Rick Rack Nines

I get to teach Leaders and Enders in my quilt guild on Wednesday night.  I am in the process of sewing up this quilt to show one of my leaders and enders projects...Bonnie Hunter is truly the scrap goddess guru...I love her traditional patterns that allow me to use up my scraps.

Bonus Half Square Triangles = Tree of Life blocks

 I have a large zip lock baggie full of half square triangles...After searching for a pattern that I could use them in, I decided on a Tree of Life block....Super scrappy but super fun!!!!

This has always been a favorite block of mine and it will be fun to bring it together...Can't wait for this one to be finished and possibly use on my bed...

Block Jack and Leader Enders....

 Quilt Guild started back up in September and we are doing Block Jack this year...

 Each month we have an assigned block with assigned colors...the blocks are 9 1/2" unfinished...

 The month of September, the block was the Maple Leaf to be done in fall colors...I did not win...maybe sometime this year!!!

 I have been trying to do Leaders and Enders while I am working on my other projects...I have decided to do Rick Rack Nines from Bonnie Hunter's Leaders and Enders book.  It calls for 3 1/2 yards background and I have 4 yards of navy...I think navy it is for the background.  I had to lay out a few blocks to test it out...

The more I work with Bonnie Hunter's Leaders and Enders, the more I love it!!!  I am 1/3 of the way done with my blocks for this one!!!

The Barn Quilt....

 My attempts to photograph my barn quilt were impeded by some blustery wind this morning....

 The Barn Along, hosted by Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet, was so very fun to do...I looked forward every other week to make my new block or at least see it and get excited to make it...

She also has designed Barn/Silo blocks which I want to make as well...This fun little quilt will fit a twin bed when finished.  I am going to put a white border then finish with a fun red binding...The barns remind me of the Mid-West with all of their beautiful red barns..how I miss the Mid-West!!!

Weekend at Girlfriends....

Last Friday and Saturday were spent at My Girlfriends Quilt Shoppe in the Attic sewing with friends...I made these little matching bowling shirts for the grand babies...They wore them to church on Sunday...the pattern needs some adjustments and I need to add some width and length to the shirts as they were not as loose fitting and long as I would have liked...so we will try again... 

 My postage stamp stars...This has been a WIP for a couple of years.  This quilt top is especially scrappy and I added the pink strips to break up the scrappiness and add some interest.  I love how it added so much.  Just need to add a narrow border to the top and bottom and large borders to the sides to make it approximately 90" square...

Grandson Cooper got puzzles for his birthday...the nice ones out of wood.  I made velcro bags for the 9" puzzle boards and pieces and drawstring bags for pieces to other puzzles.  It was a productive weekend...I need this about 2 x a week and then I might see more finishes...

Miniature Ups and Downs...

 I really love the movement in the Ups and Downs pattern by Sarah Fielke...when I ordered her pattern, the instructions were word only with the only picture on the outside of the pattern.  I am a visual quilter and need a few pictures along the way...so I tested the pattern out in miniature using my 2" squares and leftover browns that were used in backings...to my amazement, it is a split 9 patch block...really fun to sew up...

 I chose this yummy pink minky for the back and it makes for a comfy quilty baby quilt...

 I just randomly sewed the squares up and then laid them out and sewed together the quilt...

For being a tester, I fell in love with it.  Can't wait to do the bed size quilt...The background will be a kiwi solid with 3 1/2" squares all from my scrappy stash..Should be a fun quilt!!!

Quilt Guild and Scrappy Quilts...

This is a quilt of valor that guild members have donated blocks to.  It will be quilted and handed in...

This sweet little baby quilt is a pattern by YoYo Mama and called Vintage Baby Quilt.  Holly explained to us how it is constructed.  It is a quilt as you go quilt so it just needs squared up and bound when you are done!!!  For January and February, we are focusing on making quilts from our stash...use it up and so the yoyo quilt was made from left over jelly roll strips.  Can't wait to give this a try!!!

Stacie made the next 2 quilts for Christmas time...

                                                This quilt was made by a first time quilter...

Kyle made a purse and showed her darling scarf...notice the close up picture.  It was made out of wool felt...

Carrie did the mystery Christmas quilt at My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe...and several other quilts...she is one busy girl!!!

                                                         Lisa and her darling tree skirt...

               Debbie made these holsters out of oilcloth for her daughter, who is a massage therapist....

Alissa made this quilt entirely out of stash...Really fun!!!