Crazy Patch Quilt for a Baby Girl

S loves crazy patchwork so what better choice for a baby quilt for a friend. Instead of an overall patchwork pattern, we chose to make and piece together blocks. As a child, this friend loved strawberry shortcake. We happened to have a piece in our stash and it became the back.

Aug's Quilt -- Amish

One of the best things about moving to the greater Seattle area? I could join a quilt guild. My second month, I turned in blocks for the block of the month and won! The pattern was an Amish-inspired block. I added a bunch more squares and turned it into a quilt for one of the kids. It also features my first attempt at machine quilting. I learned many things like squaring your quilt is important and using a sheet for a back just doesn't work. The end result though was wonderful. Here it is and a close up of a bit of the quilting.

Have you ever taken part in a group project like a round robin, brown bag or block of the month?

Ohio Star

Here is yet another block from the quilt shop hop 2011. We made such good progress on it this summer but sadly now its locked in a plastic storage bin waiting for time. We are falling slowly more and more behind on the quilt shop hops. However I feel that 2012 will be the year we catch up. 

Finished Almost Irish Chain

Hoping S has a better picture. Gives the general idea though. :)



R did most of the quilting. Artwork in the "white spaces" includes turtles, stars, seaweed, fish, stylistic nautilus, and a couple unidentifiable objects. We made a small dent on already cut 2 1/2" squares and finished it up in time for Christmas!

A cartoon block

Part of the 20101 quilt shop hop fabric this year has cartoons. How cool is that? Do to busy work schedules we haven't been quilting much this fall. but that's all going to change. Every January we the three S's swear this is the year we finish all the the half finished projects and this year we will. Woot!

Irish Chain sorta

Shhhh... It's a work in process for the holidays. But since the intended doesn't read this blog probably safe to talk about.

I like intricate small pieces in complicated designs. In my attempt to move from smaller postage stamp sized quilt squares I moved to this. It's an Irish chain like pattern, however instead of one fabric making the pattern all of the little 2.5 inch squares are in the same color plait. I resisted my desire to make these pieces 1 inch postage stamp size but barely. More pictures to follow.

Spool

Spools woot, one of the S's really likes spools. she made this block as a test to see if she wanted to make a whole quilt out of it. I think she decided to add it to the maybe list. Will we see a whole quilt made out of this pattern here soon? Maybe we will wait and see. In the mean time here is another addition to the quilt shop hop quilt.We are making progress slowly but hey the turtle won the race right?