Cheerful Donation Quilt

While these aren't my favorite colors, I think someone will enjoy receiving this quilt.


The pattern is "Easy Peasy" from Cool Cat Creations. I previously wrote about it HERE . I pieced both the front and back (I love pieced backing, and it uses LOTS of scraps!).

Front

Front (detail)

Back

Binding (detail)

I'll be putting this in my donation stack after I wash it.


Happy Memorial Day!

I'm linking with Fiber Tuesday 62 at The Quilting Room with Mel.

Jamestown Landing--FINISHED!

I started this in early December and just got it finished today.

Jamestown Landing is a design from Bonnie Hunter's book, String Fling. Her quilt was done in blues, but I don't love blue--I do love red, though. Hence, the change.

Thanks for the great design, Bonnie!

I'm linking with Jo's Country Junction--UFO Progress

But They Are So Cute!

I have two quilts that need the binding hand stitched. I have two quilts that need layering and basting to be quilted. I'm working on a mystery quilt project. So what am I doing today?



Making Churn Dash blocks!

Just playing with scraps today.

  

Another Mystery Quilt

A friend on a quilting forum is running another mystery quilt (Thanks, Judy!). They are always fun, so I decided to join in again.


This will be a donation quilt, so I tried to choose colors outside my usual preferences. I'm going for low-contrast, soft, pastel colors in this one. It is hard for me to judge the outcome of the blocks since I really don't like the colors, but I know that everyone has his/her own taste, so I'm trying to stretch my boundaries on this quilt.



Below are the chosen fabrics:

After completing a couple of clues, here is what I have now:

The colors in the previous photo above are more true-to-life.

Looking forward to the next step to be revealed on Saturday!

I'm linking with Fiber Tuesday 60 at The Quilting Room with Mel.

Blooms

I am working on several quilting projects, but I thought I'd switch up this post to show you some blooms.


Several years ago (6 or 7), I planted peonies. I never saw a sign of them in the intervening years, but this year:

I made a map of where I planted the different types, but after several years of no growth, it felt like a schematic to a graveyard, and I tossed it. So now, I don't have the names, but the flowers are beautiful and fragrant nonetheless!



I planted rambler roses a couple of years ago along the backyard fence, and they are just now coming into their own. The picture looks a little washed-out (it was very sunny), but here they are at the beginning of their blooms:

And a close-up:

Finally--This Candyland rose bush isn't thriving, but it always manages a few spectacular blooms each year:

I wish the blog had a "smell" feature--all of these are wonderfully scented. Enjoy the blooms!

Milky Way

This quilt is a wedding gift for my niece and her husband who were married yesterday in a beautiful, outdoor ceremony.


The front is a pattern called Milky Way. It is a traditional block (the pattern can be found HERE). It is a tessellating pattern, so the block picture doesn't really do it justice--you only see the interlocking stars when it has been assembled. Mine is a bit of a variation on the block--I added the four-patches which makes the pattern look a bit like a Snail's Trail.

The back looks a bit washed out in the photos (the sun was very bright). It was pieced with orphan blocks, leftovers, and squares of purples from my stash. No real plan here--just spread out the odd blocks among the plain ones.

It measures about 90" x 90". I quilted it with simple, straight lines in a lilac colored thread. 

With this quilt, I learned that my brain doesn't tessellate well! It reminded me a bit of my confusion the first time I set a quilt on point, but I've learned to do that, so I think I could do another of these, if I tried (though, to give my brain a rest--it may be a while).

Best wishes for many years of joy to the happy couple.

I'm linking with Fiber Tuesday 58 at The Quilting Room with Mel.