I can't believe how long it has been since I updated my blog! I can say I have been busy, busy, busy. In my last post I was asking for ideas for a quilt for my daughters wedding. I found a great, free pattern and went with it.
Here is a close up of the center block.
She had requested something with a fall theme, a woodland theme, or a cowboy theme. When I found this I feel like I got the cabin in the woods and fall theme all in one. It is a pattern called "Maple Cabin" by Linda Hahn and you can find it here. The original pattern called for teal fabrics to be used in the log cabin blocks, but I went with oranges instead to be more fall colors. I really like the way it turned out and the kids liked it, too. The wedding was 12-13-14, no one will have trouble remembering the date! We had a nice time at the wedding. My daughter did a wonderful job with all the plans. It was a casual, cowboy, western theme and everything was really cute. Here's a photo of the kids.
I was working hard to get the quilt finished in time. I finished the binding on a Tuesday night and we left on Thursday for Arizona. The last few weeks before the wedding, I was quilting all day and night while DH fixed dinners and helped out wherever he could. But it is finished and gifted to them.
Since I last posted, I worked on a few other things, too. Here are a few more A Tisket A Tasket blocks that I finished;
I only have four more to go before I can put the quilt top together. That will have to wait a bit though. I have one of the red, white and blue quilts for my grandkids that I have started quilting.
The second one, I still have to sew the blocks together into rows. Things are coming together and there is no deadline for these two. I am back to enjoying the process instead of trying to meet a deadline to have quilts done.
Another project I worked on was a secret santa gift for an exchange in a group I belong to. This needlecase was fun to work on and I really like how it came out.
The important thing is my exchange partner really likes it, too! This is a free pattern on The Painted Quilt blog. Here is a link to the pattern. Kaaren has lots of other free patterns on her site listed under First Friday Freebies, stop by and take a look in the far right column for the links. She does beautiful work!
One last photo, especially for Love. She showed her completed Underground Railroad quilt a while back. I dug up a picture of the one I made in 2009 or so. She made the 12" block quilt and mine is the 6" block. I love how hers is done, she used some beautiful fabrics. Mine looks different:
I like mine, too. It has hung in my family room since I made it but we took it down to paint the room a few months ago. I need to get it hung back on the wall. Hopefully I can do that soon!
I guess that almost catches up on what I have been working on. In the December issue of American Patchwork and Quilting, there is a picture of the quilt I made in 2012 for my son's wedding. It is on page 20 under I Am A Quilter. I am thrilled they picked it to include in the magazine.
I hope everyone has a wonderful day today and I wish you all a Happy, Healthy, Quilty New Year!
