It's A Start - Valentine Table Topper

I haven't had much time to work on my Valentine Table Topper. Block 1 is just about done. Just have to applique the heart on to finish the block.

Update: I have the heart appliqued and ready to start block 2.

Thanks for stopping by - Judy.

Linking to:

Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation

Grace at Home @ The Charm of Home

Thankful Thursday @ It's A Small Town Life

Little Things @ Random-osity

Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage on Thursday evening

Sweet Inspirations @ the Boondocks Blog

Finished or Not Friday @ Busy Hands Quilts

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop Friday @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Finish It Up Friday @ Crazy Mom Quilts

Flaunt It Friday @ Chic on a Shoestring

Saturday Sparks Link Party @ Pieced Pastimes on Friday

Saturday Sparkles @ Pieced Pastimes on Friday

Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound on Friday

Scrap Happy Saturday @ Superscrappy

Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun Than Laundry on Saturday

Saturday Shuffle Blog Hop @ Strawberry Butterscotch on Saturday

January Quilting Projects

This month was a little slower quilting month for me. I finished a couple of projects to share with you today.

My February bench pillow is complete and on the pillow for February 1. The pattern "Be My Valentine" is by Kimberbell Designs. I did free motion quilting on the white background with some hearts and swirls and loops. 

This 12 inch quilt was a coloring book page I found online. Three fabrics cut into 4.5 squares were used for the background. I may not be completely done with this one. I think I need to add something else to it. What do you think?

I started cutting 2.5 in strips with  my Accuquilt Cutter for a another Valentine project. Not sure if I can get this project done by Valentine's Day but I'll give it a try. I have six greens, six pinks, and 6 reds. Now these strips have to be cut into 2.5 in squares.

Just so you don't have a bit of anxiety wondering what I'm going to sew, I'll give you a pic of one of the blocks.

My quilting guild in having an in-town retreat this weekend so I'm hoping to make some progress on this project. Thanks for stopping by - Judy. 

Linking to:

Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation

Grace at Home @ The Charm of Home

Thankful Thursday @ It's A Small Town Life

Little Things @ Random-osity

Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage on Thursday evening

Sweet Inspirations @ the Boondocks Blog

Finished or Not Friday @ Busy Hands Quilts

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop Friday @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Finish It Up Friday @ Crazy Mom Quilts

Flaunt It Friday @ Chic on a Shoestring

Saturday Sparks Link Party @ Pieced Pastimes on Friday

Saturday Sparkles @ Pieced Pastimes on Friday

Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound on Friday

Scrap Happy Saturday @ Superscrappy

Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun Than Laundry on Saturday

Saturday Shuffle Blog Hop @ Strawberry Butterscotch on Saturday

December Quilting Projects

I finished a few quilting projects in December.


I found a panel online that was from the fabric line that I used to make a Christmas quilt for my daughter in 2017. I still had lots of jelly roll strips from the fabric and thought I could make some simple blocks to add around the panel.

Luckily, I had some yardage left from the original quilt project and used it for the backing. Now, there is just a small amount of fabric left from the collection.

Here's the original quilt I made in 2017.

Another December project was to use some extra fabric from another Christmas quilt. This time a few pillows were made and again my extra fabric went down a bit. YAY!

Here's that Christmas quilt and the piano border that I used. It was finished early in 2018. 

My final project for 2018, was a Christmas throw for myself. This one was a kit for a wall hanging but I decided to take the backing fabric and some gray fabric in my stash and add borders. I did have to purchase a metallic fabric for the binding. 

That's a wrap for my Quilting Projects in 2018, on to 2019! Thanks for stopping by - Judy.

Linking to:

Monday Making @ Love Laugh Quilt on Sunday

Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework on Sunday
BOMs Away Monday @ What a Hoot Quilts on Sunday

Main Crush Monday @ Cooking Up Quilts on Sunday

Move It Forward @ Em's Scrap Bag
To Do Tuesday @ Stitch ALL the Things

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life 
Linky Tuesday @ Free Motion by the River

Almost Finished @ Silly Mama Quilts

Let's Bee Social @ Sew Fresh Quilts on Wednesday

Wednesday Wait Loss @ The Inquiring Quilter

Midweek Makers @ Quilt Fabrication on Wednesday

Grace at Home @ The Charm of Home

Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation

Grace at Home @ The Charm of Home

Thankful Thursday @ It's A Small Town Life

Little Things @ Random-osity

Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage on Thursday evening

Sweet Inspirations @ the Boondocks Blog

Finished or Not Friday @ Busy Hands Quilts

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop Friday @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Finish It Up Friday @ Crazy Mom Quilts

Flaunt It Friday @ Chic on a Shoestring

Saturday Sparks Link Party @ Pieced Pastimes on Friday

Saturday Sparkles @ Pieced Pastimes on Friday

Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound on Friday

Scrap Happy Saturday @ Superscrappy

Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun Than Laundry on Saturday

Saturday Shuffle Blog Hop @ Strawberry Butterscotch on Saturday

For Our Thanksgiving Table and A Throw

With Thanksgiving in just a couple days, I have finished a few items for our table.

I found some Thanksgiving fabric that caught my eye. My favorite color is aqua for when I saw this fabric with fall colors and a touch of aqua, I knew it was for me. A few yards later, I had enough fabric for a couple of pillows and napkins.

I also found a batik fabric that I thought I could use in a table runner for the table along with some printed fall leaves. I kept the project as easy as possible since I was running short on time.

The leaves were printed on black fabric so I simple cut out a square around the leaves, added the Batik fabric, batting, backing, quilted the runner and sewed on the binding.

You can see my complete Thanksgiving Table here.

I also finished a Fall throw for the couch and a table topper. The throw wasn't complicated. It was a panel so I just with added borders, quilting, and binding.

The tabletopper turned out to be a bit more complicated. I didn't have a pattern so measurements for my cutting were a little more of a challenge. Anyway, it is done!

Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks for stopping by - Judy.

Linking to:

Monday Making @ Love Laugh Quilt on Sunday

Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework on Sunday
BOMs Away Monday @ What a Hoot Quilts on Sunday

Main Crush Monday @ Cooking Up Quilts on Sunday

Move It Forward @ Em's Scrap Bag
To Do Tuesday @ Stitch ALL the Things

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life 
Linky Tuesday @ Free Motion by the River

Almost Finished @ Silly Mama Quilts

Let's Bee Social @ Sew Fresh Quilts on Wednesday

Wednesday Wait Loss @ The Inquiring Quilter

Midweek Makers @ Quilt Fabrication on Wednesday

Grace at Home @ The Charm of Home

Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation

Grace at Home @ The Charm of Home

Thankful Thursday @ It's A Small Town Life

Little Things @ Random-osity

Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage on Thursday evening

Sweet Inspirations @ the Boondocks Blog

Finished or Not Friday @ Busy Hands Quilts

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop Friday @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Finish It Up Friday @ Crazy Mom Quilts

Flaunt It Friday @ Chic on a Shoestring

Saturday Sparks Link Party @ Pieced Pastimes on Friday

Saturday Sparkles @ Pieced Pastimes on Friday

Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound on Friday

Scrap Happy Saturday @ Superscrappy

Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun Than Laundry on Saturday

Saturday Shuffle Blog Hop @ Strawberry Butterscotch on Saturday

Halloween Bench Pillow

I finished my Halloween Bench Pillow and have it on display on my fireplace hearth.

The pillow is a kit by Kimberbell Designs. You can visit their site here. 

It was a fun project. Each piece is appliqued on the white background and then the pillow is quilted.

Thanks for stopping by. Happy quilting - Judy. 

Linking to:

Monday Making @ Love Laugh Quilt on Sunday

Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework on Sunday
BOMs Away Monday @ What a Hoot Quilts on Sunday

Main Crush Monday @ Cooking Up Quilts on Sunday

Move It Forward @ Em's Scrap Bag
To Do Tuesday @ Stitch ALL the Things

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life 
Linky Tuesday @ Free Motion by the River

Almost Finished @ Silly Mama Quilts

Let's Bee Social @ Sew Fresh Quilts on Wednesday

Wednesday Weight Loss @ The Inquiring Quilter

Midweek Makers @ Quilt Fabrication on Wednesday

Grace at Home @ The Charm of Home

Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation

Grace at Home @ The Charm of Home

Thankful Thursday @ It's A Small Town Life

Little Things @ Random-osity

Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage on Thursday evening

Sweet Inspirations @ the Boondocks Blog

Finished or Not Friday @ Busy Hands Quilts

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop Friday @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Finish It Up Friday @ Crazy Mom Quilts

Flaunt It Friday @ Chic on a Shoestring

Saturday Sparks Link Party @ Pieced Pastimes on Friday

Saturday Sparkles @ Pieced Pastimes on Friday

Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound on Friday

Scrap Happy Saturday @ Superscrappy

Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun Than Laundry on Saturday

Saturday Shuffle Blog Hop @ Strawberry Butterscotch on Saturday

Charity Veteran's Quilt is Finished

I finished my charity Veteran's Quilt and turned in at our local quilt guide meeting. In November, all of these charity quilts for veterans will be delivered to our veterans in the nursing homes.

I used a panel for the project then added a blue border.

A piano border made from red, white and blue fabrics was added.

The quilt was quilted and a red border was added.

Linking to:

Monday Making @ Love Laugh Quilt on Sunday

Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework on Sunday

BOMs Away Monday @ What a Hoot Quilts
Main Crush Monday @ Cooking Up Quilts
Move It Forward @ Em's Scrap Bag
To Do Tuesday @ Stitch ALL the Things

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life 
Linky Tuesday @ Free Motion by the River
Almost Finished @ Silly Mama Quilts

Let's Bee Social @ Sew Fresh Quilts on Wednesday
Wednesday Weight Loss @ The Inquiring Quilter
Midweek Makers @ Quilt Fabrication on Wednesday

Grace at Home @ The Charm of Home
Thankful Thursday @ It's A Small Town Life
Little Things @ Random-osity


Sweet Inspirations @ the Boondocks Blog
Finished or Not Friday @ Busy Hands Quilts
Can I Get a Whoop Whoop Friday @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Finish It Up Friday @ Crazy Mom Quilts
Flaunt It Friday @ Chic on a Shoestring
Saturday Sparks Link Party @ Pieced Pastimes on Friday

Scrap Happy Saturday @ Superscrappy
Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun Than Laundry on Saturday
Saturday Shuffle Blog Hop @ Strawberry Butterscotch on Saturday

Halloween Quilt

When I was at our in-town retreat by our local quilt guild, one of the ladies was making a quilt from an Eleanor Burns book: "Quick Trip Quilts." She said it was quick and easy and that was right up my alley.

I wanted to make a small Halloween throw. So here is my finished quilt:

At our retreat, we also have a sale where members can sell fabric they haven't used or smaller pieces that were left over from other projects. I found Halloween fabric on one of the tables and thought I hit the jackpot.

The fabric is cut in strips, sewn together, then a tube is made.

The instructions are pretty easy to follow and tell you where to cut your tube to create the design. You make half of the quilt then make the other half.

Next you make the other half, sew the two halves together, add borders, quilt it, sew the binding and you are done. I did add a small decorative stitch on the border after I did the quilting. (just playing around with my new machine). The decorative stitch did take a lot of thread.

The quilt was fun and went pretty quickly.

Thanks for stopping by - Judy.

Linking to:

Monday Making @ Love Laugh Quilt on Sunday

Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework on Sunday

BOMs Away Monday @ What a Hoot Quilts
Main Crush Monday @ Cooking Up Quilts
Move It Forward @ Em's Scrap Bag
To Do Tuesday @ Stitch ALL the Things

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life
Linky Tuesday @ Free Motion by the River
Almost Finished @ Silly Mama Quilts

Let's Bee Social @ Sew Fresh Quilts on Wednesday
Wednesday Weight Loss @ The Inquiring Quilter
Midweek Makers @ Quilt Fabrication on Wednesday

Grace at Home @ The Charm of Home
Thankful Thursday @ It's A Small Town Life
Little Things @ Random-osity


Sweet Inspirations @ the Boondocks Blog
Finished or Not Friday @ Busy Hands Quilts
Can I Get a Whoop Whoop Friday @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Finish It Up Friday @ Crazy Mom Quilts
Flaunt It Friday @ Chic on a Shoestring
Saturday Sparks Link Party @ Pieced Pastimes on Friday

Scrap Happy Saturday @ Superscrappy
Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun Than Laundry on Saturday
Saturday Shuffle Blog Hop @ Strawberry Butterscotch on Saturday