This is my version of Kansas Spirit. It’s make entirely of Kansas Trouble Quilts fabrics and was a BOM at Heritage Fine Fabrics in Belton, Missouri in 2008 – 2009. I finished it in 2011 during the Spring 2011 Lost My Mind self challenge. I gave this quilt to my SIL Ruby and this weekend she sent me a picture of it on one of her beds.
She also sent me a picture of the wall hanging I made her for Christmas 2007.
I love it when I know that quilts I’ve made are being used.
I just received this picture of the Spool quilt I made and sent to a friend before Christmas. It now lives on his daughter’s bed. I love the old-fashioned feel the combination of the quilt and bed frame give off.
The plan was to work on the red, white and black Rail Fence. I was going to trim the blocks and Sydney would assemble the quilt top. The Bobbin Winder fiasco threw that plan off, and then Sydney said the quilt didn’t have a deadline, but she had another that did. Her teacher’s child has been in the hospital and she wanted to give her a quilt.
I’m not positive how it came about, but my husband asked me if I had any partially completed tops Sydney could finish for this quilt. I looked through my UFOs and pulled swap blocks. Between my husband and Sydney they decided the 7 purple blocks and 14 log cabin blocks could be put together into a quilt. These blocks had been given to me by another quilter who didn’t think she would get around to making anything with them. I had them on my Quilts In Progress list as two quilts. They make an awesome quilt together and I get to cross 2 UFOs off my list!
The quilt finishes at about 47″ x 58″. Soft and Bright batting. Yellow thread in the bobbin and top. Quilted in a wavy crosshatch.
Also “completed” this week is Scrappy Trips which I made on my grandmother’s treadle machine.
I know how I want to quilt it, I just have to decide on a backing fabric and decide if I want to attempt to quilt it on the treadle.
Up next — trimming the rail fence blocks for Sydney’s next visit and figuring out how I’m going to quilt Deadline III.
To see what others are working on, checked out the links over at Patchwork Times.
After putting Deadline IV into the wash, I pulled out Scrappy Trips, my treadle project. I needed to finish up about a dozen blocks. Now that I have I’m ready to sew them into a top. Earlier tonight I re-arranged blocks until I got them organized, but I think I want to swap the 4th block on the 3rd row with the 5th block on the 4th row before I sew the top right quarter together.
This is #9 on my Tops to Complete list.
Today there’s a little bit of everything on my design wall/ironing board. I’ve had a bit of a problem settling down and working on just one thing.
At the top is the Crossword Puzzle quilt, which has been fixed and now needs to be quilted. I haven’t totally decided how I’m going to quilt it, but I should make the backing. It’s the plaid that sticking out around the edges. Yes, two long seams will need to be matched. The fabric was pressed this weekend.
Another easy “finish” is Candy Sunflower Seeds. This got set aside in May or June and it just needs the borders. The top and border fabric surfaced while I was cleaning this weekend and it’s been pressed. Now if I can only remember if I was planning on a narrow border before the brown outer border. At least the stars ‘float’ so I don’t have to worry about them disappearing into the border.
The red is the mystery quilt pattern I was testing a couple of weeks ago. I have the straight line quilting done and now need to add the holly leaves. 7 sets of 3 to go.
That yellow, green and fireworks is Fireworks Over John Deere. It is also this month’s UFO to be quilted. It measures 45 1/2″ wide and of course my backing fabric is only a tad over 40″ wide. So, I’ve got to make a backing.
I’ve got four of John Deere pillow panels and I’m considering using one or moe along with the fireworks fabric to make the backing. So, naturally, after I got the fabric and panels pressed I just left it on my ironing board while I make a decision.
Finally, believe it or not, I did a bit of hand quilting. Finished up 2 more hearts and moved the hoop for the first time in several months. I’m not sure when the last time I worked on the quilt.
To see if others are bouncing all over the place, check out the links at Patchwork Times. In the meantime, I’ll see if I can focus on just one or two projects.
Now to figure out how close to square the quilt top is and get it quilted!
I spent a bit of time with my trust seam ripper last night. I need to spend more time with it before I can move forward again.
Over the next week or so I’m going to write a bit about each of the quilts I’ve finished. First up is Victoria’s Rose.
This quilt was started in 2007. My notes say I finished the top August 1st 2007. Most of the fabric I purchased at one of the bigger quilt shows here in Kansas City. I think I purchased two 5 yard bundles. There was a stripe fabric and a small bright blue calico. Those fabrics are still in my stash.
I remember buying the background fabric on a combination shop hop to St Louis and visit to my great-nephew when he was about 6 weeks old. Additionally I ordered more of the larger print on line for the border.
The pattern is Victoria’s Rose.
I quilted the center on the long arm at Rocking Chair Quilts, then did the borders on my machine here at home. I just don’t have the control yet to make smooth flowing lines I needed for the borders.
I finished the quilt on June 12th.
fortunately I have more fabric.
Yes, it’s well before midnight and Victoria’s Rose is now quilted. Whoo Hoo! Only one more to quilt*. Of course then there is the binding, thread trimming and labels.
* Crossword Puzzle will be quilted in July.
