12 x 12

As some of you may remember a few friends and I are doing a 12 x 12 challenge each month. This is mine for April. We have not had a chance to meet and show each other yet because everyone was sick or afraid of getting sick!

These are the blocks that I have started to make a quilt for my brother in law, David. My 12 x 12 was made from the scraps of this quilt. It is a fun way to work and I think it is an easy way to be creative.

This is how I hang my little quilts. Take about a 3 or 4 inch square. Fold it in half, wrong sides together and press well. Put it on the corner of the quilt with your raw edges matching. Sew it on using an 1/8" seam allowance. You are looking to just keep it in one place without using pins. Repeat on the other side and then apply your binding as usual. You can use a chop sitck or small dowel to hang it.

Kelly

I am so tired of not feeling good. It is taking it's toll on my sewing!! I have so much I want/need to get done and I just don't feel like it. Above is my 12 x 12 challenge for March, yeah it's done. I love the starkness of it and also the straight line quilting, it feels so zen like.

This is also done, no name yet. It is going to go into the basket for our guild auction. I really want to make this in a bigger size.

You can kind of see the quilting a little better from the back.

Here is a close up of the front. Just a leaf pattern with some meandering in the background.

Here is a shot of my diary quilt with the first 2 rows put together. I am planning on working on my block today so it will be ready for tomorrow. No more late blocks.....

One more whine....I am not a fan of the time change. What's the difference if is stays darker in the morning? I think it would be better if they go back to changing it in April, I still feel like it's not warm enough yet. Also doesn't it feel like the day flies by? I need every second I can get! Okay, can you tell I have been in the house for a while and might need to talk to people other than my family???

Enjoy this beautiful spring day if you live on the East coast, the rest of the week is supposed to be pretty good too.
Kelly