Project Quilting Season 8 - Carolina Lily

Another week of Project Quilting is completed. This week's challenge was to be inspired by the Carolina Lily. The Carolina Lily looks a lot like the tiger lily that grows in our yard, also know as carrot flowers for how they look before they bloom.

While flipping through a sketchbook at the beginning of the week I came across the perfect quilt idea that reflected on the shape of the Carolina lily quilt block. I decided that would be my quilt for this challenge. I pulled a number of floral inspired fabrics and set to work.

Half square rectangles frame the center nine patch with the half square triangle stem. The feathered quilting and swirl quilting helps to separate the different sections.

The baking is a cute floral print with lilies and a few cute kittens.

My Lily Garden quilt finishes at 39"x39". The perfect size baby quilt.

Lily Garden

39"x39"
All cotton fabrics from my stash
Created in Lanoka Harbor, NJ

 

Project Quilting Season 8 - 8 Is Great

Season 8 of Project Quilting has stated! I always love this time of year. Really gets my quilting mojo going.

This first challenge is 8 is Great. Very fitting for Season 8. I knew exactly what I was doing as soon as I saw the challenge. I've been wanting to make an octopus quilt that I've had in my head for a while and this was the perfect time.

Happy Hugger is made with 2.5" squares and half square triangles. I used a bunch of my favorite nautical fabrics in grays for the background and blues for the body and legs. The back is actually a sheet I found on clearance that works perfectly.

I stitched around him and then free motion squiggled in the background.

He just makes me smile.

Happy Hugger
50" x 52"
Made in Lanoka Harbor, NJ