64 patch

I've started working on a 64 patch quilt top. This is going to be fun.

(This is only 36 but they are actually 4 patches I tossed on the board!)

I had a some strip sets I ordered last year from Connecting Threads - the Bed and Breakfast and Canterbury samplers. One set was cut a little off - it was only 2.25 inches instead of the full 2.5 inches. Of course I didn't notice this until my friend started hacking into them for a project she was working on.

I have been wanting to make something postage-stampy for a bit, so I cut each strip into thirds and sewed pairs together. I then cut the strips down to 2 inches to even things out and cut the sets into dyad units. I tossed these in a bag to mix them up before assembling the 4 patch blocks.

I mixed them up by putting them in a bag and shaking it up!

I have a lot more sewing to do on this one. It is the end of the semester so things are starting to get nuts. I hope to get a couple tops ready to send out at the start of the year. I've been looking at my money and think I might be able to splurge a bit and pick up a midarm sewing machine. I really want to do more of my own quilting :)

Too many projects, not enough time!

finished top

Wow, it has been a while since I have posted. This last month at work has been nuts! However, I've been slowly working on projects here and there.

The big accomplishment over the last month is finishing the top for this quilt that is going to be my mom's holiday gift. I'm also very excited because this is my first top I've sent out to be long arm quilted! It is about a big full/small queen and that is just too much to work with on my baby Brother.

The pattern is from Lay Cake, Jelly Roll, and Charm Quilts. It is a great book with neat projects. This top is bigger than the one in the book - I just made more blocks and recalculated measurements. I'm really excited to see this come back from being quilted... that will be a different post!