"Ten Minute Block" quilt

     I have a pattern that makes large quilt blocks out of 10" squares of fabric commonly known as Layer Cake squares.  I thought I would give it a try but just had the above scraps in a drawer and they were only 4 inches square.  Sewed up great and then my imagination went a little crazy.

      In that same drawer, I found packages of 4" fabric squares that I had purchased years ago, don't ask me why, from EBay.  I got them all out and got to choosing what I thought would look good together.  Instead of having different fabrics as in the trial block, I chose 4 of the same and then a contrasting center.  I was thrilled with how it all turned out.  The instructions call for the edges of the center to be stitched down, appliqué or zig zag.  Because mine were so small, I skipped that because they got stitched down during the quilting process.

     I thought I was the luckiest girl when I could find fabric for the borders and binding at Hobby Lobby.  It was a great feat since the fabrics I used were so old.  The backing came out of my stash in the closet and I was very pleased with how it all turned out.  I have spent some cool evenings under this quilt this winter.

BFF

      This is another "want to be like KayLynn" quilt.  It is called BFF and I had so much fun making it at KayLynn's in January.  She had sent me a picture of hers and told me the fabric requirements.  I went armed with the fabric I needed and went right to work the night I arrived.  I love sewing at KayLynn's because she sews on a great Brother sewing machine like mine that I sewed on for at least 10 years.

      KayLynn has such an eye for color so she is such a great help laying out quilt blocks in an appealing fashion.  I quilted it when I got home and also backed this quilt with flannel for comfort and warmth.

Cheery Pinwheels

      I just got it in my head that I wanted to make a quilt with two sizes of pinwheels.  No real reason, just thought it would be fun!  I used LOL and Bloomers charm packs by Moda.  The pinwheels were placed randomly and added the border fabric purchased at a fun quilt shop in Yucon, OK.

     Nothing like flannel on the back of a quilt to make it feel cuddly and warm.  I loved the pink polk a dots!

Sweet Pea

      When KayLynn makes a cute quilt, of course, I have to make one also.  This is true again with this little "Sweet Pea" quilt.  When I was visiting her, she had hers all made so I quilted it for her and helped her with the wavy edge to the border.  This was a new experience for her and making a bias binding.  She did the binding herself and had a great quilt when finished.

      KayLynn had two new quilt shops all picked out for us to visit while I was there.  I purchased the fabric for this little quilt in Guthrie, OK.  It used two charm packs and border fabric.

      Loved the process of making the blocks at KayLynns and then completing it when I got home.  Now if we could have a new baby girl....

Love Notes

      A HAPPY quilt!!  Nothing but fun!  This quilt is demonstrated on a Missouri Star Quilt Tutorial on You Tube.  Nothing but half square triangles from charm pack squares so it went quickly.

      KayLynn, Donna, and I think this would be a great quilt for a bridal shower where the guests could all sign their names.  I had a delightful trip to KayLynn's in January and was able to help her make one for herself also.

Rustic Stars

      This is another "raw Edge appliqué" quilt by Lynne Hagmeier that I have made.  It is called "Rustic Stars".  I chose my fabrics out of my stash except for the borders and binding.  It was a great quilt to make and I enjoyed the process.  I also sent this quilt to my sister, Donna, to be used as an example during a quilt class during their quilt show in Idaho Falls.

Rainbow Dash

      On our way out of town to go to St. George for a weekend with Jamie's family, we stopped at the fabric store to buy Christmas socks for the kids.  I thought a new quilt magazine would be a good thing to have to read during the trip...of course, I found a new quilt that I just had to make.

      I chose this quilt because I already had a stock of batiks to use.  I got them all laid out after washing, ironing and starching each one as instructed to in the pattern.  I was really excited to get started on this colorful quilt.

      These are a few of the dresden plates that I made.  They were easy and went quickly.  I appliquéd each on a black background.  The next step was the border.  That wasn't necessarily hard, just very time consuming and I had to really be careful that the colors would flow together.

      By the time I was deeply into getting this quilt top done, my sister, Donna, asked that I would ship it up to her to display at a quilt show in Idaho Falls.  That gave me an incentive to get it done.

     I really had a tough time deciding how to quilt it but was so happy with the decision to do an all over meander.  I was thrilled with the results!