#14: "Only If" {March 2012}

Leftover fabric? Me? have you SEEN my Lab? So I had these tiny little 2″x 2″ swatches of the “Good Fortune” by Kate Spain for Moda Fabrics charm pack left over from the “Good Fortune to You and Yours” quilt and I thought these would make a cute mini/wall hanging. I still like the textured “Raw Edge Pez” quilt pattern created by Megan from Canoe Ridge Creations, but reverse it.

Size: 24″ x 24″
Design: Based off the “Raw Edge Pez” quilt pattern created by Megan from Canoe Ridge Creations. Colored pieces are sewn onto a white thick muslin. The ends of the colored squares are frayed to give it more of a texture and a softer feeling. Each square is then quilted twice around in order for it to “puff” up a bit more and make them stand out
Method: Machine pieced and quilted
Backing: Light heather gray background with white tropical/Hawaiian flowers and leaves
Binding: Light heather gray background with white tropical/Hawaiian flowers and leaves
Batting: Warm and Natural 100% cotton
Thread: Gütermann - White

# 15: "Lazy Days" {March 2012}

So, I had another stash of charms....And obviously I needed to do MORE in my world! So I found a delightful pattern online called The Bookworm but P2 quilting. It was too easy and fit these blocks to a T! This quilt was one of those, "Oh hey! I've got more charms I can do something with!" quilts. I loved the summery colors of the Central Park pack, and I happened across the Bookworm photos from Patchwork Squared, and even though my charms were smaller, I think the end results were way cool! I happened to be listening to "The Hunger Games" while I was creating the patchwork and decided to do a random drawing (just like the book) for each of the squares. I guess that kind of makes me like Effie?

Size: 34" x 40"
Design: "Bookworm" by Patchwork Squared.
Method: Machine pieced and quilted quilt
Fabric: "Central Park" by Kate Spain for Moda Fabrics charm pack.
Backing: Dark chocolate background with white sprigs of Queen Ann's lace.
Binding: Grey/brown circle on circle pattern
Batting: Warm and Natural 100% cotton

#13: "Wild Child" {March 2012}

Size: 42" x 36"
Design: Raw Edge Pez quilt pattern created by Megan from Canoe Ridge Creations
Method: Machine pieced and quilted
Fabric: "Good Fortune" by Kate Spain for Moda charm pack
Backing: Kona Solids - Black
Binding: Kona Solids - Black
Thread: Gütermann - White

#12: "Just Keep Swimming {January 2012} - UFO

I'm a HUGE Dory fan. Yes, as a matter of fact I *am* a natural blue. This is a paper pieced pattern that I machine pieced back a few months ago that has been calling to me for awhile. I'm thinking it's time to finish this up and get her adopted out!

Fabric: Clothworks
Finished size will be: 36" x 36"

#11 "Geek Love" {July 2011}

We have a "Big Bang Theory" and Geek Haven type of bathroom decor. Yeah, yeah, I know, the jokes abound. Needless to say I wanted something in there that softened it up and came up with this design having found a website that will calculate what elements spell out the word you want.
Size: 20" x 16"
Method: Machine pieced and quilted. Machine embroidered.
Fabric: Scraps leftover from attempts of making really, really bad cell phone pouches.
Backing: Black swirls
Binding: Black swirls
Batting: Warm and Natural 100% cotton

#10: "Big Bang Theory" {April 2011}

Miniature wall hanging made for an acquaintance for his birthday.
Size: 24" x 12"
Design: Paper piecing star design from from Carol Doak from her Introduction to Paper Piecing Free Pattern from Carol Doak
Fabrics: Scraps
Backing: "Canyon" ???
Binding: Kona Solid - Black
Batting: Warm and Natural 100% Cotton
Thread: Gütermann - White

#9 "Above All" {June 2010}

A 2010 Father's Day gift to my father, Gary, who was a pilot in the USAF. The top left shows the year he took his oath and the year he retired and the Air Force motto: Above All in the lower right hand corner.

Size: 24" x 24"
Design: The Air Force Star from The Quilters Cache
Method: Paper piecing, machine quilted and embroidered.
Fabrics: Verious JoAnn sale finds
Backing: Kona Solids - Navy
Binding: Kona Solids - Navy
Batting: Warm and Natural
Thread: Gütermann White and Navy