Fun Finishes

In between quilting for others and a commission quilt or two, I sometimes like to quilt and finish something quick and fun, usually a donation quilt. I have several finished tops hanging near my machine, ready when inspiration strikes.

I picked up a small piece of this cute owl fabric from our guild's comfort quilt fabric stash. I cut as many owl squares as possible, then found other bright fabrics to coordinate.

Too much sun so the photo is a little washed out, but it is bright and cheery and I had fun quilting hearts and loops. Finished at 50" x 64".

Another top I finished several months ago was inspired by a Covered in Love block drive. The block drive had finished, but I made a pile of blocks and put them together into two donation quilts. A great scrap buster, and it's always fun to try various layouts with asymmetrical blocks.

Quilted this week with squiggles and swirls, this donation quilt finished at 48" x 60".

I cleaned out lots of red prints for the scrappy back.

Linking up with Sarah at Whoop Whoop Friday!

Waiting for Power

Due to tropical storm Isaias, we have been without power and internet since Tuesday, and I miss my sewing machine! We are fortunate to have a backup solar system which provides about 30% power to our house (fridge, water, microwave, some lights and outlets) and it refills each day in the sun. And it hasn't been terribly hot. I wish I had prepared more bindings to hand sew, and I really should consider starting the wool hand applique project I purchased supplies for in December! However, I'm mostly taking walks and reading.

I did photograph a couple of finishes, tops I've blogged about earlier. I've seen suggestions lately to use fishing magnets to hang quits on the garage door for photos - that is genius!

Here is my quilted and bound "Twirla" quilt. I did simple double loop quilting on this donation quilt.

I also quilted and bound one of my scrappy plus quilts. Made with 3" squares and 3"x 9" rectangles. Simple wavy lines and occasional loops finished it off nicely. Another donation quilt for my growing pile. I hope my guild will be able to make some quilt distributions this fall even if we can't meet in person. I want my quilts to be snuggled and used!

Linking up with Finished or Not Friday and Whoop Whoop Friday.