THREE FINISHED FLIMSIES! HOORAY!

I quilted three flimsies last week. It was a hot week and my quilt room is the coolest room in the house. Thus the three finishes. Plus, they were all baby quilts.

This first one I finished is a Granny Square quilt.  You can find the instructions for this all over the internet as a free pattern. I used a jelly roll and for the life of me I cannot remember whose it was. Maybe someone out there knows.

 

The second one is a Pinwheel Quilt. You can find the free pattern on the Moda Bakeshop web site. I used a charm pack of 30s fabric and white muslin. It only uses one charm pack.  I love this pattern; and, I often use it as my go-to baby quilt.

The last one is a panel I picked up a few years ago. It is made from a Lewe the Lamb panel and a couple of fat quarters. I cut it apart and added some four patches, rail fences and borders to get it a little larger. As it is it is only about 28 x 38.  I would use it to keep a baby warm in the grocery store, or as a stroller quilt, or maybe a wall hanging in the nursery.

All of these are earmarked for my quilt guild; for either an auction we are having in October or for the Marine family services. I will let the guild decide where they can best be used.

                           

Hope you have a good week and

Quilt happy,

Marilyn

ROW BY ROW

Are any of you collecting the Row by Row Experience?  If you aren't familiar with it, you can read about it here. I've added a few more to my collection.  Love playing with these.  It's like a quilter's charm bracelet. 

 I finished the row I showed you a couple of weeks ago.  This is going out to my on-line group "Friendship Block Swap".  Only six of us are playing and we have two months to finish each row.  That gives us lots of time.  I am already passing on mine and the next person's row. 

Hope you have a good week and

Quilt happy,

Marilyn

GETTING IT DONE

I have roofers here for a couple of days maybe longer. The weather forecasters keep telling us that we are having the mother of all mother El Ninos this winter. While we need the rain, we had all better be like the scouts and be prepared. Good news is I have secluded both dogs and myself in my quilt room and

you guessed it, I'm quilting. Actually getting quite a bit done.

Hope your week is going well.

Quilt happy,

Marilyn

NOELLE'S QUILT PART II

I picked up this as a kit at a quilt show a couple of years ago and realized that it was just waiting to be made into a Noelle Quilt. (Noelle is my youngest grand) She has moved from pink and purple being her favorite color to turquoise being favored.

In addition to turquoise, she loves owls. How can this not be a winner. Sending it up to Sue Salinger to quilt after I get together a backing. Maybe I have something in my stash. What do you think turquoise or lime green thread?

Have a good week and

Quilt happy,

Marilyn

JOE THE QUILTER

Joe the quilter, Joe Cunningham, was at our guild this week.  I just love his work, his enthusiasm, and his love of his craft/art.  Oh heck, I even love his guitar playing.  

His lecture was a sampling of his most recent quilts. He started his quilting journey in 1979.  He told us he really only makes at least six-foot square quilts.

I took his workshop and really enjoyed the freeing experience of just letting it evolve and grow up to be what it wants, not what or how we think it should.  Oh sure, there are certain guidelines and fences along the way.  But, no mistakes, no warts, no crying.  Here are a few examples of how we played.

Check out more about Joe here.

                           

Hope your week is going well and

Quilt happy,

Marilyn

ROW BY ROW

I'm working on this portion of a Row by Row.  

It is actually the 2014 Row by Row for Flying Geese Fabric in Tustin, California.  But, it is working with this year's water theme.  I'm going to love it once the gulls get eyes and legs.

                           

Hope your week is going well and

Quilt happy,

Marilyn

BOY QUILT PART TROIS

The Boy Quilt is now a flimsy.  I'm happy with how it grew up.

I'll be mailing it up to my Wacko peep, Sue, in Lincoln to quilt for me.  It measures 69.5 x 84.5.  Larger than I want to tackle on my domestic machine.  Yes, I know I can; I just don't want to.  And, Sue does such good work.

                           

Hope your week is going well and you 

Quilt happy,

Marilyn