Falling Charms

 Despite having the flu

(yes, the real flu)

And putting holiday decorations away,

And visiting with family and friends,

I finished two quilts that

had been waiting to be machine quilted.

Both of these

 

"Little Charmer"

"Falling Charms"

are a Missouri Star pattern,

Falling Charms Quilt.

It's a simple, fun pattern and

finishes fast.

I wanted to use up some more of

the line of fabric I had been storing for

about 18 years.

It's the Sandy Gervais line,

Pieces From My Heart,

that I had used last year for a

ABC sample,  Ewe and Me,

 offered by the Quilt Show.

It's on my list for 2015 to finish.

This one is a baby quilt for

 

 36" x 44"

my new great niece, Sophia.

I wasn't working with a charm pack

so

these squares were cut at 4 1/2"

and the strips cut at 2".

I didn't have anything left to
use in all

 4 borders so

each one is different.  

I love the look.

I quilted straight lines in the strips

 

  and 

diagonal connected flowers in the squares.

 I used a little stripe

 

for the binding.

The mini one

" Little Charmer"
22" x 22"

is for me.

This time the squares were cut 2 1/4"

and the strips 1 1/4".
 I quilted it the same as the other one.

After holding on to "that fabric" for so long

I needed something for me to keep.

And, yes, I still do have fabric left over.

I'm on the look out for something equally as simple

so maybe,
"that fabric" will make one more small quilt.

 Until Next Time-

What A Year!

 Another year has flown by.

It's time to look ahead to 2015

and think of all the possibilities that await.

But before we leave this past year too quickly,

I took a few moments to

gather all the quilts and projects

that were finished in 2014

and created a Smilebox of

what I accomplished.

I hope you enjoy a little

recap of the year.

Another free picture slideshow by Smilebox

 Until Next Time-

Maroon Bells

Sometimes you just have to do it.

Follow along simply for the fun of it, 

even when you don't know

exactly where you'll end up.

Maroon Bells
2014
22" x22"

That's what happened when

I decided to follow along

with a Mystery quilt

being lead by Lori over at 

Humble Quilts.

No fear.

Lori's quilt-alongs have always

produced awesome
 small vintage inspired quilts.

So when she introduced a mystery quilt

 I knew I was going to join in.

I used mid nineteenth century reproduction fabrics

and without realizing it,

the reds seemed to dominate

 

especially with the addition of a red border.

Lori called hers Cascade.

I decided to call mine Maroon Bells

  after a beautiful place

 in Aspen, Colorado,
which is a lot closer to home.

I had fun machine quilting it with

diagonal lines through the squares

and adding a feather pattern

 over the diagonally pieced 1" squares.

If you'd like to make one too

stop over at Lori's and find the directions
and see what others have done.

It won't be a mystery, but

still fun and when you're finished 

you'll have a fantastic

vintage quilt too.

Until Next Time-