A crib sized Double Wedding Ring quilt

My One Monthly Goal (OMG) for December is to quilt and bind this little Double Ring Quilt, which is currently the only quilt in my stash that has a backing and is ready to be quilted. 

These nine blocks are the few leftovers from my queen size Double Wedding Ring Quilt, started many years ago, and it is likely the oldest project that I have that needs completing. 

I’m not exactly sure how I will quilt it, however, I have pieced and quilted many Double Wedding Rings before, so I’m sure I’ll find an appealing design.

I’ll likely be squeezing this in the days after Christmas and before the new year, as I always find December and getting ready for Christmas a busy time.  I do however want to take part in Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and complete one more project before the end of this year.

There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage. ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

Gypsy Wife Quilt Top

I was able to complete my November ‘One Monthly Goal’ (OMG), which was to get the Gypsy Wife by Jen Kingwell (now called Wanderer’s Wife) quilt top together.  

It was a lofty goal and took up all of my quilting time in November.  If it wasn’t for a quilt weekend get-away with a couple of girlfriends I wouldn’t have achieved this goal.  I spent three full days of finishing up filler blocks and then trying to organize the top, which is put together with ten different sections.  

I’d have to say it was like putting together a difficult puzzle.  I love puzzles, so it was a gratifying challenge although I did feel like pulling out my hair at times. 

This quilt was started in 2013 as a Block of the Month (or week) project through a local quilt shop – Out of Hand.  I love the scrappiness and colours in this quilt, I think I’ll have to keep it for myself. 

So happy to have this quilt top complete, now I’ll have to find the right backing and binding.  I already have an idea of which pantograph I want to use to quilt it, that will be a future OMG.

Participating in Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal really helps me to keep finishing my quilting projects. 

We are all wanderers on this earth. Our hearts are full of wonder, and our souls are deep with dreams. ~ Gypsy proverb

Gypsy or Wander’s Wife quilt

Just checked in with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal (OMG) and realized that I have six hours to post and add my picture and blog link to the group for November.

So I quickly grabbed this bag with the Gypsy Wife quilt that I started and have nearly completed all the blocks.  It’s been on my mind for a while and I think the time has come to finish the blocks. 

It is my intention to get this top pieced by the end of November.

I’m sure many of you are familiar with this quilt which Jen now calls Wander’s Wife, and here is a picture of the original booklet I purchased a few years ago.  

I’m not exactly sure when I started this quilt, I think it was a block of the month (or perhaps week) kit and quilt along that I was participating in through Out of Hand Quilting in Calgary.  

I hope I’m not too ambitious, wish me luck.

What makes things memorable is that they are meaningful, significant, colorful. ~ Joshua Foer

A rainbow of quarter log cabins

I’ve managed to complete another One Monthly Goal (OMG) to participate in Elm Street Quilts OMG.

My goal was to quilt and bin this rainbow quarter log cabin quilt. 

Looking back, I can see that I started sewing these quarter log cabin blocks in January 2018, you can see the first blog post and my inspiration here.

One I had the blocks completed I decided to put them on point and fill in the edges with more rainbow fabric. 

Quilted with a rainbow variegated thread and a Hermione Agee pantograph called Aqua Flame. 

When looking for a backing fabric I was drawn to this orange Alison Glass sun print, with bits of rainbow colours in it. 

QUILT DETAILS

Rainbow Quarter Log Cabin quilt 2021

The finished quilt measures 56 inches by 71 inches.

Started: January 2018

Finished: October 2021

Don’t seek to be happy; let everyone else chase after that rainbow. Seek to be kind, and you’ll find the rainbow follows you. ~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Green High Fives

 Angela has picked light and lime greens as the colour for the month of October, so I'm continuing to add to my High Five block collection.

On first go through my green scraps I constructed these nine blocks. 

I decided they weren't limey enough, so I had another look through my scraps, and precut strips and made a second batch of nine. 

I'm slowly getting close to having enough blocks to make a quilt top.

Linking up with Soscrappy and Saturday's Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

Writing from a welcomed rainy day in a generally dry Calgary.

Some people feel the rain, others just get wet.

Quarter Log Cabin top

Another month and I have another project I’d like to finish.  This month my goal is to quilt and bind this rainbow Quarter Log Cabin quilt. 

The top was pieced in May, as a bonus goal, and then I went looking for suitable backing fabric. I had orange in mind and was happy to find this Alison Glass sun print in orange, I like the little bits of rainbow colours in it. 

I’m not sure which quilt design (pantograph) I’m going to use, please come back at the end of the month to see what I’ve done (and if I’ve completed my goal).  Consider joining in the finishing fun at One Monthly Goal (OMG) with Elm Street Quilts. 

Can you make a rainbow? Well, maybe not but there are a lot of other things you can do with your talents if you believe that you can despite what others may have discouraged you from doing.
~ Byron Pulsifer

Koi One-block Wonder quilt

September’s goal (One Monthly Goal – OMG) to quilt and bind this quilt for my son Callum for his birthday is complete, and as I hoped I was able to finish it and give it to him by the actual day, September 23^rd. 

Callum has always been intrigued by the one-block wonder quilt and the geometry of quilts, which is one reason I picked this quilt to make for him.  I did incorporate some cubes into the quilt top. 

I thought the Drip pantograph by Beany Girl Quilts played nicely with the Koi. 

I also decided to include some of the original koi fabric in the border, on the front of the quilt, as well as on the back of the quilt. 

One of his favourite colours is orange, so I was happy to find this fabric for the back of his quilt, I like that is has the feel of moving water as well. 

And a label to commemorate the occasion. 

Here’s hoping for great dreams under this quilt.

QUILT DETAILS

Koi One-Block Wonder quilt 2021

The finished quilt measures 73 inches by 85 inches.

Started: April 2016?

Finished: September 2021

 

The Butterfly Dream

Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man. ~ Zhuangzi

Orange High Five Blocks

Playing with orange, the colour of the month for the RainbowScrap Challenge, I sewed up a few High Five blocks. 

High five is a pattern from the book Sunday Morning Quilts by Amanda Jean Nyberg and Cheryl Arkison.

Perhaps after October and November I’ll have enough blocks to complete the top, I’m enjoying slowly adding a few new blocks each month.

Don't fear moving slowly forward...fear standing still. ~ Katherine Harris

State of Georgia quilt block in orange

Looking through my unfinished projects I realized I only needed to make three more blocks to have all the blocks for the Rainbow ScrapChallenge (RSC) 2018 quilt and they are (mostly) orange, which is the colour for September’s RSC. 

According to The Academic Quilter this block is called State of Georgia, a 1935 block from Workbasket magazine. 

Now I have three of each of the 2018 blocks, plus a couple of extra, so they will now join the pile with blocks that are ready to be tops. 

If you hear a voice within you say, 'You cannot paint,' then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. ~ Vincent Van Gogh

September’s Goal

Quilting and binding this One-Block Wonder quilt is my OMG for September. 

In fact I hope to get it finished before September 23rd, as a birthday gift for my son Callum.  He has always been intrigued by the geometry of the one-block wonder quilt.  One of his favourite colours is orange, so I thought it would be nice to use orange on the back of this quilt, I think it’s a good compliment.  I found this great orange fabric at Out of Hand (quilt shop), which has a feel of moving water. 

I plan on using the Drip pantograph by Beany Girl Quilts. 

Participating in Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal (OMG).  Stop by at the end of the month to see the finished quilt. 

Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. ~ Napoleon Hill

Thank goodness for goals

If it weren’t for setting a goal with Elm Street Quilts OneMonthly Goal (OMG) this quilt top would not be complete. 

My goal for August was to finish this One Block Wonder quilt top while participating in OMG, and I thought it was a hefty goal and I was correct.  Were it not for the goal I would have stopped and put the quilt back on the shelf.  Piecing the top took more time than I thought and then adding the border involved more planning and calculating, however with the goal in mind I persevered.

This project definitely took shape as the month went on and thoughts for the border emerged.  I initially thought I would incorporate a piece of the fabric which I used in the back of the quilt, so you could see what I started with, then I had a better idea to use some of it in the border, so it’s actually on the front of the quilt.  I like the results. 

There are a few cubes in the quilt, can you find them? 

So happy to have this top complete.  It’s my first One-Block Wonder, and probably my last – been there, done that, got the quilt.

On another note I was able to see Beyond Van Gogh, the immersive experience, which is showing in Calgary, it was truly a moving experience, and while working on this quilt I was continuously reminded of the vibrant colours Vincent used in so many of the paintings that we have come to know and love.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? ~ Vincent Van Gogh

Teal, aqua, blue-green

These are the colours for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge for the month of August.  I decided to make a few more squares for my High Five quilt. 

High five is a pattern from the book Sunday Morning Quilts by Amanda Jean Nyberg and Cheryl Arkison. 

Now I just need 73 or 57 more squares.  I was keeping a tally which says I need 73 more squares, however when I counted last night it seems I might just need 57 more.  I’ll keep adding with the colours of the month and lay them out eventually to get an exact number and finish up.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. ~ Amelia Earhart

August goal

I have a goal for August and it is to piece the top of this One Block Wonder quilt. 

After Christmas last year I placed this out and played with the blocks, moving them around every day.  I just couldn’t seem to get a pleasing layout.  So I picked up the pieces and thought I’d try again another day.  Well it is one of the oldest things in my unfinished stash and I think it’s time to get it done, and now as I look at this picture I took before I picked the pieces up, I think I can live with this layout.  Anyone see any blaring block or colour problems?

I started this quilt with my youngest son Callum in mind, as he was always attracted to my One Block Wonder quilt book, he also loves the colour orange.  I would like to get this top complete this month with the hope of quilting and binding it next month.  September is his birth month, and I think he would be happy with a quilt gift.

Wish me luck, as I attempt to piece this quilt and participate in Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal.

I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples. ~ Mother Teresa

July’s goal complete

My goal for July was to quilt and bind this queen sized postage stamp quilt, and happily I did it, also enabling me to take part in ElmStreet Quilts One Monthly Goal. 

In January 2015 that I started sewing together 2 ½ inch squares as leader/enders, hoping one day to have a full sized postage stamp quilt. The top came together and July was the time for finishing. I always like to have a leader/ender project and I might have to think of what my next one will be.  Any ideas? 

There is a piece of nearly every fabric in my stash in this quilt of 1936 squares, 968 coloured fabrics and 968 whites. 

Quilted with continuous curves and an off white Glide thread called linen. 

 

QUILT DETAILS

Postage Stamp Quilt 2021

The finished quilt measures 89 inches by 89 inches.

Quilt has 1936 squares.

Started: January 2015.

Finished: July 2021

Color! What a deep and mysterious language, the language of dreams. ~ Paul Gaugin

Slabs or Mile a minute

In keeping with dark blue, the colour of the month for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, I pulled out my bag of darker blue scraps and began sewing.  These blocks are a cross between Slabs, by Cheryl Arkison and Mile a minute blocks.

I decided to make them 12 ½ inches unfinished.  I also wanted a pop of colour.  After examining the colour wheel, I decided to throw it aside and picked lime green.  

Looks like had enough fabric in that bag to get a twin size top, I’ll be adding one more row of blocks to the bottom to make it long enough.  This has been my obsession for this past week, while trying to finish my One Monthly Goal and clean my sewing room.  Cleaning always finds me distracted.  

You never know what you have, until you clean your room.