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. 

Eyeshadow Remake

 

60" x 72"

Last month, I dove into my craft closet with the intention of tidying things up, but you know how those creative spaces can be - filled with little distractions and squirrels. While sorting through the project bins that hold some special fabric, I came across a small pile of pretty prints I had forgotten about, including a lovely blue floral piece that immediately caught my attention. It felt like it had been patiently waiting for the right project.

That discovery nudged me to pull out my patterns and flip through until something clicked. The Eyeshadow pattern stood out right away. It felt just right. It was simple and fun and I could use the backing piece I found. 

After choosing the pattern, I headed back to my main fabric bins to hunt for coordinating prints. It didn’t take long to find a few that played nicely with the blue floral, not too bold, not too quiet, just the right mix. Before long, a new quilt project was officially underway, all because a little closet-cleaning led to a spark of inspiration.

There’s something special about creating with supplies you already own. It feels resourceful, meaningful, and a bit like uncovering hidden treasure. This project reminded me that creativity doesn’t always begin by shopping for something new, even though that is incredibly fun! Sometimes it begins by rediscovering what was already there.

While that pretty blue floral was perfect for the back, it was about a half yard short to cover the whole thing. So I tested each of the prints from the front until I found two that didn't distract too much from the main print. 

If you’d like to make your own version, the Eyeshadow pattern is available in my Etsy shop. Feel free to take a look and get inspired!