Tee Shirt Quilt 3

Here is the next row.  I added slightly wider sashing between the blocks so they they would be approximately the same height as the first two rows.

I got real excited because there were some thinner blocks here, and you could really see them "floating" with the shadow!

And here are all 4 rows done.  

I also had some smaller blocks that I originally was going to intersperse throughout the quilt, but decided it would add too much length.

So then I had thought about adding them as a row by themselves, but then I was afraid it would make them the quilt too wide and not long enough.  I think what I might do is add them to the top or bottom.

Tee Shirt Quilt 2

Since my blocks weren't all the same size it took some work to add them to each other.  I started with the row that I thought would have the largest blocks and be the longest. 

I made the blocks that were the smallest and added sashing to the sides so that they were all the same width.  Then I added a small sashing 1.5" to each block.

Then I did the same thing to the next longest block, changing the size of the sashing to try to make sure that it was the same length as the first row, again, having the design wall was SO helpful.

Tee shit Quilt 1

  So I have started another tee-shirt quilt.  This one is for my father in law.  He used to help out at a Drama Camp each summer, so most of these shirts are from that.

I decided I would try a new to me technique, and make a shadow on each block.  I have seen it done, but not tried it yet.  I chose to use strips that were 1.5".  The only "struggle" I really had is that most of the blocks were different sizes, so I had to do a lot of measuring to make sure the black was the right size. 

Next time all the blocks will be the same width & length. 

I LOVE my design wall.  And it helped me so much when making this quilt.  I was able to put the blocks up as I worked on them, but also be able to rearrange them so they were in a design pattern that I liked. 

Bow ties

Here is an updated picture of the bow tie blocks.  Laid out a little differently than before.  

There are currently 113 of them!

Spools

Wowowowow!  These are my spools currently.

I am using these as leader & enders.  I put them on up on the design wall by color before, but seeing them like this just blows me away.  I love how it looks!

It will be real interesting sewing this together!  Since it will be on point (I like how it looks better on point than just up and down.) 

But it's not something I will have to worry about for a while! I have slowed down a little bit on using these as my leader and enders, because I need to cut more of the grey background fabric.

Scrappy trips finished

I have TWO finished scrappy trip quilts. I don't know exactly when these were started, I know sometime BEFORE 2015. 

I had done some exchanges, so there is a lot of variety in my blocks.  

One of these I actually quilted last summer. I just hadn't had the chance to get the second one done.

I did a scrappy back for both of them, using up some left extra blocks I had.

This backing was actually part of the left over from the first quilt!  For the binding for both quilts I used purple scraps, AND I got to break in my new die from Accuquilt.  

I bought a 2.25" strip cutter, because that is the size I make my bindings.  It was SO nice, I got so many strips cut and so easily. 

Quartered star Quilt finished!

I started this quilt in the summer of 2019.  I had actually started it as a light/darks quilt. But I wasn't happy with the way it was looking for my nephew, so I thought I would try the blues.  

I really like how it turned out.  I still have some of the test blocks from when I did it as lights and darks, so I can definitely say that will be a quilt in my future.

I was originally going to go 100% scrappy for the back, but I found a piece of blue that was almost large enough.  I had thought about making a few more star blocks and putting them on the back, but I wanted something a little easier, so I just used 5" square (many of which are the same as the front).

For the binding I used random blue fabrics, including some from the backing.

Alphabet Quilt finished!

I got the quilt top done!  And it's on the long arm.  I thought I had thread that was black, white and grey, but I couldn't find any.  So I just used grey.  I think it worked well.  I just did a meander.  I also wrote their last name in it.

Here is the top all finished, quilted and bound. I just used solid black for the binding.

And then the back.  When I found the box that housed this WIP (work in progress) it was heavier than I thought it would have been for having a few quilt blocks in it. That was because I had put some fabric with it I wanted to use!

I had just enough to do the backing for the quilt.  The main piece of the back has music terms on it, and then middle line has piano keys and then some instruments

Alphabet quilt

I did not have enough of the fabric that I used as background to do sashing, so I have some of fabric that is similar, I know it's hard to see in the picture, but the background is black with grey music notes.  The sashing is black with white music notes.

I decided to just do a 2.5" sashing, since that is what many of the blocks used.  

It actually came together really fast.  I am mad at myself for not doing this sooner!

Alphabet quilt

It's spring break! which means lots of time for sewing! I have been going through some of my WIPs (works in progress) and I found this one!  

I realized I never shared any pictures of it!  I shared a few on my instagram, but never all of them.

Here are all the blocks finished and on my design wall.

I started this quilt in 2016! When we were first moved into our new house.  

They are spell it with moda alphabet blocks.  I used a different fabric for each letter.

I started this for a friend that had twins, but the twins are 4, so I think they each need their own! (I'll share those in a bit).

These blocks were found on Moda's website.

I enjoyed making the blocks, they were straight forward.  I would love to use them again to spell something out, but I also like just making it as an alphabet quilt.

Hawaii

My husband had to go to Hawaii for work.  So of course I took the opportunity to go down and visit him!
 

He found a fabric store! So I had to get some fabric!! 

Look at all those rolls of fabric!! 60 yards on one of those!! So much more than the 8 yards on bolts here on the mainland.

They also had some on bolts.  It was such a cool store, I wanted to buy SO much fabric.  But I managed to control myself.

Christine, my quilting buddy and I decided to buy some of the same fabrics.  And we are going to make it like a challenge quilt, we can add 1 yard of fabric, and then we will see what the quilt turns out like! We want to have them done by Thanksgiving.

I have an idea of what I would like to do for this quilt.  But you will have to wait to see it :)

I want to make a quilt with these, we will see the design I come up with.

And this one is for hubby & I  have NO clue what design I will do, but I should have enough for a full quilt!

Chevron quilt

I had cut out enough to make plenty of chevrons!  But if I kept adding to the bottom it was going to be the longest quilt in the world.  It did need to be a little wider, so I added a border to the sides, that I did not add to the top and bottom.

The only thing I might have done different was added one more row to the bottom so it wasn't pink on pink.  But not much I can do about it now.

I don't know what to do about the back now.  I had originally thought about using some of the chevrons on the back, but I don't have enough of the other fabrics.  And I don't have an issue doing a scrappy back, BUT it's not just by colors, it won't match the colors I have used in this quilt.

Kite blocks

I am a teacher, and we are now taking a break from school.  We will still be doing online learning, but no more going into work.  I decided to use some of my time to do some sewing.  (Still getting my classroom work done, no worries, I am good at multi-tasking.)

I have been cutting out kite blocks.  And I needed something mindless to sew because I had been working on a commissioned project, and I was having some issues.

Here is one layout.  They kind of look like rain drops!

I think this might be my favorite layout. It kind of reminds me of the periwinkle (or hummingbird) quilt that my great grandma made.

I thought this layout was fun.  We will see which one I end up doing, I don't have much done, so I don't expect this quilt to be finished anytime soon.

Kite Block

I decided to buy the kit block to cut out with my accuquilt.  I thought it would be a good stash buster, because I can do light/darks, or by color.

I cut some out, and couldn't decide if I wanted to make sure all the background were all different or

If I would make each background different.  I don't have much cut yet, but I think I am going to go with a scrappy background but keep two of each color in the blocks (maybe)!

Churn dash quilt

Well I finished the blocks I needed for my churn dash quilt.  But I felt like it needed something, there was only one yellow block.  So it felt, I don't know, kind of "heavy".

So I made two more yellow blocks, another pink, and a purple.  But now I am not happy with the size, it's SO much longer.

So I think I am going to do something I have never done, I am going to make it square, currently it's 6 blocks by 4 blocks, I am going to make it 5 by 5, which means I need one more block, but I think I will enjoy the size quite a bit more.

I am excited to finish this quilt! I have had it too long! (I started it in 2014!)  That's one of the good things about cleaning and organizing my sewing room, I am able to get to some of these projects that have been hiding.

I am linking up with Monday making
I am linking up to design wall Monday

Twin shirts

One of my friends has twins.  I saw shirts that had these saying on it.  So I HAD to make it for her girls.

The first set are actually black, with purple glitter

I meant to use a different font, but I forgot :/ But I did these in glow in the dark vinyl.

One of my husband's cousins recently had twins.  And so I decided to make her some onesies for her twins.

I love having my cricut and all the fun things I am able to do with them!

Sewing cats

I have been having a lot of help in my sewing room.

Minnie loves sitting on my ironing board (especially after I have ironed something!)

She is just too cute for words!

Earl for once was not sitting in front of my machine ;)

Beer quilt with the kitties

I am not sure how I get anything done without these two!  Minnie helped me trim the quilt so I could put the binding on it.

See, it isn't going anywhere with her sitting on it!

Earl was making sure it would be warm enough for Scott.

Once he decided it would be warm enough, he decided to help hold it down as I put binding on it.  He was not too happy when I had to move him!

Fabric shelves

I have posted pictures of my sewing space before (here)

I had some large plastic shelves that I had rubbermaid totes that my fabric was in.  It felt big and intruding, and I wanted to have more space, AND be able to see my fabric.

So Scott bought me these lovely shelves from IKEA.  It is a Billy Bookcase. 

I have bought some mini bold boards, and have been wrapping my fabric.  I had put some on the first bookshelf I bought, but pulled most of them to put them here.  On the other shelf I am putting all what I guess would be called Novelty fabrics, character fabrics, etc.

I love how it looks!! Hopefully it has enough room for all my fabric!

Easy press mini

My mother in law gets me the BEST Christmas presents! My favorite gift was a new LED lightbulb for my featherweight.  It's so nice to have, and nice to not burn my finger!

One of the gifts she got me was this, a Cricut easy press mini.  I haven't really been too interested in getting an easy press because I have a heat press.

I wasn't too sure how much or often I would use this, since it's so small (and adorable!)

But it is VERY handy when I am doing my little blocks, or working on my wristlets and I just need to get in a small space.

It's also nice because you have to push a button to turn it on, so my cats won't be able to accidentally turn it on if they knock it over!