More finishes

Hello Friends

Thought I would catch you up on what I am working on and have completed.  Are you staying in because of Covid-19?  I could work from home but I am going  in to work for now.  I have an office and don't see many people.

I have found time to sew on the weekends though.  I am trying really hard to finish projects before I start new ones.  I think I am doing a good job too.  Here are 2 more Bento baby quilts.

These are for friends.  They are a quick finish.  Just look up Bento Baby Quilt.  One thing on Pinterest has the measurements.

I am trying to make a pillow cover for my office chair for the seasons or holidays.  I needed something for Spring and decided it was time to break out one of my favorite fabrics.

I don't keep up on designers.  If I like something, I buy it.  This blue border fabric was hard to use but that is why I have it, to use.  It's so pretty!

I just used a template from google and scraps for the flower.  This makes me smile everyday.

My friend Charisma is so talented.  She was one of the first people I met online when I started my quilting journey.  She lives in Washington state and has her own long arm business.  Now she is also a pattern designer.  This pattern is called American Country.  She asked for some testers and let me try it out.  She is doing this as a BOM so please let me know if you would like her information.  She blogs at Charisma's Corner.

I think I may have shown you this before, but now it is finished.  My quilter Heather, did a wonderful job on this.  She quilted waves all over.  Looks like the wind is blowing.  I had so much fun making those trees.  I do know that paper piecing takes time and a lot of fabric.  But, the finished product is so worth it!

I am currently finishing my Vintage Christmas quilt.  Wait until you see it!  Heather outdid herself again!  That will give me 6 finishes for the year already.  And Heather has my mom's quilt now too.

Stay safe!

Blessings

Amy

Baby quilts completed

Hello Friends

Hope you are all doing well.  And by all I mean the one person who reads this.  Hi Izzy!  Thanks for reading!  And anyone else who happens to read this.  Thank you!
A coworker had a baby late last year and I wanted to make a quilt.  Also, I found out that my Godchild was also expecting.  I went to Pinterest like a lot of us and found the Bento Baby Quilt pattern.  It won't let me attach a link so you will have to search for it yourself.  I am trying really hard to use the fabrics I have.  I buy them because I love them, but I should use them too.
Here is the quilt for my coworker:

It looks wavy in this picture but it really did lay flat.  I used 2 layers of low loft batting and quilted straight lines on my domestic machine.  For extra durability, I sewed the binding by machine.  These were all fabrics I had on hand.

The second quilt I made is this:

When my Godchild had her first son, I made her a quilt with some of these same fabrics.  She is big into sharks so I used as much of the nautical fabric I had.  I quilted wavy lines and machine bound this quilt.

My mom has been a knitter for as long as I can remember.  She makes a lot of baby afghans and a few larger lap size afghans.  This is the one she sent to my Godchild:

I have a chair in my new office and decided to make a pillow for it.  I had this fabric in my stash and just went for it!  Sometimes, things work out without a pattern.  I printed a shamrock and traced it on my interfacing.  Sewed the green strips together, ironed on the interfacing and cut it out.  I am so excited to be using my stash!

Last summer, my friend Marilyn and I decided to make a Maple Leaf  quilt.  She wanted to swap blocks so we decided on 6.  We weren't sure how big we were going to make it and 6 was an easy make on a weekend.  While I was sewing hers, I decided to sew more for my quilt.  I had made 17 before I knew it.  I sent her 6 and she sent the same to me.  I decided on layout and made the remaining blocks a couple weeks ago.  They are pretty simple to do if you assembly style make them.  I used the free pattern from Fat Quarter Shop.  Here is my layout:

The big border is actually fabric I bought at a second hand store.  I used this fabric as a table cover when Marilyn and I did a craft show together.  It's fitting to put this on here as my friendship quilt.  I have the backing fabric ready to sew together and will get this to my quilter soon.  She is almost finished with my Vintage Christmas quilt!

I have much more to share, but I will do that another day.

Thanks for reading!

Blessings

Amy