Thursday, March 28, 2024

TGIFF - A Finish by Dena

Welcome back for Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday.  TGIFF is the opportunity to share your finish from this week.  You can find out who is hosting each week by heading over to the TGIFF blog.

Unfortunately, we didn't have a host for this week.  So my good friend Dena agreed to showcase her finish from this week.  She does not have a blog, so I'll share her photos and her commentary.


I started this mini in a Carolyn Friedlander workshop in Halifax at last year's Quilt Canada.  Carolyn encouraged us to use individual elements of her pattern to create our own layouts.  I used only Carolyn Friedlander fabrics.  My mini finishes at roughly 12.5 x 24 inches.


I tried match stick quilting for the first time.  I used Decobob thread by Wonderfil Speciality Thread, and there are a few lines of glittery quilting using a silver Gutermann thread.


This quilt will be on display at the Maritime Modern Quilt Guild quilt show in April.


Head over to Instagram to share some quilty love to Dena for her great finish.



It's time for you to link up your finishes from this week.  Please visit a few of the link ups to get some inspiration and to share some quilty love. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Project Quilting 15.6 - Irish Chain

Season 15 of Project Quilting -- hosted by Kim @ Persimon Dreams and Trish @ Quilt Chicken -- has come to an end.  There were weeks when I wasn't confident that I'd be able to make something, but I am pleased that I completed all six challenges this season.

The final theme was Irish Chain.  I decided to make a drawstring bag, using my favourite pattern, Lined Drawstring Bag by In Color Order.  I made the Project Bag size.  However, troubles followed me from start to finish.  Firstly, I was making it mere hours before today's deadline. 😉 I miscalculated the placement of the Irish chain block, and I didn't have enough fabric to fix it because I was using scraps.  So the bottom half of the block got cut off when boxing the corners.


And when I boxed the corners, I cut wrong.  And I cut the ribbon too short.

But it's finished by the deadline!  And although not a perfect bag, it will hold things.


Monday, March 18, 2024

Stay at Home Round Robin Quilt Parade

Did you enjoy sewing along with the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) hosted by Gail @ Quilting Gail?  It's time to link up your finished quilt (or quilt top).

I used three solid fabrics:  Kona Nightfall, Torch, and White.  It finishes around 56 inches after quilting.


I used a variety of free-motion quilting motifs with a light orange thread.


I had planned to do some big stitch quilting elements in the centre, but I couldn't decide on a plan.  I can always add it later.


You can see my weekly updates:



Make sure you link up your finished quilt here.

Thanks to my SAHRR host bloggers for another great QAL.


Thursday, March 14, 2024

TGIFF - Bags for a Friend

Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday is being hosted here again.  TGIFF is the opportunity to share your finish from this week.  You can find out who is hosting each week by heading over to the TGIFF blog.

If you would like to host TGIFF in 2024, click here to sign up.

I wanted to make a thank-you gift for a good friend and decided on something practical.


I love the Open Wide Zippered Pouch tutorial.


My other go-to bag tutorial is the Lined Drawstring Bag.  I purchased the pattern to make other sizes.


I hope she likes these bags.  And I hope I remembered correctly that purple is her favourite colour.  



It's time for you to link up your finishes from this week.  Please visit a few of the link ups to get some inspiration and to share some quilty love.  

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Friday, March 8, 2024

Romance Garden Fabric Blog Hop

Sherry @ Powered by Quilting is hosting a blog hop for her new signature Island Batik fabric line -- Romance Garden.  This is a great collection of pink, green, and purple fabrics.

I made a baby quilt (48 x 48 inches) using a modified rail fence pattern to showcase the great prints.


The colours are vibrant and bright.


Head over to Sherry's blog post to enter the giveaway and to see all the bloggers participating in the blog hop.


I keep the quilting simple -- an all-over loop motif using light green thread.





Thursday, March 7, 2024

TGIFF - Project Quilting 15.5 - Wearables

Welcome to this week's edition of Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday.  TGIFF is the opportunity to share your finish from this week.  You can find out who is hosting each week by heading over to the TGIFF blog.

If you would like to host TGIFF in 2024, click here to sign up.

Have you been sewing along with Project Quilting?  This week's theme is Wearables. 😮  What to do?  What to do?  I finally decided on an apron to hold my scissors, etc. while using my longarm.  I found a tutorial to make an apron using a pillowcase.  I was skeptical, but with limited time this week, I thought I'd give it a try.


I love this apron!!!  I can't wait to make another one.


I recommend folding up 6 inches.  I had to make a little adjustment after the first fold because 8 inches was too much for my pillowcase.  Instead of making two pockets, I made three.  I used a piece of plastic-y webbing because I didn't want to put too much effort into this apron in case I didn't like it.



It's time for you to link up your finishes from this week.  Please visit a few of the link ups to get some inspiration and to share some quilty love.  

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter


Monday, February 26, 2024

2024 Stay at Home Round Robin - Round 6

It's the final round for the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) hosted by Gail @ Quilting Gail.

Round 6 was chosen by Kathleen @ Kathleen McMusing -- letters and/or numbers.

I added a 4-inch finished Kona Torch border, with Nightfall cornerstones.  I decided to take creative license, and my "letters" will be quilted into the border.


I still have a wavy border, which made the top end up being 57.5 inches.  I gained 1.5 inches from the designed 56-inch quilt but managed to steam/quilt it flat.

I had a quilting plan for the centre of the quilt, but didn't know what to quilt in the outer borders.  I ended up doing an all-over loop motif.  I was having a lot of thread issues over the weekend, to the point that I skipped several sections of quilting.  I'll have to go back and quilt those sections.


My "letters" are my name quilted in the bottom corner of the quilt.



Make sure you link up your round 6 with Kathleen before Sunday night to be entered in the prize giveaway.

The parade for finished quilt tops (quilted or not) will be March 18 hosted by Gail @ Quilting Gail



Sunday, February 25, 2024

Project Quilting 15.4 - Hourglass

There are are only two more challenges for Season 15 of Project Quilting -- hosted by Kim @ Persimon Dreams and Trish @ Quilt Chicken.

The fourth theme was:  Hourglass.  I used some Kona scraps to make 6-inch mug rugs, which will be used as plant coasters.  It looks like both of my orchids are going to bloom again very soon.


This was another opportunity to practice free-motion quilting.  The stitches are not perfect, but the plants won't mind.  😊




Monday, February 19, 2024

2024 Stay at Home Round Robin - Round 5

There's just one more week for the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) hosted by Gail @ Quilting Gail.

Round 5 was chosen by Gail @ Quilting Gail -- quilter's choice using 4.  The possibilities are endless - - 4 blocks, a 4-patch block, 4 colours.

I added a 4-inch finished Kona Nightfall border.


This is now measures 49.5 inches.

I realized on the last round that my border was a bit wavy despite my efforts to carefully measure to ensure I was adding the right length of border.  I took extra time for this round as well, but I still ended up with a wavy border.  I don't like unstitching, so I'm going to continue on and hope for the best.

Make sure you link up your round 5 with Gail before Sunday night to be entered in the prize giveaway.  Check back next week for the final round hosted by Kathleen.


Schedule:


Friday, February 16, 2024

TGIFF - Zippered Pouches

I made two zippered pouches this week.  I love the Open Wide Zippered Pouch pattern by Noodlehead.  I used a mini charm pack from Ruby Star Society to piece the exterior.


I made the yellow pouch for last week's Project Quilting.


My nieces are visiting this weekend so I decided to make a second pouch to give as gifts.


Now time to get a good night's sleep because we will be sledding tomorrow.  They have too much non-stop energy for this Auntie.

I'm linking up with:

Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday @ Quilting Gail
Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Finished or Not Friday @ Alycia Quilts
Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation
Brag About Your Beauties @ From Bolt to Beauty
Friday Foto Fun @ Powered by Quilting 

Monday, February 12, 2024

2024 Stay at Home Round Robin - Round 4

We've passed the halfway point for the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) hosted by Gail @ Quilting Gail.

Round 4 was chosen by Brenda @ Songbird Designs -- square-in-square or on-point blocks.

I chose to make 4-inch finished square-in-square blocks in Kona Torch and white to match my centre square-in-square block.  These blocks are paper pieced.


I used the blocks as cornerstones with Kona Nightfall completing the border.


This is now 41.5 inches.

Make sure you link up your round 4 with Brenda before Sunday night to be entered in the prize giveaway.


Schedule:


Monday, February 5, 2024

2024 Stay at Home Round Robin - Round 3

Are you having fun with the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) hosted by Gail @ Quilting Gail?  If you haven't been sewing along with us, there's still time to join in.

Round 3 was chosen by Emily @ The Darling Dogwood -- triangles.

I used the EZ Flying Geese ruler to make triangle units using Kona Torch and White.


I created a 4-inch finished triangle border .


I added cornerstones to complete the borders.  This now measures 32.5 inches.



Make sure you link up your round 3 with Emily before Sunday night to be entered in the prize giveaway.


Schedule:


Thursday, February 1, 2024

2024 Monthly Colour Challenge - February Block

Are you sewing along with Jen @ Patterns by Jen for her annual Monthly Colour Challenge?  If you didn't sign up to receive the blocks by e-mail, you can download February's block here.

February's colour is orange.  My favourite colour!!    I used Kona Tangerine and Torch.


The first step is sewing a strip set.  I always press my seams open when sewing strip sets as I find I get better subcuts when the fabrics are nice and flat.  Premium Quilting and Crafting Spray is a new-to-me product that I love as it removes wrinkles; flattens seams; reduces stretch for point matching; and improves accuracy for cutting and sewing.


I like to chain piece units so they stay in the right order.


Four corner triangles to complete the block.


The finished 12-inch block.



You can view my other monthly blocks: