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  Patriotic Shaded 4-Patch Nickel Quilt Pattern by Pat Speth Size:  61" x 77" Started 6/13/24 - Finished 8/30/24 Quilt Stitching Design:  Star Spangled All Over by Urban Elementz  Backing: Marine Corps Dog Tag Cotton Fabric Batting:  Warm & Natural Update 2/6/25 :   Gifted to daughter's husband Until next time ... Be happy and keep on quilting!

I am happy to finally finish this wall hanging for my DGD#1, just in time for fall.  The quilt measures 58" square, and the batting is pieced from different leftover batting remnants.  There are 121 nickel patches in an 11 x 11 grid. DGD#1 lives in Georgia so I will be mailing this out and hopefully, it gets to her next week. I thought I'd get a little fancy with my FMQ and quilted little acorns in the center squares of the X's and O's. I also tried my hand at quilting some leaves on the borders.  They're not perfect so I'm glad they don't show up much in the dark brown color.  I'm beginning to feel more comfortable with FMQ and enjoying the process more. I LOVE the backing print!  Wouldn't it make a great tablecloth or runner?  And because DGD#1 told me she wanted a wall hanging, I added a sleeve using the same backing fabric. A quilt is not complete until the label is on, right?  I downloaded the template from Quilt With Us  then used MS Word to...

  This is an autumn wall hanging that I'm working on for my DGD#1, and I'm pretty sure I can finish this over the weekend.  This is a fast and easy pattern from one of Pat Speth's nickel books, which I love. I  have made several quilts from her books and would love it if she came out with another one! Until next time ...  Be happy and keep on quilting!

I finished the top for this quilt last month and posted about it here . And, I finally got it quilted with an all-over design and added the binding by machine. Fall is one of my favorite seasons and this quilt will be perfect for the cooler months.  I'm definitely keeping this one! Remember, the best things in life are quilted!

I decided to take a break from nickel quilts!  I made this top from a kit I purchased at my LQS a couple years ago.  I saw the sample in the store and fell in love with the fabric and design.  Actually, the store had run out of the kits, but I was still able to buy some yardage and received the pattern for free.  It’s such an easy scrappy design that uses one charm pack plus one jelly roll.  The block is a four-patch of 2-1/2” squares, plus four 2-1/2” strips, which are sewn to the 4-patch in a log-cabin style.  I started this last week and just finished it yesterday.  I’m not sure when I’ll be quilting it so, for now, it’s back to the UFO pile … hopefully not for long! One more finish since last Friday … I previously posted about this top and finally finished quilting and binding it this week.  Click here to read my previous post: Autumn Nickel Quilt I had three finishes this week: completed one quilt top; and finished quilting and b...

Remember this quilt top that I blogged about here ? Well, I finally finished it, and I think I’m lovin’ it! I made this quilt from a stash of Christmas fabrics I’ve had for a few years.  I cut the fabrics into 5-inch squares, found a pattern I liked, and put it all together into a baggie as a kit. Last year, I pulled out the kit and put the blocks together; but I wasn’t thrilled with the color combo … the background just didn’t seem right so I put it aside to work on other projects. Well, 2010 being the year to finish those UFOs, I tackled this project and finally finished it!  But, even when I completed the top, I still wasn’t thrilled with it … it just didn’t sing to me.  I struggled with the borders and finally decided, the heck with it, I’ll just make it borderless.  But now that it’s finished?  It sings loud and proud! I quilted it with an allover heart and loopy design (a nice change over meandering), and the backing is an angel fabric that my BFF fo...

A UFO becomes a WIP ~ I made the blocks for this quilt last year.  By the time I’d finished all 48 blocks, I needed a break … and so another UFO was born!  I’m trying to focus on finishing up my UFOs, so I pulled out these blocks and just finished sewing them up.  But I’m not too crazy about it.  I think I should’ve used a different background. The pattern is Northern Lights , and it’s another nickel quilt from Pat Speth … you know how much I love her patterns!  I had some old Christmas prints that I wanted to get rid of use up, and this seemed like the perfect pattern.  The problem is that I can’t find the right fabric for borders so I’m not lovin’ it much right now.  I think I’ll leave the borders off … and maybe it’ll be better once I quilt and bind it … so, for now, it’s another WIP!

Another nickel quilt from Pat Speth’s book!  The pattern is Dutchman’s Puzzle, and I just finished this quilt top a couple days ago.  It measures 55 x 69 inches.  Again, I used old scraps that I just wanted to get rid of use up.  I didn’t even enjoy the process of sewing the blocks and thought for sure the top would be a real loser.  But look at it now … it all came together once I added the two borders.  The outer border is a red paisley that I love.  I think this may be one of my favorites once I finish quilting it! I purchased the kit for this table runner a few years ago.  Well, I finally got around to finishing it up yesterday.  It went together fairly quickly as it is a “quilt-as-you-go” project.  As easy as it was, I still had a problem and almost didn’t finish it.  The middle square is supposed to be centered, but as you can see from the picture below it is not!   After sewing on all the “log cabins” (strips), ...

These are all square scraps that I’ve had around for years.  Individually, these squares are outdated and not very appealing.  But put them together in a scrappy quilt, and they all somehow work beautifully together!  Just finished this quilt top yesterday and it measures 57” square.  It’s another nickel quilt from Pat Speth’s “Nickel Quilts” book.  I just love this series of books! This pattern is “Autumn Stretched Star”  and I used an alternate block arrangement.  The design is created with 5-inch squares from a fall-theme fabric and 2-1/2” squares in a cream color.  This was a really easy and fast pattern … great for a beginner! I am linking up again to Amy's Sew and Tell Fridays … what sewing project have you been up to?

This is another Nickel Quilt using fabrics from my stash.  I’ve had some of these fabrics for YEARS and I am so trying to use them all up.  They are so outdated, but I promised myself I’d use up these old fabrics before I bought more fabric.  I can’t wait to add to my stash and buy some of the lovely new fabric lines …   I’ve made several quilts from Pat Speth’s Nickel Quilt books, but I must say this one was quite the challenge.  It was my problem child!  The technique was not difficult, but cutting and sewing all those 2.5” squares and half-square triangles was time-consuming…not to mention that I had to be careful when sewing the blocks together (yes, Mr. Seam Ripper was never too far away).  Of course, I was in a hurry to finish … too bad I made a mistake when I laid out the design and didn’t notice until after I had sewn several rows.  Oh, no!  I had to “unsew” everything then lay it out the right way; and then sew it all up again....