March « 2014 « Quilting Linda

Mar: 27

Quilty Fun Sew Along – part 4

Posted Thursday, March 27th, 2014 in Quilting | Read More

The last block of the quilt was posted on Monday. The pattern has hand embroidery on this block but I chose not to add it to mine.

The bee block is in the center of the middle section. Next Monday we will be given the finishing instructions. There will be a pieced border around the entire quilt.

Mar: 17

National Quilting Day – March 15, 2014

Posted Monday, March 17th, 2014 in Patterns, Quilt Shows | Read More

Did you celebrated National Quilting Day on Saturday? I spent the day with friends at the Gathering of Quilters in Fort Wayne. I have gone to the Gathering for several years and think this was the best I have attended. The quilts in the show were wonderful and there was a nice mix of vendors. Of course I had to purchase some goodies. I found two (new to me) panels to make cloth books for Eli and Samantha. Kris and I found a pattern with templates for a different style dresden plate block. We both purchased it and made a block when we went home. You can see Kris’ block here.

I pulled fabric from my stash to try the block. I haven’t stitched it to a background fabric or stitched the circle to the block.

The name of the pattern is “Dresden Star” by Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts. The pattern and templates can be purchased at her online store under Traditional Quilt Patterns.

Mar: 13

BOM 2014 – March – Big Tree

Posted Thursday, March 13th, 2014 in Quilting | Read More

The original pattern for this Block of the Month is made with 2 1/2 inch squares and half square triangles. Again, I don’t want to piece the background fabrics that I can cut in one solid piece so I made a few changes. I wanted more variety of fabrics within the tree so I did piece the 2 1/2 inch squares of green fabric. I’m not entirely happy with my fabric choices.

It’s not too late to join in the fun. You can find the tree pattern at Quilt Doodle Doodles.

Mar: 12

Quilty Fun Sew Along – part 3

Posted Wednesday, March 12th, 2014 in Quilt Blocks, Sewing and Crafting | Read More

The blocks are starting to fit together to complete the Quilty Fun Sew Along quilt. There are three sections in the quilt. I am still making blocks for the center section but the two edge sections are almost complete. The section on the right will have flower blocks on the bottom.

Today I made the 17th set of blocks, the mittens.

Every week we can put pictures of our blocks on a Flicker group, Quilty Fun Sew Along to be eligible for prizes . On Monday, three winners are announced. One of the prizes each week is a package of “Alphabitties”. They are little laminated cards with the letters of the alphabet and ten numbers.. I was lucky enough to win a pack of Alphabitties. I used them for the first time today when I cut out the mitten blocks. I found they were very helpful.. This is how I used them.