Melinda Quilts etc
I made two more Halloween blocks for the block lottery. I still have some more fabric but I think three will be enough. Here they are.
I had forgotten how much fun it is to make wonky stars.
I finally remembered to take couple of photos with the Halloween bag with the lights turned on.
It is really cute – even cuter with the lights turned on. There is a pocket inside to hold the battery pack.
Melinda
At the Allatoona Guild we have a block lottery each year. It used to be Christmas fabrics but this year we are doing Halloween. How it works is that the guild buys fabric, cuts it into fat quarters which are then sold to the members. Everyone who wants to, buys a fat quarter and then makes up to five blocks using their own fabrics and a recognizable amount of the featured fabric. For each block we make, our name goes into the lottery.
When all the blocks are received the chairperson sorts the blocks into sets (12) with leftovers made into small kits for table runners, etc. At the December meeting the block sets are hung around the room and the drawing is held. I have to admit that I won 12 Christmas blocks several years ago and they still are not made into a quilt.
Anyway, I made one block today and hope to make a couple more. I will be happy with 2 or 3 blocks.
Melinda
I made a Halloween bag for the shop – it is so cute.
It has little purple lights – I will get a photo tomorrow with the lights turned on. It is already a hit at the quilt shop.
Melinda
I have had several questions about the panel I used for my Halloween OBW. It is this years panel from Deb Strain by Moda.
I am going to put this on the back so I will be able to show everyone where the blocks came from.
I started quilting the other OBW but ran out of time because I had to meet friends to go downtown to a lecture by Kaffe Fassett. We had a great time (except for the extreme cold from excessive air conditioning). After the lecture we went out to dinner so no more quilting last night.
I plan to finish the OBW today, in time for class tomorrow. Hopefully I will get the binding done also.
Melinda
I have been working on the Halloween One Block Wonder quilt top. This has been a lot of fun.
Here are all the blocks up on the wall in no order.
Here they are on the bed in perhaps the final order.
Here are the first three rows sewn together.
This is going to be a really fun quilt.
Melinda
Thought I would share a few of the quilts being displayed at Tiny Stitches.
I have a kit for this one somewhere. Mary made it.
This is a Double Slice I made last year.
This is a Sudoku quilt made by Carolyn.
I love this quilt! Mary made it as a BOM a couple of years ago but the pattern is still available.
While not a quilt, this witch’s hat was created by Debbie.
Just a taste of what the shop looks like!
Melinda
First – I did not make this quilt. It was made by my friend Mary and is a shop sample at Tiny Stitches. I love this quilt!
It was a BOM a year or so ago and there are complete kits available. There are also kits with just the patterns and extras like buttons. I decided to get one of these and hope to eventually make this quilt in much brighter fabrics. Not any time soon but some day.
I spent 15-20 minutes yesterday cutting up scraps for my containers and am headed up to do it again today. Eventually I might get everything under control. Wish me luck!
Melinda
I put out my fun Halloween quilt/wall hanging for the month of October but finally took a photo of it.
I made this a few years ago when we had a Halloween sew-in at the shop. I love how I quilted it and it makes me smile.
Melinda
I can’t believe that I haven’t posted since last Monday but I guess that is right. I have been busy this last week. One of the things I am working on it finished up the Saturday Sampler for 2013. It won’t finish until December but the customers need to know what the finishing kit will look like when completed. I made the rest of the blocks for the rest of the year and am working on the sashing.
The main color in the quilt is purple but it doesn’t show well in my photos. The sashing strip is on the left. There is also another large sashing strip between each block that I will work on this afternoon. I have one column of the quilt put together with the sashing on both sides of the column but forgot to take a photo.
It is going to be a big quilt – about 87 x 105.
For more design walls, go to Patchwork Times.
Here is one more photo of my Christmas quilt hanging in the shop.
and my Halloween quilt, also hanging.
Melinda
I finished up quilting the Halloween quilt last night and put the binding on this morning. On to the Christmas quilt.
I quilted it with a variegated orange thread using a freehand swirl. Fun and easy.
Melinda
My Kaffe houses are still on the the design wall but my Halloween quilt is ready for it’s final border so I put it on the bed for a photo op.
See the black fabric with orange dots. That will be the outside border. The inside border is my favorite Kona – School Bus.
For more exciting design walls, go to Patchwork Times.
Melinda
On Saturday we decided that we needed a trick or treat bag for the shop. I brought home some pet screen, Halloween fabric and strapping. Here is what I made on Sunday morning before going to the shop.
I know you can’t tell the size from the photo. I started with a 12 inch square of the pet screen. I figured that children do not put bags on their shoulders like women do so the handles are short enough for them to carry the bag in their hands.
Now that I have made one, I need to get another made for Emilio so I can get it in the mail in time for the end of the month. I also made him a pillowcase for Halloween.
The cool thing about this pillowcase is that it glows in the dark. All three fabrics are glow fabrics. I hope he will enjoy it.
Melinda
OK – so it isn’t a Christmas quilt. At Christmas in July, we always feature Halloween quilts also. This is a cute quilt made from a panel that is cut up, bordered and trimmed into blocks.
The fabric is called Pumpkin Gang. Cute, isn’t it.
Melinda
I am binding a second Halloween quilt and hope to finish it later today – photos to follow.
It is made with a preprinted panel that is cut up – very cute.
Melinda
I completed the Halloween quilt this morning. I quilted it yesterday and then finished binding it this morning. Here it is quilted but not yet bound.
Here is is in the front yard after binding.
Here is the back.
I like how it turned out.
Melinda
Obviously I have a Halloween quilt on my design wall today. I hope to get it finished early this week so it can go to the shop to be a shop sample. Here is another view of it.
It is made using a layer cake of the new Halloween line by Deb Strain.
I am off to Piecemakers to teach the little charm pack table runner. Hopefully I will get photos to share.
For more design walls, go to Patchwork Times and check them all out.
Melinda
Here is my favorite quilt from the Allatoona Guild’s Halloween challenge. It was made by Lisa and is wonderful!
There is so much to see in this small quilt.
Off to the quilt shop for a busy Saturday!
Melinda
