On August 1, which seems like ages ago, I announced charm squares as the monthly stash buster challenge. At the time, I had no plan but knew whatever I made had to come together quickly. It was Disappearing Nine Patch…
How to Make Variable Star Blocks from Charm Squares
Sadly, I have no Friday Finish this week. I did a fair amount of sewing but did not make it to the finish line with anything. That will definitely be corrected next week!! I did a fair amount of quilting…
Friday Finish: The Neighborhood Quilt
This week’s Friday Finish is The Neighborhood Quilt. This was a quick and easy quilt and I just love how it turned out. The pattern is “The Neighborhood” (of course!) by Villa Rosa Designs. You can find the pattern here…
Pinwheel Baby Quilt: Week 10 Friday Finish
It was tough to finish a quilt this week since I was traveling, but this Pinwheel baby quilt came in just under the wire. It was small and only needed a binding so it was the top candidate when I needed…
DWM: Perfect Squares
Last fall I stopped at River Road Quilt Shop in La Crosse. On display was a beautiful flannel quilt made from Maywood Woolies flannel charm squares. They used the pattern Perfect Squares by Villa Rosa Designs. I was pretty sure I already owned…
Friday Finish: Courtyard Maze
A few months ago, I made a Courtyard Maze quilt using a jelly roll and matching charm pack. After seeing that post, someone mentioned that this pattern would be a good for scraps or stash. I realized it would be…
A Little Patriotic Project
I received a charm pack of Moda’s Red, White and Free fabric as a gift and had been thinking about how to use it when I came across a tutorial using charms to make chevrons. I had used this particular technique…
A Little Tumbler Top
This little tumbler quilt was something I put together quickly between more challenging projects. It’s cut from two Miss Kate charm packs and will end up a nice size for a baby quilt. I have a coordinating fabric that will…
DWM-Baby Quilt Blitz-Day 8
Wow! The Baby Quilt Blitz started last Monday and we’re not finished yet. Today’s quilt is a super simple design. I’ve seen many variations and chevrons are everywhere but I still like the simplicity of it. As it happened, the…
Baby Quilt Blitz-Day 7
Today’s quilt is another one from a Villa Rosa pattern. This one is called Daybreak. These simple little patterns work so well when you need to make a quilt FAST!. In the U.S. each pattern costs only $2.00 with free…
Baby Quilt Blitz-Day 6
When I was writing the post for yesterday’s quilt, another variation of sashed squares, I thought of that old knock-knock joke: Knock-knock. Who’s there? Banana. Banana who? Knock-knock. Who’s there? Banana. Banana who? Knock-knock. Who’s there? Orange. Orange who?…
Baby Quilt Blitz-Day 5
Happy 4th of July. Hope all of you in the US are enjoying the holiday. Here in northeast Wisconsin we have a perfect summer day—temperatures in the mid 70’s and low humidity. It doesn’t get better than that! Today’s baby…