Monday, June 15, 2009

Ginger Blossoms and leftovers

Very little got done around the house yesterday. No phone calls or emails were returned, no blog reading, no Facebooking, no Flickr stalking. Instead, I spent most of the day finishing up my quilt top for Dana's Old Red Barn Co. quilt along and it's finally done. I love this quilt top. I originally intended to use the Urban Chiks line by Swell but I had mostly fat quarters and there would be more waste than I wanted. So I raided my stash and came up with this: It's mostly Ginger Blossom and Farmer's Market by Sandi Henderson. I threw in a little Amy Butler and some cute dots from a line called Iota by Robert Kaufman. I can't believe I had all that in my stash and never played with it. This quilt top measures 72"x84".


I had left overs from each strip and made a modified coin quilt. I added a little Kona white around each of the coin strips and then sashed with Bahama Blue also by Kona. I think the blue really make the strips pop. I like this "leftovers" quilt just as much as the other one. This coin quilt top measures 43"x55".
Now if you'll excuse me, I've got some catching up to do...

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17 comments:

  1. Kelly O.June 15, 2009 at 11:56 AM

    Gorgeous, gorgeous, GORGEOUS!!!
    It so makes me want to keep going on mine!

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  2. Rachael AdeleJune 15, 2009 at 11:58 AM

    I love them both, too! The medallion Farmer's Market print really pops. Good work!

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  3. JenJune 15, 2009 at 12:32 PM

    love both of them!

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  4. TreasuresofjoyJune 15, 2009 at 12:50 PM

    I love them both but number two looks really cool. I love the blue!

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  5. DanaJune 15, 2009 at 1:50 PM

    Looks fantastic!!

    And I see the Snip. Sew. Send thing there over on the right. I wanna do that sometime for sure!

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  6. Victoria Findlay WolfeJune 15, 2009 at 2:17 PM

    way to go! i love that blue border on the coins. nice and bright

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  7. TerriJune 15, 2009 at 3:18 PM

    Love it - and love the stacked coin one, too. May have to steal that idea for my scraps! :)

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  8. KristinJune 15, 2009 at 5:37 PM

    They are both wonderful but I really, really love the left over scrap quilt!

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  9. Bonus MomJune 15, 2009 at 7:16 PM

    Love them!!! The coin quilt is such a great idea for the leftovers.

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  10. MichelleBJune 15, 2009 at 7:42 PM

    You were one busy girl! I love both of them. What a great idea!

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  11. AnonymousJune 16, 2009 at 1:57 AM

    I love both your quilts, your 'leftover' quilt looks so fab with the blue sashing, such a good idea!!

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  12. Angela NashJune 16, 2009 at 5:30 AM

    Those are both so great! Even better when you're raided the stash! That Bahama blue is a great color.

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  13. Dresden QuilterJune 16, 2009 at 6:42 AM

    Wow, they are both incredible. I love the use of blue as a background.

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  14. HMaasJune 16, 2009 at 7:12 AM

    Beautiful - I love the fabric you chose- darling!!!

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  15. AmmielorisJune 16, 2009 at 8:13 AM

    These are vibrant and lovely. I like that scrap quilt a whole lot, too! One of these days, once I learn how to quilt, I'm gonna make a lovely striped quilt, too.

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  16. dqJune 16, 2009 at 5:26 PM

    Hello, I am looking for someone who will swap a Halloween block with me. I missed out on that swap and have an old Halloween round robin that needs some filler blocks. If you would like to talk to me about it please email me at atticw@hotmail.com. My blog is dreamworthyquilts.blogspot.com.

    Thanks,
    Deana

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  17. ValerieJune 19, 2009 at 5:59 AM

    Impressive! I'm amazed at all of you {crazy} ladies who crank out these quilts, especially more than one in a lifetime, haha. It took me FOREVER on that dang quilt-a-long, and I can't imagine already having cranked out one or two more since then. Seriously, I'm amazed!!!!

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