One Quilt Leads to Another and Another...

I'm working on a Bonnie Hunter quilt called Pfeffernusse, and I got to thinking about how I got here.


Last year, Bonnie Hunter's mystery was called Allietare. For that quilt, I pulled out red, gold, and neutral fabrics.

Fabrics for Allietare

Allietare quilt top

As I was working on Allietare, I thought about the fact that I wanted to do Jamestown Landing (also from Bonnie Hunter) in red and neutral, so while I had the fabrics out, I started that quilt.

Jamestown Landing quilt top

I also wanted to make an Old Tobacco Road quilt (yet another Bonnie Hunter design). I used the already collected golds for that one.

Old Tobacco Road

Old Tobacco Road takes lots of browns, so as I was cutting them, I cut extra brown strings. I used some of them in the Old Tobacco Road border, but I had lots left over. Pfeffernusse takes brown string blocks, so it seemed natural to start that one.

This photo is from Bonnie Hunter's site--click on it to visit.

I've got all the blocks made, and I'm starting to assemble it. As usual, I made extra blocks--in this case, quarter square triangles (QSTs).

QSTs

I'm thinking that these extra blocks may lead to an Ohio Star quilt...


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It's That Time Again!

I love my job, but...

Best wishes to students and teachers beginning the new year.

Working in Secret

It seems everything I'm working on right now is to be a gift, so I don't have pictures to show! I've got three tops almost completed, but with school starting soon, I'm not sure how soon I can get them quilted. Where did the summer go?

String Crossroads Instructions

For those who were interested, here are the instructions of making the String Crossroads quilt that I designed.

The instructions are not an exhaustive pattern; they are more about the numbers and sizes of blocks needed for the quilt.

There is also a link to the instructions in the right-hand sidebar of the main blog page.

Thanks for your interest. If you make this, I'd love to see your version.

I'm linking with Fiber Tuesday 71 at The Quilting Room with Mel and Jo's Country Junction UFO Challenge.



 

Jekyll and Hyde

This quilt can't decide who it is--calm, sedate Dr. Jekyll (churn dash blocks) or wild, crazy Mr. Hyde (string blocks). 

Jekyll and Hyde 64" x 86"

Jekyll and Hyde (detail)

Jekyll and Hyde (detail)

Jekyll and Hyde (pieced backing)

 


Quilting it was also a Jekyll and Hyde experience--smooth, problem-free quilting, until I would run into a fabric that shredded my thread! As befits the name, I'm of two minds about it--I can't decide if I like it or not!

I'm linking with Fiber Tuesday 70 at The Quilting Room with Mel and Jo's Country Junction UFO Challenge.

China Blue

Another D9P for donation made with mystery charm packs from Missouri Star Quilt Company. 

Fabric Line: China Blue by Kanvas

64" x 75"

Detail of front

Pieced Back

Quick, easy, and pretty!


I'm linking with Fiber Tuesday 69 at The Quilting Room with Mel and Jo's Country Junction UFO Challenge .

Zesty Donation Quilt

In an effort to stretch my color and fabric print boundaries, I ordered a couple of mystery charm packs from MO Star Quilt Company. I figured it was the luck of the draw--they would either be colors I loved or colors that I probably should use more often.


Here is what I received:

The solid yellow and background are from my stash.

The name of the line is Zest. To make best use of the prints in the charm pack, I decided on a D9P, so I wouldn't have to cut the charms.

Here is the result:

64" x 75"

(detail)

Purplish-grey binding matches a color in the print

Only one extra block this time--I'm improving! It went on the back.

Not my favorite colors or prints, but it should make someone happy! I'll have to try this again--stretching is good for me.

I'm linking with Fiber Tuesday 68 at The Quilting Room with Mel and Jo's Country Junction UFO Challenge .