Peach Lemonade

The colors in this 3-yard quilt remind me of peaches and lemons, so Peach Lemonade is her name. From all those 3-Yard Quilt books that came out in the last few years, I have earmarked several that I wanted to make, this being one of them. I brought the fabrics with me and cut the quilt out at this new group-thing I've been going to on Thursdays. I have spent on-and-off time stitching her up! Voila! It goes pretty fast when you only have to piece 9 big blocks. 

You know that I'm going to be a grandma again, so this might just have to be earmarked for this new little girl coming in April. I hope I can get that long arm machine back in working order so I can quilt it up when we are back in Ohio.

All three fabrics used in this quilt came from existing stash. I did not buy them as a group, but they work very well together and I envisioned something exactly like this when I began working on it. I am so pleased with it, and know it will be perfect for our new girl.

This makes the 3rd quilt top I've finished since arriving in Florida on January 2. Add in all those card wallets I've made and a few pieced blocks for other projects (namely pillow covers), I feel as though I've been as productive as I can be while also running around to various fun activities we have going on from day to day.

I do have another quilt in the early piecing stage. - I brought along a Kaffe Fasset jelly roll with the intent of coming up with some sort of easy and fast quilt. I've cut everything, and have about 6 or 8 blocks pieced at this point. I will share some pics soon.

Have to run! Shuffleboard is calling! 

Happy Quilting, Friends!

Jayne
 

Stash-Busting Project

From deep within the depths of my stash, I found these three fabrics that look like they should have been bought with a single project in mind. No, they were not. They were bought at various times over the last several years. How they happened to meet up this past fall, I do not recall, but I sure am glad for this happy accident!

The neutral fabric is by Andover. The yellow is by Joanna Figueroa/Moda. The peach is by Marcus. I can't be any more specific because I've tossed all the essential info with the selvages. My guess is that they are pretty well aged.

Like I said, they were all matched up back in the fall, but I didn't get around to doing anything with them. I brought them with me to Florida in the hopes that I'd have time for a quickie project. 

I cut out a 3-Yard Quilt yesterday called Modern Charm. I cannot tell you which specific book because I only took a picture of the cutting instructions. But I'm sure I borrowed my friend Jan's book; so I can identify later, if I need/want to.

Obviously, with only 3 yards of three fabrics, this will be a small quilt, and I have in mind yet another quilt for new grandbaby Dillon, arriving in April. She already has one quilt prepared; this will be #2. (I have a sneaking suspicion that I will be making quilts for grandchildren for years and years.) *smile*

I have sewn and cut all the sub-units. Now to stitch the remaining churn dash blocks. They will alternate with the yellow dot fabric. I am hoping that the resulting quilt will be a gentle, calming quilt for a new baby girl.

I have already made a couple of 3-Yard Quilts - click here to see one - and all the Frankfort Girls have made them, as well. Some have made quite a few! 

I am motivated to keep going on Modern Charm, so look for a fast finish!

Happy Quilting, Friends!

Jayne 

 

 

Totally Finished 3-Yard Quilt

In the previous post, I told you all about the tension trouble I had on the long arm, and the methods I used to correct the problems. My resulting quilt out of that rather intense session at the Tin Lizzie is one I am very proud of.

I made this quilt top at the Nelsonville Retreat last month. It is one of those 3-yard quilts called Crossroads. Read more about it here. Ever since I've had it pinned to the design wall. Being out in the open like that, one cannot forget about finishing, so I found some decent backing fabric and got busy.

The backing had to be pieced from two different colorways of the same fabric. The fact that it is such an understated gray print helped me in deciding to use this.

I made the binding from the cut-away parts of the backing. It made sense to keep going and get'er done, so I did. I worked on tacking the binding during odd bits of time on Friday and Saturday. 

Getting myself back on that long arm machine is an absolute must. The quilt top situation around here is beginning to overwhelm me - and it's about time I dedicated some good long days to quilting.

Are getting some good things done today? I always seem to be motivated as we begin a new week. Hope your Monday is awesome!

Happy Quilting, Friends!

Three-Yard Quilts

Earlier this year the up-and-coming world of 3-yard quilts came to my attention. In April at our earlier retreat, quilting friend Jan gifted all of us girls with a 3-yard book (there are several, so we each got a different one) and 3 yards of fabric. What fun! Several of us went to work on ours straight away. Click to this post to see a few from the April retreat.

Then when I attended the Circleville Quilt Show, I noticed that several vendors had the books for sale, and had combined a variety of fabrics into 3-yard groupings for easy and fast quilt-making. I bought one such grouping.

So, at this most recent retreat, I took a day to make a quilt. Yep, from cutting out to borders, this was one super-easy and super-fast quilt to whip up.

My original thought was to make a quilt that incorporated pinwheels, but that lightest fabric is a stripe, and I just couldn't make myself think about how I would be satisfied using a strip in a pinwheel, so I did some quick re-thinking and used the exact same design that my friend Sheryll used! 

This particular pattern is called Crossroads, and it worked absolutely perfectly with my striped neutral. I have all my stripes going the same direction with the exception of the inner border. Limited fabric (3 yards!) and borders - well, you know it's gonna' be okay.

Before we left, I took pics of Sheryll's and mine together. I just love seeing the same pattern used in a variety of fabrics. The difference the placement makes as well as the fabric colors is always so interesting to me.

Same pattern; two looks. If you are looking for easy, fast quilts to make, the 3-yard quilts are a definite way to go. She includes yardage for enlarging all the quilts, in case you prefer to make a full-size, queen-size, or king-size quilt. That's a nice little bonus.

It's Monday and that always feels like a clean new slate for me. I wonder what I can accomplish this week??

Happy Quilting, Friends!