August 2012 - I started the Cindy Lou Who quilt with left over Countdown to Christmas (by Sweetwater) fabric. I loved the pattern - It's a Schnibble (by Carrie Nelson) pattern. Here's the finished quilt:
Such an awesome quilt! I can't wait to use this one this year. The back and the binding are all leftovers... Here's a close up of the quilting:
It's a swirly loopy free-form design. The quilt is 48.5 inches square.
The blue and white quilt was made from leftovers of fabric from a blue and white quilt I made in 2004-2005. I don't remember when I started it. It's a replica of a quilt my Grandma Brostrom made, and is owned by my younger sister. I drafted the block on a visit to her house years ago... I made the top and realized the blocks were about 1/2 the size and the quilt was very small. I put the top away for a few years. When going through tops to have finished. I pulled it out and decided it was a size that I've been using lately as table toppers. The quilt is 48 inches square... Here it is:
I have to find the pattern I found that says what the block is called. Here's a close up of a block and the quilting:
It's like a windmill block...I pieced it as 1/2 squares instead of geese. I'd try again as geese with the 'new' method that uses blocks and has a lot less waster. Again, I used up most of my fabric to the binding is leftovers and very scrappy...
Here's the back:
I wanted to show this as I used up some fabric that had been in my stash a long, long time! I had some fat quarters and other fabric and it was sort of easy to match the tones of blue and white.
I have one more quilt to bind. I made the binding tonight and hope to attach it. The weather has been cooler in the evening so it's nice to have some binding to do! Hopefully, next week I'll have that quilt finished and ready to post too!
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