Keep up with us by following @fatquartershop on Instagram to see and share work from your fellow quilters. Don’t forget to use #SewScrappySpoolsQAL to share your progress on social media on the second Thursday of each month, so we don’t miss seeing your scrappy quilts!
Keep up with us by following @fatquartershop on Instagram to see and share work from your fellow quilters. Don’t forget to use #SewScrappySpoolsQAL to share your progress on social media on the second Thursday of each month, so we don’t miss seeing your scrappy quilts!
It’s really just a “the ice is going to be really bad, so stay home, because it’s the south and we don’t know how to take care of the roads…ya hear?!?” day around these parts.
Either way? This school nurse is as giddy as her students!
As I was making a warm meal as the temperatures dropped tonight, I realized I never shared my snowflake trivets and potholders that I finished awhile back.
I was part of a row by row blog hop, many moons ago, where I was asked to design an EPP row. I came up with these fun snowflakes for the Winter Wonderland quilt.
A few months ago, I came to the conclusion I was never going to finish the other rows, since I obviously never started them. I knew that my husband would make fun of my Xmas potholders, as he usually does, when January hit. I thought they would make great “winter” gear for the kitchen!
The hexie shaped trivets work well for all kinds of shapes and sizes of hot items and I always love making, what I call, pocket potholders to protect the back of my hands (see second photo). And I used up stash!
I can’t wait to have my coffee at my leisure tomorrow morning and surprise our puppy when he realizes I’m not going to work. And of course, a little time in the studio…
Keep up with us by following @fatquartershop on Instagram to see and share work from your fellow quilters. Don’t forget to use #SewScrappySpoolsQAL to share your progress on social media on the second Thursday of each month, so we don’t miss seeing your scrappy quilts!
I am so excited to start of this new year with a quilt along!!! I'm sometimes a more of "binge" kinda girl when it comes to quilts, but Fat Quarter Shop always entices me to join their block of the months or quilt alongs like the Sew Scrappy Spools to take it easy and enjoy each "episode" at a time.
I have wanted to do a spool style quilt for quite awhile, so this one designed by Lori Holt excited me with its different style blocks.
Her patterns and blocks have not let me down over the years!
Every month throughout the year, we’ll be sewing different blocks from the pattern. To join the year-long Sew Scrappy Spools Quilt Along, gather your scraps and supplies so you’re ready to start on January 12.
I know it has been a bit since I have blogged. I have had my hands full since returning to work as a school nurse and then sideswiped by a pandemic. I have been able to get back on my feet and started quilting regularly this fall. It would great to see some "old" quilting friends with me on this journey!!
Tomorrow is the kick off for the first block.
And I can promise you, it is NEVER too late to join in.
She’s been at the front lines from the start. And in case you didn’t
know? 2020 is the year of the Nurse ala Florence Nightingale. This
wasn’t the celebration we, nurses, had planned. 💕
This is a new pattern by Karen at Easy Patchwork. Isn't she just perfect?
1950’s
in all white with a cap? Get outta here! This brought me back to my
Army days. I never wore the dress, but loved my all white pants uniform
when I worked on my Med-Surg-Peds floor.
I think it’s probably in one of my veteran
posts. No cap, but pinned when I graduated!
I had to pattern test this baby for her!! You might notice the crooked
cross...quilter error! I kinda love her because she is soooo me. Not
exactly perfect. A little frazzled working with kids all day! And I
soooo needed a project with a deadline to get my mojo going.
The next question is what I am going to do with her next?!??!
"Don't mind me. I'm just sitting here with my feet up, watching soaps, and eating bon bons".
For long as I can remember, my husband would call home to check on me and always ask "what are you doing right now?" Naturally, I was doing whatever full-time, part-time, or stay at home moms do when they are home...cleaning something, washing something, changing someone, disciplining someone, feeding someone, or cleaning something.
However, instead, I ALWAYS went the sarcastic route.
I would simply respond to that loaded question "What are you doing?" with: "Oh...just sitting here with my feet up, watching soaps and eating bon bons...."
(and for the record...I have NO idea what bon bons are nor have I ever eaten one...it just sounds fancy!)
See why I had to make this quilt with Fat Quarter Shop?
The fact that it is are really cute and adorable certainly helped its case too!
This pattern is super straight forward to make. Thirty six Jolly Bars (exclusive Fat Quarter Shop precut of Moda Fabrics) and some background fabric and you have simple construction with a great overall impact.
For some, HSTs can be tricky to create. I am going to be COMPLETELY honest. Whenever there is a suggested start size for HSTs? I try to see if I can make them just slightly bigger. I am notorious for making my seam allowances more generous than not.
For this quilt, it is suggested that you cut 3 7/8" squares for the HSTs, but I found that there was plenty of room to cut 4" squares. I know there are a lot of confident quilters that don't even trim their HSTs, but I am NOT one of those. Even after 22 years of quilting, I have not mastered that ability. I think knowing it and owning it are better than pretending I'm perfect. If you are like me? I definitely suggest cutting larger squares and using a Bloc Loc ruler for trimming your HST's to size.
Today, I'm also sharing one of my tricks for "marking" my HSTs without using a marker.
I have a video on my Instagram stories and I've uploaded it to my YouTube channel this week explaining how I use my pattern tracing tool to make a crease on your fabric along with other marks I make with my tracing wheel.
For my backing? I used my favorite print from the line in my favorite color. I used my Prostitch computer program to make these fun "flying" pumpkin seeds.
I haven't made a quilt binding that was the same as the backing in a long time, but this quilt really wanted me to do so!
Quilt Stats
Measures: 60" square
Pattern: Jolly Bar Bon Bon by Fat Quarter Shop
Fabric: Moda Fabrics Garden Variety by Lella Boutique
and Robert Kaufman Essex Linen
Quilted: Pumpkin Seed on HQ Avante with Prostitcher
I'm so happy with the results of the quilts. I can see a few quilt gifts in the future!!!
