#froggyfun

Since last post, I’ve managed to finish a few small and medium sized quilts.  Plus, my Fire Island Hosta has just come back from the long armer and although I still have to bind it and put a hanging sleeve on, I’m working hard to get it done in time for next week’s quilt show.

I liked the Zig Zag Log Cabin quilt so much that I ended up doing another one.  It too is made all from scraps so the color scheme is similar to the Zig Zag, but I set it in a diamond design.  Log Cabins are so versatile; the number of settings you can create is almost endless.

I cut up a few more scraps and put together this great Jewel Box quilt. I love the bright colors and great classic design.

I had seen patterns on Pinterest of denim rag quilts.  You know, the ones where you cut up old jeans into circles, sew them all together in rows, then put a piece of fabric in the center and sew it down similar to a Cathedral Window quilt.  I guess it’s easier to show you than to explain.  It was bulky and fought me throughout the entire process.  It came out looking decent but I doubt I’ll ever do another one of these.  If you have the desire to make your own, here’s a link to one pattern.  http://www.hometalk.com/15449988/here-s-a-quilt-i-made-from-my-husbands-old-jeans

A baby quilt for a friend’s new grandson was done from a panel.  The panel was designed to be made into a soft baby book, but I cut it apart and made it into a quilt.  I love the “hoppy” colors!  LOL!

Last of all for this post, is a Jelly Roll Race.  I’ve been quilting for over 25 years but had never done one of these.  I thought it was time I gave it a try.  I love the colors on this and it’s the one I’ve had on our bed since it was finished.  I used 2 Jelly Rolls that I had sitting around, one was hand dyed and the other was batiks.

I’m not sure how I managed to get that many pictures with no cats in them.  that definitely doesn’t happen very often.

Gwennie loves to help.  Here she is pressing some paper for me so I can work on a paper piecing pattern.  When she gets that “helping” look, I know better than to try to retrieve my project.