Besides the retro fabric "Bindy" bag and the snowflake rail fence quilt, I finished a strippy teal tote and a Triple Barn Star quilt. I am on a roll!
I got the kit (marked batting, instructions, handle webbing) from Sentimental Stitches online. I had lots of teal fabric and hadn't made anything with it in a long time. I still have lots after cutting 2.5" strips for the tote. It is so nice to finish a project in a day or two!
This Triple Barn Star was designed by Amy Gibson, and I think I downloaded the .pdf from the
Missouri Star Quilt Co. It was actually very easy to make, and once I cut the pieces (which were big), it took about a day to put it all together. My friend Marie quilted it in a swirly pattern with light blue thread. My blue box is still full to the point of not being able to close it, but it did use up some scraps. I love the speckled background fabric. I used a navy blue striped fabric (part polyester I think) for the binding. I'll get a better picture the next time I take it to quilt guild show and tell.
Today I'm planning to start cutting and maybe piecing the
Wensleydale quilt, a Jen Kingwell design. I'm making it in Christmas fabrics and hope to be done by then! I found
a way to cut the pieces on You Tube through the Quilted Chicken, but I also have foundation papers in case that pieced way is too difficult. There are other sites that offer suggestions, too. This looks like it will be a project I pick up and put down throughout the year,
As it's March, I will most likely start on a batch of Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks, too, although this month's official choice is red. I have some log cabin blocks already made, so I will most likely just make two Traffic Jam blocks in red. This is fine since our trip south beginning next week will cut into my sewing time anyway.
