2019 Finishes

We are more than a week into 2020 so I wanted to take a minute to capture all my 2019 finishes in one blog post.

My Hand Pieced QAL finish!

First up are my larger quilt finishes (except for a charity quilt not pictured.)  6 of these quilts were gifted -   Maui to my sister in celebration of her new home,  Linked to my nephew and his bride to celebrate their wedding,  My Dad's Quilt to my dad to provide comfort during his cancer battle, Special to celebrate a decade birthday for another sister, Bunny as a gift for a friend's new grandchild, and finally Her Favorite Things to celebrate the birthday of my daughter's friend.

Dizzy and Briar Rose were MQG challenge quilts which had to be made with specific fabric.  Linked and Briar Rose were published in a magazine!

Top row:  Maui, Linked, The Happiness Tree

Middle row: Dizzy My Dad's Quilt, Special

Bottom row: Bunny, Briar Rose, Her Favorite Things

I made several mini quilt in response to challenges - Spin, Vases or Faces, Minimalist improv, A Favorite Block, and Family Friendly plus Curves (not pictured). The house was gifted as a thanks to a friend of a friend who let me stay in her house at QuiltCon!

Top Row: Vases or Faces, Teapot, Spin

Second Row: My Favorite Colors, Minimalist improv, A Favorite Block

Third Row: The house, Family Friendly, Welcome Home

In addition to all of these there were some pillows (always love making pillows), a table runner with leftover geese and the finish of my 2018 Temperature quilt.

Such fun to look over a year's worth of finishes.  Almost all of them were made start to finish in 2019! 


Have a wonderful day! Patty

Succulents Mini Quilt

Happy New Year!

My first quilt finish for 2020!  And, in fact, the entire quilt from start to finish was this year - this project jumping in front of the line.

The Succulents quilt finishes at 14'' square and used scraps.  In fact, the green cactus on the right was made from a random single jelly roll strip of ombre fabric.   The pattern is Greenhouse by Elizabeth Hartman (affliate link).  The blocks went together quickly!

I briefly considered doing quilting unique to each piece and matching color but my favorite straight line quilting finish won out.  It is (relatively) fast, no threads to bury and I just love the way it looks.

This mini is actually a very late Christmas gift.  I decided a happy surprise in the mail will make up for the Christmas season miss.

Happy New Year!


Have a wonderful day! Patty

One Monthly Goal January Link-up

Happy New Year!!!!  Welcome to our very first One Monthly Goal of 2020.

New to One Monthly Goal?  Welcome!  To join, share a photo of your project, some words about what you want to accomplish in a blog post, an Instagram post (tutorial) or a post on Flickr and add that photo to the link-up.  Return at the end of the month and share your results.  You can read about the event and the rules on the main event page.

We have wonderful sponsors this month - three (3) winners will be randomly chosen from those that link up in both the goal and the finish event! 

Fat Quarter Shop offers a tremendous selection of fabric, notions, books and just about anything you will need for your project. Consider their Sew Sampler box to receive a monthly surprise delivery of fabric and fun.  Fat Quarter Shop is offering a $25 gift certificate to one lucky participant.

Aurifil is home to a beautiful rainbow of thread in all weights, perfect for any of your sewing and quilting needs.  My favorite product is the designer collection boxes which coordinate with various fabric lines!  Aurifil will be mailing a thread pack to one lucky winner!

Quiltfolk is the magazine for quilters, by quilters, with about 180 pages of inspirational stories and stunning photography. Featuring four new locations each year, it’s like taking a vacation with your favorite quilt friends without ever leaving home!  One lucky winner will win a copy of the latest issue (January) plus a years subscription! 

Aren't these just terrific sponsors?

For January, my goal is to turn this Jolly Bar  and some of these fabrics into a baby quilt as part of a QAL sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop - one of our OMG sponsors!  (The cutting mat in the photo is by ecopeco - another OMG sponsor!  You can read my review of the cutting mat here.)

Now it is your turn to link up - what is your goal for this month?  (A goal could be to finish a quilt but it could also be to attach a binding.  Whatever it takes to help you move forward and make progress on your projects!  And as long as the project involves making something with a needle and/or fabric, you can link up!)

Make sure you visit the One Monthly Goal event page for the specific requirements for links and social tags.  Your blog post (or Flickr post) must contain a photo of your project, a clearly stated goal and a link back to Elm Street Quilts.  Your Instagram post must include a photo of your project, a clearly stated goal and the tag #onemonthlygoal.  (Entries which don't contain the required information may be disqualified.)

And remember, to be eligible for the prize(s) by random drawing you must linkup at both the goal setting and the accomplishment linkup in a given month.   (The One Monthly Goal accomplishment linkup will be available on January 25.)

Make sure you add a link to this OMG post so others can find the OMG link-up from your blog.  Let's make that easy -  just paste this into your post:  

Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal January Link-up.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Thanks for linking up!

Have a wonderful day! Patty