Icy February

 

First of all I am sorry for the bad pictures, we are in the midst of rain turning to ice later today. 

This was a quilt that did not start out as a Valentine quilt but turned into one!

I was thinking more "Home is where the heart is" But I think the pink made it more Valentineish. Is that even a word?

Picking out just the perfect fabric is a labor of love. Checks are always a "yes" in my book.

The hearts were simple to make, I am sure you can figure them out just by looking at them. I used easy corners at the top and bottom and made the length the size of the house blocks. If you are on Instagram I did a tutorial, go check it out!

These darling school house blocks are paper pieced and are in the current  issue of American Patchwork & Quilting if you are so inclined to make some. The pattern is called Close To Home.

Again I love searching for just the right fabric!

The houses sew up quickly and if you look closely I made a mistake in the upper right hand block. I accidently sewed the section on upside down. It was not hard to fix and way better than having to make an entire new block!

I did some random straight line quilting because this will be a wall hanging and it makes it nice and sturdy.

I am participating in a doll quilt swap in March.  This is about 18" x 18". Red and green is always a favorite and classic color combination for me.

I was feeling very confident that I would hand quilt this little gem. Well after my attempt at the center I quickly abandoned that idea! It was really awful. So the little squares are machine quilted, at least I tried!

I am still pecking away at this and usually only work on it at my bee. I am in no hurry and always need some handwork now and then.

I always bring these to bee as well. It is the first thing I work on and usually finish with time to work on some of the Robbin Peter to Pay Paul quilt. The blocks are small, they finish at 5".

I have ANOTHER applique project that I would like to start and may give back basting a try. Has anyone done this and have any tips or suggestions for me?

Kelly