positively quilt

My own plus quilt, inspired by this quilt.  

this was a fun one to make, and went together really fast.

I quilted with vertical straight-ish lines (about 1-2 inches apart), and then horizontally about a half inch from my seam line of each row. (that sounds so confusing).  you can see it in the following picture.

 I am trying really hard to use up the fabric and scraps of prints I don't like much anymore, so my plan is to use some of my less desireable fabric in every quilt I make.  This is one of those prints, dark green- gingham-ish, and you know what, it's one of my favorite blocks.  It works perfectly in this quilt.

bound in dark green.

crazy geese

I finished my first virtual quilting bee quilt, and I am so happy with it. I had my reservations at first, but as usual, once it's all quilted and bound it takes on a new life.

I debated what to bind this quilt with, and ultimately chose this great ruler print from American Jane. I love it up close, but kind of think it looks a little "dirty" from afar. Oh well, this will likely be used by my kids who love to make messes anyway.

For the back I used some sheeting, and showcased one of the blocks (that was stitched by HAND). It's a lovely block.

thanks to all those involved in this quilt! i love that it has a piece of each of you. what a fun year we had.

new project

my bowls are working for me again. i fell in love with this color combo (especially the dark green and aqua), and then saw this quilt, and a new project was born.

my own version of this quilt.

olives quilt

it's been the year of the baby in my family, and i think this is the last one for a while. my husband gave me this pattern (single girl by denyse schmidt) for christmas, and i thought a baby quilt would be the perfect way to try it out. can i just say that i LOVE this quilt. it might be my favorite.

i have been in a green/grey mood lately, and i am still not sick of it. it also helps that my high school colors were green and grey, so it's a nostalgic color combo for me.

hope my new nephew (who's coming even as i type this) enjoys it.

i'm also trying to step out of my stippling comfort zone, i quilted this in lines about 3/4 of an inch apart--i am so pleased with the result.

***updated: grey is kona coal. on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being hard), i'd give this a 6. not too hard, not easy. it's somewhat time consuming, but different than quilts I normally make so it kept me interested.

block party quilt top

a (sloppy) peek at my block party quilting bee quilt. this one will be for my sons bed, so it's bigger than normal and i'm totally dreading quilting it. i really like it though!

inspired by this great quilt.

bee inspired quilt

I put together my quilt blocks from our bee inspired quilting bee, and I am having some serious doubts about my choice of layout, I kinda wish I would've used some sashing. Oh well, I don't ever redo, so hopefully I'll like it more once it's quilted and bound.

binding today

i'm binding a quilt today that i won't be able to show you for a while, but i'm really excited about it.

and what's with purple? i've never been much of a purple girl, but lately i have been drawn to it.

quilting goals for the new year:
finish my 3 bee quilts from last year.