Monday Making

I took a break on table mats this week.

I was happily sucked into a quilt along.

I haven't joined one of these for a very long time!

This one caught my attention.

I am hoping to brush up on my applique!

:)

It is being led by Barbara Brackman over at Civil war quilts.

This first block was a challenge for me...but...

I was like a dog with a bone!!

I couldn't sit still until it was D.O.N.E!!!

Now...I have to wait until Wednesday for the next installment.

I thought the second pattern would come out LAST WEDNESDAY!

Oh boy, was I disappointed when I found out I had the wrong day.

:/

While I wait I've been working on this old UFO.

The vintage dresden plates were all appliqued.

They JUST needed some sashing.

At first I thought I'd be sashing with one color

and using another color for cornerstones.

NOPE!!

This quilt was calling for SCRAPS!!!

I may add borders to top and bottom to make it twin sized.

Time will tell!

I'll let it simmer a bit.

What are YOU making this week???

Monday Making

Meet Table mat number EIGHT!

My goal is ten...so the end is IN SIGHT.

:)

I've been having a little trouble figuring out what

COLOR, THEME or HOLIDAY to use as my inspiration

as I construct each one.

I want to have a nice selection for ALL kinds of tastes

since they will be auctioned off.

This time my scrap basket rescued me!

I was digging around in the scraps for ANOTHER project

and came across a few orphans that looked like THIS:

This example is a bit short...so it didn't "make the cut"

But I think you can get the idea.

I used ALL the usable triangles

to make the table mat.

It worked out beautifully!

I have no idea where these little leftovers came from

or WHAT the quilter was making with them.

But...

I DID find a way to piece puzzle them together into something

I'm pretty proud of!

Yeah!

What are YOU making this week??

I'm hoping inspiration will STRIKE AGAIN over here

and I can add that NINTH table mat 

to the STACK!!!

Monday Making

Another week...

Another table mat!

Isn't this one sweet?

And it somehow ended up getting finished

the week of VALENTINES day!

How did that happen???

I made a similar table mat last year.

This year I made the hearts SCRAPPY.

The best kinds of quilts are filled with lots of SCRAPS!

right?

I also finished a toddler sweater.

This has been sitting in the TO DO pile for quite a while now.

ALL the pieces were done.

They just needed to be joined together and then...

The ribbing around neck and front button bands had to happen.

Just like quilts

Knitting has it's STAGES.

Sometimes the stage gets placed on PAUSE!

I'm always excited to finish projects.

That means I can DREAM and PLAN for the NEXT ONE!!!!

That's what I'm doing this week.

What are YOU making 

or

Dreaming about making???

Monday Making

I am on a roll!

This is table mat #seven.

:)

I used Instructions from Temecula Quilt Co

One Block Wednesday quilt along going on now.

The black and white scraps are very striking!

This week I hope to begin another table mat.

My goal is TEN!

Maybe I'll try a Heart theme.....

SO many OPTIONS!

What are YOU making?

Monday Making

If you remember THIS QUILT ......

you'll know where I got the idea and SOME of the scraps for my latest table mat.

I added a few more squares in the borders to make it big enough.

The red and green combo is one of my very favorites!

Maybe I'll bid on this one too!

:)

I have completed FIVE table mats for the upcoming retreat.

FIVE more to go!

I also finished a knit toddler sweater this week!

woohoo!!!

The pattern is called "diamond and bobble".

I found it on ravelry HERE

I imagine so many color combos

and KNOW I have plenty of yarn here to make quite a FEW!

If only there was TIME to make 

ALL we IMAGINE!!!

Right???

What are YOU making this week??

Monday Making

I am making table mats these days.

Small little quilts.

Hopefully there will be 10 of them when April arrives.

:)

I make these every year for a women's retreat I attend.

They grace the dining room tables and the retreat goers bid on them.

So far, I have been able to use orphan blocks

in constructing them.

The orphans give me a jumping OFF place.

They get my creative juices going.

I DO love giving LIFE to these old blocks.

Leftovers from projects.....

Or maybe they were rejects.

They're BEAUTIFUL in MY book!

It gives me great satisfaction making something out of

"nothing".

This one even got the ROYAL TREATMENT.......hand quilting!!!!

What are YOU making this week???

Monday Making

It's been a very GOOD quilty week.

:)

I made the first of TEN table mats

for a spring retreat auction.

I used four orphan star blocks and added the four patches

to separate them.

I love the scrappy FEEL of it.

I also brought this old vintage quilt home with me.

No one else at the guild meeting seemed interested.

Am I the only one that loves quirky simple quilts?

This one has that MAKE DO quality I adore.

Oooh! I love the exquisite handmade beauties too!

Then...

I finished this quilt top!

Yep.

It was a very GOOD quilty kind of week.

:)

Now it's time for a link up.

How will YOUR quilty week go?

Making anything??