Abstract Pinwheel Baby Quilt

I actually found this quilt while I was searching for something else, but it definitely caught my attention. With all the scrap cutting I have been doing lately, I am all about the 2-1/2" squares.

There is also lot of white background, but that could be changed to a soft gray or something. What colors are the new moms into now? I made several baby quilts a few years ago, and gray and navy was popular as well as navy and aqua. I really think I would just do what I wanted and hope it would be liked and used. Anyway, the pattern is here. The quilt is around 40” square, but I think I would be tempted to use a wider border, but that’s just me—I like a little wider border.

To Do List Tuesday 11-8-22

I haven’t done a lot this past week….we were in Houston Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, so I wasn’t expecting any great progress on anything. My list from last week:

1) Get some more done with the scraps....as in every day that I am in town. I’m not sure what my problem is with this one. I was doing so well….until I wasn’t. I need to keep working on it though.

2) Get two customer quilts done. I actually did okay on this. In fact, I got three done. 

3) Get the binding done on customer quilts. Nope. I got one of the bindings made, but I never found the time to put it on the quilt.

This week’s list:

1) bind the three customer quilts I did last week.

2) Keep cutting scraps.

3) Sashing for Kaffe design roll. I won’t finish this one, but I would like to keep making forward progress.

4) Finish the sewing machine cover I started last week.

5) Crochet some more dish cloths.

I truly need to get my head back in the game and get some things done. Wish me luck. I am linking this post to TexasQuiltGal.

Quilt Festival Part 3

I have so many pictures…..I am trying to choose the best, but all the quilts were just amazing. Here are some that were not so modern.

There was a whole display of these star quilts:

They were done by different quilters, all from Washington, but I’m not sure if they were part of some guild or group or what.

This one was hand quilted. Here is a detail shot of the quilting.

It was just amazing.

I got a couple of shots of this one.

I have plans to make this….actually, I have had the plan for a while….I already bought the red solid. My squares won’t be so small, though.

We didn’t go to the show Saturday until after lunch. The Aggies were playing so we stayed at the hotel until halftime to watch the game. I occupied myself with crocheting and finished two crosses and a dish cloth.

Have a good Monday wherever you are reading this!

How About Some More?

We are still in Houston—leaving later today. I am anxious to get home, but in the meantime, I have lots more pictures. The majority of quilts at the show were quite modern. There was a section of traditional quilts that were reproductions of old ones, but unfortunately, photography was not permitted. Here are some more of the improv ones:

I didn’t post the details that go with each of these, but I do have them, so if you want to know more about any of the quilts, let me know, and I will post it.

Quilt Festival

We had an uneventful drive to Houston and were able to check our bags at the hotel even though it was too early to check in. We also put our car in the hotel parking garage. The parking is not cheap, but it is downtown Houston, so….

The lines weren’t too bad this year (although a little more than last year), and guess who I got to see?

Yes! It’s Kaffe and Brandon. The microphone didn’t seem to be working, so I didn’t catch most of it. Oh well.

There was an entire section of improv quilts, and I took lots of pictures. 

I love the improv piecing. I will share more tomorrow. There is also a display from the Texas quilt museum, so I hope to see that when I go back tomorrow. I was just exhausted by the end of the day. I am not as young as I used to be. We ended the day with TexMex and margaritas.

So good!

This and That

I was so scattered Thursday—I get like that some times, and then I am not too productive. I worked on several things but didn’t actually finish any. I got a quilt trimmed and got a new one loaded. 

It’s the same fabrics as the last one….only bigger squares this time. The last one was 5” squares.

I ordered a sewing machine cover from Amazon for my Singer 403. The price was right, but the fit is not good. You can see it won’t go over the machine bed.

I was at Hobby Lobby yesterday looking for cotton crochet yarn and found some fabric on clearance for $3/yard. I bought some to see if I can make a sewing machine cover like the one from Amazon, only bigger.

I even have some green dot I can use for the binding.

And, I had some clear vinyl squirreled away that I can use for the front pocket. This is as far as I got with that project.

I stuck a phone book page under the vinyl to keep it from sticking to the machine bed. Oh, I also cut the fabric pieces and ironed some interfacing to them, so the day wasn’t a total loss. I had leftovers from yesterday’s supper so I didn’t have to cook. This morning I will be on the way to Houston after I drop the dogs at the kennel. I really hate to leave them, but no choice this time.