Sew Jess Quilts

Another month of the Modern HST Sampler came with a new method of making HST and two more blocks for the quilt. This was the first time using the magic 8 method for HST and I must say it is a favorite for making a large number of HST! My version of Lantern. My version of Stepping Stones, my favorite block so far. (May have something to do with making it with my favorite Cotton+Steel print!) I am really enjoying improving my accuracy for HST and it has definitely helped with other quilt projects already! Linking up with Alyce from Blossom Heart Quilts for Sew Cute Tuesday.

I love a simple quilt design. I originally designed this mini quilt for my partner in the Schnitzel & Boo mini quilt swap and since I made my half square triangles in the traditional two at a time, I had enough for that mini and one for myself. So of course the hst for myself set for a few months and I finally decided it was time to stitch up this mini for myself. I love the crisp white background and the different size triangles. For the quilting I did a geometric all over pattern and after washing I love the texture it created. This mini was going to hang in my future sewing studio, well my 3 year old had different plans. It is now hanging in her room next to her minion mini quilt. I am actually honored that she wanted to hang it in her room. Quilt Stats Pattern: Falling Triangles designed by yours truly Dimensions: 20 inches x 20 inches Quilting: Free motion geometric Fabric: Kona cottons Happy Sewing! Linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it Up Friday

So my LQS is hosting a CEO Club (Completely Executed Objects) to get those UFO's done! Well as I had a few UFO's of my own, this was the perfect motivation to finish up some of these projects. After picking six projects and taking before pictures I set to work on February's project, Scrapper's Delight from Sunday Morning Quilts . At the beginning of the month, all I had were a pile of unfinished blocks and overflowing scrap bins (all not shown in picture). I found this quilt to be so therapeutic to piece together. I just started piecing my strips in quarter log cabins just as described in the book. After a few rounds I squared up my blocks until they were finally large enough. During this process I found scraps from when I first got back into sewing/quilting way back in 2011. It was nice to see these scraps being used. Plus I made a huge dent in my strip scraps. (Now I just have to finish cutting the strips too small into squares). This is my first larg

So I while I trying out creating my own curves with the Quick Curve Ruler, I decided to make my test block into a potholder. Because well our potholders have been around since my husband and I got married 8 years ago and I just haven't gotten around to making any. I love how this little potholder turned out. Just a slight curve, I learned from my test block and will be trying for a little more noticeable curve, but that is for another time. As for the quilting, I selected the triple stitched zig zag on my machine and love the effect. Then to secure the binding down I did a small zig zag that covers the entire back of the binding. So it should handle multiple washes just fine! I love a project that is practical and it uses up some of my random scraps squares. I have actually been doing a lot of scrap sewing lately and I'm so happy that I've used up most of them. I guess it will be time for me to create some new scraps!! Happy Sewing!