What was under our Tree

My husband and I decided not to exchange gifts this year. We were on vacation so we took a trip instead.

We didn't have presents under our tree but our dog sure liked to lay under it.  She doesn't really like the wood floors so if there is something else to lay on, she will.  Our uncluttered tree area was nice this year. I think we will do this every year.

Happy sewing,

Carol

A Quilt for my Dad

I decided to make my Dad a quilt for Christmas this year. He watches tv in the basement (it is finished). I think it is cold down there so I wanted to make a quilt for him.  I used some fabric that Oh Frannson had on her blog quite awhile ago. I used her Mix tape quilt pattern but changed the block size to be 10". I put a 3" grid around all the blocks. It ended up a good size for my Dad at 62x80.

I forgot to take a picture of it after I finished the binding. Here is just the top. I quilted straight lines with a brown thread. I used 505 spray to baste this quilt. I really like basting this way. It goes much faster. I will have to take my camera over to my parents so I can take pictures of my Dad's quilt and the one I made for my Mom. I can't believe I forgot to take pictures of either quilt.

Happy sewing.

Carol

Make Life

I finished my Make Life quilt in time to give to my Aunt for Christmas.  It is a nice lap size quilt for her.
I had a layer cake and cut it up into 5" squares and then sewed them together. A simple quilt to make. I quilted it with a simple diagonal grid (which is my favorite quilting look).

Today is a good day to snuggle up with a quilt. We are having a nasty rain to snow day and my husband had to drive an hour away for a meeting.  He will have a clean house and a hot meal when he gets home.

Happy sewing,

Carol

Swoon Block

Here is my sample Swoon block.

I used 2 fat quarters from a Moda Christmas line from a few years ago and some Kona white. This block goes together really well. I am going to buy some Thangles to make my actual quilt. I drew my line on my   squares and then used my 1/4 inch foot to make my half square triangles and my seam lines ended up too big and my quilt block is a little smaller than 24.5 inches.

I am going use my Hullabaloo fat quarters for the real quilt. I just have to finish up 4 other quilts first.

Carol