Sweet Boater Chick: March 2016

Sunday, March 20, 2016

Dash Around the Goose

This week's Project Quilting challenge was to include the monkey wrench block and flying geese. I had such a busy week that I want sure what I was doing until Friday. Nothing like the last minute.

I pulled out a bundle of fabrics that I picked up at a show a couple years ago and started making some blocks. I went for simplicity wIth this quilt. Two of my monkey wrench, or churn dash, blocks are the opposite of the rest. The flying geese were created with the scraps from making the half square triangles.

I free motion quilted in the blocks and then around the outside of the quilt. It is machine bound with another print from my stash.

I'm loving the simplicity of this quilt.

Dash Around the Goose
41" x 46"
Machine pieced, quilted, and bound
Created by me in my home in Lanoka Harbor, NJ

I have to see that I am sad to see this season of Project Quikting come to a close, but I look forward to more fun in the future.

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Here Fishy Fishy - Project Quilting Challenge 5

This weeks Project Quilting challenge was Through the Eyes of a Child. We were to be inspired by children's artwork. I had a few pieces to use to be inspired from, but kept coming coming back to one I made in 3rd grade. They are thumbprint fish. I remember making the project and being totally obsessed with fantail fish at the time. I had a whole tank full of them.

I designed a fun quilt block and started making fish. I made string tails and whole piece bodies and different fins. I started with patterns the decided to see how it would look in solids and I loved it! The background is pieced quarter log cabin blocks and bits and pieces to fill in gaps. So I finished this weeks quilt as an entirely solid quilt! A total change for me.

I quilted swirly bubbles around the fish then bubble quilted in the body for texture and added wavy quilting lines in the tails, just like the picture. I matched the bobbin thread to the top thread to add a fun surprise on the back.