A Happy Layer Cake Friendly Quilt

61 x 71

This quilt has been a long time coming. I’ve had this layer cake sitting in my stash for years, just waiting for the right moment—and I finally decided it was time to use it.

The blocks finish at 9 inches, which gives everything a nice, classic feel, and I added 1-inch sashing between each block to keep it clean and structured. I really love how the sashing frames each piece and lets the fabrics stand out without feeling busy.

There’s something so satisfying about finally cutting into fabric you’ve been saving. I think I was waiting for the “right” project, and this ended up being exactly that. It feels good to turn something I’ve held onto for so long into something finished and useful.

It’s now listed in my Etsy shop and ready for its next home. Now if the sun would just come out and shine. I'm ready for some warmer weather!

A Little Scrappy Patchwork Quilt

I've always loved this cute little pattern. It's so clean and simple with the inside border. And it can be made with a layer cake. Scrappy Patchwork Pattern.

54" x 67.5"

I cleaned out my craft closet a few weeks ago. There were a few precuts hiding in there that I wanted to get used up. I've had this yellow and green layer cake for years and I can't remember what it's called. 

I didn't buy a backing fabric or binding for it at the time, but luckily, I found this gray in my backing stack. I used it for the binding as well. 

Find this quilt in my Etsy Shop. 

Find the pattern here. 

 

Blue and Green Solid 4 Patch Quilt

I've been working on this quilt for a while. It kept getting pushed back to other things. It's part of the use the solid campaign I've been trying to be working on. 

60" x 72"

If you only used the double 4 patch blocks for this quilt it would be 56" x 72. I don't care for that size so I added some half blocks to the right edge of the quilt to make it wider. 

I thought I had enough large pieces for the back but when I went to make it the navy piece was just a really long leftover piece. So I cut up a bunch more squares and added the strip. Not my favorite with the dark on the top, but it goes. And it made it to the done pile. 

You can find this quilt in my Etsy shop here.

 

Christmas Plaid-ish Quilt

64 x 82

Sometimes we love the quilts we make and sometimes we don't. Even though this isn't my favorite Christmas quilt in the house, my husband liked it and wanted to keep it. I'm using it on our bed as an extra top because I backed it with minky fleece. It's super soft and warm!

Why don't I love it? The directions for the Plaid-ish quilt tell you to separate your fabrics into values. You can see my fabic piles of light, mid, and dark.  She mentions that this is very important, so I tried many times, moving the fabric from one pile to the next and turning the photos to black and white so I could check the value. 

I thought that I had done a good job and would get those plaid rows in my quilt. But after making the quilt, it seems the darks are not dark enough to stand out. I love this fabric line, but my quilt is a bit too busy for my taste. 

I had bought binding fabric, but my choice, the polka-dot print, didn't look good. So I found a black cross-hatch print that worked out nicely.

The quilt is growing on me and it might even make it to a spot on the couch. We'll see. Here's its spotlight photo next to the tree.

 

Christmas Table Runner

14 x 60

Our kitchen table was looking a little bare after I decorated the house for Christmas. I don't usually decorate the kitchen, but this year I put a few things on the wall by the table. So I decided to make a little gift for myself! 

 After much looking, I modified a little pattern I saw that had a border and enlarged it to fit my table. Why does it seem like it's so difficult to pick a pattern when I'm sewing for myself? Anyway, I used some leftover strips from the Christmas quilt I have yet to show you. I'm very happy with it and how it brightens up the table.