Here’s a quilt I just finished. This is my first attempt at a scalloped edge. I’m pleased with how it turned out. I used a template called Quilt in a Day: Scallops, Vines & Waves. Here’s a link to a tutorial for that. Also a link to LindaFranz.com
for written directions.
Category Archives: Quilts, My
My First OBW Quilt
The starting fabric
After cutting…
The first few blocks…
Trial and error placing
Ta Da!
Fall Wallhanging
I just finished this top. It needs quilting and binding. I hope it’s done before Thanksgiving.
My Love Note Quilt
I just finished hanging this new quilt I made for Valentine’s Day. I need to finish hand quilting the empty spaces between the envelopes but I wanted to get it up so that I could enjoy it this week. The pattern comes from the Missouri Star Quilt Co and their quick video tutorials on You Tube.
My First Charity Quilt
This quilt is made from a Block of the Month raffle which I won. I hope it will keep someone nice and warm this winter.
My Round Robin is Complete! Yay!
Okay, so remember this was my starting center and some of the fabric I sent with it.
Here it is presented to me. I love it and so pleased with what the ladies did. I can’t wait to finish it.
Round Robin: Round 7
This was a fun 9 months of working on fellow quilters quilts. I am however ready to be done. I was glad of the opportunity to get to know several of my ladies in a deeper way through out the time. Here is the last of the quilts before I get mine back.
Here is the quilt as I received it.
Here is the starting center.
Here is the box of fabric that was sent along to everyone.
I added the plain green as a stopping border and to tie the green back into the quilt. I like how it finished.
My Silent Auction Quilt
I won this unfinished 1930’s fabric small quilt top at the PAQA quilt show in April. I was thrilled with the pattern, Grandmother’s Garden, it’s one of my favorites.  There was a hole in it and it is stained in a couple places but I didn’t care. I cut it down slightly to go on my one wall and used the cut off parts to patch the hole. I then sandwiched it and hand quilted it over the last month. Here is the final piece. I also made coaster with the scraps.
Below are the before pictures:
I replaces a pink hexagon with a different fabric but it blends in nicely, I think.
I loved it so much I immediately put it on the wall. You can see the hole here in the pink flower.
This picture is kind of scary for me. It took a lot for me to cut it up and square it. If I’d had more time it would have been nice to finish it as is.
Last pictures is of the sandwiching process and being ready to quilt. I didn’t frame it or anything. I just pinned it and quilted it in my lap.
My Finished Quilts
This quilt I started at the last summer quilting retreat in 2015. I finally quilted and bound the edge. I believe the pattern is called Summer in the Park.
I’ve posted this before but it is completely finished now. (and a personal favorite)
I also posted this one and same thing; it is quilted and bound and ready for sale.
The August retreat will be upon me soon. I have to figure out what I want to start and get fabrics together to enjoy my 3 days with the 50+ ladies. Should be fun.
Block of the Month: June 2016
This is a great block. I’d, of course, love to win a whole set. This may be one block pattern I use to make a wall hanging or quilt out of. Cute. Cute.
Round Robin: Round 6
Here’s the quilt I received to put the 6th row on.
Here’s the stash we are working from.
There were a bunch of 1/2 triangles left from the center so I put those all together and add the green. It seems rather busy to me but I hope my fellow quilter enjoys it. There one more row to go.
Musical Instrument Quilt Top
This is the last small quilt top I put together in the last couple weeks. I had purchased these panel pieces from a yard sale not long ago. I hope to get it quilted soon.
Round Robin: Round 5
Here is the quilt as I received it from the last quilter. I’m just amazed at how different each one is. This reminds me of a fun Mexican Restaurant’s color scheme. It should end up being a queen size.
Here is the pile of fabric that was sent along with it.
My round was 4 or 9 patch, so I added the green border and took a stripe fabric she had in her pile and turned it into a 9 patch cheater and added scraps of flowers to the corners. I hope she likes it.
Close Ups of Some of My Fabrics
Blues are my favorites.
Some of my fat quarters.
Some of my themed fabrics for “I Spy” quilts.
My Re-organization of Fabrics
It took me about 2 1/2 months, working in my spare time, to finish up my quilt fabric organization. I’m so happy with how it turned out. I have several items to get quilted and then on to creating more wonderful things.
First I’ll show some before pictures:
These are the 2 basic shelves I had and all my fabrics were in these boxes labeled with color or themes of the fabrics.
I purchased acid free comic book backs from EBay to wrap my fabrics in. I had to order several times to have enough. I cut them in half for my fat quarters and half yard pieces. I also got boxes from Costco to cut down to hold the smaller bundles of fabrics. I didn’t want to buy anything I didn’t have to so cut down and turned my banker boxes on their sides to see what I have.
So after some thought, I placed my fat quarters and small bundles in front of the larger fabric lengths of the same color or theme. It’s worked out well. I have a shelf of backing fabrics and a shelve of favorite fabrics.
I hope you are inspired. This exercise has shown me I do not have to buy fabric for a loooong time. LOL.
Just A Bit of This and That 