Snow on My Quilt Top!

Yes that is snow on my quilt top! 

Yes it needs a good pressing, but I wanted to get some photos in the snow while the lighting was perfect.

The snow was perfect in my brother's backyard.

Don't try to figure out the pattern.  I created with the orphan blocks cut into 4 pieces and 2 inch squares and 2 1/2 inch squares. I tried to keep a little bit of a pattern to my rectangular blocks, but I had less of some and more of others. I just kept sewing them together.  One of the  rectangular blocks was stitched together upside down and I left it that way.  Maybe it adds a little interest! LOL

Click here for the link to post on how I made the rectangular quilt blocks.

Here is where I set up to sew in the evenings, this week, while I was visiting family.  Toby loved the view out the patio doors as he perched on the back of the sofa.  Thanks Mark and Julie for putting up with my sewing mess this week.

I am thinking of adding a border on Saturday.  Then I need to quilt it and bind it and get it completed by Sunday at noon to enter it in the Project Quilting Challenge.  

Wish me luck!

Oh and I need a name for it too! Any ideas? 

Thanks for following along!

Marcia

I Love This Week's Project Quilting Challenge!

This Week's Quilt Challenge is named "UFO s and Orphan Block Challenge" - Click to check out the details. 

I started with some orphan blocks from my daughter's Squary Quilt.

Jewel's Squary Quilt

 And I have tons of scraps leftover from her quilt that I cut into 2" and 2 1/2" squares.

Not all green scraps. A few have purple flowers and a few are blue and some pink too.

I had to figure out how I wanted to cut up the Orphan Blocks.  The 2" squares stitched into a 4 patch measures 3 1/2" square.  The 2 1/2" squares stitched into a 4 patch measures 4 1/2" square.

I decided to cut it at 3 1/2" and add a 1 1/2 inch strip to the top side. 

Then I decided to add a strip the next side, which then measures 4 1/2" square.

But I needed it to measure 1" larger to fit in with the other blocks. See the next couple of photos.

This will be my quilt block - a rectangular block. 

It measures 9 1/4" by 7 1/4".

Now I need to get busy and stitch all of the squares into 4 patch blocks.

 Cool!  This is going to be fun!

If you have Orphan Blocks or UFO and you want to join in the fun check out the Project Quilting Challenge.

I love being inspired by the challenges!

Thanks for following along!

Marcia

Getting Up Close with My Quilting --- Two Color Large Ribbon Quilting

This is the new format for my "Getting Up Close with My Quilting Posts". All the information will be listed at the end of all the photos.

Quilting: 2 Color Large Ribbon Quilting.  I long arm quilt the whole quilt with one color and then I quilt the whole quilt with the second color.


Thread Colors: Sea Green and Pearl (whitish grey)

Batting: Hobbs 80/20 - Cotton/Poly Batting

Quilting Words: 
Skylar T.   12-17-2014  Made with love by T. Sanftleben

Pattern Name:  The Road Less Traveled

Other Information: 
Soft Backing - Cuddle fabric similar to Minkee
Large Baby Quilt measures 48" by 65"

Photo: Photo taken with natural lighting on a cloudy day. Photo taken on a queen size bed.

Enjoy!
Marcia