Quilt News! 3 Project Finishes; Framed Rail Fence Blocks Quilt, Four Patch on Point Quilt Blocks Progress and Spring Flowers Inspiration....

Iris are blooming at the Lake Wilderness Arboretum, fabulous and inspiring, just look at the yellows and purples!

My Hourglass Blocks Medallion Quilt finished approx 16" x 16".

Bleeding Hearts and Iris blooming.

My Four Patch on Point Quilt, interviewing color placement, blocks will be 7" finished.

Finished my Framed Rail Fence Blocks Quilt 23" x 15", inspired by 'Teresa DownUnder' tutorial.

 Small Improv Units and Orphan Blocks Quilt finished, approx 15" x 15".

 

 

Hello from the valley!  

May showers are bringing spring flowers and some project finishes!

I've been busy using up left over pieces and scraps from other projects to make small table mats/runners. I'm clearing out space for working on new projects and for new backing fabrics. I photographed two of my finished small quilts in the local arboretum taking advantage of abundant blooms and greenery. I finished up my runner sized Framed Rail Fence Block quilt. I was inspired by Teresa's tutorial on YouTube. She calls her blocks 'Scrappy Brick Quilt' but I searched that out and I believe the blocks are more of the Rail Fence style block, framed of course and so I call mine Framed Rail Fence Blocks.

Then a few days ago I got out my newest Four Patch on Point Blocks, 7" when finished,  and interviewed them for color placement. I need to piece a few more blocks and it will soon come together in a pleasing fashion! I like Four Patch on Point blocks classic with a secondary theme going on.

And that Quilt Friends is what I've been working on. I've also been walking in the park between rain showers enjoying the season.

What have you been working on lately? 

Do you get out to enjoy the spring inspiration? 

I'll be by to visit.

Quilt News! Quilt Binding Finished on HSTs Medallion Quilt! Machine Quilting and Finishing Scrap Mini Quilts, Happy Mother's Day!

Pinning the binding down on my HSTs in Barn Raising Formation Medallion with Borders Quilt.

Binding is finished, a done deal.

Here I'm using scraps to piece together coasters and table toppers for gifts.

 

Hello Quilt Friends, Happy Mother's Day! Here in the valley we have clouds and spring flowers.

This last week I finished the binding on my HSTs Medallion with Borders Quilt, 54" x 54". I machine stitched the binding down because my hands need a break from hand quilting and stitching. I hand quilted this quilt and it took me over a year and a half, just saying..... Here is a photo of this quilt front and back before binding was finished.....

And I'm piecing/machine quilting and binding scraps into coasters, hot pads and table mats for gifts. 

I hope you're enjoying the spring and finishing projects. I'll be by to visit.

Quilt News! Scrappy Improv Piecing Quilt Design Edit #2 or Was it #3? Quick Update...

Scrappy Improv Piecing small quilt edit #2 or #3, I can't remember which now; the upper left Four Patch was unpicked and I replaced the saturated dark solid blue/green square with a blue print lighter in value. The lighter blue print works better with the whole.

 This is a very quick update. I've been studying this little quilt and trying to get it to the point where it works out as a whole. I knew that little saturated dark solid blue/green square in the top left hand four patch was going to have to go. Time consuming, yes, but it needed to be done.

Now it works as a whole and I'm happy with it.

 

Enjoy the spring! 

Do you have any challenging designs that need editing? How do you work that out? Besides throwing it away.

 

I'll be by to visit.