Quilt News!! Red and White 4 Sixteenpatch Blocks with Sawtooth Improv Borders Quilt Top Progress, Scrappy Small Squares Quilt Top with New Border Added.. June Rose Garden Walk Through..

My Scrappy Small Squares project, now 12" x 12".

4 Sixteenpatch Blocks with Sawtooth Borders small quilt top in red and white, finished approx. 16" x 16."

Local Rose Garden is gorgeous in June. 

Rose garden pathway and rose trellis. The air is full of the sounds of birds singing and bees humming.

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Hello Quilt Friends!! 

It's been a cool summer here in the valley so far, excellent for walks through rose gardens and state parks.

 

I've been patiently piecing/sewing 1 1/2" scappy squares and red and white squares into two new small quilt top projects these last couple of weeks. And there is a method to my madness, this works for me: I sew the small 1 1/2" squares into 4 patch squares and then sew those together in rows or groups. In the 'scrappy squares project' I decided to use a specific pattern in the four patches. The offwhite and off white dot fabric 1 1/2" squares all went to the right top position and bottom left position in the 4 patch square with scrappy prints and Kona cotton solids filling in the other two spaces of each 4 patch square.

 

 

In my 4 Sixteenpatch Blocks with Sawtooth Borders quilt top in red and white I obviously used various red and white Kona cotton solids and an off white print by Tim Holtz, alternating red and white. And yes, I used a Kona cotton solid in orange for a few pieces, just to mix things up a little.

 

So as you can imagine with all the concentration required for small piecing/sewing and color arranging in these two new projects, I've needed to take breaks and get outside for walks and relaxation.

 

Also I have a new interesting quilt book soon to arrive on my local library holds shelf by Jesse Cutts, Free Form Quilts and Patchwork. I'm always on the lookout for color inspiration and a new spin on the 'quilt journey.'

 

That is the current quilt news from my sewing room to yours. What quilt books are you reading for color and inspiration lately?

 

I'll be by to visit. 

         

Quilt News!! Red and White Snowball Blocks with Sawtooth Borders Quilt Leads to Another Red and White Project, Piecing Small 1 1/2" Squares for New Improv Scrappy Quilt Projects

Piecing process for Scrappy 1 1/2" Squares project.

Another quilt project started, see photo below, here I've added a thin white border to the 4 sixteen patch blocks.. they are laying on my finished Snowball Blocks with Sawtooth Borders small quilt... seeing how a Sawtooth border would look with the 4 sixteen patch blocks...

Traditional design, I started with 1 1/2" red and white squares...

Finished Snowball Blocks with Sawtooth Borders small quilt approx. 19" x 25", this red and white project lead me to another red and white project....

Scrappy 1 1/2" Squares pieced, 8" x 10" so far.

 

 

Hello quilt friends!! 

We've had rain and clouds off and on for while, it's almost like we live in a rain forest.

I keep waiting for the sun to come out and it does once in a while for about 15-20 minutes and then it's gone. You have to 'make your own sunshine around here' and get on with life. So I'm remembering to be thankful and diving into projects with small pieces, that seems to help.

 

Last week I pulled out small sized scraps and trimmed them to 1 1/2" squares with my scissors. Before long I had piles of red and white squares; reds and whites from Robert Kaufman Konas and off whites from a Tim Holtz print. Then I pieced them into 4 sixteen patch blocks and put sashing between the blocks. Next I pieced a white border around the squares, the border will be 3/4" finished. So far so good...

 

And then there was the scrappy pile of other colors which I curated and edited into a mix I liked and added two whites/off whites to add calmness. That was my thinking. And now I'm not sure where the scrappy small 1 1/2" squares will 'go' but it will be an adventure and keep my attention.

 

And talking about piecing adventures you need to visit A Quilters Table and see/read about Debbie's beautiful new projects and her amazing finish, 'Banded' . She shares inspiration for new projects and color/design tips.

 

That's the quilt news from the valley, if you visit bring your umbrella.

 

I'll be by to visit.