"Grill Master"

 

The "Grill Master" table topper is almost done.

An easy project that came together rather quickly.  The pattern

is from Missouri Star's book called Block.

It was so beautiful I took my projects out front to photograph.

I even did a completed project video.

The apron panel had sewing instructions at the bottom.

All you needed to do was turn the edges under 1/4" and

sew - this didn't sit well with me.  Apron's need to be sturdy so

 I upgraded the apron by adding a backing piece of fabric

to the front - made the ties double sided - added a piece

of Tula Pink's new ribbon collection to the pocket on the

front and added 2 decorative buttons at the top.

For the placemats I set the prints to the right and then made

a row of pleats [which you can't see in the pic] for the

left side.  The napkins were made on my new serger.

Here you can see the other side of the apron.

I had the brilliant idea to use the hot dog fabric to make a 

little weiner dog.  It's adorable and the pattern can  be

found free on Pinterest.

The weiner dog wasn't hard to make. What took the

most time was getting it tightly stuffed.

Well, that's a rap for "Grill Master" now I'm on to

"Another Brick in the Wall".

"Moonlit Dreams"

 

Derby - pushing 16 years but still looks like a puppy.

I only made two quilts with this collection.  I saved the panel

for one of the guilds monthly give-a-ways.

The backing was made with leftover yardage.

Soft scalloped edges on the top and bottom make this

just a little sweeter.

Now onto the next collection of fabric.

Holy Smokes - I Have Fabric!

 

"Peek a Boo Bunnies"

Easter ... I'll work on this in December.

"Moonlit Dreams" ... I did two quick quilts with this collection.

"Wilderness Song" ... this is Minky

... a little more Minky

... even more Minky

... additional Minky

Minky - I'm not crazy about working with this type of fabric

plus it's slippery and doesn't photography well.

"Another Brick in the Wall"

and

"Master of the Grill"

Scott included all these blenders plus webbing and ribbon

as a little surprise when he sent back my stuff

after filming.  He certainly knows how to make a girl happy!

What great colors that I'll blend into future projects.

This is "Master of the Grill" which has a apron as part of the

collection.  I made the apron today but did it a little different

then the directions stated. 

"In the Thicket" just came today and I really like it.

I have a few more collections coming my way between

now and December so I'm going to be super busy.

Two Quilts Done + One in the Works

 

This panel [and the one below] was purchased in Lancaster

while shopping with my sister.  When I saw them I

immediately thought about making them into quilts

for the guilds fund raising sale next month.

Since we live in an area that has a lot of waterfowl and

allows hunting I think these might do well at the sale.

This group of fabrics was sent from Jaftex when I

requested some additional blender fabrics.  I assumed

it was part of a 'block of the month' quilt program that

they requested a sample of.

The pattern is called jumping jacks and I'll finish

it someday.

? Easter ? Fabric ?

 Yes, you are seeing right!  Personally, I can't get

my head wrapped around working with this 

cute collection yet.

"Rise with the Sun" - Project Completed

 

I'm not an early riser - never have been and will never be.

"Rise with the Sun" was a really nice collection to work with.

I made 4 placemats, 4 double sided napkins, 1 table runner,

1 egg basket, 1 table topper [or wall hanging] and 2 quilts.

This could be a table topper or a wall hanging.

The edges are in a soft scallop design. I decided to

add a flange border to make it 'pop' more.  While this

was a little more work for my first attempt it didn't

turn out bad.

This was a fun pattern to make.  The rooster combs and the

yellow beaks were made separately and added into the

seam.  I did sew them down so they would be more secure.

This was a free pattern from Missouri Star Quilt Co.

I have no new fabric to show you from Jaftex so I'm working

on a few of my own projects that will go into the quilt

guilds makers sale in November.