stack-o-quilts ~

from the top down ~

Beatrix, Modern Quilts Illustrated using Sense & Sensibility fat quarter bundle
Little Leaves, Elizabeth Hartman using Tea With the Queen fat quarter bundle
Strawberry Fields aka Cabbage Patch, Material Obsession using  Phillip Jacobs cabbages
Hawaiian Postcards, Lisa Boyer using assorted Hawaiian print fabric (not the king size)
BFF, Four-Patch Frolic, fabrics purchased in Montana the weekend of my brothers wedding
Granny Squares, Blue Elephant Stitches tutorial using Amy Butler jelly roll
Modern Workshop, Oliver & S using Tea with the Queen fat quarter bundle scraps
Avalon, Material Obsession using Laura Gunn fabrics

 

One of the creative ladies in the San Diego Modern Quilt Guild posted a picture of her pile of quilts on flickr the other day. Inspired by her picture, I rummaged around my closet and there I found what I had been hiding. At first I was embarrassed, then felt a pang of guilt that I have a stack of unfinished quilts this high. I should complete these very pretty quilts that I worked so hard on. Sometimes I am not inspired to create a quilt back and decide what design to free-motion quilt to put it all together. Eventually I will, but some I think I made just to learn a new technique, some were made because of a vacation and others because of the fabric line I loved so much. So I will not be hard on myself and just leave these beauties for another day.

I am still working on the king size Hawaiian Postcard quilt that is taking up every last pin I have, a Super Secret quilt to finish, stitching up Piece by Piece this weekend and any other project that may pop up. A squirrel moment is the very thing that derails my best laid plans.

What's in your closet?

Cabbage Patch nearly finished ~

Cabbage Patch aka Strawberry Fields

 

So the top is mostly completed with the exception of the white border that finishes the points for all the squares. But funny thing, as I was cutting the fabric I accidentally skipped the cutting of the white frames then wondered why I had so many 2 1/2" squares left over? So tomorrow, white quilter's muslin for the frames with their accompanying squares. Next to find the fabric for the ends. Finding the perfect fabric is never-ending.

Now for those projects that have been waiting ~

Cabbage Patch quilt ~

 

2 rows together ~ looks a bit like stained glass in front of a window

Have a lovely weekend

Cabbage Patch ~ progress

row #1

row #2

Here is what I have done so far....My new favorite quilt!

Don't tell, but there are many other things I should probably be doing right now ~

Single Girl Quilt

I had seen many Single Girls Quilt's on the blogs I follow and I knew I needed to make one. But for which darling daughter. I was picking out fabric and love Children at Play which I purchased for dd #4, purchased and cut out various feed sack prints for dd #2 & 3. Then I came across Strawberry Fields by Fig Tree...perfect soft tones for my daughter #1. I underestimated how much time it would take and was stitching the binding up until Christmas Eve. I also purchased flannel for the backing and realized that I had enough to make pillowcases. My daughter was coming out from the East Coast for Christmas and I was trying my hardest to finish.
She hadn't been home in a couple of years so as she was wandering around the house she had seen the other quilts I had made for her sisters and she made the comment, "I would like a quilt....." mumble mumble.....Yea! I knew I had made a good choice. I stitched every night in my room and was trying to finish the pillowcases when she came into my office and saw me pinning and sewing the pillowcases. I quickly said they were for my my husband. Later she told be she thought they were kinds girly for a man....duh! So it is fitting that I should take the picture of the quilt with her holding it in our front yard. Looks like fall, it was December 26th 2011.

I had best start on the others before they aren't 'single' anymore.

Have a great weekend!