My Quilt Parade

I recently came across these star blocks when I was going through my things. I made them in 2015 when I was working on a quilt for my granddaughter which I finally finished last year. For some reason, I made 40 blocks but only used 26 for her quilt, which left me with 14 blocks. I decided to use those blocks to make a small quilt or wall hanging for myself.  I love the stars and colors.   I quilted this on my regular Bernina machine with diagonal straight stitching and stitch-in-the-ditch along the stars and sashing.  The backing is a mish-mash of 2 extra blocks and leftover Halloween fabric.  The batting is pieced from Warm and Natural remnants. And, I attached a sleeve to the top so I can display it.  The wall hanging measures 41" x 51". Read more about this quilt here . September 2020

I started this quilt in 2016 intending to make it for my granddaughter. I cut out the center squares and made the star blocks, but then I put the project aside. I recently rediscovered the quilt top and am happy it's now finished. I did not use a pattern for this layout but this simple design has 6" squares and sawtooth star blocks with sashing and cornerstones.  It has a narrow border because I decided it didn't really need an additional wider border. The quilt measures 47" x 56" and I quilted it on my Bernina with stitch-in-the-ditch, straight stitching, and outline stitching.  The batting is pieced from Warm and Natural remnants.  The backing has an overall multi-color "Peace Sign" design. DGD#3 is no longer into Dr. Seuss so this cute quilt will be donated to Project Linus. Read more about this quilt here . September 2020  

I started this top back in May or June then put it aside, but with Halloween only a couple of months away, I thought it was time to finish it.   The pattern is Warm Wishes by Atkinson Designs.   The strip colors are light orange, purple, and lime green which complement the Dia De Los Muertos print on the center blocks.   I quilted it with stitch-in-the-ditch along the rows and columns and criss-cross diagonal quilting. The backing is a simple white and lime green zig zag.  I used remnant pieces that I sewed together for the batting.   The quilt measures 60" square so it's a generous lap-size.  This quilt is part of my personal collection. Read more about this quilt here . September 2020