Bee Blocks - September and October

For September, @elizabethkray wanted beetles using a particular color palette set on a green background. This was quite the fun make! 

For October, @southbaybella wanted improv blocks using a color palette based on shades of aqua. I had in stash the darker shades of the requested palette. These blocks are 8 1/2" square.

I've been doing well getting my blocks done in the month that have been assigned by fellow members of the @unscriptedquiltsbee. I'm ready to go for November!

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Welcome to Orbit City!

Saturday morning cartoons were a big deal when I was a kid and one of my favorites was the Jetsons. The show was released in 1962 and there were 3 seasons of flying cars, robots, and easily prepped meals. The Jetson's lived in Orbit City in the year 2062.

The quilting is a mix of walking foot and hand quilting. The background was quilted as a grid and the large center 'blob' featured straight lines going in different directions depending on the color. Then the background area around each shape - including the large center 'blob' - was hand quilted.

The Jetson's was my prompt for my year 2 @unscriptedquiltsbee bee mates - Charles Cameron, Chris Davies, E.A. Cox, Elizabeth Ray, Ellyn Zinsmeister, Emily Lang, Isabelle Selak, Jenn Burt, Sarah Goer, and Sarah Ruiz. 

Using a color palette from the series, I asked bee members to be inspired by shapes and make a simple block surrounded that shape with background fabric. (Think square-in-a-square but instead with an irregular shape.) 

Top Row: @emilylangquilts, @sarahgoerquilts, @ellynz, @eacox24, and @scarf.mama

Bottom Row:  @southbaybella, @bysarahruiz, @elizabethkray, @feltlikesweets, and @jenngeorgeburt

Painters Palette solids and Auriful thread were used. Everyone was sent a FQ of Painter's Palette Lapis for the background.

The quilt measures 60" x 60".

I entered Welcome to Orbit City! into QuiltCon into the Group/Bee category. I'm very proud of my finish. 

Read Jetsons update 1, update 2, update 3 and update 4.

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Large Square in a Square Crochet Project Update

And now there are 3.

My vision for my blanket project is to make 4 large granny squares using cream and gold yarn. I purchased 6 skeins of each color from Purl Soho with a goal of using 3 skeins on each block. 

At this point, there are 3 partially completed blocks. One measures ~26" with 28 rows. And the other two measure ~18" with 22/23 rows. The next step is to get all the squares to be 28 rows and then start the final one. So far, I've not used all of the 3 skein allotment on each square because I need to make sure there is enough yarn leftover to join the blocks and add a finishing edge. 

(Previous updates: June and May) 

Have a wonderful day! Patty