Back to working on this Rainbow Nine Patch UFO

I started this project back in 2015 when I saw that my friend, Nancy, who taught me to quilt, had made one.  Hers were made with 1 1/2" strips so the squares finished at 1" but I'm using 2" strips so mine finish at 1 1/2".  This makes a 5" unfinished 9 patch and then I'm alternating with a 5 inch black square.

Although I had not packed up all the fabrics that I'd started making these blocks with, luckily I still had enough of most of them on hand to finish making the blocks (I hope).  In this picture I have the blocks laid out on the floor of my old house, on the back of a quilt, which left me very little room to walk around.

When I pulled them out recently, I put the ones I had made onto my design wall which is so much easier to maneuver around.

I just love the colors, almost better, in more of a monochromatic configuration than rainbow

But the rainbow is super pretty too

My design wall is about 72" square, which really isn't quite big enough for this so I'm pinning and taping some of the squares onto the wall

In this one I added the rest of the coral and then some orangy and the last orangy/yellow

I have a sunflower topper I started last year which would be nice to get finished for my pub table so we'll see how far I get on this, before I feel obligated to take out the sunflower project.  There's just not enough time in each season or I'm a very slow sewer

 

Double Irish Chain ready to Quilt

After a Few Years, I finally have this ready to Quilt, EXCEPT I will have to fix the mistake.  Can you see it?  That will be next February.

I guess I will need to think about making some matching Shams

 

Patriotic UFO and to remain a UFO for now

Back in June, I pulled out some old blocks thinking I might sew a row quilt, but will get back to it next year.

I snapped a few pictures and typed in some notes with some cutting instructions

2 inch squares. Big triangles are 5 1/2 inch squares cut once diagonally and little triangles are 3 inch squares cut once diagonally

A Couple Easter Items; Two Baby Quilts completed; and Neighborhood UFO

I had these house blocks back from a Fat Quarter Shop Quilt Along so decided to make a Spring Pillow Cover

Here's a Topper Also put together from some of the Fat quarter shop blocks QA and some Granny Square Blocks I'd made about 7 or 8 years ago.  It'll be quilted next year for Easter.

My Daughter asked me to make quilts for the kids of her childhood friend who grew up next door to us.  She requested Pink and Navy.

I've been working on these houses and trees for a few years so was working on them in the spring until I wanted to sew Patriotic things.

It's once again all packed up to be finished later!

 

Catching up on Publishing this Post with a Few More 4th of July Projects

 

I had my husband cut 6", 9", and 12" pieces of 2 x 4's and painted and decorated them.

I found some rocks while out hiking and painted them to give to my dear friend for her birthday along with a few other things.

I'd made the large center piece a long time ago and decided to make it into a topper by adding some 3 1/2" unfinished blocks in the trip around the world style.

I added some Patriotic words to each corner.

I constructed these 4 triangle sections to add to the existing center piece.

A little Chalkboard aret

Borders added

All Quilted with stars and swirls

I love our country and our freedom!

Made this topper using the pattern from Primrose Cottage.  I wanted it a little longer so designed my own little rocket blocks for each end.

Will update with cutting directions if I come across them.

Alice's Retirement Quilt

I think many of these blocks I made when I was quilting along with Moda Block Heads 3 or 4.  But then I added more of my own design, when I wanted to make Alice's quilt.

I laid them out in this configuration but sort of wish I'd just alternated the blocks with white squares.

Quilted with a Bumble Bee and flower design

All the blocks have a garden theme.  I fussy cut from some cute fabric I got at JoAnns many years ago, or it may have still be New York Fabrics at that time before JoAnn took over.