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ch pillow has a different back the dallas cowboys licensed fabric did not work for the scrappy squares on the pillow covers the designs were too large plus the fabric was not a nice quality quilting fabric more like a broadcloth it softened up after washing but still not something i d want to put in a quilt that being said i still had scraps to use up i got one zipper pouch made but ran out of time before my self imposed thanksgiving break deadline i think this one needs to be fancied up a little with a dressy zipper pull sotak handmade essential pouch large i also attempted a scrappy placemat idea this is resting on top of a piece of flannel ready to be quilted after thanksgiving i m off on some thanksgiving adventures so i ll see you on the flip side for all who celebrate thanksgiving may you make lots of great new memories this year posted by angie at 12 30 am email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels merry bright cushion cover pillows sotak handmade essential pouch friday november 12 2021 gifty inspiration strikes i never seem to plan ahead when it comes to making gifty items i just wait until inspiration strikes we are planning to see friends and family during the holiday season and i m happy to say that inspiration has struck i m not sure all the items i ve been stitching up will become gifts but i m sure they will eventually find new homes my quilt guild will have a boutique table at our show in april 2022 so some of the gifty goodies may wind up there i recently came across a couple pieces of this chocolate candy print in my stash yummy scraps i was saving from a chocolate themed quilt i decided they would work great as the focus fabric for a zipper bag or two i had all the necessary materials on hand so it was easy to put my inspiration to work two finished zipper bags the pattern is svetlana sotak s essential pouch the pattern includes measurements for different size bags as well clear instructions with lots of pictures fun and easy to make while i was making bags i decided to try my hand at making a vinyl crossbody bag we will be attending a football game during the holidays and american football stadiums require see through handbags i made a see through tote bag several years ago for this reason but after using it i thought a bag that was wearable at all times might be a better idea my inspiration was to make a zipper pouch with a shoulder strap the shoulder strap currently inside the bag is waiting for a slider buckle from etsy once i have the slider the shoulder strap will be adjustable my next inspiration was to try this moda pattern stripes and three stars pillow with christmas fabrics this is the finished pillow top i m not loving it maybe quilting will change my mind the pattern fits a 14 x 20 pillow form which will have to be ordered through amazon this is not a high priority for finishing right now on the other hand i think a smaller version with 4 stars might just work another pillow inspiration called to me so i m working on three versions of the merry bright cushion cover by amy sinibaldi i made a school themed version of the pillow for my youngest son last year so i knew it was a quick and fun project i ve got the first pillow cover pieced and ready for embroidery all three of the pillows will be gifted to friends who are fans of the dallas cowboys football team the fabrics reflect the team colors and each embroidered message will reflect the recipient s favorite team cheer or saying it s been good to have so much inspiration now to have some timely finishes posted by angie at 5 30 am email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels merry bright cushion cover sotak handmade essential pouch vinyl crossbody bag sunday october 31 2021 still not a mini every month wendy at the constant quilter encourages quilters to make mini quilts i always have good intentions to make small quilts especially using my reproduction fabric stash but good intentions don t always equal finished projects no surprise to anyone who makes quilts i did however dig out an unfinished table runner and finish it up this month the appliquéd sunflower blocks started as a practice project i made two blocks and set them aside to be used as pillows or something last fall i rediscovered the blocks and decided to make a table runner using some ancient sunflower fabric i also rediscovered in the stash i found enough matching fabric to make a third sunflower block then added some orange grunge and yellow batik sashing and cornerstones before finishing with a border of the sunflower print that sunflower print has been marinating in my stash a good long time there s no date on the selvedge but the fabric was made by cranston vip print works i believe the company stopped using that name when they ceased printing fabric in the us in 2009 i think this fabric is even older probably from the mid to late 1990s i had prepped the top for quilting last fall but stalled out because i didn t have the right color threads for quilting it i pulled out the project last week added some simple quilting and bound the whole thing with the sunflower fabric here s the finished runner actually on a table i gave it a quick trip through the washer and dryer so now it has that lovely crinkly look it s nice to have a ufo crossed off the list posted by angie at 5 30 am email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels sunflowers table runner friday october 29 2021 life in the scrap pile time spent with scraps is never wasted i added four more easy breezy blocks to my stack bringing the total to 90 i ve been making these since last year so i think it s probably time to start assembling them framed squares are a new block project my 3 5 inch strip bin is over flowing so it was easy to pull some scraps and start making these these two fabrics had been tossed back in a drawer and were adjacent to each other they looked like a good possibility for an antique tile block i m not sure i love it now that it s made but scraps are all about playing with new ideas on the other hand i m very happy with how this lime green sugar loaf block turned out the center seam is not sewn up but i ll finish that in a minute i still need five more blocks to complete the flashes of brilliance pattern as written i m dreading the final quilt assembly on this one as the directions call for cutting five of the blocks in half and not in half along the final seam line but through the half way point of the hexagon shape yikes remember earlier i mentioned my 3 5 inch strip bin was overflowing when i read about the two and four quilt along on wendy s blog the constant quilter i thought it would be a great way to thin out more scraps i got off to a late start so didn t really participate with the qal as it was happening but it hasn t taken long to work through the steps of the project the two and four quilt uses 3 5 inch squares and 3 5 x 6 5 inch strips to create columns of rail fence and four patch blocks the instructions are provided by katy quilts the qal starts here but you can get a list of all the related posts by looking down the archives of her blog for two and four qal my next step is to assemble the four patches into columns then sew all the columns together i can t say that i made all that big a dent in the strip bin but i m happy to have a fun and easy way to use up scraps posted by angie at 2 19 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels antique tiles quilt block easy breezy flashes of brilliance sugar loaf quilt block two and four qal friday october 22 2021 flying mimosas about a month ago i shared a picture of some blocks for an hst flying geese quilt i was working on the quilt was inspired by a triple play video from the missouri star quilt company jenny doan called her quilt every which way but goose which i guess was a reference to a clint eastwood movie from 1978 i m old enough to remember the movie but i had to look up the date as i worked on the quilt i tried to come up with a different name the quilt will eventually be gifted and i thought it should have a more original name since the fabric line is called mimosa and the quilt is made of flying geese blocks the name flying mimosas popped in my head that s been my working name for the quilt but i don t think it will be the final choice as i was listening to wwoz our local community access radio station i did hear what might be the perfect name for just about any quilt it s an old chestnut of a song first recorded in 1931 but it has fun lyrics and a great sentiment wrap your troubles in dreams and dream your troubles away since this is a crescent city blog i ll leave you with a link to a version of the song by native son louis armstrong posted by angie at 4 53 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels hst flying geese mimosa saturday october 16 2021 the never ending scraps the rainbow scrap challenge trick or treats into october with a call to use lime green scraps i have already been digging through some lime green scraps for my flamingo fabric string piecing project so it didn t take long to make some scrappy lime green blocks the top antique tile block contains some tula pink scraps i m trying to use up the lime green is a bit different but i went with it anyway the second block was inspired by some kaffe fassett roman glass fabric i think i have some more antique tile blocks up my sleeve the month isn t over yet when you have leftover flamingo fabrics of course you try to incorporate them into as many scrap quilts as possible in fact all of these fabrics are leftover from the flamboyant flamingos quilt i ve cut and prepped the strips for another sugar loaf block the strip sections are sub cut at a 60 degree angle into 2 inch wide strips the strips all get background white triangles added to the outside edge then all the pieces are assembled into the familiar star shape this process is best done when one is rested and energized for careful piecing posted by angie at 6 01 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels antique tiles quilt block easy breezy rainbow scrap challenge 2021 sugar loaf quilt block monday october 11 2021 strings of flamingos i got to spend some time with my singer model 15 treadle sewing machine and a box of flamingo strings this weekend after making a hexie quilt featuring flamingo fabrics i had lots of scraps i decided a string quilt was in order and sliced lots of leftover fabric into 1 5 inch strips i have made lots of string quilts but never one using the diamond shape i cut the templates from a roll of newsprint weight paper i had hanging around once the strings were stitched onto the paper i used an acrylic ruler and rotary cutter to trim the edges to fit the diamond template before long i had six diamonds pieced enough for a string star i originally thought i would set the diamond shapes in herringbone style strips but after looking at the star setting i had some other inspirational thoughts i m still working out my ideas so we ll have to wait and see where inspiration leads posted by angie at 11 11 am email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels flamingo quilt singer model 15 string piecing string quilt saturday october 2 2021 a little september scrappiness yes indeed it s already october but i haven t shared my september scrappy stitching i m still playing along with the rainbow scrap challenge using angela s color cues to stitch up scraps into blocks and ultimately into quilts september s scrappy color was orange i started making sugar loaf blocks in january of 2021 with the goal of having enough blocks for the flashes of brilliance quilt by the end of the year i used the orange bandana print as my starting point for the fabrics in this block this one was inspired by the red and orange leaf print we don t have much in the way of autumn leaves here in south louisiana so this is as close as i ll get to leaf peeping i still need seven more blocks so i may not finish up by the end of the year i added the antique tiles block to my rsc plans a couple of months ago this block is a great scrap buster i had no orange easy breezy blocks in the pile so i added some of those as well i need to play with these blocks and see if i have enough for a quilt maybe this will be a finish by year s end posted by angie at 1 47 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels antique tiles quilt block easy breezy rainbow scrap challenge 2021 sugar loaf quilt block wednesday september 29 2021 september mini swamp angel after seeing wendy s teeny tiny star mini in august i really wanted to do a true mini quilt for september btw this month s mini quilts are here i d always wanted to play with the swamp angel quilt block i think the reasons are obvious so i made a 4 5 inch finished version as a practice block i used instructions from judy hopkins 501 rotary cut quilt blocks which did not utilize any speed piecing techniques and was therefore very fiddly to construct after making one block i knew i needed to use some different piecing methods for the hsts and hourglass blocks and i decided i needed to go up a block size to get the best results from my chosen focus fabric so much for making a true mini i already had the perfect swamp angel fabric in my stash did you know there multiple ways to arrange the fabrics in a swamp angel block i could ve spent days trying out all the different configurations but since i was aiming for a small quilt i kept it simple final swamp angel with machine quilted fans finished size 20 inches by 20 inches the backing fabric also came from the stash i had a little fun with the label it turns out there were two alligator stories associated with hurricane ida and since alligators are definitely swamp critters and i have a fondness for them i thought i should include one first let me say that alligators are a fact of life around here even though new orleans is an urban environment they have found ways to make themselves at home in our midst since we re surrounded by water it s not difficult to imagine how alligators find their way into the city every park and golf course with a water feature is bound to have resident alligators our city is crisscrossed with canals providing another habitat for gators it s not common to come across an alligator as you go about your daily business but when you do happen to see one it s not unusual either new orleanians and gators co exist pretty peacefully most of the time every now and then a gator will become a nuisance to pets or people and the louisiana department of wildlife and fisheries will send a licensed gator hunter out to trap or kill the animal btw alligator hunting is illegal in louisiana except during gator season and then can only be done by hunters with permission from ldwf so you can t just shoot a...