My quilt was finished yesterday but I'll put it in under Feb. It is not truly a Postage Stamp as there are repeat fabrics and squares finished at 1 1/2 " not 1". Sharon, you may remember me complaining,in your monthly goals threads, about getting this one done. That was many months ago.

Size is about90x96".

Scrap quilts are my favorites.

I hope you will all show us your work to help you finish projects and for our enjoyment.

~Geraldine

Rebecca

Wanted to say that the squares finished at 2" and not 1 1/2"....sorry about that.

~Geraldine

Gorgeous quilt!! I love scrappy quilts too, & have a Postage Stamp one in the works. I'm always saving scraps & it seemed a good way to use even the smallest pieces! Mine won't be done anytime soon - I have lots of birthday blocks, Round Robins & 35 blocks for a boomerang swap to work on! YEA!! Snow days!! No kids & I'm going to sew, sew, sew! - once I get off the computer:)

Robbi

This one has a 2" black border and a scrappy binding. It is gift quilt...going to another of my husband's nieces.

Quiltpartner, are you going to do 1" finished squares and have no repeats?
If you join squares into a row here and there, when you have a bit of spare time, then the it is more manageable.

~Geraldine

Teresa

Rebecca

Geraldine - Yes, I'm doing 1" finished & have not repeated any fabrics in my PS yet - but not sure if I'll keep that up. It's so much easier to sew two 3" strips together & cut apart before joining w/others. I know some people feel a true PS does not have any repeats, but Fons & Porter highlighted one from 1890-something in their magazine which had many repeats. It was a feature on PS quilts, so... I'm not rigid about it being 'authentic' - just love the look of them & love scrappy! So, repeats may happen - who knows? Since it will take me awhile to finish it!

~Geraldine

For those of you thinking about doing this, keep your squares or strips by the machine and use them for leaders and enders. If you only make a 9-patch at a time, or whatever size block you want to make, you can stack them up over time and sew together for a quilt later on.

Lafonda, Great job on putting the fabrics together and you did a 'wow' job on your quilting!! I'm impressed!

SharonG/FL

Lafonda your quilt is also beautiful. I like how you used the different fabrics and best of all, your son loves it. The FM is very good too.

Geraldine when doing FM, I find using Spray Basting really helps to keep everything together and I also add a few pins. No puckers on the back.

~Geraldine

~Geraldine

Best to you,
Sandra

lafonda_ranch, your quilt is terrific! I can't believe it's only your 2nd quilt. I still can't do free motion.

Geraldine, I've never seen a postage stamp before. I really like it.

~Geraldine

Got my Crazy Coins top done yesterday plus got the binding hand turned to the back on last side of my Paper Chains quilt...it's the one with all different colors and a bit too 'loud' for me but it will be a gift. I will post pics later in the week.

Hope you all get to do some sewing today.

~Geraldine

Theresa, I love your quilt! What a great way to use scraps!

SharonG/FL

This is the finished top from my beautiful birthday blocks from the Galaxy Stars last year.

Still working on the mystery quilt although it has been reveal! Slowing up a bit after all these years.

TFS,
Gwen

Gwen, I copied the instructions for the mystery quilt and even cut some of the fabric but then got bogged down...I should try to get back to it but I've got many other WIPs to finish first.

~Geraldine

Thank you, nannykins and day2day!

But whatever its name, it is still a beautiful quilt. Something like the saying about a rose by any other name.

~Geraldine

Lafonda - I'm very impressed with your FMQ and with your project. That's a great pattern and really shows how switching the fabrics around changes the look of the block. Great project!

Sunny Lanes is a great pattern and one I've considered making a few times. Now that I see this completed quilt I might have to put it on my Bucket List.

All the quilts pictured are beautiful. Nice work!
Kate

Here is my finished bargello that you all so kindly encouraged me to take those first steps on last month. Thank you for that! I am so glad I did. Some firsts with this one...first bargello, first mitered border, first bed size quilt totally pieced and quilted on my new sapphire. :)

Deanna

Bozo, that Sunny Lanes is a different setting from mine, but WOW! I'd even be tempted to sew black into a quilt with that one! Your birthday group did a fabulous job with their blocks.

Deanna, your bargello is stunning!

Deanna, I just might have to try a bargello. I love what you've done. Very nice!

It looks like some more quilts are added to my bucket list.

Robbi

~Geraldine

Have a great day.

~Geraldine

Robbi

Jayne, the pattern calls for squares, but I bet it would look neat with a 6" different block in the center!

Geraldine, Your Paper Chains is another way to use up the larger squares in our stashes. Great looking 'Chain' that I want to try!

SharonG/FL

The HSTs are 1" square; the top is 32". And there are 1,312 triangles!

Donna

Your quilt is beautiful. I like how the black border frames the inner area and the flurry of pinwheels are a perfect fit for the Ocean Waves pattern.

TFS.

~Geraldine

Now I'm convinced an Ocean Waves should be on my bucket list!

Teresa

Geraldine, I can see your quilt done in black and white. I may need to try it.

Rebecca

Thanks for the nice comments on the quilt.

I thought I might have gotten my Crazy Coins top quilted this past weekend but life got in the way. Hope to get it done sometime this week.

How is everyone doing with the sewing projects? Are you making much progress?

Have a great day. Say 'I love you' to your special people.

~Geraldine

Teresa

~Geraldine

~Geraldine

Geraldine, Your Crazy Coins looks nice and bright. Good job on getting it completed! I have a Chinese Coins in the works but too many other things are taking precedence right now.

I just completed a top for a Project Linus Challenge and hope to get it sandwiched today. We were sent at least a yard of fabric in 2 or more pieces and were to make a quilt adding our own fabric as needed.

SharonG/FL

I've had some family responsibilities lately so haven't been around or done any sewing. Things are starting to ease up so I'm looking forward to getting back to my quilting in early March.

Hope you all have a great day.

~Geraldine

Teresa

What is the pattern name? I have seen it before but either never knew or can't remember the pattern name. I've studied your pic but can't figure out how the squares are done to get the interlocked look.

TFS.

~Geraldine

And 2 tops done...still WIPs but at least they are getting closer:

Msmeow, you have been busy! Nice projects. I'm glad you shared with us.

I like the sampler, especially the sailboat block. I like samplers like this because it's nice trying to guess how each block has meaning for the quilter or recipient.Sometimes it's difficult but some are easy. I was curious about the state block...Texas?? I looked at your profile which says you live in Florida so I'm assuming this is a gift quilt.

Sue, it's a lovely quilt. I like the pattern. You did a wonderful job with this.Did you choose the colors? They....particularly that yellow...sparkle against the black background. The recipient is sure to appreciate it. TFS.

~Geraldine

SharonG/FL

~Geraldine

Teresa

They are all such an inspiration! And how do you guys get so much done!

Here is a picture of one more UFO that I finished a few weeks ago. This is a QAYG pattern. It goes pretty quick and I enjoyed doing it. I also learned a lot on the way.

Robbi

I know it was lots of work as I remember you said you appliqued all the bubbles. You did a great job with it.

TFS.

Now on to March. I am having trouble with my internet connection so if someone wants to start the March thread, go ahead. I may or may not get back on...computer is being bratty and stubborn. DS thinks it's the connection and not the computer itself. Technician is coming today...hopefully...so we'll see what he says and does.

~Geraldine

I like your QAYG quilt. It looks sunny and happy. I have done a baby quilt QAYG without using batting; just used blocks with a backing. It was way too stiff. Looks like yours was done by adding strips to the backing/batting and sewing them on as you went. I made the block, pinned the block and backing and quilted it.
My big problem was adding the sashings. I got it finished but not without some frustration.

Thanks for sharing with us.

~Geraldine

The QAYG is from a pattern that they taught at our LQS. It's from the "Fun and Done" series. This doesn't have any sashing and I can see where that would be a problem. In fact, I'm doing another BOM quilt (Stitcher's Garden) that is constructed differently, but each block has batting put on it and quilted before the applique is done. They you add borders so there is no batting on the borders and sashing. A lady at the quilt shop said she went ahead and put another layer of batting and did more quilting to sandwich the whole thing together. She said she really didn't notice where the second layer was. I'm trying to use a thin batting, so hopefully, I'll have similar results?

So how did you join the seam areas on the back? (not sure if I'm explaining that clearly)

I'm going to have to check out fun and done quilts.

~Geraldine

I will post in March - I am still having problems posting on my main computer, so I have to use another computer to comment or post pictures.

Best to you,
Sandra

The Fun and Done has a template you can use for cutting and placement/arrangement for each block. (I bought it because it was much easier than to measure all the squares.) The batting is cut about 1" smaller than the backing square and centered on the backing fabric. The strips are sewn directly to the backing and batting. Then you trim the strips down to match the batting size. You will end up with a block where the backing is 1" bigger around than the batting and front fabrics. Sew the blocks together close to the 1" seam so that the raw edges are facing up (your batting will all be next to each other, so no batting gaps). Then turn under that seam to create what looks like sashing and sew it down. You first assemble a row, then put the rows together in the same manner. The tricky part to the whole thing is starting and stopping your seams so they only show where you want them. For instance, when you are sewing down the top strips , if you sew into the 1" backing fabric, that seam will show when you put the blocks together for a row. I used a contrasting thread, so that made mine a little more difficult.

I've probably not explained this very well, but I'll try to answer any questions if you have any.

Robbi

I found a tute on Fun and Done and that helped too. So, the backing is brought to the front and used as a sashing. COOL!!

Have a great day.

~Geraldine

Robbi