Circles, rectangles & squares

Circles, rectangles & squares

I love scraps. I enjoy working with smaller pieces because I feel I have better control over them. These blocks ended up 10 1/2" square. As I was working on this quilt Mr. Joe asked if he could have it. Of course I said yes because if he liked it enough to ask for it then that is who it belongs to..... right? I had to pick out new backing fabric because well, he loves green and I had black picked out. I had even purchased 4 yards of 108" utility backing to make sure the back matched the front. I have used those extra yards on 3 other quilts and I've got some left. 

2016 UPDATE:

Ready to Quilt for charity:

• Boy coin quilt
• Girl coin quilt
• 2nd crib size

To make/finish for my family:

• maternity pants quilt (never worn as they were to big)
• twin little twister - top needs finished
• busy bee sew bag- not yet started
• 2 mine craft quilts - in the works
• Up to date on the 365 day challenge
• 2" many trips around the world -top is finished, my quilt guild ladies told me i must keep this quilt.
• Civil war log cabin - orphan blocks/fabric from guild Christmas exchange. 2 blocks were finished. i set out to make 7 but ran out of fabric on #5. I turned it into a wall hanging consisting of  6 16" blocks. ready to be quilted
• Modified Triple Irish chain. Started, didn't like color choices and put it in a box
• Teady Bears- needs bound
• Green triple Irish chain- needs bound
• Hawaiian box quilt -needs bound 

gifts

• bumble bee baby quilt - ready to quilt

To continue to work on:

• twin/full grandmothers flower garden (hand piece) - haven't touched it this year

What does your 2016 hold?

I have added so many projects for 2016 that I have a list of 21 27 going strong. 

Finished:

1. lined pouch for toys at church
2. lined pouch for violin chin rest and pencils
3. wheelchair quilt -donated
4. throw quilt -donated
5. crib quilt -donated
6. Quilt guild Bicentennial quilt block
7. "Mom's pride and joy" - twin quilt
8. birthday turtle
9. Chicken pin cushion
10. Thread catcher

Open Sea

Sail Boat quilt

The beauty of charity quilts is that if you really don't like it, someone else will. It isn't like i have a wealth of color pick'n knowledge and one background fabric was donated. I do like this quilt though. I like how the sky turns into sea and back again. And i like how it is mostly blue, i do love blue and red.

 I asked non quilters at the church i attend to help me sew these up on a craft night. It went great. I was able to assemble this quilt in about 4 hours with many hands helping. I sent it to the quilter and BAM! it came back NOT quilted like i had asked. I stuck it in a "drawer" and left it stew until i got over "IT". bound it and it is still here, waiting to leave my son's possession. He really likes it. SO, that prompted me to make 2 quilts to replace this one that seems to be staying around.

quilt stats (not something i plan on doing for each quilt because i don't really keep track):
It is between a crib and throw size
i used 16 different fabrics (i do not know who created these, walmart, joann and my local quilt stores sold them to me ;))
the pretty blue sea was donated, the rest came from my stash

and it is smooth sailing from here!