Quilting and Beyond: September 2017

Q3 Finish - #15 Rainbow Layer Cake by Quilt Addicts Anonymous

This quarter has an unintended theme. Quilts made from Jaybird patterns and quilts made from QAA patterns. QAA is my local quilt shop and I have become good friends with the owner over the last 8 or 9 year (long before she owned a quilt shop). As such I love to support her shop and business. I also love the patterns she has designed. Here is one of my latest finishes from the Quilt Addicts Anonymous Rainbow Layer Cake pattern!

Sorry for the cruddy photo, as I went outside to photograph the quilts it started to rain :(

Link back to Q3 Goals: https://quiltsbyheather.blogspot.com/2017/06/2017-q3-finish-long-goals.html

Link back to the Finish-a-long: http://www.felicityquilts.com/2017/09/time-to-link-up-your-2017-q3-finish.html

Q3 Finish - #16 Refraction by Quilt Addicts Anonymous

This quarter I was able to finish this quilt, and love how it turned out. This quarter has an unintended theme. Quilts made from Jaybird patterns and quilts made from QAA patterns. QAA is my local quilt shop and I have become good friends with the owner over the last 8 or 9 year (long before she owned a quilt shop). As such I love to support her shop and business. I also love the patterns she has designed. Here is one of my latest finishes from the Quilt Addicts Anonymous Refraction pattern!

Q3 Finish - #4 Cinnamon Bun

Last quarter (Q2) was productive for me, as far as piecing and quilting goes. Binding...not so much. This quilt is one that has sat most of the quarter, but on September 10^th I decided that my pile of seven (yes you read that correctly), quilts really needed binding. I had three set’s already made and got them attached that evening after little man was in bed, and was also able to make two additional set’s of binding. The following night I turned on a little Monday night football and knocked out the last two sets of binding. Then the hand sewing marathon began. I am happy to say that this quilt is now complete, and will make an appearance on my bed this winter. With all of these finishes, plus my current quilts I may have to start putting two different quilts on my bed each month. Right now I rotate through my quilts (I always have 2 on the bed), and the quilt on the bottom comes to the top the following month….this looks like it may have to change. My original goal was to have 12 quilts for my bed…equaling one per month. Not counting this quarters finishes I am up to 15 or 16. And I have more in process. I already give lots of quilts away, but may need to start figuring out who I need to make a quilt for and focus on gifts for a while. I know my sisters will always welcome new quilts into their homes, and my son always loves new quilts for his bed.

Q3 Finish - #1 Boomerang

I love blues and when I saw the Boomerang (by Jaybird Quilts) cover girl, I knew I was going to make this quilt in Blues and Greens. I quilted this massive king sized quilt on Gertie at Quilting-by-You. The quilt was so large I had to use Gertie for the first time. Gertie doesn't have a stitch regulator, like I am used to, so I was a bit intimidated, but once I got going I was okay. Next time I think I will be able to do a more detailed quilting design. Either way I was able to finish this one up, and plan to put it on my bed this winter, as it will keep me nice and warm!

Q3 Finish - #2 Ditto

As you may know I love making Jaybird quilt patterns. When a local quilt shop was closing I picked out this pattern Ditto - by Jaybird Quilts, to make my son a second twin sized quilt. It's gets chilly in the Midwest in the winter months.

It's all done!

Q3 Finish - #17 - Quilt for Ruby

I was able to finish the this quilt for my niece this quarter. She will receive it as her Christmas present. My sister asked that I make the quilt to coordinate with her twin’s and the room that they share. I found all of the fabrics at Hancock’s of Paducah.

Pattern: Chopsticks by Jaybird Quilts

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