My Quilts #274: Bouillabaisse Quilt 2021

 

This quilt has been a long time in the making.  I started the top in September 2009 and worked on it off-and-on, until I finished it in July 2010.  It took me another 11 years to finally get the quilt finished!

I made my first bouillabaisse quilt in 2003 when I took a class at my local quilt shop. This one is my second bouillabaisse quilt and I had so many issues with it that by the last few blocks, I couldn't care less if anything matched.  I was just glad to get the top pieced.  But now that it's finally quilted, I don't see any "issues" and I love it!

It has twenty blocks and each block is 20-1/2 inches and has a 6-1/2 inch border. I quilted it with an all-over design of meandering loops which was pretty easy and fun to do.

The pieced backing is made from 100% cotton bed sheets, and the batting is Warm & Natural.  The quilt measures 82" x 103" and the pattern is by Pie In The Sky Quilts.

DECEMBER 2021

My Quilts #273: Dandy Star Stash Buster Quilt 2021

Dandy Star Stash Buster Quilt

 I started this quilt back in July when I decided to do the stash buster challenge by Border Creek Station.  The challenge is to make at least one block a week so by the end of the year you'll have enough blocks to make a quilt.  Anyone who finishes at least 52 blocks will have their name entered into a drawing for "an amazing gift".

 My original plan was to make 56 blocks with a simple 7x8 setting, but I was inspired to add a ribbon inner border by a quilt I saw online.  After I started working on the twisted ribbon border, I realized I would need more Dandy Star blocks and ended up making 11 more, for a total of 67 blocks.

 

 Each Dandy Star block is 9 inches and, except for the backing, the entire top was made from scraps and yardage in my stash. This is the second top I quilted on my Moxie and did a free-hand overall flower motif.  No prior practice so it's not perfect, but it's all okay.

The backing has a peppermint candy print and I also used this same print for the binding.  The batting is my favorite Warm & Natural, and the quilt measures 72" x 90".

December 2021

My Quilts #272: Y2K Wedding Rings Quilt 2021

 

I finally finished my Y2K quilt that I started back in September.  I used 3" squares that I swapped in 2000 to make the 50 Wedding Rings blocks.  This is the fourth quilt I've made with charm squares I swapped for the millennium.

I enjoyed looking at the different fabric choices from 20 years ago and reading the short biographies that were included with the signature squares.  I received charms from quilters in Virginia, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Oregon, California, Maine, Maryland, Wisconsin, New York, Texas, Michigan, Alabama, Florida, Minnesota, Kentucky, and Illinois.  I also received a few from international swappers in Canada, Hong Kong, and Cuba.

I used 49 blocks for the front in a 7x7 setting and used the 50th block in the backing.

I pieced the backing with fabric that is printed with the year 2000 and Y2K that I've had for as long as I've had these squares.  I finally can put it to good use!

This is the first quilt I quilted using my Moxie longarm.  I don't have the ability to use pantographs so I did a simple edge-to-edge freehand scroll. I love it but definitely need more practice!  I used Warm & Natural batting which is my favorite.  And because I wanted to use up all the Y2K 2000 fabric, I used the leftover strips for the scrappy binding.

The quilt measures 86" x 86" which barely fits on my 8 ft. Moxie frame.

December 2021