Quiltpiecer

Happy New Year!  A new year is a new opportunity for setting goals and resolutions. “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars”. For the past two years, I have made quilting goals and I'm happy to say this has worked out great.  So great, in fact, that I completed 40 quilty projects in 2022.  Let's see how I did with my 2022 Goals ... Unity Mystery Quilt - started in 2021 - DONE Silver Wolf Wall Hanging - started in 2021 - DONE Rhododendron Trail Mystery - started in 2021 - DONE International Sister Quilt - started in 2021 - Top Completed Foresta Fusion Hearts Quilt  - DONE St. Patty's Picture Frame Quilt  - DONE Moment of Zen with Cider  - DONE Spring Pinwheel Sampler  - DONE You Are My Sunshine Quilt - postponed from 2021 - DONE Weed Whacker Blue Scraps - old UFO - DONE Weed Whacker Green Scraps - old UFO - Top Completed Midnight WH Whatnots Club  - DONE What Cancer Cannot Do - DONE Halloween Crescento Runner  - DONE Stash Buster Chall

Single Wedding Ring with Scallop Border Finished Size: 86" x 110" Here is the completed wedding quilt for Makenna that I posted about here . I love these floral fabrics which are mainly by Robyn Pandolph.  I still have enough in my stash to make myself a quilt.  The Single Wedding Ring block has 3" units and finishes at 15 inches.  This was my first time making a scallop border.  I watched a couple videos and ended up purchasing a specialty ruler from Quilt In A Day.  It definitely was worth the cost.   I also had to make bias binding - another first - for which I had to order more fabric.  Luckily, it arrived on Tuesday - just in time so I can finish the quilt before the end of the year.  I quilted it with E2E Folk Art heart design and used Warm & Natural batting. This is my 40th completed quilt project of 2022 and the last one for the year. I'm happy to join these linky parties.  Be sure to visit them to see what other quilters are sharing. Design Wall Monday  

Raven Moon Stash Buster Quilt Finished Size:  77" x 91" I LOVE this Halloween quilt with its ravens, skulls, and spider webs. It is the second quilt  I made this quilt for the 2022 Stash Buster Challenge by Border Creek Station using the Jericho Walls block.  Each block finishes at 10" and this quilt has 44 blocks. I finished the top at the end of October and posted about it here .  But I wasn't able to complete the quilt in time for Halloween.  That's okay cuz it's ready for next year! The E2E web quilt design with the spider (so cute!) was pre-installed in the Pro-Stitcher LITE for the Moxie.   The pieced backing has an all-over sugar skulls design by Robert Kaufman, and the batting is Warm & Natural.  And the label completes the quilt. I'm happy to join these linky parties.  Be sure to visit them to see what other quilters are sharing. Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts & Doll quilts Midweek Makers @ Quilt Fabrication Wednesday Wait Loss  @ The

Foresta Fusion Simple Hearts Quilt   Finished Size: 52" x 60" This is another lap quilt completed for 2022.  I finished the top in February hoping I'd have the quilt completed by Valentine's Day but that sure didn't happen :) I posted about my progress here and here . I quilted it with Heart Triangles, an E2E design pre-installed in my Moxie. Each heart block is 6" and there are 49 blocks in a 7 x 7 setting. I used a floral backing and Warm & Natural batting. I love this quilt but will probably gift or donate it.  I plan to make another with 8-inch blocks which I plan to keep. St. Patty's Picture Frame Finished Size: 71" square Here's another top that I pieced in February and finally completed the quilt.  I was posted about my progress here . I was inspired by this quilt I found online and like much better than mine which is scrappier.   After I finished the top, I was okay with it but not thrilled.  I thought I would just keep it as a flim

  Whatnots Club Midnight Month 6 Tenth Simple Finished Size: 21" square Backing and Quilting Here's the little wall hanging that I pieced last month and posted about here .  It is from Kim Diehl's Simple Whatnots Club and is part of the 10th-anniversary edition. I'm not a big fan of miniature quilts but I love Kim Diehl's patterns and fabrics, and I really enjoyed making this one.  It only took a couple of days to piece and another day to quilt and bind.  Fast and easy. Sadly, all 8 kits of the 2022 Collection 11 are still sitting on a shelf waiting on me.  I'll have to try to squeeze a kit in between other projects in 2023. I'm happy to join these linky parties.  Be sure to visit them to see what other quilters are sharing. Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts & Doll quilts Wednesday Wait Loss  @ The Inquiring Quilter Off The Wall Friday  @ Creations...By Nina-Marie Peacock Party  @ Wendy's Quilts and More Put Your Foot Down  @ True Blue Quilts Brag

Raiders NFL Team Quilt Finished Size: 75" x 98" I made this quilt on the spur of the moment for my son-in-law who has congenital heart disease and is on the heart transplant list.  He recently had open heart surgery for a heart pump (LVAD) and had to spend his birthday in the hospital.   I decided to make this quilt for his birthday and to comfort him. He's been a fan of the Raiders since they were the Oakland Raiders and I knew he would appreciate the quilt. The pattern is "1st and 10" from McCall's Quilting and is free.  Click here for a pattern to make this quilt.  It was so fast and easy to make - I completed it in 10 days.   The quilting design is Touchdown, an E2E design from Urban Elementz.  The footballs, helmets, and stars are perfect. The backing is a mottled gray which nicely shows off the quilting design. My daughter and son-in-law live in Kentucky, so I had to send it to him via UPS.  I was a little bit nervous but it arrived safe and sound.