Rainbow Bargello with a Twist

So much has slowed my progress of this quilt that I started last year, but that doesn't matter right now. It's done! I had a lot of solid 2.5" strips that were left over from cutting quilts from my solid fabrics. As I said in my last post, the bin was overflowing so it needed to be used. Went through the bin and pulled out every fabric that had at least 2 full strips. I cut some black to put between some of the sections which helped me have enough colors to make this top.

Black binding to go with both the front and the back. I had a little bit of the tube left so I added it to the back for a touch of color.

The bin is still full so I still have work to do. But at my current pace of sewing it's going to be a while. I broke my finger and man it's a pain to try to cut fabric. The sewing part isn't too bad. But I do have a custom quilt I have to make (of course I get one when my finger is broken!) so I will push through. 
 

As I was getting a post ready for what I thought was my first finish of the year, I realized that I never blogged about this beauty. This one was finished in January, but it has been such a crazy hectic year I guess it slipped by me. I had a lot of solid 2.5" strips that were left over from cutting quilts from my solid fabrics. The bin was overflowing so it needed to be used. Went through the bin and pulled out every fabric that had at least 2 full strips. So this quilt is just a bit different than my typical bargello because I sewed it in 2 sections and then put it together. You can see that the pattern on top is repeated on the bottom. This made the big fabric tube so much easier to cut. BUT it takes 4 strips of each color. Yes, I had that many leftover strips!

I used a lime green binding because it just brightened up the quilt and I love that color!

 Isn't she pretty folded on my couch? But no, I am not keeping her. You can find it in  my etsy shop.

Leaf Table Runner

My daughter and I made a second fall table runner recently for our coffee table. We chose some rich fall leaf colored scraps for this one. I love these small projects for her (she's 12) because they are small enough for her to finish in a week or two and not get bogged down.

I did a simple quilting on it by a small meander on the leaves and X's on the border. I was going back and forth about adding more to the white part but I decided that less was more on this project. 

 I was hoping to get two Christmas runners done, but that didn't happen. So we'll have to move on to spring runners in the new year. December is such a busy time of year. 

Pumpkin Table Runner

My daughter and I made this cute table runner for our new hallway table that we found at a garage sale recently. She picked the fabrics for it using mostly scraps. I sewed the HSTs and the leaf pieces and she did the rest of the top. 

Then I surprised her and had her quilt it!  She is only 12 and has never used my longarm before. I got it all set up for her and taught her how to quilt a horizontal line with the locks. She did mostly random spacing but kept it about a quarter to three eights of an inch apart.

I finished our table runner with a cute orange polka dot print. Since these pictures have been taken, we've added some fall décor to the table. I love walking by it every day!

 

Jewel Tones Scrappy Quilt #1

This is the first jewel tone quilt made from the scraps in the photo below. I actually cut the scraps into 3 quilt kits. It's amazing how far scraps will go. This quilt is going to a friend of mine who loves red. The deep rich colors in this quilt are perfect for her! (and they go nicely in my living room, I was tempted to keep it!)

Here's the pile of scraps I pulled out a while ago. I used all three sizes of my scraps - 2.5" squares, 5" squares, and 2.5" strips. This is enough for 3 quilts and then some. I still have quite a bit left over in a bin. When I finish the next 2 quilts, I will see if there is enough for another quilt. Such a rich, deep beautiful rainbow of fabrics!