Sunday, November 17, 2013

Log Cabin Quilts

I completed two Log Cabin Quilts.  A nice lady at the senior center gave me some lovely material to use for my quilts. The blue Log Cabin was made from that lovely gift.
The Red and blue plaid material, I picked up at a yard sale. All the material was cut up into three inch strips.This saves a lot of time in the cutting process.

I always enjoy making the Sun Bonnet Sue Quilts. It is like playing paper dolls. I get to pick out their skirts, bonnets, etc. and how to trim them. The problem with this is I always have a few parts left, and then I I feel I must use them up, so I cut more. And it goes on and on.
I also came across  several blocks of baskets, all hand sewn. I put the lattices, and borders on  for an easy to finish quilt.

I  made several scrap quilts. I never seem to be able to use up all the scraps They are not the prettiest, but are colorful and warm.






 I hurt my left shoulder, so I am taking a rest from my quilting for a while. I am already bored, and tired of doing crossword puzzles. I hope to get back to it soon, as my niece just had a little boy. I already have a twin size top finished. It will be a while before he gets into a regular bed, so I guess I have plenty of time.