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Slash Your Stash Halloween Quilt #238   This is the second scrappy Halloween quilt I started in October 2015, with the intention of giving this one to DGD#3 for Halloween.  Life got in the way , and the project was put away along with the  other Halloween quilt for DGD#2 . Fast forward four years to October 2019, and I decided it was time to finish this quilt, too. I just love the backing - it's soo cute! Oooh, I hate spiders!  Doesn't that big black one look scary? Pumpkin goblins and candy corn - perfect for a Halloween quilt Spooky ghosts I quilted it with a loop-to-loop design, edge-to-edge, across each row of strips.  It was fast and easy, and I think it's just right for this scrappy design.  The quilt measures 80" x 80" and is a larger throw size.  I'm also thinking of the other quilt projects that have been sitting on the back burner, just waiting to be finished. I can feel the excitement build and that itch that needs to be scratched.  And...

Happy Halloween Scrappy Quilt #237 And those Halloween quilts?  Well, they never got finished until this year.  As I sat at home on Halloween night, thinking of my DGDs and missing them, I decided it was time to finish those tops I've been posting about for such a long time!  They are now finished and ready for gift-giving. This quilt is for DGD#2, and I first posted about it  here in 2015.  It measures 53" x 62" and is a nice throw-size. (I even have enough leftover blocks to make a 2nd quilt for me!) >I'm also thinking of the other quilt projects that have been sitting on the back burner, just waiting to be finished. I can feel the excitement build and that itch that needs to be scratched.  And now I have the time to quilt.  I miss my DGDs but have also missed my quilting and am so glad to get back to it! UPDATE : June 2020  ~ I wasn't sure when I'd see DGD#2 so I mailed it to her.  I wanted her to have it before Hallow...

I can't believe it's been four years since my last post! And yet it seems it was only yesterday. In 2015 my daughter and two teenage granddaughters came to live with me--and my quilting (and blogging) took a back seat.  In 2018 my DD and DGD#3 moved out-of-state, but DGD#2 stayed with me while she attended the local community college. Then, in late 2018, DGD#1 also came to stay with us.  I was thrilled to again have 2 of my 3 DGDs with me. But DGD#2 missed her mom and family; and when the semester ended in June, she moved to be with them. Although DGD#1 still lives here, she has moved to her own place.   As much as I miss them all very much, I find that I now have extra time on my hands for quilting and blogging. I also went from having no sewing/quilting room to having 2 vacant bedrooms.  I now had so much room that I didn't know what to do!  All my quilting stuff and stash had been put away for the past four years, and I was excited to f...

  Two more quilts were completed from this stack of flimsy tops , and are now ready for donation. Rail Fence Quilt #235 Basket Weave Quilt #236 The patterns for both quilts (and some of the other tops from the stack) are by Ursula Reikes.  I love her series of Quilts for Baby  books. This makes 9 quilts that I've finished from the stack, which means I have 2 more left to complete.  But I actually have 4 UFO tops because my DD added two tops she made.  With the holidays upon us, I think these will have to wait until next year. Happy quilting and happy holidays!  Remember, the best things in life are quilted.

I previously posted about a stack of quilt tops that have been patiently waiting to be finished since 2009!  A few months ago, I started quilting the tops but didn't get around to binding them.  Last month, however, I finished four to give as gifts. These 3 tops were also quilted, and they, too, are now bound.  Three more quilts for the finish! It's A Snap Quilt #232 Warm Wishes Quilt #233 Blue and Yellow Lattice Quilt #234 I bought this top on eBay, so I don't know the name of the pattern. I still have four more flimsy tops to quilt and bind.  I hope I can finish them by the end of the year. Remember, the best things in life are quilted!

Slash Your Stash Halloween Quilt Top Happy Halloween Scrappy Stars Quilt Top Happy Halloween Scrappy Stars Quilt Top Close-Up Still working on these two Halloween quilts for my granddaughters.  Tops are finished and now I need to get fabric for the back so I can quilt them.  I love the colors and am happy with the designs. Remember, the best things in life are quilted!

Slash Your Stash Halloween Quilt Here’s another Halloween quilt that’s been on my to-do list forever.  Several years ago, my BFF Brenda made one for her DGD and I fell in love with it.  I already had a stash of Halloween fabrics but had to buy the book so I could make my own. Patterns for Quick and Easy Quilts This was such an easy and fun quilt to put together.  It’s a log-cabin design that uses 3-1/2” inch strips.  I started cutting and piecing on Sunday.  By Sunday evening, I had finished sewing all 36 blocks.  After my 13-year-old DGD helped me arrange the blocks, she wanted to make sure it was big enough to cover her, so she laid down on the blocks.  It’s much bigger than I originally thought, and it’s perfect for her 5’6” height! By Tuesday, I finished sewing the rows, and tomorrow I hope to sew on the borders.  DGD hopes I can finish it by Halloween; but, if not, she says she’ll sleep with the top until I can get ‘er done....