Say Goodbye to the January Blues!

 Well, I managed to get quite a few Windmill blocks done in mostly dark blues, the RSC colour for January. I managed to use up a few scrappy 2 1/2" strips of fabric making these. They are so fun and easy to make that they make up in no time.

I am chairing our guild's Community Quilts program this year, and I included this fun block in our newsletter. I'm delighted that guild members have been making and posting these blocks. Once they are all collected in March, we'll have a fun time playing and putting these together into a number of  donation quilts, guessing by the number of blocks posted. :)

Linking up to So Scrappy Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2023

January One Monthly Goal Quilt Top is Finished!

I'm giving myself a little Whoop Whoop! 

My one monthly goal for January was to finish assembling our guild's raffle quilt top which I completed last week, with plenty of time to spare! I just need to snip all the little threads and ravels and it's off to the longarmer.

I found extra wide backing fabric that will compliment the front nicely, so I don't have to piece the back. Yay! 

The backing is Day Dreams by P&B Textiles.

Linking up to:

Thank Goodness it’s Finished Friday (TGIFF)

Finished or Not Finished Friday

elm street quilts One Monthly Goal Finish

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop

A Little Finish and a 2 Foot High Pile of Placemats!

I made this cute little quilt back in November. It's a free pattern from Erin at The Blanket Statement. She has some really cool modern vibe patterns available for purchase as well. Be sure to check her out!

I re-drafted the cutting instructions and assembly to reduce the number of pieces from 31 to only 19 pieces. Once all the pieces were cut, it only took me 1 hour and 15-20 minutes to assemble the top! 

The fabric for the front of the quilt is from our guild's Community Quilts program, which I am having fun chairing this year. Since the front is so 'calm' I thought it needed some cheerful monkeys to brighten up the back. 

It was a super fun quilt to put together. I plan to make this pattern again, and I'm going to put together some kits for our other guild members to make for our community quilts program as well.

The next picture is not my work, but I wanted to share the amazing talent and generosity of my fellow guild members who made 220 quilted placemats for our local Meals on Wheels program this year! We are a small guild of 51 members, so this is a wonderful example of team effort! Well done, ladies :)

Linking up to: 

Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday (TGIFF)

Can I get a Whoop Whoop

Finished or Not Friday

RSC January 2023 - Blues

 I've got started on some navy blue blocks. I am making these Windmill blocks and will keep making them to put together quilts for our guild's community quilts program. 

I've got two backgrounds going on, white on white and creams/white on cream, so I'll be making at least two quilts from this project. These are so fun and easy to make, as there is only one seam to match. These will finish at 8". 

There are so many lovely blocks that other RSC participants have shown (I always look forward to seeing what the two Cathy's are up to (https://saneandcrazy.blogspot.com/  and https://cathyscrazybydesign.blogspot.com/). They are both such prolific and creative quilters, it's hard not to be tempted to start another project. 

But, I need to focus on my one monthly goal done for this month because my sewing machine is going in for servicing this upcoming week. 

Linking up to So Scrappy Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2023

January One Monthly Goal

My One Monthly Goal for January is to finish assembling the quilt top and prepare the backing (pieced) and binding for our guild's raffle quilt so it can be sent off to the longarmers. 

I have half the top sewn together, and need to join the rest of the blocks and rows to complete the top. The back is going to be pieced with a striped row vertically between the Grunge. I am a little worried that we did not buy enough backing to piece the back, and if that is the case, we will have to go to plan B and look for an alternate fabric, as Moda "New Navy" Grunge seems next to impossible to find in BC, let alone Canada. 

You can see underneath the top there are layers of different quilts/blocks in progress on my design wall. Extra insulation, I say! Ha!

I am linking up to Elm Street Quilts January One Monthly Goal.