Some Late Valentine Sewing (I forgot to post on time

I made a couple of these to give as gifts.

See the links for some instructions

I used the Moda Block Heads 3 block by Lissa Alexander and I'm linking the PDF page here.  But I changed mine a bit.  For one thing, I substituted the 6" heart block from Cluck Cluck Sew here for a some of the O's.

 

Quilt Journal

Updating on some sewing since I last posted.  I think I've made done more than just these, but this is all the photos I can find for now.

I made this fall quilt top last year but now have it quilted and bound!

Here I'm adding the binding.

I made this log cabin quilt out of a pretty pastel jelly roll along with some other spring fabrics.  I got it all quilting but put away to add the binding next spring and will update later with the finished quilt.

I'm working on Edyta Sitar's 2026 mystery quilt along for the 250th anniversary of the USA!  I will start the month 9 row of blocks soon.

This is the progress through July.  I'm not sewing my log cabin blocks together until I see the October mystery block so I can decide how I want them to be.

I've been working on the quilt of HSTs since I made the first 12 with a quilt along by Material Girl Quilts (I believe).  Okay I found a link:  She called it a Layer Cake Sampler QAL.  I don't seee a date but it's from probably over 10 years ago.  I'm using mostly French General fabrics.  Anyway, I now have 25 blocks made with the sashing, so it is big enough for a queen bed.  I will be quilting it soon and posting with an upday.

 

St. Paddy’s Day Hats with some Cutting Instructions

I finished a few gifts with my leprechan hat pattern I created.  This could also be a pilgrim hat for Thanksgiving and could probably alter it into a witch hat too for Halloween.

Large pillow 16” square pillow and cover

 The smaller pillow is 10 x 17”

This is the lumbar pillow that I first made a cover for with three cats on it and last Christmas made one with Christmas trees.

Made with the tiny hat size

Table topper

Made with the 8" hat size

Four Sizes

Large 14" x 14 1/2; Medium 10 3/4"; Small 7 1/2 x 8"; Tiny 5 5/8 x 6".  I like the square dimension better. 

On the tiny one, I just used a 1 5/8" gold square, but below I put instrustions to make it like the others since that is cuter.

Here you can see how to sew the pieces together.  I sewed the belt part first, then belt part to the top.  Then that section to the background sides and then sew on the brim to the bottom.

 Be aware on the cutting instructions that they haven't been tested so do your own pattern test.  (Let me know if you find errors, if possible)

Keep in mind that depending on the project, you may want to also add top and bottom borders.  In case you want to make your blocks square here are cutting instructions for that, except not tested yet.

On this one I changed the measurements so the hat block would come out square.

The 6" size may definately have an error?

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Winter Stars

I used winter-y fabrics to make this pattern from She Can Sew.   It's called Super Star and this is the link

  

Quilted with snowflakes

 

Christmas Sewing

These scrappy runners turned out cute to give the neighbors for Christmas

I made some last minute small runners to give as Christmas gifts to neighbors, for Christmas Eve last year.

This is a Pillow Cover to fit the pillow I made with an Acorn Pillow Cover, that I gave to Karen a few years ago.

Acorn Pillow Cover

I made some labels to print out on fabric to place on the gifts.

Christmas Tree Pillow Cover.  Fits the pillow I made for the Fall Cats Sitting on Pillows Pillow Cover

Fall Cats Pillow

I made this long ago and may duplicate  to some extent with scraps below.

Scraps I've had around forever.  May finally become a topper similar to one I made long ago, some day.

This was from the fun mystery quilt along from the Fat Quarter Shop last year

Oops, sewn wrong, but picked out and corrected later!

 

Fall Runner and projects

 

Fall Fun Quilts and Things in Progress

I have all these drafts of posts for things I was working on last year.  I'm going to just go ahead and publish them as they are.  I'll do better posts when I complete the projects.  Hopefully.

Cutting Instructions for the Setting Triangles:  5 1/8 X 8 1/4”; 5 1/8 x 3 5/8”; 5 1/8 X 9 7/8”; 3 5/8 X 8 1/4”; 3 5/8 X 9 7/8”; 3 5/8” square

Some cutting instructions for the main blocks.

Cutting instructions for the Corner Square Triangles (they go on the corners)

For the corners:  Quarter Square Triangles 3 3/4” squares; 3 3/4 x 10 1/4”; 5 3/8 X 10 1/4”; 5 3/8” X 3 3/4”; 3 3/4 X 8 1/2”; 5 3/4 X 8 1/2”

Making the Corner Square Triangles: Cut as shown

After you make the Corner Square Triangles, you will place them on the corners.

 

Laying out the blocks, including the Setting Triangles as well as the Corner Square Triangles

Cut from top left corner to bottom right corner to make the Setting Triangles that will be on the side.

Showing how to cut a Setting Triangle for the sides of the quilt.  You can also see the Corner Square Triangle which is on the top left corner.

In this picture you can see the other half of the Setting Triangle that I just cut and placed on the right side of the quilt