Show & Tell Tuesday (Surf & Sun, Watermelon Mania)

Show & Tell Tuesday

Surf & Sun

  

In 2013 I discovered Mishka's Playground.  The blog author, Michelle Foster, later renamed her blog and website

 Aiming for Accuracy  

I believe this quilt was one of Michelle's first patterns.  She named this quilt Aiming for Accuracy I, but I renamed it Surf & Sun because the yellow and blue batik fabric I used reminded me of the beach.

This quilt design is quite complex, but it was fairly easy to put together because Michelle's directions were so well written. The pattern is available on the 

Aiming for Accuracy website.  I worked on the quilt as Michelle posted the seventeen lessons, approximately one lesson a week.  This Quilt Along was a lot of FUN!

My completed quilt measures 59" x 83".  
It was completed in 2015.

Watermelon Mania

In 2011, my husband and I went on a trip to Arizona and southern California.  We went to see the NY Mets play the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres.

 It was a wonderful baseball trip but we also visited MANY quilt shops in Phoenix and San Diego.  At each shop I collected fat quarters in shades of red and green with this watermelon quilt in mind.

Teri Christopherson designed this quilt in 2001.  The PDF pattern is available at

 Black Mountain Needleworks.  I renamed my quilt Watermelon Mania.  

The log cabin blocks are made in neutrals, reds, greens.   

Each red and neutral log cabin block has three appliqued "watermelon seeds."  The finished block size is 

7 1/2" x 7 1/2".  

I completed Watermelon Mania in 2014.  My finished quilt measures 52" x 60".  

Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!!!

Sharyn

Make-A-List Monday - March 2019 in review

March is such a long month but this year it seemed 
to fly by.  

Even so, I still can't wait until summer.  I saw this at Hobby Lobby and it is so true for me...

This is not a picture of summer but it was still a beautiful, but cold day in March...

Our sweet Thira had surgery this month.

She is doing better now, but she sure was a sore puppy for a few days.

We celebrated three family birthdays this month - 
PopPop
Uncle Mike 
Uncle Ricky

My Quilts for Kids group celebrated the donation of 2000 quilts with a lovely luncheon.

My Dear Husband worked the clock/scoreboard for his last basketball game of his career this month. I wonder how many games he kept the scoreboard over his 39 years!?!

I took a wonderful trip to Lancaster, PA for the
 AQS Quilt Show and 
The Lancaster Quilt Show.

On my way...I love Silos!

Lancaster Mounted Police

My family went to the Willow Valley Resort quite a few years ago for vacation.  It was wonderful going back and reminiscing. 

I remember this large room fondly, but most of the original Willow Valley Resort had been demolished and rebuilt.  :(

Here are few of the quilts on display.

I remember the little chapel so well.  I dreamt that maybe some day one of my children might be married there.  That never happened but it was nice to see it again.

I made a quick trip to Zook's Fabric Store to find fabric for Jace's Big Boy Quilt.  

This is what I found.

I also came home with a very unexpected purchase. 

Meet my new machine - 
 Bernina 570QE

I've only had a little time to play with her but I am already in love. 
 She needs a name - Bernadette perhaps?

Planning in my Happy Planner has also happened this month.  

And finally, a little bit of quilting on Ava...

Quilting with Shawn Mendes -

Quilting with Ariana Grande -

Now - on to my list...

March 2019
(in review)

No progress on Green highlighted projects

1.  Piece, quilt, bind and label at least one "Quilts for Kids" quilt.  Attend the QFK workshop at Pennington Quilt Works.

More quilts!


2.  Attend PQW Saturday Sampler Class and complete block

I was not feeling well during the Saturday Sampler weekend but I managed to pick up and finish my block anyway.

3.  Leader/Ender Project -
     
Bonnie Hunter's 2017 Mystery Quilt :
On Ringo Lake 

I finished my On Ringo Lake quilt top.









4.  Make some fun things with my Cricut

I did not make anything with my Cricut this month :(

5.  Bonnie Hunter's 2018 Mystery Quilt - Good Fortune

I also finished my Good Fortune quilt top.

6.  Continue to plan for Jace's big boy bed quilt.

I'm anxious to see how these fabrics will come together in this quilt.

7.  Just Takes 2

8.  A few blocks from Amy Gibson's
The Quilt Block Cookbook 

I decided not to make any more blocks from this book.  I have 20 blocks complete.  I took twelve blocks and put them together for a quilt top. 

This is the setting that I used, although this is not my quilt top.  I used different blues and grays in my blocks.  

I still have eight blocks to work with.  I'm considering turning them into either a few baby quilts or a few table runners.

9.  The 182 Day Solstice Challenge 

by Pat Sloan

A little more progress on this Halloween quilt.

10.  Dancing Stars

11.  The Patchwork Quilt Along by
 The Fat Quarter Shop

12.  Work on some blocks from Bonnie Hunter's quilt Garden Party, started in Hershey July 2018.

13.  Folk Stitches

14.  Basketweave from Quilted Living

15.  The not so True History of America Block of the Month by Texas Quiltworks

16.  PQW 2014-15 Saturday Sampler


April 2019

1.  Piece, quilt, bind and label at least one "Quilts for Kids" quilt.  Attend the QFK workshop at Pennington Quilt Works.

2.  Attend PQW Saturday Sampler Class and complete block

3.  Leader/Ender Project -
  
Bonnie Hunter's quilt Garden Party, started in Hershey July 2018.  

4.  Make some fun things with my Cricut

5.  Continue to work on Jace's big boy bed quilt.

6.  Just Takes 2

7.  Decide what to do with the eight blocks I have left from Amy Gibson's
The Quilt Block Cookbook 

8.  Dancing Stars

9.  Folk Stitches

10.  The 182 Day Solstice Challenge 

by Pat Sloan

11.  The Patchwork Quilt Along by
 The Fat Quarter Shop

12.  Basketweave from Quilted Living

13.  The not so True History of America Block of the Month by Texas Quiltworks

14.  PQW 2014-15 Saturday Sampler

Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!!!

Sharyn

Show & Tell Tuesday (Eat Your Fruits & Vegetables & Mexican Cross)

Show & Tell Tuesday

Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables

I participated in the New Jersey Shop Hop a few years ago.  I visited all of the quilt shops in New Jersey where I collected fabric packets and quilt patterns.  At the end of the Shop Hop I chose the pattern from
 Mouse Creek Quilts in Howell, NJ.  

Mouse Creek called their quilt Jacob's Vegetable Basket because the quilt block is called 

Jacob's Ladder.  Each 18" block is made from four 9" blocks.  The original pattern calls for a basket weave border but I chose to make a pinwheel border.  

Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables was completed in 2012 and it measures 70" x 70".
This pretty quilt is available for sale in my Etsy Shop
 Quilty Pleasures NJ.  

Mexican Cross

Mexican Cross was a Pennington Quilt Works Stash Club Quilt.  I changed the pattern up a bit by adding sashing, cornerstones, and a border.  The original quilt was only 45" x 54".  With the added sashing and borders my quilt measures 83" x 96". 

Mexican Cross was completed in 2013 and it was quilted on my long arm quilting machine.

Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!!!

Sharyn

Show & Tell Tuesday (Slice Twice ~ Isn't It Nice, Jungle Fever)

Show & Tell Tuesday

Slice Twice ~ Isn't It Nice

One day, I was in Olde City Quilts, in Burlington, NJ, and I spotted this quilt kit made from homespun fabric.  The name of the pattern is Slice Twice ~ Isn't That Nice.  I had recently discovered homespun fabric so I was anxious to try this pattern and kit.  The kit came with 10" squares that I would slice twice - hence the name, and then rearrange to make new 9" finished blocks.  The pattern is available at QuiltersWarehouse.   

I chose not to add borders to my quilt so it finished at 

70" x 80".  

This quilt was completed in 2013.

Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever was a free quilt pattern by Karen Montgomery for Timeless Treasures.  I used all Tonga Batik fabric for my quilt.  This quilt also uses 10" squares.  Each square is cut four times.  Then, as in Slice Twice above, the pieces are rearranged to form new blocks that finish at 8".  If you want a quilt with x number of blocks, you must start with x number of 10" squares.  This pattern is available at Always Quilting online store.

I chose to use 63 10-inch squares so my quilt ended up being a throw size - 56" x 72".  I did not add borders to this quilt either.  Jungle Fever was completed in 2013.

Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!!!

Sharyn