I'd Love to Come to Your Quilt Guild

As the year of 2024 winds down it is time to look ahead to 2025 and 2026 guilds!

I'd love to visit your guild if you are looking for a trunk show or workshop!

I'm fun and flexible!

 

I'll be visiting a guild 30 minutes from me in a couple of weeks. 30 minutes or several hours or even a flight, I'd love to get an opportunity to share at your guild. Please pass the word if you would be so kind. 

More information HERE.

Thank you!

Inspiration Friday

If you are in the Humble Quilts Facebook group (here) you likely have seen many of these. 

I hope you are inspired!

In Spain I saw so many beautiful tiles. And since we were on the coast blue and white were predominant! 

A patchwork of tile patterns!

A quilt shop! I was unable to stop as I had already hiked up a big hill and there was no easy way to get back to it. 

My main reason for going to Spain was to hike the Cami De Ronda. See more historical info HERE

(Not to be confused with the much busier Camino de Santiago)

I hiked 43km along the east coast of Spain along the Mediterranean Sea. I hired a company that works out the logistics. Daniel was amazing. This is a hidden jewel for sure!

This was the last town I stayed in before going to Barcelona. 

Adorable fishing village with colored doors!

Half Square Triangles!

Lots of steps.

Big views!

Thank goodness this hotel had an elevator! haha

We had our first snow in the mountains here in Oregon and our first hard frost in Central Oregon last night. Our heater is on this morning! I'm looking forward to winter sewing!! 

Have a terrific weekend.

 

Homestead- Finale 2024 Quilt-a-long

 

Here is a tiny part of the binding of the original quilt. 

I neglected to get a shot of the backing. I do know I love to find a surprise print on the back of antique quilts.

Here is my surprise backing. 

Here is the binding I used.

Here is the antique that you may be able to zoom in on and see the quilting.

I stitched in the ditch (by machine) around the 9 patches, green squares and setting squares.  Then hand quilted a 2" grid through the entire quilt.

It is your quilt, finish as you'd like. But as a new quilter I disliked reading "quilt as desired" so I like to give ideas.

Make sure to add a label, then enjoy your little quilt!

I'll set up a link party in a couple of weeks so we can see all the quilts in one place. There are some beauties I'm seeing in the Facebook group!

Thanks for sewing along.

Homestead Part 3

If you are not a confident quilter, please read through this post first to familiarize yourself with setting blocks on point.

Finding a stripe comparable to the antique was my biggest challenge. 

 Here is the original print on the antique quilt. It is going diagonal AND vertical. I love it!

Of the stripe (or your choice) we need to cut  4 squares that measure 6 1/2". 

We will cut the quarter square triangles next. These are the triangles that will go on the sides of the quilt. I like to cut mine a bit oversized so I have plenty of room to trim my top. Cut 2 squares that measure 10" then cut twice on the diagonal. Handle with care. 

I wish I would have made my pink a bit more bold! And I wish I had a better close up of the original pink. 

We will be putting the rows together on the diagonal, like shown in the diagram below.

Our quilt doesn't have this many squares but this is what I mean when I say we will put rows together on the diagonal. 

The 4 corner pink triangles will be half square triangles. Cutting the sides and corners this way prevents the outside edge from being on the bias.

For the 4 corners cut 2 squares 5 1/2", then cut once on the diagonal. 

Lay out all your blocks, quarter and half square triangles and assemble your rows carefully with a 1/4" seam allowance. 

Refer to my quilt top above if necessary. 

YAY! Admire your little quilt!

I'll be back to talk about backing, binding and quilting.