In the Meadow Table Runners

More leftover blocks have found their way into completed projects!  Today I finished three In the Meadow table runners, each with a different color border and binding.  And I still have more of these blocks! ... sweet blue ... The blocks pattern can be found in a video tutorial by Missouri Star Quilt Co., called the Amazing Jelly Roll Quilt Pattern by 3 Dudes. ... rosy red ... Each runner is a different size. ... creamy tan ...

Quilt Stats:

• Pattern:  Amazing Jelly Roll Quilt Pattern by 3 Dudes, posted by MissouriQuiltCo on YouTube, written instructions in Quilting Quickly Magazine, Summer 2013 issue
• Size:  Blue 25" square, Red 14.5" x 45.5", Tan 14.5 x 35".
• Fabric:  Meadow by Blackbird Designs for Moda, front and binding; Fleur Rouge by Anna Griffin, backing
• Batting:  100% cotton
• Quilting:  Allover dense meandering in cream thread on Mrs.Bernina, my old 830 which was my grandmother's.
• Binding:  Scrappy, double fold, attached by machine using coordinating fabrics in Meadow by Blackbird Designs for Moda
• Value:  Simply homey!

These quilts have been listed in my Etsy shop!

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Crazy Mom Quilts

In the Meadow Table Runner

Yesterday was our first day of homeschool for the 2013-2014 year!  We survived, and our weather was true to form that when school starts so does the rain!  We really enjoyed the new scheduling program I started this year!  I'm seriously wondering why I didn't use one sooner - like years ago! On a quilting note, I'm trying to finish up WIPs and am making good headway! This has been on my quilting table for a bit over a month ... not too long.
Quilt Stats:

• Pattern:  Amazing Jelly Roll Quilt Pattern by 3 Dudes, posted by MissouriQuiltCo on YouTube
• Size:  14" wide x 34" long
• Fabric:  Meadow by Blackbird Designs for Moda, front and binding; Fleur Rouge by Anna Griffin, backing
• Batting:  100% cotton
• Quilting:  Allover dense meandering in cream thread on Mrs.Bernina, my old 830 which was my grandmother's.
• Binding:  Scrappy, double fold, attached by machine using the light fabrics in Meadow by Blackbird Designs for Moda
• Value:  Simply homey!

This quilt is for sale in my Etsy shop, BusyHandsQuilts!

Disappearing Nine-Patch Full-Size Quilt in Meadow - Finished!

This is a quilt for a dear friend whom I told you about in this post.  She has had to seek shelter outside of the family home, so I made this quilt for her in her new tiny place.  Something special to begin her new life. It took only 11 days to complete this quilt set from cutting it out to completion. Maybe that means I sew too much?!? I don't usually put borders on quilts because I rarely buy yardage of fabric and simply never have enough fabric to do so, but this special quilt called for a border - from her favorite fabric in the Meadow collection, of course.  It's a smoky blue-gray, not purply as this shows. I have been eyeing pillow covers on Etsy that were tied at the edge rather than closed with an envelope backing.  Wouldn't you know that I already owned the book that shows how to do this???  It is Shams with Style by Anka's Treasures.  There is a flap that covers the back of the quilt on one side and a flap that covers the pillow itself on the other.  I am absolutely delighted to know how to make this and plan to make lots more in the future! The pillow cover is quilted on both the front and the back, and I couldn't decide whether to quilt it in straight lines on the diagonal or with an allover meandering stitch ... so I did one side with lines and the other side meandering!  I really like both of them, but I think I like the straight lines on the diagonal just a tad bit more.  Marking out the quilting lines is the perfect use for a Hera Marker along the edge of a yard stick. The edges of the pillow sham are bound just like a quilt with a wider strip of fabric to make it look like piping. Quilt Stats:

• Pattern:  Disappearing 9-Patch
• Size:  Full size, 80" x 93" before washing
• Quilt Top Fabric:  Meadow by Blackbird Designs for Moda
• Batting:  100% cotton
• Backing:  Extra-wide quilt backing in country blue tone-on-tone
• Binding:  Rose Silo Rouge from the Fleur Rouge collection by Anna Griffin
• Quilting:  All over large meander in gold thread on Mrs.Singer, my 1896 Singer 31-15 mounted on a long-arm quilting frame.

Pillow Sham Stats:

• Pattern:  One-piece front and back with tied edge and inner flaps to cover pillow, from Shams with Style by Anka's Treasures
• Size:  20" x 26"
• Fabric:  Rose Silo Rouge from the Fleur Rough collection by Anna Griffin
• Batting:  100% cotton
• Binding:  Extra wide deep red from Kona
• Quilting:  Straight line on the diagonal on one side with small allover meander on the other.

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Meadow Scrappy Table Runner

This cute little table runner was made using scraps from the Disappearing 9-Patch Quilt I am making for a friend.  The fabric is Meadow by Blackbird Designs for Moda.  I do love the calmness of this collection.
It started out as a brick pattern, and then I added larger squares around the edges to increase its size, using up some of the little pieces that were left over.
I used gold thread for the quilting.  It blends in and yet stands out for a peek here and there.
Quilt Stats:

• Pattern: Scrappy bricks, sort of
• Size: 20" x 26"
• Fabric: Meadow by Blackbird Design for Moda
• Quilting:  Allover meadering stitch on Mrs.Bernina, an old 830 from the 70s which was my grandmother's
• Batting: 100% cotton
• Backing:  Unbleached muslin
• Binding:  Coordinating solid tan from the Meadow collection
• Value:  Simple and sweet!

This quilt is for sale in my Etsy shop, Busy Hands Quilts!

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