Make your own adventure granny squares

I finally got the granny squares added to my quilt. This the moda bake shop quilt-along.

I'm going to add a round of arrows next.

MAKE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE quilt

Just decided to get on board with this quilt along from Moda Bake Shop. I'm at least a month behind. So here is my fabric pull. The colors that are in the little triangle fabric are my inspiration piece. 

This is my layout for the checkerboard round.

I cut the center square and sewed it one night. I put it on the cabin floor for the photo.

This is supposed to be a camping adventure. On to the next path!

Dreamweaver Quilt prep

My friend gave me this Jelly roll that I just cut up last night into 2.5 and 4.5 pieces. I also cut up the background squares into 2.5 squares - 756 pieces.

Today I sewed all of the 2.5 squares to the background squares and pressed them 252.

42 colors laid out.

Here is one block.  I will have 63 when I am done. I think there are a few extra ones. 

Dreamweaver pattern is from Missouri Star Quilt Co.   

Bow Tie Mini

I cut this out today. It is a pattern from the Temecula Quilt Company. It's in their T is for Tiny pamphlet book. Each bow block finishes at 2 inches.

I have to sew the binding down yet.

Here's the back. This is a pretty watercolor type fabric. I've had a fat quarter of it for 20 years or so. Too small to really do anything with. I love it on the back of this. Finished at 7 1/2 by 10 1/2. 

I might use it as a reversible mug rug.

Two Mini Quilts

Random scraps for Prairie quilt.

 Pattern is from the book by Kathleen Tracy called "American Doll Quilts".

Hand quilted this while I started watching new to me on Netflix- "The Paradise". 

If you like "Downton Abbey" you will like this show about a department store.

A little close up of the simple hand quilting.

The finished size is 14 3/4 by 16 1/4.

Backing is fabric I'm trying to get out of my stash.

Back of quilt.

This one is my own design trying to use up scraps. I think I used 2 1/2 inch squares and made them into hourglass blocks- also called broken dishes when lots of them are next to each other. Teeny tiny I put the bobbin on the quilt to show scale.

The back of the quilt. I stitched in the ditch but hand sewed the binding down. 

The finished size is 9 1/2 by 12 1/2.

Remembering Cheri July Block

I love this Uncle Sam. I gave him longer legs than in the original design.

Changed his beard mustache slightly-made it one piece. The pie fabric has tiny stars on it. I put a cherry on top. I think it was supposed to be a button on his shirt but the beard covered the shirt.

Here are the 3 blocks next to each other. Fun project from the Cheri Facebook group.

Sweet land of liberty for July

This is my July section of the quilt for the Sweet Land of Liberty quilt along hosted by Lori at Humble Quilts. I really liked doing the fish block. I decided to add a table cloth for the flower pot background.

All the stars are assembled.

I sewed everything together and then took another look at a finished quilt and saw that I jumped the gun and assembled it without adding another strip between the stars and blocks. But it will not be unsewed. I will improvise later! I left the stars off of the victory block. I think the table cloth is busy and I don't think the stars will add anything. I like the clean look of this one.

These are not the same width. What else is new. Ha.

I think I should have used a darker fabric for the Liberty word. But it looks okay in person. I might add a heart, star or ball to the top of the flagpole. Seems like it's missing something. What do you think?

Travel Journal Europe 2018

I'm no artist but I can fake it.

Decided that I would try my hand at watercoloring.

I know nothing about drawing or painting. So I just kind of doodled.

Water coloring is very loose. 

This page isn't quite finished.

I loved this super old shed sized building just kind of sitting almost in the road.

These pages turned out decent.

I love how this map page turned out. I had to wait until I got home so I could research the actual maps so I could put the cities in the correct places. They aren't super accurate but it works for me.

We walked a lot. Climbed our share of stairs too.