I did finish piecing my April "Vintage Schnibbles." This month's quilt is "Hat Trick." I used 1930s reproduction scraps for this cute nine-patch wall hanging, and muslin for the setting squares and triangles. It's the 15th quilt I've pieced this year.
My friend Holly always wanted a purple kitchen, and her current house indeed has a purple kitchen. She is moving this summer, and will be living in a rental -- so no more purple kitchen! I used purple for the center squares on this quilt, and will bind it in purple, so she will at least have a purple quilt!
I emailed this one to Sinta for the Vintage Schnibbles parade. Check it out on Sinta's blog next Wednesday.
I've also finished the piecing for next Friday's Jelly Roll Party sample. The pattern is "At Sea" from Cozy Quilts. This quilt marks the first time I've tried Sharyn Craig's "cutting corners" ruler, and I've got to say, the ruler is worth the money it cost. I'm going to try one of the patterns she included with the ruler -- when I have some sewing time to spare.
Quilt #16 for 2013, "At Sea" is made with a jelly roll of Edyta Sitar's Laundry Basket batiks. I'm quilting it using Cheryl Malkowski's "Flames" quilting design from her doodle Quilting book. I was inspired to try this quilting motif by Barb Shie's quilting on a recent Brown Bag Surprise quilt from Ruth's Stitchery
Linking up to Thank Goodness it's Finished Friday at What a Hoot!
I really must get my April UFO quilt finished -- 126 HSTs, and three borders, and it's finished! Come back Wednesday for the April UFO parade!
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