Jar Quilts

A quilter friend of mine gave me a piece of material with jelly beans on it. I decided to try te jar pattern.It made up quickly, and was interesting  for a child. Of course using that up, made me go hunting  Joanne's for other jar prints. I found one with lady bugs , and another with small butterflies..

Scrappy Tulip Quilt

I decided to make quilt to donate for a raffle, at a local group.  I had made this pattern before and had no problem. In fact, it was my favorite of all the quilts I have made.   Well I do't know why I had so much trouble, but thread kept breaking, tension went off, every thing you could possibly think of. Finally finished it, putting on binding, and  tyeing it. Only then, did  I discovered my biggest mistake of all. One of the blocks, I had misplaced the tulips. Instead of the tulips facing each corner of the block, it was like two rows of tulips.I am going to try and post the before ,to show my big mistake. I pulled it apart carefully and fixed the bad block, and it did come out nicely. I just checked my pictures,  and I forgot to take one after I fixed it. I am 85, and have been sewing since I was 14 years old. I have corrected a lot of mistakes in sewing,but this one was the most aggravating.  The block that needed fixing is first row on left second from bottom. I wish I had taken a pic of the finished quilt, but has been delivered and, won by someone.

New batch of small quilts

I just finished a few quilts, that I give to the senior center,    that delivers them to anyone they feel could use them. I really enjoy working on these. Mostly they are made out of my stash of fabric, and at times I find some material at yard sales.If I didn't have this hobby I probably be bored to death. Quilting seems to relax me.
The first one, I could not give away, as my very special nephew Shea, just loves tractors. This is just a piece of fabric, covered with tractors. I took a picture of him sitting in his grandmother's rocker., I am sure he is copying her, as she is always cold and snuggling under a blanket.

I made a couple of crazy scrap quilts,   with a child theme in the center of ech block.

I made a couple of attic window quilts, as I had quite a bit of images of deer, ducks, bears, etc leftover from another project, that I made for a friend of mine. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of that one.

The next group, are assorted pinwheel quilts. The pinwheels are leftover from another project of course. I just keep putting borders around them till I get the size I want.

This pic includes a preprinted quilt pattern, and another small attic window. I still have some of those animal patches left.

Here are a few more assorted pinwheels. You guessed it, more leftover pin wheel blocks. Got to use them up.

I made one small patch  quilt and another pinwheel., and another with a child theme center

The last group is a child print center

on a scrap quilt, a boat small quilt, and scrap quilt.

Leftover Triangle Pieces

I had a few leftover triangle pieces, that I had used on a quilt for one of my friends. I decide to sew them together, then sew some white triangles to them to form a diamond in a square background. I then added a couple of large borders to make a small quilt for a toddler.

The next quilt is probably twin size. I used leftover large star pattern, for the center, and added large curtain material that I had to make a quick quilt It has a pink binding and a pink backing.. I had picked up some lovely new  curtain materials, at yard sales. These quilts are going to a homeless shelter.

The following quilts are
much the same, as  the last one with different color combinations

   A few years ago, I went to a quilt show in St Petersburg, Florida, and saw a doll wall hanging with several outfits that were attached by velcro.  I thought it was so cute, that I found the pattern, and made a few of them.I believe the pattern is by the Gingham Goose.. Someone, once suggested it would be nice as the center of a young girls quilt,,as she could sit on the bed to try the different changes of outfits. I just may try that idea.

A Few Simple Quilts

Child's Alphabet Quilt

my computer crashed on me , so I haven't updated my blog for quite a while. I finally got my computer to work again..  The last batch of quilts, I made, several were children size. The organization, that I give them to, delivers  them to homeless shelters.
This first one is a prepronted alphabet quilt. It is probably crib size.

The  next is really only half the alphabet, but colorful and warm. You have to work with what you have,

This is a cartoon design.

Tnext bright green, (not my favorite shade of green is made with two  appliqued blocks, that I spotted at a yard sale., with borders built up around it.

 I was told by the person that delivered the quilts, she could have used a lot more , for the shelter. I decided , I would make some quick and easy  ones. 

 I had recently made a queen size quilt with very large star blocks, and had several left. I also had a lot of drapery  material. I just used large pieces around them to make a good sized quilt.

The first one has a pink and green star, with a field of roses around it. I don't think it loks too bad, and should be nice and comfortable.

 This is a diaganol scrap quilt, quick and easy, and gets a lot of scraps used up.

I was given a few yards of material, with fish and ocean scenes.. I thought some young child might find it interesting.. I still had a lot of that really bright green, that did go withthe print, so I used that for a backing

 The last one in the group, I decided to keep for myself.Besides the fact, that I like the colors. it brings back a lot of memories; A while back, my sister and I,, (we often quilted together) were each making a Cathedral Window Quilt. She made a mistake, and instead of cutting 3 inch squares, she cut  hundreds of 2 inch squares. She gave them to me.. I didn't say anything, but thought , no way am I ever going to sew them together. Every once in a while, I would come across them in my scrap box. One day , I  just wondered how long it would take to sew them little bits together, by machine. It  went surprisingly fast. .My sister, Elly passed away a couple of years ago, and every time, I look at that little quilt, I think of her and all the fun we had growing up. My mother and father had eight children, three boys, and five girls.. Often when anyone hears you are one of eight, they think , you have to fight for your food , don't get any attention ,and probably gifts etc. We certainly didn't get a lot of toys. We had to make our own fun. I have wonderful memories We ,certainly had plenty of food. My father always had a huge garden, and worked sll the time. We didn't appreciate what a nice house we lived in, just took it for granite.All of us, have always been very close, and family oriented.Their are only three of us left. I have lost three brothers and two sisters.We always had someone to call and chat with, and it seems strange now not to have that connection, and my sisters and I miss it.

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