Quilting Fun

I did some quilting today for a friend of a friend. I used the pajama quilter's dwirling pattern, but made the lines further apart than I have before, and added more swirls. I love how it turned out. When I gave it to the owner she had a friend there who fell in love with the pattern and asked me to do it to a baby quilt she had, Of course I said yes!




Also I have a sneak peek of the red and cream stars quilt. I have the alternate blocks done, and am just waiting on some more blocks to arrive. I also think I need to make a few more star blocks myself to even it out and make it a bit bigger. Anyway, I love how it is looking so far.

Have you ever wondered?

I sometimes look at the fabric scraps and fabric stash I have, and wonder.... How many quilts could I actually make with all this fabric. One day I was looking at this little box of scraps and thought... I'll find out, about this box anyway.
They are 2 1/2" X 4 1/2" bricks leftover from other projects etc.



I sewed the little bricks together into a quilt and added a border from stash. I used a thrift store find for batting, this us army blanket. Its wool and brand new for $12. Then I used a thrift store sheet for the backing.

All in all a fairly green quilt and all made from thrifted or stash. At any rate it ended up being twin size.

So, if I can make a twin size quilt from a small box of scraps, I shudder to think of all the quilts I can make from the rest of the stash. My Mom was a crafter and had a fabric stash for that. We would tease her about having so much fabric. I'm guessing my stash is quite a bit larger than hers and I have to say, I need more! LOL Not really, but don't tell husband I said that.

First day of 2009 fun

Here is how I spent the first day of the year. It has been exactly 3 years today since I made my first quilt block. Today I finished up the second set of red and cream stars for a swap I'm hosting at the Quilt Shoppe Forum. I was inspired by a fellow blogger (Becca) for this idea. Here are my blocks for the swap.



This is a 16 x16 inch wall hanging/doll quilt for a swap I'm participating in on the about quilting forum. Bonnie is the hostess for this one. It is winter themed, and although this may not look very winter to some. I have to say its my favorite way to spend winter. Cuddled up with a hot cuppa something and dreaming of purple spring flowers to come.



I made this little box with scraps today as well. It is the perfect size to fit dvd's or paperback books in it, to cozy up and read or watch while drinking a hot cuppa something.



And last for show and tell today, I have the progress I've made on my fitness quilt. Each week that I've worked out X amount of times, and also each week I stuck to my diet I have made a block. 2 blocks possible each week. So far its looking good and I'm looking better. My cholesterol is down, as well as I'm down 24 lbs, and 3 pant sizes. Yay! Still a long way to go, but definately making good progress.

The quilt pattern is by Quilt Soup and I believe it is called Flower Shoppe!