Itty Bitty Whacky Wonky Christmas Trees

Been working on Christmas gifts the past couple weeks.  Here's one all done.  I call it "Itty Bitty Whacky Wonky Christmas Trees."  It measures 16" square and is such a fun little quilt.

Christmas is right around the corner,
Suzy

A "Mini" Retreat

There once were 25 quilters who gathered for a four-day quilt retreat at a camp . . . And what happens at the Quilt Retreat stays at the Quilt Retreat.  LOL! 😜

But I CAN show you one of the results from my fun and productive four days...

This is "Sunset Flight", at least that's what I'm calling it for now.  After working on it on and off for about a year and a half (or more), I managed to finish it up at the Retreat.  And get this . . . it measures 17" square!  Yes, those are itty bitty geese -- made out of teeny tiny scraps of batik fabrics.  Yes, I know.  I'm crazy.

Now to quilt it. 

Retreat happiness,
Suzy

If Friends Were Flowers . . .

Our Guild recently had a challenge where we swapped 5" charm squares and were challenged to make a one-patch quilt.  We cut 50 5" charm squares from yardage (all the same fabric), and then brought those 50 charms in to swap with other participants and went home with 50 different charm squares.  I chose to do two, for a total of 100 charm squares.  I figured I wouldn't be able to do too much with just 50 squares without adding too much of my own stash, so 100 it was.

This is the result of my challenge:

I used all 100 squares and cut them into a tumbler shape (using my Accuquilt GO!) and half of them I made into dresden "petals" and the other half I used as the border.  The finished quilt measures 34" square.  I had made a "test" dresden flower to see how wide the center would be and if it would even work.  I used my scraps for the test flower because I didn't want to take a chance with the swapped charms.  I actually had an Accuquilt GO! die big enough to use for the centers, so that made my life easier.  I put the "test" dresden on the back as the label.  :o)  

As a bonus, the backing fabric I used was one of the two yardages I used when I swapped my charms.  I named my quilt "If Friends Were Flowers..." because it reminds me of all my quilty Guild friends each time I see their fabric in the quilt.  I quilted this one myself, as it was on the smaller side and manageable.  :o)

If Friends Were Flowers . . . I'd Pick You!
Suzy

Petal Play

It's been awhile, huh?  Trust me, I've been keeping very busy.  I wanted to share a quilt I recently designed and finished for a class I will be teaching in February.  I'm currently working on writing the pattern/directions.  I call it "Petal Play."  The petals and center circles are made using Accuquilt GO! dies and my students will be able to use them in the class if they choose not to use the pattern templates to cut their petals and circles by hand prior to class.  I think it will be a fun, fun class. 

The quilt measures approximately 30" and I actually quilted this one myself.

More quiltiness to come,
Suzy