The new pattern is out in the wild! I've called it "Gummies".
I've included 5 sizes: Throw, Twin, Full, Queen, and King.
(In reference to my previous post, I researched quilt sizes ad infinitum, and finally chose what would work for the size of blocks and sashing in the pattern.)
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I'm working on a new pattern. It's been years since my last one!
From experience I know that quilters like choices, so I've been researching quilt sizes in order to offer multiple size options.
Wow, is that a jungle to wade through!
First off, "ranges" are hard to do for anything that actually has to go on a bed. I think for beds you have to figure out the mattress size, then how much of a "drop" you want and do the math from there.
But even that is NOT easy. I'd never heard of a "Wyoming King" or "Alaska King".
Olympic Queen? Maybe, but doesn't that sound like the name of a riverboat? California anything? Yes. XL? Yes.
In short, I'm still trying to figure this out. Stay tuned.
In the meantime, a sneak peek at the pattern.
One of my 2024 goals is to significantly reduce all my scraps. What do you classify as "scraps"?
Over here, anything that is too small to fold and put away is a scrap. I also don't save very small pieces of fabric. I have friends who will gladly adopt these.
My first step was to take ALL the scraps and cut them into 2.5" wide jelly roll strips. I was AMAZED at how many strips I ended up with! I then sorted them by color because I am not a "just grab one" kind of girl. "Intentional scrappy-ness" is more my kind of thing.
Our guild donates hundreds of quilts to local charities each year. That, combined with the fact that I'm getting a new quilting machine soon (stay tuned for a post full of excitement) and will need some quilt tops to practice on, kicked me into gear.
The first quilt was one I posted a couple of weeks ago, inspired by one I saw at show-and-tell at a guild meeting. I love it but it took a LONG time to put together.
So, the search began for a simpler pattern or two. Pinterest is a mecca of jelly roll quilt inspiration.
Up first, the Color Stack quilt from Jennifer at Hopeful Homemaker.
Here's the result:
I recently joined another small group, the focus of which is to challenge your creativity. And it's so much fun!
Every quarter someone from the group presents a challenge word or phrase and we have 3 months to make a little quilt interpreting that phrase. We are restricted to a maximum size of 20" x 20".
Sometimes I'm really inspired, sometimes not so much.
These are my quilts from the last 3 challenges:
Finishes have been few and far between the last couple of years. In fact, my last list of completed projects was for 2016!
I saw a quilt like this at "show and tell" at my guild and it spoke to me. It took me about 10 minutes to figure out the design, since no one seemed to know which pattern was used.
I seem to be trying all kinds of new things this year.
I do a lot of hand appliqué and have a little container to have all my supplies for a project contained and portable.
The small pincushion I was using was just a teeny bit too tall. When I close the lid, all the pins and needles get pushed down and I tend to lose needles never to be seen again.
I've wanted to make something a little smaller for a long time. When I saw a bottle cap pincushion on Pinterest (where else?), I knew this would work!
This took me about 45 minutes to whip up. It's a little wonky but not too bad for a first attempt.
I used wool from my wool appliqué stash. Wool felt will yield a more "perfect" result, but this is what I have. If this becomes and addiction, which it could because it was SO much fun, I may invest in some.
I used the cap from a half gallon milk container, which yielded a pincushion about 1.5" in diameter.
This may be a forerunner to the final product, but I am loving the process. It may just take me the rest of the year to complete though.
And we may find the perfect piece of art in the meantime.
