February's finishes

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.