Gazebo Table Topper

The Gazebo pattern is the last in the Journey 2 Nebula QAL hosted by Jaybird Quilts.

Once I had the fabric all cut, the piecing went quickly.

At this point, the pieces were in the shape of the Hex N More ruler.

I love how it turned out.

I purchased a ruler foot for my Singer domestic.  She doesn't like free motion quilting much, but I thought I'd give the ruler foot a try.  So I've decided this will be my test project since it's small.  If you have any suggestions for a quilting plan, I'd love to hear from you.

TGIFF - Redwood Tote

I've been procrastinating making some bag bag patterns I purchased from Noodlehead a year ago.  Last month, I finally started making the Redwood Tote while at a sewing weekend with my Q-Squared bee.  I decided to use a navy waxed canvas for the exterior.

I read and re-read the directions and then sewed slowly.  Once you sew through waxed canvas, there is no unstitching if you make a mistake.

There was a delay with finishing because I didn't have the right sized zipper, but Dena came to my rescue.

I can't wait to test it out.  I think it may be a bit too tall for my liking, so there may be some slight alterations for the next version.

I purchased these awesome handmade zipper pulls at QuiltCon Austin.

It's almost too pretty to use.  LOL

I'm linking up with:

Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday @ Faith and Fabric

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 

Love and Kisses Blog Hop

I'll be participating in a blog hop in December to showcase the new fabric collection by Sherry @ Powered by Quilting.  The collection is called Love and Kisses and is created by Island Batik.

Here is a sneak peek of what I'm creating.

I borrowed this photo from Maryellen McAuliffe -- her photo was so much better than mine.  😊

Photo by Maryellen McAuliffe

Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more sneak peeks and the blog hop schedule.  Make sure to follow Sherry on her blog and/or Instagram so you don't miss anything.  

TGIFF - Rock Candy Pillow

I finished hand quilting my Rock Candy pillow for the Journey to Nebula Skill Builder QAL.  It looks awesome, if I do say so myself.  LOL  It has already been gifted, and the recipient is happy.

I used #5 red perle cotton to do big stitch hand quilting.

I used #8 red perle cotton to attach the binding, with X's in the corners.  [pats self on the back]

It took many photos at different times of the day to capture the true colour of the black and white fabrics (and I'm still not sure I got it right.)

And here's the binding again because I think it's pretty awesome.

I think I'll be starting a collection of black and white fabrics so I can make this again.

I'm linking up with:

Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday @ Sew Joy Creations

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 

UFO Busting @ Tish's Adventure in Wonderland

Morewood Mystery QAL Update

Are you sewing along with Cheryl @ Meadow Mist Designs for her Morewood Mystery QAL?  I am but forgot to show my September piecing, and now I have to share my October pieces as well.

I use my Clover Hera marker to mark the lines for sewing HSTs.  You can actually mark two squares at a time.  It speeds up the marking time, and you don't have to use a pen/pencil.

I love my Bloc Loc rulers for trimming HSTs.  You get a perfect square every time.

And then all the HSTs were made.

October's instructions brought 2.5-inch four-patch blocks.  I tried my pressing wool pressing mat with my Oliso mini iron.  For a small iron, it is surprisingly hot.

I finished October's instructions a few hours before it turned November.  I'm not behind!

I wonder what we'll be making with the November instructions.  Let's plenty of time to join in.  Head over to visit Cheryl to get all the details.

TGIFF - Hand Pieced QAL

I am slowly making my way through all the quilt tops that have been waiting patiently to be quilted.  My plan is to finish them all before the end of 2020.

The Hand Pieced QAL co-hosted by Patty @ Elm Street Quilts and Kristin @ Simple Handmade Everyday started in January 2019.

With the exception of machine quilting around the blocks to help with basting and machine stitching the binding to the front only, this 33 x 33 inch quilt is all hand pieced and hand quilted.

I am quite surprised at how much I enjoyed the hand work.  The top was finished back in April 2019, but then I didn't know how to quilt it, so it joined the pile of tops waiting to be quilted.

I used white #8 perle cotton in the all white backgrounds of the nine blocks.  And then I used various colours of #8 perle cotton to do straight lines in the setting triangles.

I also hand stitched the binding using #8 perle cotton.

My favourite Hobbs Premium 80/20 batting to make for a wonderful baby quilt.

I'm linking up with:

Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday @ Home Sewn by Us

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 

UFO Busting @ Tish's Adventure in Wonderland

WIP Wednesday - Rock Candy Pillow

I'm playing catch up with the Journey to Nebula Skill Builder QAL.  Monday was the deadline to finish the Rock Candy pattern -- clearly I'm not successful in my catch-up attempts.  LOL

When searching through my stash for fabric, I found some Alison Glass 5 x 5 inch squares.  There were enough black and white prints to cut the diamonds, and I used Kona Black for the background.  I'll be making a pillow instead of a table topper.

It didn't take long to piece the diamonds and triangles.

And then there was a finished pillow top.

Next up is the big stitch hand quilting, which I hope to finish this weekend.

Linking up with:

WIP Wednesday @ The Needle and Thread Network

Midweek Makers @ Quilt Fabrication

Wednesday Wait Loss @ The Inquiring Quilter

TGIFF - Jawbreaker Pillow

I've been participating in the Journey to Nebula Skill Builder QAL.  And by participating, I mean I missed the first two projects.  😂

This is the Jawbreaker pattern by Jaybird Quilts.  I used some Alison Glass prints.  I had a 16-inch pillow form, so I skipped the borders.

I really don't like hand binding, although there are times when it is the best choice.  I decided to use perle cotton and visible stitching.  I think I like this.  There may be more hand binding in my future.

When I started making this project, I didn't have a recipient in mind, but I do now.  I really need to think about the recipient when I'm making a quilt -- I have far too many quilts in my house.

An all-over loop free-motion quilting in silver thread as I didn't want to distract from the prints.

I'm linking up with:

Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday @ Chris Knits Sews

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 

More Pattern Testing - Waltzing with Bears

Sandra @ Musings of a Menopausal Melon has a pattern release today.  Waltzing with Bears is a great pattern.  Make sure you head over to get a copy of the pattern -- it's currently on sale.

I used Island Batik fabrics, and I love how it turned out.

Once you make the HSTs, the blocks piece together very quickly.

It's been hard trying to get photos because it has either been raining or extremely windy.

I'm sharing the best of the worst photos.  😊

You can get the pattern here.  Sandra has some great patterns, so make sure you take a look around.

I managed these two photos before the quilt top went flying.

Have a great weekend.  Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving.

TGIFF - Quilt Buzz Bingo Quilt

Welcome to Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday.  TGIFF is the opportunity to share your finish from this week.

Back in August, I played along with Quilt Buzz Bingo.  I finished the quilt top during the QAL.  And now it's finally quilted!

I did an all-over stipple in white thread.  Do you see where I quilted my name?

I love the texture from the quilting.

This is a fun new wide backing I found at my LQS.  I may have to purchase some more.

The sun started to come out after a dreary foggy morning.

Now it's time to share your finish from this week.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Here are some other link-ups where you can share your finish:

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 

UFO Busting @ Tish's Adventure in Wonderland

Pattern Testing - On The Fence

I had the opportunity to test a pattern for Joanne @ Canuck Quilter Designs.  I tested On the Fence which was released today (along with two other patterns).

I had some great green prints in my stash.  While I was cutting the fabrics, I made a last-minute decision to change things up and add some purple.

Purple made the star block pop.

This was a great pattern to make -- it was easy and fun to piece.

Although I had the inner border cut and ready to piece, I decided that I preferred no borders.

I had hoped to get this quilted before the pattern was released, but...you know...life....😉

Joanne's new patterns are on sale for a week, so make sure you stop by.

Happy October.