Spoolin' quilt - 4 rows

Had some time to work on an ongoing probably forever spool quilt which has 3 1/2 inch units. I really love quilts that have so many scrap pieces rather than the easy do-in-one day quilts. I like innovative methods but get tired of the nondescript trend that seems to be the current fad. These are really good if you are making tons of quilts to give away. Back to my Spoolin' quilt-- Spoolin' has so many seams, the seams are all pressed open which is time consuming. There are 162 - 6 1/2 inch unfinished blocks which are made up of 4 - 3 1/2 inch spool units. I am not even counting the 4 patch border units yet. I have 4 on-point rows done with end triangles and a long way to go--I think 18 rows. The second picture is the pressed open seams.

Opal - Rag doll

I have been so neglectful of my blog since I retired and hope to do a better job of documenting my projects.  Recently I made a rag doll and made clothes for her yesterday.  I only had one doll growing up and that burned in a house fire, so I think I have this need to make rag dolls.

Quilted Grocery Bag

I finished this bag as my lesson for a modern quilt for the Olsburg Quilt Group in February.  The instructions were really well written and everything went together nicely.  The solid fabrics and straight line quilting made it a good choice.

Miniature Swoon blocks and design boards

My new design boards with 3 miniature Swoon blocks.  I used Elmers for the blue design board and a glue gun for the green design board, and I can tell you that hot glue can leave a nice blister until you get smart and use an old nail file to flatten the binding .  The miniature Swoon blocks have 57 pieces.  I love these design boards as you can lay out the blocks for piecing, and they stackable for portability. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nSZtoionpA