Bookmarks

I’m back.  Life got busy with Christmas and who knows what else and I was distracted from blogging.  Fortunately I did find time for sewing and playing with fabric, I also taught a quilt class, more on that in my next blog post.

I was happy to get some mini log cabin bookmarks done, in yellows and golds, so that I could take part in Soscrappy’s Rainbow ScrapChallenge this month. 

I’m sneaking these in before the end of the month, and looking forward to April and a new rainbow color to play with.

Starting back gently, not too many words.

Books are a uniquely portable magic. ~ Stephen King

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 bind 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.

Once 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