Building a Village house block

Audrey @cottonandbourbon shared earlier this week that she wanted to submit a group entry for QuiltCon and welcomed 100 folks to send her a block. She designed this FPP house block and wants blocks in all different colors for her Building a Village quilt.

I don't often use purple so took this one on as a challenge and really like the way it turned out. It was a fun block to assemble. I really love the  idea of collaboration in the quilting community so this project caught my eye right away. 

Audrey will make her quilt with the first 100 blocks that arrive to her, so if you're interested, do join in. See Audrey's IG profile for more information.

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Large Square Crochet Project Update

My vision for my blanket project is to make 4 large granny squares using the cream and the gold yarn. I purchased 6 skeins of each color and will use 3 on each block. My first block (above) is using 1 cream and 2 gold. I have paused making this one any bigger until I get my second one done. As you can see in the photo, there is more gold to be added but I also want to make sure I have enough to give the piece a nice finished edge. It currently measures 24" square.        

The second square is coming right along. I think this one will be one gold and 2 cream but I haven't committed to this. It currently measures 9.5" square.

I am really enjoying my third crochet project, especially how portable the project is and how I can easily added just a few stitches when I can a moment. 

I am not in a rush to finish and am looking forward to seeing how this comes together.

(Previous update: May) 

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Bee Quilt - The Jetsons!

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 show was set in 2062 so we've not long to wait for those flying cars!

Why am I talking about the Jetsons?

They are my prompt for my year 2 @unscriptedquiltsbee bee mates. Using a color palette from the series, I asked them 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. Everyone was sent a FQ of Painter's Palette Lapis.

My month is June and happy mail has already started to arrive from my bee mates.

Top Row:  @ellynz and @jenngeorgeburt

Bottom Row: @eacox24  and @scarf.mama 

Aren't these fun?

I don't really know the final design for this project but it is fun to lay them on the design floor and play around.

My year 1 quilt was called Play Time! and hung at QuiltCon!

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Pencil Pouch Gift

A new pencil pouch gift for a friend (using Noodlehead's tutorial) was a fun make. I used a green zipper and heart zipper pull that I picked up at QuiltCon. The fabric is from our guild's scrap swap that I knew she would like.

I used a single layer of fusible fleece with minimal straight line quilting. SF101 was added to the lining.

This is so much fun to make - I'm ready to tackle another!

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Bag for a Family Friend

Someone special is turning 9. Since she is a big fan of the Harry Potter novels, I found some appropriate fabric and made her a bag using Firefly Tote by Noodlehead pattern. I modified the pockets and went with a slip pocket on each side.

The quilting and topstitching were done with gold thread. 

This is the 4th time I've used this pattern and am ready to make another one for me!

Notes on interfacing used:

• Outside: ByAnnie foam
• Pocket and lining fabric: SF101
• Band : SF101 and 1 layer of fusible fleece

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Scrap Play

Back in 2024, I played along and made blocks as part of the Seattle MQG's free BOM all from large scraps. Once the quilt top was assembled, it sat around for awhile until I pieced the backing. I found a mini quilt top and used that as the base and surrounded it with colorful batik fabric.

I did an all over FMQ meander. It took me awhile to get the right rhythm - I hadn't done any large scale FMQ in quite awhile. That mini on the back certainly adds interest but it did make my FMQ experience a bit of a bumpy ride! The quilt measures about 56" x 56".

I make a quilt every year to donate to my guild's (Triangle MQG) community giving - our quilts support kids in the foster care system. Scrap Play will my donation for 2026. 

My quilt for 2025 was called Squared Up and is a free pattern from Fat Quarter Shop.

My quilt for 2024 was a scrappy HST, no pattern, just my own scraps and lots of HSTs.

Have a wonderful day! Patty