Project Quilting 17.1 (late) and Inquiring Quilter's Snowflake Block

 

I was late to the game in getting Project Quilting's first challenge completed...so disappointed with myself!

The first challenge prompt for Season 17 was "A Clean Slate".  Kim from Persimon Dreams is the creator and this prompt was a slight nod to Pantone's Color of the Year which is Cloud Dancer....a fancy word for white. 

Participants could use this idea any way they felt appropriate. 

Nothing could be more white than snow, especially when there is a foot of it sitting in your front yard! 

Snow flakes would be my inspiration for a Clean Slate. 

Lucky for me that Jennifer Fulton at Inquiring Quilter posted her 

January Block of the Month and it was snowflakes! 

So I got to work quilting a base for the appliques using this blue ice-like fabric. 

I have JUST enough to make 2 small table toppers! 🙋

Straight line quilting in 1" grids.

Stitching down the snowflake appliques. 

❆ Slow and steady makes for great looking flakes! ❆

Polka dot backing always makes me smile! 

Then I made another small one...

If you have to live in Iowa in January, you might as well decorate for it! 

We currently have -16 (that's a minus before the 16) at 3:00 in the afternoon. 

This isn't our usual January weather right now. 

Most of the US is feeling the bitter cold this weekend!

 Here are my two toppers side by side...made to fit for the tables they top! 

Stay warm and stay flakey!

Linking up with: 

Inquiring Quilter Wednesday Wait Loss

Teal Quilt Block for Checkered Hearts Quilt...Connie's January Color of the Month

 

When Connie at Freemotion by the River announced a new monthly challenge this year, 

I sat up a bit straighter and took note! 

The color "teal" is to be used and she even offered a block tutorial if needed. 

I had recently bought a PDF version of 

Alexandra Bordallo's quilt called "Checkered Hearts". 

Knowing this pattern used 12 big blocks, I figured this challenge would be perfect!

12 color prompts from Connie and 12 blocks will get me a complete quilt top! 

It will also nudge me just enough to write up a blog post every month!

Win/Win

I really don't have a lot of teal fabrics in my stash.

Turquoise is pretty close if you cross your eyes, dim the lights and 

maybe stick out your tongue. 

I used what I had.

3/4 of the 16" block is complete.

The final quadrant is sewn and all 4 are stitched together. 

Looking forward to February's color!

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Freemotion by the River: Color of the Month/Teal

Inquiring Quilter's Wednesday Wait Loss

Project Quilting 17.2 "Scads of Plaid"

 

Welcome back to Project Quilting ...Season 17! 

This is week 2 and the prompt given by Kim at Persimon Dreams is 

"Scads of Plaid".

 I recently lost my favorite brother 3 months ago and it's been hard. 

Really hard. 

I took an old pair of his Levis that were ready to be trashed and cut out the pockets. 

Almost all of his other clothes went to a charity in town that allows low-income people to "shop" and take what they need to clothe their family. 

Pat, my brother, would've liked that idea. 

I pulled out my plaid fabrics and made 2 appliqued hearts. 

Backed with Heat & Bond, then hand-stitched down.

2 more hearts were stuffed with poly-fil to insert into the pocket. 

I added a red wide ribbon bow to the back so I could hang it on a doorknob. 

A red and white skinny trim piece was sewn along the edges of the pocket. 

Now I've got a sweet reminder of my brother that will last forever. 

"Scads of Plaid"

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Project Quilting 17.2

Inquiring Quilter Wednesday Wait Loss