My Zipper quilt is finished this week! I had to look back a ways on the blog to see when I started making these blocks, and it was all the way back in February of 2023. I had seen these blocks on several blogs, and found the original design at Klein Meisje Quilts. It was one of those "I just want to try a couple of these blocks" projects!
Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year
Thursday, November 21, 2024
A finish to share!
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
I Like Thursday #414
November in my garden looks like this:
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Midweek Update
It's time for Block 22 out of 24 that we need for the Pieces of My Life QAL at Melva Loves Scraps. After this final 12 inch block, there are two 6 inch blocks still to be made and then I'll have to really get serious about the final construction of this quilt project! Block 22 is Jacob's Ladder.
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Slow stitching this week...
I took some time away from other projects this week to make a mini heart quilt for a friend. You can read a little more about its story in my Saturday post. Hand quilting this little project has been my slow stitching for the last few evenings. It's about ready for the binding now.
Friday, November 15, 2024
Playing with the crumbs...
I got some news earlier this week that you never want to get. A dear friend who I have known since kindergarten, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
Feeling the need to do something for her, I dug out my box of crumb scraps and looked for all the reds. Some were already sewn together, so they were definitely invited!
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
I Like Thursday #413
My blog is pretty much a politics free zone, so I will just say this as my response to the election results:
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Midweek Update
I am doing lots of "adulting" this week, and it takes up valuable sewing time! Monday morning was my yearly Wellness exam with the doctor. Even though it was only scheduled for 30 minutes it felt like it took up the whole morning! In the afternoon I went to my book club discussion group which is purely for pleasure, but, no time for sewing! Then today (Tuesday) groceries were needed and I spent a bunch of time on the phone scheduling a mammogram and a bone density test. Tomorrow I get to go for a blood draw and get a haircut. Somewhere in there I need to visit my mom!
So, what's a quilter to do when there's not much sewing machine time? I popped in to my LQS and did a little stash enhancement! It's time to work on a Christmas gift project for my quilt group gift exchange. I have a plan for it, but needed some holiday fabric. Here's what I came home with:
Saturday, November 9, 2024
Slow stitching for a Sunday
Tomorrow is one of my favorite days of the month - my book club meets! For November's discussion we read Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin. If you haven't read this book, I definitely recommend it. It's a good story about women and their friendships, family, and crows! I learned so much about crows from this book - they are fascinating birds. So I decided to stitch some crows!
Friday, November 8, 2024
Working on a finish and looking ahead...
I'm determined to get another Rainbow Scrap Challenge project to the finish line this month, so I decided the next up would be my zipper block quilt top. (This one needs a better name! Anyone have an idea for me?) I had made the backing for it a few months ago, so getting layers sandwiched and ready to quilt didn't take long.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Midweek Update
Block #21 for Melva's Pieces of My Life QAL was posted last week and I had a chance to sew it up over the weekend. It is a maple leaf - one of my favorite blocks to make! To go along with the maple leaf, our reminiscing is all about Fall.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Slow Sunday Stitching
Two of my previous slow stitching projects featured in Sunday posts were finished this week!
Friday, November 1, 2024
Small but Mighty!
I have another finish to share today. That makes two this week! (See my sunflower mini quilt here.) Rainbow Nine Patch is one of my Rainbow Scrap Challenge projects for 2024. I started making the blocks in about March or so because I wanted a new hand-piecing project. I had never made Hollow 9 Patches, but thought they'd be perfect for hand-piecing, and they were!
I ended up with 16 six inch blocks, so this measures 24 inches square. To finish it up I also hand quilted it.
A sweet tiny floral print that was in my goodie box from Nann made a great backing, and I decided on Grunge White Paper for the binding. I'm not sure I've ever used a white binding before, but I love it on this quilt! It highlights the white centers of the blocks.