Bubbling BLUES!

I named my quilt "Bubbling BLUES".  

If you haven't figured it out by now...

I LOVE the color BLUE!  

I am obsessed with the color BLUE! When I see something blue, I smile from ear to ear.  

The color BLUE is definitely a  mood changer for me!  

Makes me SMILE!

When I selected Blue for my color from the Cherrywood Fabrics this month, I decided it needed to be divided with black strips to really make the blue POP!

As I was sewing them together I was smiling... OOOO I love it!

I added a wider black border, so I could cut it at an angle.

Here's how I cut it.

Selected the quilting thread -- of course blue and black -- that was easy.

I wanted to quilt with bubbles to really make the quilt whimsical, happy, and bubbly!

The next several photos shows each row and the series of bubbles that define the rows.

I Wiggle Cross Hatched Stitched the floral block.

I used 2 layers of batting --- 80/20 on the bottom and poly on the top. It gives my quilt a nice 3D look! It makes it a little firmer, but still flexible.

A couple photos of the backside for you.

My hanging sleeve is ready to sew on.  I will wait for a rainy day to do the hand sewing.  I do not like to hand sew at all! But I can do it!

I stitched in Marcia and 2015 in the outer border while I was quilting it.

YES I love the blues and the bubbles!

  
The Wiggle Line Quilting in the black borders gives it a nice finish and helps to create the angle of the quilt.

I embroidery stitched the binding on with a Wiggle Zig Zag Stitch.

A fun angle to take a few photos.

"Bubbling BLUES" a Half Log Cabin at an angle divided with black strips to make the blues pop!

I create in Boscobel, Wisconsin

by me --- Marcia Wachuta Marcia's Crafty Sewing and Quilting

I would LOVE to quilt your challenge quilt --- Information about getting your challenge quilt detail quilted for 

Only $25.00 Value $65.00 to $95.00 --- Click here. 

Here are the links to all the Challenge Quilts that I have quilted.
Click here to see Marsha's Quilt from the May Challenge. 

Click here to see my quilt from the May Challenge.

Click here to see Marsha's Quilt from the June Challenge.

Click here to see my quilt from the June Challenge.

Click here to see Dayna's Quilt for the June Challenge.

Click here to see Audrey's Quilt for the June Challenge.

I am linking up this post over at Persimon Dreams for the Focus Through the Prism Challenge Series for Project Quilting.  Check out all the beautiful Log Cabin Quilts that were created in July using the Cherrywood Fabrics.

Enjoy your day!

Marcia

Creating the July Project Quilting Challenge

I cut strips last night - black strips and blue strips.

I laid it out in a half log cabin pattern with the black strips between each strip.

The black strips should make the blue fabrics pop!

I used a old white chenille bedspread as my design wall, last night on my dining room table. I usually use the bedspread as a backdrop for my photos. It was perfect for laying out this 20 Inch quilt.

I love it! I am not sure it is 20 inches Square yet ... I might need to add a row.

I started sewing tonight!  I took a break to post this and hope to sew a little more tonight.  Remember, I make my Project Quilting Challenges in short time slots. Twenty minutes last night and twenty minutes so far tonight... hope to sew for another twenty minutes after I finish this post.

After I finish sewing, I will brainstorm for a couple days about the quilting. I have an idea, but I need to think about it a little more...

Instead of moving my temporary design wall, I set up my old sewing machine on the dining room table.  It's a beautiful summer night in Wisconsin. Only in the 70's!  I love it when it is not hot!

I will share again after I quilt it or while I am quilting it!

Check out all the details about the Quilt Challenges over at Persimon Dreams - Project Quilting.

Thanks for following along!

Marcia

I am Selecting My Favorite Color for this Month!

It is time to create with the Blue fabric!

Here's my Cherrywood Blue with my print fabrics.

I plan to add black strips between the rows. I was running out of daylight when I was taking photos, so I did not do a very good job of lining up the black strips for a photo, but you should be able to get the idea.

I will start cutting the strips for my Challenge Quilt tomorrow.  Our quilt block for inspiration this month is the Log Cabin Quilt Block.  

Check out all the details over at Persimon Dreams - Project Quilting.

Enjoy!

Marcia