven Lattice Block

This is how I work on a project that is very scrappy.

For this 10 inches block, I need:

Print fabric cut into: 4 - 2.5" X 6.5" rectangles

4 - 2.5" squares

(In this case I have 2 different prints. So, I cut 2 of each shape in each color.)

Background fabric: 9 - 2.5" squares

First, I cut the required pieces and keep them together (2 rectangles, 2 squares, and 4 background squares per unit.)
Time to decide on the block lay out.

I put the pieces on a large ruler next to my sewing machine, when I like the lay out, I  sew the units together.

I keep the units attached so they don't get lost in the "mess."
 I have all 4 units needed for 1 block attached in a line.

Next, they are separated and back to the ruler in the way I need to complete the block.
Starting with a partial seam, I attached the center square to one of the units, than moving counter clock wise, I attached all the units, finishing the partial seam last.

Finally, I have a few blocks together, just to check if it is going well.

I do an assembly line process for each of the steps above; and try to see how many I can sew without having to stop and cut the thread.
Even on a block like this one that the center square is added as a partial seam, I can assembly line them without having to cut a lot of the threads.

Simply Woven quilt from Moda Bake Shop

I have started a similar quilt for a donation quilt.
Jessica Kelly has this great tutorial at the link below.
I am not using her way. I am using scraps and I am making 10" blocks by cutting:
for the background 9 - 2.5 inches squares
for the main color 4 - 6.5 inches rectangles and 8 - 2.5" squares.
I saw a few quilts that my friend Diane H. made and I am using her plan.
I will post more when I have completed a few blocks.




http://www.modabakeshop.com/2012/10/simply-woven-quilt.html

Houston IQA show 2014

So many quilts, not enough time. The 2014 show as the Ruby Jubilee, and the biggest show. About 2,000 quilts were displayed. Some of my pictures...