Got Bored

Shifted to another project that’s been hanging around for a while. When I need a change there’s always something I can do. This project involved sewing a lot of 2 inch squares together.

Forever, and ever, and ever, and ever. Now I have to quilt it.

Started a new project this past week

The first day was slow –


The pattern is Trip X Two and you have to pick colors graduating from dark to light. They said eight but I settled for seven. Too hard to find eight.










So far, so good. Have to get some more colors.

Welcome Back To Me

It's been some time since I've updated this site, so I thought I sould get busy...

The Crayon Scheme

A group got together to share blocks. Each took a crayon from a box and that was the color they had to use as the main color in a nine patch block. Then all the blocks were passed around and a lot of different quilts were made.

Someday I'll have pictures of all of them, but for now this is the one I made. It was going to be too big to go on my new quilting machine so I took a patch off it and put it on the back.


Crayon Front


Back

Carousal?

I'd call this quilt "Carousal" if I was sure of the spelling. So I call it "Merry-Go-Round". In any case, it brings back fond memories of happy times and happy music. It measures 42" X 54" and was a great deal of work - not what I usually do.

I used a pattern of Debora Konchinshy's. She draws the best animals I've ever seen. You can see her other patterns at her website here.

Merry-Go-Round

Pretty Posies

"Pretty Posies" are hand appliqued and simple enough to be a lot of fun to do. This is my second one.


Pretty Posies

Shades Of Baltimore

This was a real challenge but I love it. I used the pattern called "Shades of Baltimore" by Shades Textiles. Their web address is www.shadestextiles.com if you'd like to try it. It measures 45 " square.


Shades of Baltimore

Mystery Quilt

This year they did a Mystery quilt at the Chelmsford Quilters Guild. I was pleased with the outcome, but if I'd known what it was going to be I think I would have used the colors differently. I may do it again.


Mystery Quilt

Couch Potato Quilt

This is an interesting way to use up scraps. I'm trying to do a lot of that these days! I machine quilted bears and deer in the center squares. It's a Couch Potato Quilt.

Bears & Deer


Deer Detail

Helping Hands

Flat Milly could use a hand holding the quilts up, I wonder what Mr FM is up to... "Mr Flat Milly?"

"WHAT!?"


*hehe*

Around the World in Purple

This was made using the technique in Blanche Young's book, "Bloomin' Nine Patch". I've made four of these and every one is fun. You pick out all the fabric but the ending is always a pleasant surprise! Size 50” x 55”

Around the World in Purple

Echoes in Green

I fell in love with needle turn applique and this is my first quilt. I had to hand quilt it but enjoyed it. One of my favorites. Size 45" X 56"

Echoes in Green

Zinnias

Dianne Hire was a guest speaker at our quilting guild one month and gave us her book "Games Quilters Play". I saw this idea in it and Zinnias came to mind so I plunged ahead. My sewing room floor was piled high with scraps while I worked on it and I never could find the right yellow to live with the reds so I had to leave it out. This was me climbing "outside the box". Size 42" X 54"

Zinnias

Flat Milly Goes To The Quilt Show

The Chelmsford Quilters Guild had a show last weekend, and I've uploaded oodles of my photos from the show here.

This was a great get together where quilters got to share and see each others work, and I hope you enjoy my photos from the event.

FM at the show

"Work" In Progress

The project these days is to use up some of my stash in scrap quilts. The first picture is the "Sister's Choice" pattern. This is the second one done this year.

Sister's Choice


The next picture is the beginning of another scrap quilt on the design board. It is going along very nicely.

Scrapster