Progress update on my hand-piecing

(Click here for July Finish One Monthly Goal)

I shared some observations on my hand piecing project about a month ago (read it here).  Once I got my base blocks done and all assembled in a quilt top, I decided that maybe I was having so much fun that I ought to make more blocks.

So I did.

I am still trying to decide on the perfect dimensions for the right side and then it will be time to baste and get this all quilted.  Can't wait!

Have a wonderful day! Patty

One Monthly Goal - July Finish link-up

Ready to link up your July finishes?

Don't panic - this link-up is open until July 31 at 11:55 pm ET.

My goal for July was to turn my hexies into a pillow.  I love it!  You can read about the process of creating this pillow on this post.

There will be three winners this month - Fat Quarter Shop is offering a $25 gift certificate, Make Modern Magazine is offering a 6 month subscription to their digital magazine and Pat Sloan is offering a Aurifil thread box!

Visit the One Monthly Goal event page for the specific requirements for links and social tags. 

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. (July Goal Setting Link-up.)

Make sure you add a link to this OMG post so others can follow where you are linking.   Let's make that easy -  just paste this into your post:  

Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal - July Finish Link-up

Sign up to receive email notifications when the One Monthly Goal linkup is open.  Think of it as a helpful reminder!  Joining the link-up from Instagram -see the tutorial.

Congrats to Maggie, Becky & Laura - our lucky winners, notified via email for July.  (Updated 8/1)

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks for linking up!

Have a wonderful day! Patty

My Clementine Quilt Top

I've really enjoyed making the blocks from Fat Quarter Shop's Clementine QAL.  (Click here to see photos of all my blocks.)    

When it came time to assemble the quilt top, I debated (and debated) with myself on what to do.  The original layout is just lovely but the resulting quilt is bigger than I wanted to quilt on my domestic machine.   I laid the blocks out on the floor and walked around them for days trying to decide what to do.

Photo credit to Fat Quarter Shop 

I actually started sewing one layout using just the larger blocks but then realized (eek!) my math was wrong and the dimensions of the final quilt wasn't going to work.  Out comes my seam ripper and back to the drawing board.

This layout yields a quilt 64'' square which is just the perfect size!

With the QAL, there were 6 large blocks in total and the 6th one will become a matching pillow.  4 of the 6 smaller blocks are on the back.

The quilt is all basted and the quilting is underway!  I am doing a combination of straight line stitching on the diagonal and then some FMQ.  I am about half-way on the straight line quilting.

I'm gifting this to my daughter as a couch quilt is celebration of her new apartment at school with her oldest girlfriend.  Its a surprise though - don't tell her!

Fat Quarter Shop's Clementine QAL benefits St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.  Quilters are encouraged to donate $5 for each block pattern.  I really love how the FQS QALs support a different charity each year.  If you love the fabrics in the sample quilt, you can order the kit!

You can ready more about the QAL and get the finishing instructions on the Jolly Jabber and read more about the Clementine QAL.  

I am happy to be sharing this QAL blog hop with all these other bloggers - go check them out!

*April of April Rosenthal (@amrosenthal)

Bonnie of Sunset Family Living (@sunsetfamilyliving)

Cara of That Crafty Cara (@thatcraftycara)
Carrie of Moda Cutting Table (@modafabrics)

Denise of Pieced Brain (@piecedbrain)

Elise of Elise and Emelie (@eliseandemelie)

Gina of Carpe Quiltin (@gina_tell_carpequiltin)

Heather of A Creative Pursuit (@acreativemama)

Hilary of By Hilary Jordan (@byhilaryjordan)

Jan of Cocoa Quilts (@cocoaquilts)

Jen of Heritage Threads (@heritage.threads)

Joanne of Quilts by Joanne (@turtlequilterjo)

Kairle of Kairle Oaks Handcrafted Goodness (@kairleoaks)

Kendra of Good Starter (@good_starter)

Kristen of 3 in the Nest (@threeinthenestraleigh)

Kristina of Center Street Quilts (@centerstreetquilts)

Leah of Ponderings from My Heart (@ponderingsfrommyheart)

Melanie of A Bit of Scrap Stuff (@mellierc)

Melissa of Happy Quilting (@happyquiltingmc)

Pat of Pat Sloan (@quilterpatsloan)

Pat B. of Life in the Scrapatch (@scrapatches)

Patty of Elm Street Quilts (@elmstreetquilts)

Rebecca of One Wee Bird (@oneweebird)

Sarah of 123 Quilt (@123quilt)

Seema of SSK Craft Shop (@sskcraftshop)

Sherri of A Quilting Life (@aquiltinglife)

Sondra of Out of the Blue Quilts (@sondradavison)

Stephanie of Quilt 'n Party (@quiltnparty)

Tanya of Tanya Quilts in CO (@tanyaquiltsinco)

Teresa of Aurea's Kitchen (@aureaskitchen)

Vickie of Crocheting Vixen (@crochetingvixen)

Have a wonderful day! Patty