Design Wall Monday

scraps made into  zigzag

Zigzag mixed with squares

These are left over fabrics from making this little alphabet quilt quite some time ago.  I kept most of the pairings of colors together from the original little quilt I made.  I used to receive a fabric collection from Keepsake quilting every month with 9" by 42" cuts....or a 1/4 yard cut.
I still have tons of these fabric yet uncut but I am trying to use them up.

So here is what is on my design wall today, go and see what everyone else has on their design wall over at Judy's.

Happy Sewing, Kim

Shakespeare in the Park by Judy Martin

"Shakespeare in the Park"

Added label to finish it this week

I finally got the label on this quilt and will mail it to my niece as a surprise.

You can see the whole quilt here.

I'm linking to Crazy Mom Quilts for another week of finish it up Friday. and fabric tuesday too.

Happy sewing,
Kim

Close up of some of the quilting by Debby Brown

Happy Valentines Day!

I hope you are surrounded by Love this Valentines Day!

Japanese X

curved sewing lines

Cute little boy fabric for the backing

 I finished up this  little  44" X 52" scrappy madness, putting cute baby fabric on the back  helps soften it a bit.

close up of scraps

Happy Sewing, Kim

Have you seen all the scrappy quilts over at "Stitched in color "?  I 'm entering  my Japanese X quilt over at the "Festival of  Scrappiness"
now going on at Stitched in color.

blue binding machine applied :0)

Too Scrappy

 

Japanese X block

Sometimes I wonder if scrappy is just too much. Does it come off  as a better quilt if it has a unifying color
instead of just randomly picking scraps and sewing them together?  What do you think?
   I started these awhile ago then jumped into Scrap  attack  but when I put this little quilt up on my design board to have a look........ well it might just be too much going on!  I think it is hard to see what the block started off to be. So I think I am going to stop here and quilt it for a baby quilt.  Time to move onto the next project.

Happy Sewing, Kim

Peppermint candies quilt

I hope you can see what a difference beautiful quilting makes

quilted by Debby Brown

A nice swirl

more quilting detail

I finished binding this quilt recently even though it was pieced back in Nov. for my Quiltmaker "Scrap Squad" assignment.   Debby Brown did a beautiful job quilting it for me.

Happy Sewing,
Kim

I've linked up with Crazy Mom Quilts on finish it up Friday, go have a look at some more finishes :0)

machine binding ( back)

Doll quilts

Two doll quilts made the AmandaJean ticker tape way

I am a fan of "Crazy Mom quilts" AmandaJean, these ideas are taken from her blog, both the direct links are under each picture.  thanks AmandaJean for the inspiration.
Now jump over to her blog and see the other finishes this week :0)

Happy sewing, Kim

The back side of the quilts after washing with their matching pillows

I just have to show these off at the Festival of Scrappiness!

Ho Ho Ho

pin basting


This little table topper is completely inspired by other peoples blogs, I'm  sorry I can't find the url of this Ho Ho Ho quilt but I started it a year ago.

(Kathie found the url for me to share from "fun with Barb and Mary" )


  The H's and O's are nine patch blocks.  The quilting is inspired but not as well done as the quilting I saw at

" Life under quilts" but it is my first try :0).  Also, this is my first attempt to machine apply binding from
"Crazy Mom Quilts"  tutorial too.
Go see what every one else has finished over at Finish it up Fridays with "Crazy Mom Quilts" .



Happy Sewing,
Kim

machine quilting

 

just gently curving lines as inspired by "Lifeunderquilts"

machine applied binding front and back, with help from CrazyMomQuilts tutorial.

It's all done and ready to give for next Christmas!

Giveaway

Look at the adorable apron patterns you can win over at Beth's blog :0).
Beth is always cooking up something new!
Good luck and Happy sewing,
Kim 

Birthday wallet

Debby had some leftover fabric

So she made a bunch of cute things

This little wallet is for my birthday

 I love a homemade gift :0)

Happy Sewing, Kim

Isn't it so cute?

Thank you Debby :0)

Another mystery " Just takes 2"

Brown and bubble gum pink...hmmm time to scrap it up a bit

same blocks in classic red and white

I started another mystery called "Just Takes 2" started to celebrate the red and white show in NYC.  It's not too late to join in and it's free :0)

Happy Sewing, Kim

Blogger BOM #5

block #5

 Blogger BOM is up to block five.
This month's designer is John Adams.
One block a month is my kind of sew along :0).
Happy Sewing, Kim

I can see that this block would look better without a patterned background.

Which layout?

White in the corner block

Or red in the corner block?

Which layout should I use, I can't decide. What do you think?  These blocks are 10.5 inches unfinished and will make a little table topper to commemorate " Infinite Variety Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts".  I'm trying to have it finished before the March anniversary comes around.

Happy Sewing, Kim
 P.S.
I learned how to make this block from Tonya :0) , she has a super easy tutorial on her blog. 

Scraps

 bats and  balls

I have to show off my Orca Bay with the rest of them over  at Bonnie Hunter's link up :0)..you should go see all the different variations.

Happy Sewing, Kim

our pledge of allegiance to the flag

bits of holly

little Santas  from long ago

tiny sewing machines and spools of thread

little pinked nosed bunny

little blue dog

bicyclist with their dogs

a spider on her web

little red trees

recycled shirts and crib sheets

musical notes

Put them all together and what do you have?  A beautiful scrap quilt!  This is Bonnie Hunter's 2011 mystery quilt called "Orca Bay".   I'm so proud of finishing this mystery I'm gonna show it off over at" Finish it up Friday" with Crazy Mom Quilts :0).  Gotta put this one in the  Festival of Scrappiness too ;0)     
 Happy sewing, Kim

Mini Quilt

Before I did full size quilts I  used to make mini quilts.  Over the holidays I made a mini quilt
following along with Temecula Quilt co.  , I could not resist :0).
They call it the "Twelve days of Christmas" and sent a clue to my email each day of the little mystery.  I used the fabric I won from Kate Spain called "Terrain" to follow along.  Each day used the number of pieces of fabric for the twelve days of Christmas in a 3.5 inch block.  So the 1st day has one piece of fabric and the 12th day has twelve pieces.  Very fun and easy, it is still online if you want to make one.
I think I'll share this over at Lily'squilts too :0)

Happy sewing,

"Twelve Days of Christmas"

Might as well use this on finish it up Friday over at Crazy mom Quilts too right?  Stop by so you can visit lots of blog with finished projects too.......why not show yours?

Making progress on Orca Bay

My progress

Yesterday Bonnie Hunter revealed her Orca Bay mystery!  Now if I had finished more of the clues I could have put it together, but I had to work with the pieces I had .  Then I made a row of flipped blocks so had to resew those.  But I'm really happy with my progress so far and look forward to finishing this quilt in the next few weeks.  Thank you Bonnie!  Every year Bonnie does a free mystery quilt!  It is not too late for you to start this one too.  Happy New Year!