Mini Quilts from 2013

I'm finally getting a chance to get caught up posting some of the small things I finished last year.  My definition of finished is being bound and ready to go ... not just quilted. I actually got several other quilts "done" last year ... as a matter of fact, my rack that holds them is full so this year may look like I've been extra productive as I get them bound.

Anyway these are mostly all wall hangings from Tara Lynn Darr's book Simply Charming. I love these little miniature quilts in her book.  I've still got a few more to make.  I love, love, love the little pieces. 

First up is "Juliana's Jewels":

Next is "Worn Old Clothes":

Then "Columbia's Vintage Charm":

Next "South for the Winter":

And ... "Hopscotch":

 The last little quilt was from the Temecula Quilt Shop. It's called "Blessing Baskets":

I'm excited to see what all I can get done this year.  I've decide not to make a list of goals for this year.  Last year I only completed one on my list of twelve.  This year I'm just going to keep going and see how many I can complete.  If I finish 12 or so that would be awesome ... and if not then there's always next year of course!

Finished Tops

I've finished a couple full size quilts here lately and have been remiss about keeping up here.  I think I'm making progress though this week getting caught up with posts about my projects.  First I finished the Spiced Apple Quilt and it is off being quilted at Quilts by Phyllis.

Spiced Apples

This was a really fun quilt to make and I think it turned out fairly well.  I loved the reds in this quilt!

The next one I finished was the Carpenter's Star quilt that I started in class.  This was a super easy quilt to make and it turned out really nice. It's also at Phyllis' being quilted. 

Carpenter's Star

And last but not least one of my Simply Charming Quilts.  This one is Julianna's Jewels.  And guess what?  It's off being quilted as well.  I'm thinking that's going to be one heck of quilting bill when I go to pick it up because if my memory serves me right, there's one more little quilt there too: my Blessing Baskets small quilt. I failed to take a picture of it, so we'll have to wait for it to come back from the quilter.

Julianna's Jewels

Blessing Baskets

In honor of their 5th anniversary, the Temecula Quilt Co. offered a free quilt along on their blog.  And of course you know I decided to quilt along because I just can't have too many projects going at one time. I went ahead and bought a kit of fabric from them, but the pattern was free on their blog.  I really like this store and wish I could visit it in person, but it's in California.  They used fabric from the Old Savannah fabric line by Paula Barnes.

I really enjoyed this little project.  They posted a block a week for a total of 5 weeks for a total of 5 different little baskets blocks.  They were a lot of fun to make, and it was the first time I set anything diagonally.  That part only turned out so-so, but you've gotta do it to learn it.  

 

I failed to take a picture of the fifth block before I sent it off to be quilted.  I'm slipping.  I'm going to try to make a post a day or so for the next few days to try to get caught up on all my projects.