"Blocks of Fancy" and "The Right Slice"

"Blocks of Fancy" 40 x 40 inches square

Recently I finished another baby quilt, which I call "Blocks of Fancy".  This little quilt is for our newest little grand baby, Tanner Felix, to use at his house, once he starts using his crib, or just for "tummy time".

My daughter, son-in-law and their young family and I went to a quilt show last June in Lethbridge, AB.  We enjoyed viewing the numerous creations displayed there, some of which were very beautiful and quite inspiring!

We saw one quilt there that my daughter particularly liked, so I took a photo to remember what it looked like once I got home.
I printed the photo to help me figure out some measurements in order to make a small sized version similar to the original.

Arranging the 3 inch squares into blocks...

I figured that making the square blocks 3 inches and the rectangular blocks  3" x 11"would result in a finished quilt of  40" by 40" a good size for a baby. (The white sashing strips in between are 1 inch wide.)

Once I figured out the measurements for each part of the quilt top, it was quite easy to make.
My daughter helped me to rearrange some of the blocks at one of her visits here.  Luckily I had made a few extra squares so we could switch a few of them.

Kitty approved :)

Once the blocks and sashing were all sewn together, I 'sandwiched' the quilt with the batting and backing, then pinned it thoroughly together. I 'ditch quilted' the blocks on my sewing machine.  On the white outer border, I free- motion quilted some vines and leaves with white thread to blend in.

With the blue Minkee Fleece on the back and it turned out to be a nice colourful, cuddly quilt for our new little boy.  :)

Blue minkee fleece on the back

They are all coming to visit us here this Easter weekend and I am looking forward to giving the quilt to little Tanner. I hope he gets many hours of warmth and enjoyment from it.


Love all my little Sweetie Pies bunches and bunches! ❤

The Right Slice:

Our  quilt guild is working on some charity quilts for an organization called Little Warriors which is starting up in June to help abused children in the province. Our group is donating over a dozen quilts, some which individual members have made and some which we worked on during meetings and quilting bees. The quilt below is a pattern called: "The Right Slice" (Quiltmaker Magazine- Nov./Dec. 2013 issue).  We put an "Eye Spy" twist on it, adding a novelty print at the centre of each block.

A number of us worked on the individual blocks which all start out as a basic 9 patch. After that  2 2/3 inches are chopped off the right and the left sides, then 1 1/2 inch black sashing is sewn on.  Then the chopped off parts are sewn back on.

Next the top and the bottom of the block get the same treatment (black sashing added).

The blocks end up being 14 inches square.  Once the blocks were all completed, we arranged the blocks on the floor in rows at one of our meetings and we sewed it together into there quilt tops, one of which you see above. This one I will be quilting and binding on my sewing machine in time to be displayed at our annual Heartland Guild Quilt Show in Stettler in June.
After that they will be delivered to the "Little Warriors Organization for their use.

Happy quilting!

The Magic of Quilting: Diamonds Jubilee Bargello

Photo of the finished Bargello quilt; here's the link:

http://carolasquilting.blogspot.ca/2014/02/diamonds-jubilee-bargello-quilt.html