Birthday Mystery Quilt - Block 13

It was Tuesday and Laundry Basket Quilts issued their next Birthday block.

 My block 13

From Laundry Basket Quilts blog

This block was a bit of a surprise, in that it didn't include a light background fabric (I was mistaken as the Valentine's Day block didn't have that fabric, either).  We've almost gone through all the fabrics from the Cocoa Blue collection.  There's just a few left that we haven't used yet.

Till next time,

- - - - Jane - - - -   

Farm Girl Vintage - Completed Reveal

The day is here!  I have finally completed my Farm Girl Vintage quilt-top!

I am so happy with this quilt.  I wish I didn't wait so long to complete it.  I love the bright colors of Lori Holt's fabrics and the whimsical nature of each block.  I've always viewed her blocks with a smile on my face.   Now, I have one of my own.  

I still have a lot of fabric left from this quilt.  I may have to use it in another Lori Holt quilt! 

Maybe in a Sew Scrappy Spools quilt?

Or perhaps, in her Cozy Cottage mini quilt?

Till next time,

 - - - - Jane - - - -

A Valentine's Day Pillow - Part Four

It's a bit late.  It is past February 14th, Valentine's Day, and I'm still finishing my Valentine's Day project, the Love Notes pillow.

This last weekend, it was spring break and we had to drive our son back to college.  Sitting in the passenger seat, I needed a project to work on for that long drive.  I decided to bring my Love Notes pillow.  

In the pattern, big hand-stitched quilting was used.  I marked the stitch lines with my Frixion pen and used DMC pearl cotton embroidery thread for the stitching.

The red hand stitching will give the pillow just enough "pop" once it is finished.

Till next time, 

- - - - Jane - - - -

Farm Girl Vintage - Outer Borders

I am in the final stretch of my quilt.  I'll be adding the borders soon.  In the instructions, it is constructed using a straight border.  I thought I would use scalloped border.

I have never made a quilt with a scalloped border.  Maybe I should have practiced with a smaller project? Will it be difficult to bind?  I will soon find out!

I had used my handy-dandy Frixion pen to mark my quilt.  I used one of my dinner plates for the curve.

If I change my mind, later, after it's quilted, I can still change it to a straight border.

Till next time,

- - - - Jane - - - -

Birthday Mystery Quilt - Block 12

This Tuesday, we were introduced to the twelfth Birthday block.  

  My Block 12

From Laundry Basket Quilts blog

I've been seeing a lot of people making several blocks in different colorways.  They are so beautiful.  I'm guessing they will be making more than one quilt.  I'd like to do this myself, but I have too many quilts to catch up with.  

Till next time,

 - - - - Jane - - - -

Farm Girl Vintage - Body Completed

All the blocks and sashing are together. The body of the quilt is completed.

I'm trying my best to not scrutinize over the fabrics and colors I had used in this quilt.  I'm going to find errors that many other people may not see.  I just need to enjoy the scrappiness of the quilt.  If I decide to make chances in it, I may never get it finished.

Now to add the borders!

Till next time, 

- - - - Jane - - - -

Farm Girl Vintage - Reassembling of Colors - Part 2

I took a short break from my Farm Girl Vintage quilt.  I had to set it aside and so that I wouldn't look at the blocks.  Hopefully, I can see it at a new point of view.

I had to decide not to keep dissecting the quilt apart.  If I reconstructed every block, that had a matching fabric in its neighboring block, I could be changing most of the blocks.  I might as well make another quilt. 

I did change the greens in this series of blocks.  I think I continually used this green fabric because it was the darkest of the greens I that in my Lori Holt stash - and I did like it a lot!  I switched them out with another fabric, with a lighter green shade.  

Altogether, with the fabric change, it doesn't look so flawed, in my opinion.

I'm not going to change any more of the blocks.  I may be the only one who will see the duplication of the fabrics, since I am my worst critic.

Next, I'll be putting together the sashing between the rows.  I'll have to be more diligent in making sure I don't do the same thing with the cornerstone fabrics.  This seems like a never-ending dilemma!

Till next time,

- - - - Jane - - - -