Inlaid Tiles Baby Quilt and May Stash Report

40 x 40

This pattern is called Inlaid Tiles.  I have used it before and really liked it, but this time I'm not sure I picked the right fabrics to make this gray print look good. But once the blocks are sewn together there is not too much you can do to change it.

 I used the gray print for the back and the binding. Trying to get it out of my stash. There is still 2 yards left so hopefully I will pick a better pattern next time.

Fabric Usage

Lots of quilts were made this month, but not too much of a dent in the stash. I didn't really buy 23 yards of fabric this month.  It came from an gift certificate I got and felt I had to count it as coming in since I plan to count it going out. Still the numbers are going in the right direction!

In: 23
Out: 40
Net:136.75

Scrappy Rainbow Star Baby Quilt

 36 x 36

This baby quilt is made from 2.5" scraps! I think it is my favorite baby quilt I have ever made. I saw this one on pinterest and knew I needed to stop everything and make one. I grabbed one of my sons and the scrap bins and the two of us had it laid out on the table in no time. 

 Oopps...one little square should not be in there. 

 I used one of the gray and white prints for the back and binding so it wouldn't take away from the star. It is quilted with a light gray thread.

This quilt is for sale in my shop.  Linking with Busy Hands Quilts.

Table Runner

14 x 46 

This is the rest of the blocks I found in the box of fabric I mentioned in the last post. There were only a few of these, mostly half made.  At first I was going to make a wall hanging, but then thought to make a table runner.

The stripe fabric was just a tad short, so I added a piece of the brown to make it longer. I thought about meandering because it is fast and easy, but this runner is so small I opted to quilt down the centers of the X's.  Love it!

This table runner is available in my shop.

Checker Board

56.5 x 71.5

I bought a box of fabrics from a friend. In the box was a whole bunch of coordinating fabric and two kinds of blocks. The black set had 12 and the white set had 19. I've never seen a pattern like this before, but it was easy to follow because the blocks were sewn so well.

After doing some math, I brought each block up to 21 and laid it on my design wall.  It just seemed too small.  So I added another column and another row. Still looking too small, I found I could make blocks for one more row. So I ended up making half of the blocks for this quilt. Then I added a small black border to finish it off.

A large piece of the striped fabric was included in the box, so I used it for the back and the binding. I was able to almost match the two pieces together so the seam isn't really seen. Not perfect, but pretty good.

I used the stripe fabric for the binding too. Add a nice finishing touch to the quilt. 

Linking with Myra at Busy Hands Quilts and Crazy Mom Quilts.

T-Shirt Quilt

I haven't made one of these in a while. My friend asked me to make one for her daughter's graduation present. Shirts were cut 14.5" because that was the size of the smallest shirt. She chose a 1" gray sashing. Making this was easier than I remembered. So glad!

Rainbow Bargello

Made a lap size bargello quilt this week for a customer. She bought it for her MIL because she was starting chemo and wanted something cheerful. I think this fits the bill perfectly. It is such a bright and cheerful quilt. I hope it brings her some comfort.

If you'd like one too, you can find it in my shop.

Green and Red Chunky Race Quilt

Ah, my last chunky race quilt for a while. I made this one to demonstrate the process to a friend. She is now hooked on making these! She has made a black and white one (which was gorgeous), a red, white and black music one, and a purple one. They are so fast and easy and allow for fun quilting practice. My tutorial can be found here. You can make the top in less than two hours, cutting time included. You only need 10 fat quarters.

Some of these fabrics came from the "tub" of my out of date fabrics so I used as much as possible on the back. I love how it turned out. The gold prints really add a touch of richness to this color combo.

Linking with Busy Hands Quilts

April Use Your Stash

This is a little quilt I made for Emma. She helped me pick out some fun fabrics from the scrap bins. Even the back is made from scraps from her oldest sister's quilt. She also tried to help layout the quilt on the table. Josie has one very similar that I made for her when she was three. It seems that is the age that they ask for their very own little quilt!

I quilted it with some hot pink thread. I added some words to personalize it - love, you, Emma, Grace, and a heart. This made Josie a little upset because she didn't get any words on hers!

Used the same striped fabric from the back for the binding. 100% scraps! 

I still need to make a quilt for Emma's bed, but I want to wait until we move and see who will be in what room before I do that. Who knows when we will be moving, but hopefully soon!

I have been very good again this month in not buying any fabric! Finally seeing the net usage number getting big. I am so excited to move some of this fabric out of my stash. I made 3 baby quilts and 3 lap quilts this month counting Emma's little quilt.

Fabric Usage
In: 0
Out: 36
Net: 119.75