Creating Things Brings Joy to Both the Maker and the Receiver

I made a bunch of masks early on during this pandemic.  They used up a lot of my fabric stash that had been unused for years.  I finished a very detailed quilt and I made a stocking for my son who is serving a mission for the Lord.  I made homemade gift bags and several quilts.  Each one brought me joy as I though about the person for whom the project was intended or felt relief at accomplishing a difficult or tedious project.

My first English Paper Piecing project.

The dinosaur print is 3D.

I had to buy this kit for In the Beginning fabrics.

When your son and his friends play D&D and you know you have to make a second quilt.

This quilt is fuzzy and glorious.  Brother Bear from Shannon Fabrics.

Jacqueline De Jonge's Brilliant Beauties of Joy was quite a project, but beautiful.

The idea for these came from Aunt Em's Quilts.

Two Weeks Ago I Finished Binding a Bunch of Quilts

Here they are for you to enjoy.
Scrap quilt I made as a gift - The Dinosaur print is 3D if you have red/blue 3D glasses.

 This was a mystery scrap quilt, but I ended up having to buy a lot of things because I had very little in the correct colors.

 This scrap quilt used up a lot of fabrics.  It came out of a book, but I can't recall which one.

 This quilt was part of Melissa Corry's Starstruck quilt along.  I used up some of my Christmas scraps.

 This quilt is Bonnie K Hunter's Rick Rack Nines.

 This is probably my favorite scrap quilt to date.  It came from Quilts for Scraplovers by Julie Gauthier. I love how it looks.

 I followed Gyleen Fitzgerald's Scrap Backing guide.  What a great way to use up scraps.  This is the back of the quilt above.

 This quilt was a pattern test for this wall hanging.  I used all scraps to construct it.

 This was a pattern test for the Mod City Center Quilt Along at Brown Bird Designs. This was not a scrap project.

 This was a pattern test for Erica Jackman's The Birdie quilt pattern.  This was not a scrap quilt.

 Pattern test for The Willow Quilt by Erica Jackman - I really like the colors on this one, but the photo makes them over saturated.  This was not a scrap quilt.

Two Finished Tops to Share

I finished this quilt top last month as part of a mystery from Meadow Mist Designs.

I chose my colors based on the border print, because I was using up fabric my friend had given me.  Turns out I had nothing to go with it so I had to purchase the other prints.  The colors are a little too orange.  I will get a better shot once it is quilted.

My second quilt is Jacqueline de Jonge's Brilliant Beauties of Joy.  I have to get a better picture as my first was too blurry.  So content yourself with the partial finish from a previous post.  I am so excited to have finally finished the top.

Progress is Being Made

I finally made some serious progress on Brilliant Beauties of Joy by Jacqueline de Jonge of Be Colourful Quilts.  I am really looking forward to finishing this quilt.  I love the colors and would be even more pleased, if I was a little better at some of the techniques.

Starstruck Picnic

Here is my picnic size Starstruck.  I am going to stop at this size, because that's all the fabric I have and a queen is too big for my purposes.  Now I am going to prepare the backing and start planning the quilting.

Star Struck Quilt Along - Lap Size

Moving right along.  The picture doesn't look as good as the actual quilt.  This is the lap portion of the Star Struck quilt.

Progress on Projects

I have completed this week's Starstruck Baby quilt phase.  

This is a project I have been taking far too long to complete.  It is beautiful, but I feel some of my limited skills cause it to look less attractive than it could.  This is Brilliant Beauties of Joy by Jacqueline de Jonge.  This is probably around 1/3 or the quilt.  I am determined to finish it, because I love how it looks, I just wish I was a bit more skilled at insetting the pieces.

I am working on this month's assignment for the Mosaic Mystery Quilt found at Meadow Mist Designs.  This is September's progress.

I also hope to make major progress on my leaders/enders quilt - Rick Rack Nines designed by Bonnie K. Hunter.  Here's where I am at right now.  All of the blocks are pieced, now I am piecing the quilt.  The thing that most amazes me is how many different fabrics are in this.