Quilting lines

The baseball and soccer games were cancelled today.

The PERFECT opportunity to stay home this morning

IN MY PAJAMAS and quilt!

I LOVE to quilt before getting dressed for my day  :)

I love the backing

AND

 the fact that I was able to squeeze in leftovers from the quilt in the middle.

Ties it ALL together!

A polka dot binding is the icing on the cake!

My quilting method is worth mentioning...

because it saves me some time.

 

First I lay the quilt on my kitchen table (after sandwiching)

and tape off TWO diagonal lines through the middle of the quilt.

 

I quilt those two LONG lines.

Then move out from there marking 3" from each seam with tape

as I go.

The tape hangs next to me and I add as I go.

One line at a time.

I use the tape pieces over and over again.

When I'm done they are ALL out of  "sticky".

Before you know it

the quilt it DONE!

Baby quilt thoughts

I love making baby quilts!

They are....I think...my favorite kind of quilt to make!

 

I love using charm packs.....

but....

 there aren't always enough "charms".

It's fairly simple to add some blocks.

See the three sort of solids on the left???

They are filling in for me.

I don't think anyone will ever "suspect"

they don't "go with" the quilt.

;)

Do you?

I love adding little tiny 2" squares.

This black and white with pins was LONELY in my 2" drawer....

It will be......

Lonely NO MORE!!!!

Don't you think It fits perfectly into this quilt!

 

That reminds me..... I need to sit down one of these days

and just CUT squares (out of scraps)

to replenish my 2", 2 1/2", 3"....etc. drawers.

 

Pickin's have been slim lately!

;)

 

Here is a faithful friend!

A bed sheet.

It was Found at a thrift store a while back.

This friend seems to pop up in quite a few of my projects!!!!

In fact.....

I used it just yesterday making my apron ties!!!

 

Today it became binding!

Red and white check will ALWAYS be welcome in MY quilts!!!!

See that backing??

I bought quite a bit of this gingham last year.

I LOVE it!!!!

And.....

Only two yards left!

:0   

 

When quilting straight lines.....

I've found that quilting on the diagonal/bias

is MUCH easier than quilting straight across.

The bias is very forgiving!!!!

And I, for one,....need that!

 

I have issues with my straight quilting lines....

but never seem to have them when I quilt

DIAGONALLY!!!

O.k.

I Think those are all my "thoughts" on this quilt.

Except to say.....

I can't WAIT to give it away!!!!

 

That's the best part of making a QUILT!!!!

;)

A garden quilt

I've added some "Pebbles" to my garden quilt!

Pebbles take more thread...

but the pattern is Soooo forgiving!

AFter all...

Pebbles are NEVER alike!

They come in ALL sizes!

And they're not perfectly round.

They provide the PERFECT quilting background!

My flower garden is surrounded

by a simple TRELLIS.

;)

Today...

Hopefully...

I'll be finishing this one up...

pebbling the narrow border on this quilt!

Calming Chaos

Sometimes quilts are pieced in an orderly fashion....

like here and here...

sometimes they're NOT!

Sometimes random pieces FALL together

adding energy and motion!!!

When this happens....

It's nice to give a little ORDER to the CHAOS.

I used some tape to give some ORDER.

I began with a LONG line right down the middle of the quilt.

I quilted about 2" out from there.....

measuring and taping as I went along.

PIECED HAPPINESS.

:)

In the PINK.

I didn't realize how much PINK was hiding the scrap basket!

Whoa!!....

There's a lot pink going on in there, huh?

Of course...I added a bunch of other colors!

 blues, reds, greens....

The backing is a linen given to me recently.

Isn't it GREAT?????

I love the feel of it!

Can't go WRONG with a classic:

Cross-hatch quilting.

This quilt will be in an fundraising silent auction next Saturday.

Wish HER luck!

She wants to be LOVED to death!!!

Don't ALL quilts????