WILDLIFE

WILDLIFE:

Pieced this in a day while in Maine this year.  Lap size (50" x 62") for a guy.  It will go to the auction that is held locally to benefit children within the community whose parents are trying but just do not have the finances to do dental or eyeglasses.

The blocks are all animals that are North American wildlife (deer, racoon, foxes, etc.), with camouflage sashing, denim posts, and a different camouflage border. The blocks were cut 8", the sashing was 2.5".

It has already been machine quilted by RLM and is waiting for me to put the binding on it.

9/19/2018 at Colonial Pemaquid, Maine on cemetery wall

Update: 10/13/2018 - the quilt has been bound and is ready to go to the community auction. The backing was a light weight denim and it is self bound.

Update: Dec. 2018 - the quilt was purchased by the auctioneer for $200. It was a good cause and I am glad that I could help in this small way.

LITTLE GEMS (a 2 block quilt to use up scraps)

Little Gems (a 2 block quilt to use up scraps) - This pattern is from the July/Aug 2014 "Love of Quilting" magazine.

 I have been piecing half square triangles since January 2018 for this quilt.  I used up many small scraps, and said some not very nice things about the amount of triangles this quilt required and my loosing count of where I was in the amount. I should not complain, I was after a way to use scraps and the piecing is not hard.

 So the quilt requires 2 blocks:

Once the blocks themselves were together, the top went together very easily.  I was able to sew the rows together while in Maine this year. 

It still does not have a border, but I think the design is really nice. It is currently 72" x 80". I am planning on adding 2 thin black borders with a scrap border between them. It needs to be big enough for a generous queen size.

The directions called for white fabric instead of the black I used for the background, but I think the black makes the scraps really pop - I love the colors and how the top looks so far.