Curved Log Cabin taught by Beginners Quilting Start to Finish  It is a teaching page on Facebook and her tutorials have improved by quilting noticeably.   

 Choosing the border fabric was a challenge.  I had some lavender but that just was too much lilacs.  The  green fabric was from an online fabric vendor on Facebook :Jellyrolls, layer cakes & quilt backing by Marilyn.  Her backing is $8/yard for 108 inch width and it is quality fabric. 

I have had the lilac fabric in my stash for a long time and this seemed the perfect project for it.  I am now hand quilting the project by doing a diagonal straight line from corner to corner of each log.  Purchased Superior Thread #40 varigated.  I thought the thread was darker, but was light lavenders to pink.  I like it better than what I had planned. 

Blue Star quilt scrappy baby quilt.  30 x 30 so it can be used as a stroller quilt.  This was made for my good friend Melissa's new grandson due very soon.  It has been washed to make it soft and puckery. I handquilted with matching blue Superior handquilting thread and used the lid of my coffee can as the template. 

I love Log Cabin pattern.  I finished the log cabins with scrappy fabric and then appliqued the Sun Bonnet Sue to the center.  I used my Singer Quantum 9960 blanket stitch.  I have been experimenting with different stitches on this wonderful reasonably priced machine. 

Using Perle cotton #8 white, I hand quilted  around each Sue and then stiched in the ditch hand around the logs

.  Each block is made of 4 log cabins with Sue in the middle.  The whole unit measures 16 inches square.  The quilt measures 60 x 72 .  It would be great for a little girl's room.

Friday I attended a talk at Pocono Sew and Vac, Stroudsburg, PA given by Dave Sirota, a quilter who gives speeches and classes on his technique, No More Tears Paper Piecing.  It is a wonderful technique and he is a wonderful speaker.  Above are two examples of HIS work created using his technique. 

Blue was the color for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge this month.

I sewed two of the darker blue.  The picture doesn't show the difference in patterns in the two dark blue.  I don't have many dark blue batiks and I loved these two aqua that didn't make it to being made in the aqua month.  

 

I used much of my blue in the RSC challenge last year and the Orphan Quilt I made.  The orphan quilt contains extra blocks that weren't used in the project they were originally intended.  I machine quilted it...............I hate the process of machine quilting on a regular machine even using the walking foot. 

I've taken a break from my Grandmother's Flower Garden, but I think it is time to tackle this once again.  

Thanks to an incredible quilt artist,  Mystic Quilter ,  I am developing my blogging skills.  albeit slowly. 

RSC17 June was yellow.  I finished my 3 yellow bear paw (see previous posts), and decided to work on the Sunbonnet Sue with kiitty and flowers.  it is finished.  I tried my hand at using my Singer Quantum Stylist 9960 to machine quilt it.  I am still not a fan of quilting with machine.  I don't find it relaxing in the least.

Yellow is the color for the RSC 2017 June.  I like the top two but the jury is out about the bottom one.  I think it is too light against the background.

You can see how the top two stand out with this close-up.  

I was honored with a visit to my blog from Mystic Quilter https://mysticquilter.blogspot.com/ .  She is an incredible artist with fabric.  Her bold color choice has inspired me to explore exciting color.   

I came upon this wonderful blog, Crazy Mom Quilts http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/  by the author of No Scrap Left Behind http://www.ctpub.com/no-scrap-left-behind/.  She has some lovely clear directions for some beautiful quilts made with scraps.  Loved her images of St. Louis Quilt Market 2017. June, 2017 is beginning of QAL with scraps.  This week it is sorting the fabrics.  I'm afraid that I may not have enough scraps.  Unlike other quilters that I see, I do not have bins of scraps.

These blocks were made for the Quilt Block Swap .  Make nine; get nine back.  Quilters come from all over the United States.  

Quilt block was made using the disappearing Nine Patch pattern from Facebook tutorial.  Sew 4 squares together (7" here so I could get a 12.5" square. ) Cut 1.5" to the left, right, top and bottom of the center seam.  Then leave the center square exactly where it is and flip the top, bottom, left and right pieces creating the alternating colors.  So easy, but I love the way it looks.  I will probably make a quilt for my self with scraps for myself.  

I have chosen 6 of my quilts to enter in the Milford Valley Quilt Guild Show, June 24-25, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  This is a wonderful show that is only held every other year.  Finally got the courage and my act together to prepare the quilts.  A lot more prep work than what I expected.  Looking forward to the weekend.  Here are the 6 quilts I have chosen:

Circle of Friends was created with fabric donated by the Milford Valley Quilters Guild shortly after a house fire destroyed all my supplies.  

Yellow Makes me Smile is made with recycled doilies and scrappy yellow fabric. 

Noonday in the Garden is a hand quilted queen size quilt with cotton batting.  the butterflies are made from folded vintage handkerchiefs and the antennae are embroidered..  Heads of the butterflies are made with appliqued yo-yos.  One of my favorite quilts. 

Evening in the Garden is made with leftover vintage handkerchiefs.  No handkerchief was harmed in the making of any of these quilts.  Who would have the heart to cut into these pieces of art?  They are appliqued to  batik I purchased from Sew Batik fabric.  

Paper pieced teacups sit on recycled doilies.  I made one in pieces which contains quilt information on the backing. 

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My House.  Appliqued and embellished.  House has lace curtains and tons of flowers.  The house was built in 1860 and has the unique quirkiness of an old house. 

Rainbow Scrap Challenge color for May was green.  

Love this one but the camera doesn't do it justice. 

Interesting colors swirl in this one.  I am finally figuring out how to make the squares consistent.  I have been using spray starch or a mixture one part vodka and one part water for sizing.  Makes for crisp seams. 

This book just came in the mail. Gorgeous patterns to use up all those scraps

April is multi color in Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2017.  I am trying to make 3 each month of the color so when I get to October I will have 30 11 inch blocks - enough for a nice size quilt.  Center picture is the design wall of all the Bear Paw blocks I have completed.  I used the pattern from
www.generations-quilt-patterns.com/bears-paw-quilt-block.html .  The pattern is given in 3 sizes. 

So Scrappy Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2017 March is red month.  I am planning to make the bear paw  quilt out of various colors of batiks.  In these challenges I refuse to buy any material since the spirit of the challenge is use your scraps.  Each block is 11 inches.  

and onto the Grandmother's flower Garden quilt that I continue (forever) to work on.  Great project to bring to waiting rooms and during my lunch to curb over eating (well, that's not working).  Each hexie is one inch.

February Finishes 

This is a Quilts for Kids done by friend Jean T

My Qluilts for Kids.  Handsome legs belong to my son who gallantly agreed to hold up the quilts. 

Bellini Butterflies for my friend and cancer survivor who is expecting a grandchild soon.  Grandmothers should have quilts at home to cuddle with the new one. 

Back of Bellini Butterflies.  I had to piece the back so I put some renegade butterflies on the back.  Machine quilted this with my new Singer Quantum 9960.  I am new to machine quilting. Wow! Makes completing quilts fast. 

Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2017 February color is teal.  These are batiks that have teal in them.  I make it a point to use only my stash for this So Scrappy challenge rather than buy any fabric.  

Love snow days. Finished all the Sunbonnet Sue blocks machine appliqued (had to play with my new Singer Quantum 9960) onto very scrappy log cabin blocks.   Need to decide on the border. Right now each "Sue" block is 16 inches so the quilt is now 48 x 64.  
  The purple is from the So Scrappy Rainbow Scrap Challenge January purple month.  I got this idea from a Craftsy pattern and one I saw on the Quilting Bee Facebook page. 

Rainbow Challenge 2017 Challenge progress 

Participating in the Rainbow challenge 2017 this year.  I chose the Bear's Paw block in batiks.  January was purple so I used my light and dark purple.   

In the spirit of the Rainbow Challenge at So Scrappy blog, I emptied out my bucket of scraps.  I had leftover 1930s vintage reproduction fabric and wanted to use my Accuquilt cutter that I've never used  before.  I made 12 Sunbonnet Sues and saw a Crafty pattern using Log Cabin in scrappy as the backdrop for the Sunbonnet Sues.  I have 11 Log Cabin blocks done and 4 Sues appliqued.  Using my new Singer 9960 sewing machine to applique around the figures.