Again, using Vicki’s color palette and Joined at the Hip, 2000 Basket and Blooms Block of Month – here is my block for March -
I have NO grays in my stash! None! So I used tans instead. I’m pleased with the results.
And here are the blocks from the Craftsy BOM using the same fabrics as in the basket block. What a difference a pattern and color placement make!
February’s color palette challenge has 10 colors in it. I looked at it and thought ’10 colors! How will I ever pull that off!?’ The answer is a little bit here, and a little bit there. I’m so happy with the way this block turned out! I’m using Joined at the Hip, Basket and Blooms Block of Month from 2000.
My daughter says the blooms look like eggs. Eggs or not, I still love this block!
I’m following Craftsy Block of the Month with Amy Gibson. Every month a video is posted showing the construction of two blocks. It’s free! Here are my two blocks for February.
Chunky Chevron
Balkan Puzzle
Using the chevron block pattern, I enlarged it to a 16″ block and then added two more half square triangles to the sides to form a sqaure. By piecing three of these altered blocks in a row and adding background fabric to the sides, I have created a 48″ long x 38″ wide baby quilt.
Here is the top waiting to be quilted and bound.
Thanks for the inspiration Craftsy and Amy!
I’m doing two Block of the Month projects this year. The first I am combining with Vicki Welch and Judy Laquidara color palette challenge. I’m using the color palette to create a 2000 Joined at the Hip BOM. Here is the first block:
I’m also participating in Craftsy’s BOM and here are two blocks for this month:
2012 finds me joining Judy Laquidara of Patchwork Times and Vicki Welsh of Field Trips in Fiber for their Color Palette Challenge and also Judy’s UFO Challenge. I hate to say it, but while cleaning my sewing room, I’ve come across more purchased and unmade projects than I’d like to admit! I also unearthed several works in progress. I have found more than 12, but put the ones I’d really like to get to this year on the UFO Challenge list.
1. Christmas Table Runner – applique on words, quilt
2. Argyle Quilt Top – blocks made, piece together
3. Pie Safe Quilt – finish applique and piecing top
4. 3 Creative Studios BOM – blocks made, piece together top
5. Garden Lattice Quilt – fabric bought, need to cut and piece top
6. Journal Covers – fabric bought, need to make covers
7. Chinese Coins Quilt- finish hand applique vines, piece constructed strips together
8. Modern Chinese Coins with applique – fabric bought, start top
9. Fire Escape Quilt – fabric bought, cut and start piecing
10. Fairy Quilt Top – fabric bought, cut and start piecing
11. Wallet Pattern – pick fabric and make!
12. Purse Pattern – fabric bought, make!
I’m also participating in SewCalGal’s Free Motion Quilting Challenge. I’m very excited about learning to FMQ this year. Maybe by the end of the year I’ll be using my new skills on the quilt tops finished in the UFO Challenge!
For the Color Palette Challenge I’m using a Joined at the Hip BOM I bought in 2000 but never made. And I also signed up for Craftsy’s BOM. I’ll use the color palette for that as well, and then use those blocks to practice the FMQ.
I’m feeling all set for sewing and quilting in 2012!
Here is my block for the 3 Creative Studios BOM. The 7th block is called Five Spot.
I’m running late at meeting a friend for lunch – so I’ll post more later!
First off, here is my Block of the Month (BOM) for Three Creative Studios. It’s called Amish Star.
Next are some blocks I’m working on for a quilt for my middle daughter. She chose the pattern – Goose Tracks and asked that the quilt be very blended. Blended, meaning that you can’t tell where one block ends and another starts. She also chose the fabrics – Ginger Blossom collection which are mostly large scale prints, and she added some smaller scale coordinating fabrics. This will be a very hot pink quilt once completed! The Goose Tracks block have 29 pieces in each 10″ block. We decided to alter some of the corners, making some of the construction easier. Here are two blocks leaving out the pieced corners and two Goose Tracks Blocks with the pieced corners. The alter blocks will have one – three pieced corners. We think it will blend very well this way!
And this last set of blocks is for a charity quilt. Chevron pattern in brights.
My two youngest girls both just started quilts. But I forgot to take pictures! Next time!
I’ve been busy flying on my Magic Carpet around the world in Blog Land! I’ve met so many wonderful people and am admiring their creativeness! This all through One World One Heart hosted by Lisa of A Whimsical Bohemian. Check it out! And you can join in through Feb 8th!
I finished this tote today.
It is going to a friend I will visit with later this evening. Shanette, director of Kibbutz El-Shammah, is here in the USA visiting from South Africa! Friends and I have made several quilts for the staff of the Kibbutz, and I wanted to give her a little something at our visit tonight. If I find an updated link to the Kibbutz – I’ll update this post.
Last week I finished this pillow – another one for my daughter. This is a Pink Chalk Studio Pattern – free download. (Thank you Kathy!)
Next up is a braided table runner. I really need to clean the kitchen so you can see how great it looks on the counter! My DH remodeled the kitchen two summers ago. We did a good job of taking the during pictures – but not good at posting or showing the completed job! Must put that on the ‘to do list’!
And here is my Block of the Month (BOM) hosted by 3 Creative Studios. Pop on over if you are interested in joining in! Plus they have lots of other goodness offered on their website! Check ‘em out!
Here is my fourth Block of the Month (BOM) for the program sponsored by 3 Creative Studios. I like this block! But I fussy cut the center piece to show off the butterfly instead of cutting and piecing 4 pieces. I’m sticking with the same color-way and will have a nice set of block for a quilt top once this BOM is complete!
If you are not familar with 3 Creative Studios check out their website! They are offering word prompts, BOM, quilt challenges, free projects, classes, and more!
Have you heard the news? Terry and Sue over at 2 Creative Studios have just expanded by adding Vicki to the team and they are now 3 Creative Studios! All the more goodness to prompt us on to be all the more creative!
I’m taking part in their Block of the Month (BOM) and here is my third block. Go to their website if you would like to join the BOM, or to check out their on-line classes, or their free projects, and the new quilt challenge they are hosting starting in January 2010!!
