Closet Treasure

I absolutely am the world's worst housekeeper. So..... I decided to take half an hour every weekday night to do some cleaning. I set the alarm on my cell phone and go to work! I decided to tackle the bedroom closet. I found this crumpled up in a ball in the back corner.

"Hmmmm," I thought and perhaps said out loud to Jinx, my cat. "Wonder what this is?"

It took a few minutes and then I remembered I made this at the Fort Wainwright quilting retreat when I first moved here in 1995! It's hand quilted and all I need to do is hand sew the binding on! There's even a hanging sleeve! Wonder what I'll find next time I clean!

Disappearing Pinwheel from Missouri Star Quilt Comapny

I was super excited to get the first issue of MSQC's first magazine, BLOCK. The magazine is more like a book and has ten quilt patterns. All the patterns are featured on youtube. I was intrigued with the Disappearing Pinwheel block. You start with 2 layer cakes right sides together, sew around the edge, cut apart diagonally, trim, and then slice into 9 pieces. The result is either a shoo fly block or a churn dash block. Both have a pinwheel in the center. It was super easy to do. The only drawback is that the edges are bias so you need to be really careful when handling it.

The great thing is that the  magazine is only $5.99!

Sew around the edge with a 1/4 inch seam

 

 

 

Cut diagonally

Make a pinwheel

After you trim the pinwheel to the current size, cut into 9 equal pieces

Churn dash

Shoo fly

Scrap Buster

Recently I have been following Pat Sloan and she has motivated me to start using up fabrics I have on hand and not run to the local quilt shop for every project. The way I look at it, if I use up some of my fabric this year, I will make room for more in 2015!

My latest project uses the Straight out of Line Ruler by Creative Grids. (Click here to watch a video on how to use the ruler.) I started out with 5 inch squares and followed the directions on the ruler package to make the blocks. The quilt top is approximately 21 inches square.

Here's my top!

Sealed With A Stitch: APP-ealing Apps for the Sewist

 Great blog by Sue O'Very. I just downloaded the app for the Missouri Star Quilting Company.

Sealed With A Stitch: APP-ealing Apps for the Sewist: Technology just keeps getting better and easier for the sewist. We have irons that lift themselves up when not in use, embroidery ma...

Globetrotting:Washington D.C.

This year we are doing a free mystery block of the month with designer Pat Sloan.

Here's what she says:

Inspiration from Our Nation's Capital
I wanted to create a block inspired by history. I found this old map of DC and used it as my inspiration. Visit my blog to learn more about the creation of my first block in Globetrotting.  Here is the map:

Mary is using yummy reds!

I did mine with a sea theme.

 

Marie went with green and purple.

If you're interested in the pattern, please send me an email and I'll send you the pdf file!
Please email me free pattern!