Cheddarback Month 4

I finished up June's blocks fairly quickly.


Also, I embroidered in some lines to the basket block from last month.  It's still not optimal, but at least the basket fabric doesn't totally get lost in the background fabric.

I don't think I chose correctly for the 12" block this month.  I should have put in a different fabric for the center since the plaids don't line up right.  It bothers me, but not enough to take out that square.  I will live with it!

I changed the pattern for the bow tie block to make it easier.  I really didn't want to handpiece that center portion.  For the starburst block, I paper pieced instead of using the templates.  I think a lot of people had issues with that block in trying to get the points in the center to line up.  I don't think they matched perfectly in the original quilt either.  I did rip and resew a couple of times to get it close.

For the last 5" block, I decided that I DID want to work on my set in seams :)  I was mostly successful :)




There is one more 12" and 4 5" blocks left to go for this row, and then under that is a row of 5" blocks.  The length will outgrow my wall after July!

New Quilt Start: Dear Daughter

and... with four boys and no daughter, I am not sure who this quilt is for yet, but it will find a person that it's destined for.  I was subject to an ad on facebook by Stitchin' Heaven for this block of the month and it drew me in immediately.  I guess they know how to target an audience :)  I am hoping the fabrics sent are more on the clear/white/bright side, the quilt that was shared in the ad is what grabbed me.  I have seen other BOM's that they have done with this quilt, and they have more of a shade to the background especially.


Episode 1, finished.  Some of the text is very narrow so I stitched like I do with stems, across the letter.  The more bulky letters will most likely be blanket stitched with my Valdani pearl cotton thread (love that thread!).





Just a couple of links... here it is from the designer (she also has some other great patterns, I purchased two last night!) https://iquiltmodern.bigcartel.com/product/dear-daughter-quilt-subscription-2016

Kits and block of the months are dangerous for me.  They are expensive typically, so I do look for deep sale savings.  This one is not on sale, and for the cost, I will stay current as the "episodes" (since we do more than 1 block each month) come out.

I think I need to finish up another UFO for my new starts I had this year :)  What to pull off the pile...

Y2K/Millennial Quilt Finish

Another UFO bites the dust!



How many of you traded charm squares in 1998-2000 to come up with 2000 charms to make a Y2K quilt?  I traded with a couple of different groups to add to my stash clippings for this quilt.  Originally it was going to be a graph of dieting success (each square equaled a fraction of a pound loss, but I lost interest and it became a UFO.  I decided a year or so ago to sew it up and yesterday I finally took my last stitch in the binding.  Hooray! One less UFO after 20yrs!



I love the back... I don't know why exactly, but my grid is just inviting.  I was so happy that I ended up with no puckering with it.  However, I did end up with a little issue in a corner which is where the label went to cover it up.  The problem?  That's the top of the quilt.  Oh well.



I tried to find a few fun squares to search for to put on the label:

I had to cut my label a bit larger than I normally do because I already had an idea of what I wanted to put on it--giving it an eye spy style.

And this guy does not make it easy to finish bindings!  Every single time I am finishing up a quilt, he will lay down in my lap.  He NEVER comes to lay down in my lap unless there is a quilt in it that I am actively working on.  I think he has an agenda or something :)


A couple of pictures of the 1.5" squares:


I love the fact there's a miracle in the quilt, and I also used some of my mom's stash that I had saved.  The blue stripe fabric in the second photo is one.  Mom made me a blouse from that fabric when I believe I was in 3rd grade.  I'd have to go find my photos to see if that was the shirt I wore.

Did you also make a millennial quilt?