Category: quilt alongs

H2H · quilt alongs · stash

16 Patches & Hands2Help Challenge

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My friend Sarah who blogs at Confessions Of A Fabric Addict does an amazing charity quilt challenge each year.  Its the Hands2Help Charity Quilt Challenge and this year prior to the start of the challenge she is hosting a quilt along.  For the quilt along Sarah is having us make 16 patch blocks and then over the next several weeks she is showing us different ways to set those blocks in a quilt top.  I (think) that I have always participated in the H2H Charity Quilt Challenge and I have always enjoyed the process and paying it forward with quilts.  So when Sarah announced the quilt along I had to jump on board.


For the 16 patches I went digging through my stash.  Like many quilters out there I am trying to sew from my stash as much as possible this year.  For my first set of blocks I decided to use up some of my pinkish fabrics.  They range from the notorious paper doll fabric to some floral fabric.  LOL

Sarah’s instructions for the various methods of constructing the blocks has you using 2 1/2″ squares or strips.  The same instructions can be used for any size of squares or strips and so based on my fabric I decided to cut my strips at 4″.


These 16 patch blocks go together quickly especially when using the strips of fabric method to construct them.  I made a couple of strip sets cut them up and made some blocks to see what they looked like.


I sort of flew by the seat of my pants putting this one together.  No real plan.  I sewed up some strip sets.  Made some blocks and put them up on the design wall. 


I love my design wall.  I played around with the layout of the blocks.  I don’t have the greatest light in my sewing area but it works for an overall layout.


I decided on this for the final layout.  Just putting the blocks together side by side.  Sarah has a layout on her blog using pinwheels.  I love how the 16 patches look with the pinwheels and I think that is what I will do with the fabric below.


I got most of this fabric from a friend who was cleaning out her fabric so its fitting that it ends up in an H2H quilt.  I think that I will cut 2 1/2″ strips for this quilt.

I encourage you to hop over to Sarah’s blog and check it out.  The 16 patch blocks are fun to make and its for a great cause.  Its also a good way to sew your stash.

Happy Sewing

quilt alongs · Tula Pink

City Sampler QA aka 100 Good Wishes

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excuse me while i wipe the dust off of this blog…….

i am back and i hope to blog on a more regular basis now. life sort of got in my way of blogging and as things are starting to settle down a bit here i am.

 doesn’t mean i haven’t been sewing. i just haven’t been blogging. so with that being said get ready for picture overload with an update on my Tula Pink City Sampler aka 100 Good Wishes blocks.

block #25


enjoy



block #26



be



block #27



power



block #28



live



block #29



optimism



block #30



relax



block #31



grace 
(a favorite of mine)



block #32



forever



block #33



thanks



block #34



believe



block #35



patience


block #36



courage


block #37



laugh

there you have it.  i have more done but no pictures yet.  shame on me.  i will work on that this weekend.  i am trying to get caught up with the quilt along.  i think that they are in the 60’s now…..  i might make it.  

fingers crossed.

happy sewing

quilt alongs · Tula Pink

City Sampler QA Blocks 22-24

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where have i been?????

i didn’t realize its been over a month since i have done a blog post. man time really does fly. i have been productive during my time away. a lot of house work. i am in the final stretch of getting it ready to sell. after waiting for a plumber. being pushed back. waiting for inspections. i can finally see the light and feel a small amount of weight being lifted from my shoulders.

i have been sewing. just not doing any blog posts about it.

so here we go some Tula City Sampler blocks.

block #22
hope

block #23

integrity

block #24

bliss

i have more done and i will be posting again soon.

happy sewing

quilt alongs · Tula Pink

City Sampler QA & Block Names

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here are blocks 10, 11 and 12 of my Tula Pink Modern City Sampler quilt. 
i am doing the quilt through the quilt along that is being hosted over at Sew Sweetness.  hop on over there and check out the blocks if not for inspiration at least for a little quilting eye candy.

block #10

this green fabric was my original plan.  however, plans change.  it accented the greenish color in the print really well it just didn’t read enough blue for me and since i am trying to make the quilt like the original………
i ended up switching it out to this.  i am very happy with my choice.

‘clarity’
block #11

‘real’
block #12

‘miracle’
i have finally gotten to the names of the blocks.  i knew what i wanted to name them i just had to take the time to dig out the inspiration for the names.  several years ago i bought myself a necklace that had 100 tiny silver beads on it.  it’s a ‘100 Good Wishes’ necklace.  i am not big on jewelry but this was a simple piece that i really liked.  so when i learned about Tula’s concept for the book and how we got to name our own blocks and tell our own story the idea of 100 Good Wishes came to mind.  

this past year has been a challenge for me and i could really use some positive/good things in my life.  so i have decided to take the concept of the necklace and apply it to this quilt.  it will be my ‘100 Good Wishes’ quilt.  a therapy of sorts as each block is made and named and as each day passes and my new life develops this quilt will be a reminder to me of the progress i have made and what good things are awaiting me in my future.  once its completed i will be able to wrap up in it and be surrounded with 100 Good Wishes and remember the journey that has brought me to where i am.

starting in the top left corner going from left to right.

block #1 balance
block #2 compassion
block #3 trust
block #4 luck
block #5 peace
block #6 kindness
block #7 love
block #8 strength
block #9 wish
block #10 clarity
block #11 real
block #12 miracle

i am looking forward to continuing this journey with the building of this quilt and my new life.

happy sewing

quilt alongs · Tula Pink

City Sampler QA

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here are blocks 7, 8 and 9 from the Tula Pink City Sampler QA that i am doing.

block #7 gave me a bit of trouble with picking the right fabric.  like i said in an earlier post i am trying hard to stick to Tula’s color choices because i love her quilt from the book.  the browns in block #7 were not the issue for me.  it was the four corners that i just couldn’t seem to get right.  in Tula’s block the corners are Parisville.  in looking for color i picked the following for the corners the 1st time.

when it came time to sew the block i wasn’t feeling my 1st choice.  it was reading too much teal/blue and not enough green for me.  so i came up with a 2nd choice and made the block.

still not 100% happy with it but in the overall scheme of the quilt with 100 blocks it shouldn’t be an issue.

then i came across this.
a roll-up of Parisville.

side note – i have moved all of my mail sewing stuff to my new location however i have not moved all of my fabrics to my new location.  i thought all of my Tula fabric was in one container but to my surprise and luck it wasn’t.

i un-sewed block #7.  found the exact fabric in the roll-up.  cut it and sewed it and now i am at peace with block #7.

in this case the third time really is the charm.
block #8

block #9

i have blocks 10, 11 and 12 cut and ready to sew.

happy sewing
jaybird quilts · quilt alongs

Toes In The Sand

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i have continued to make progress on the blocks for my Toes In The Sand quilt designed by Julie from Jaybird Quilts.  let me just say that it is very beneficial to double check before you cut.  i have a couple blocks i will be remaking because my brain had temporarily vacated my head during the cutting process.  i have decided that the not so accurate blocks will be incorporated into the back of the quilt.

Blocks #4

Blocks #5

Blocks #6

Blocks #7

i have been trying to keep a balance between the colors, the lights and the darks and the scale of the prints.  who the heck knows what the finished quilt will look like but i am really loving these blocks.  i might have to lay out all of the blocks and do a post with them and get some input on which direction to head.

happy sewing

quilt alongs · Tula Pink

City Sampler QA

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into the 2nd week of the Tula Pink City Sampler QA.

i highly recommend this book to anyone who sews. these blocks are fun to make and there is nothing fussy about them at all. just cut and sew.

block #4

block #5

block #6

here are blocks 1 thru 6

as you can tell from my pictures i am following (as much as possible) Tula’s quilt blocks from the book with regards to fabric choices. i don’t think that i have ever made a quilt exactly like or close to the picture that came with the pattern. however, i am in love with Tula’s quit on the cover of the book. plain and simple its all about love. i am even considering setting the blocks in white. i know. it has to be love for me to consider a light background. not to worry. i already have plans spinning in my head for a second quilt using scraps and setting the blocks in black or brown or dark grey.

hop over to Sara’s blog Sew Sweetness to check out the other blocks or to even join the quilt along.

happy sewing
quilt alongs · Tula Pink

City Sampler QA

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as many of you already know the amazing Tula Pink has a new book out.
Tula Pink’s City Sampler 100 Modern Quilt Blocks
i knew i wanted to make this quilt but didn’t know when.  didn’t know which layout.  i just added it to my ‘want to make someday’ list.

until i was reading Sara’s blog Sew Sweetness and she announced that she would be hosting a quilt along for this book.  that was all the motivation that i needed to jump in and get started.  knowing other quilters out in blogland are quilting along with me through this book helps me to stay on task and get the blocks made.
Sew Sweetness

when it came to picking out fabric it wasn’t too hard of a choice for me.  i love the quilt on the cover.  i love Tula’s sketches in the book of each block.  so, i dug into my Tula stash for this one.  i think i have fabric from most of her lines…..  not sure if i have all of them.

my plan is to use mainly Tula’s fabric in the quilt with only adding some solids here and there.

block #1
as you can see Tula has not named the blocks.  she has given us the privilege of naming our own blocks and really making this quilt our own.  i have some thoughts for a naming them…….  just nothing set in stone yet.

block #2

block #3

i am very happy with how the first 3 blocks have turned out.  i am happy that i have decided to join in on this quilt along with the rest of my blogland friends.  its not to late.  hope over the Sara’s blog for all of the details.  there is also a Flickr group so check that out at well.

happy sewing