Look What Wanda Did To My Chestnut and Vine Quilt

Wanda sent me this photo of my Chestnut and Vine Quilt.  Isn't it lovely.  She did such a great job.  I can hardly wait to see it.  She will mail it next week.  I will add the binding when it gets here. 

I'm so pleased with the quilting designs in the quilt.  Wanda's photos below show the quilting details.  Isn't it the most beautiful quilt!

Thanks Wanda you are the best.

Chestnut and Vine Block of the Month completed

My Chestnut and Vine Block of the Month quilt top is completed.  It is huge (82" x 82").  It is shown here on our king size bed.  It will be going in the mail on Monday to Ohio.  Wanda will be quilting it for me.  She quilted my Southwest quilt and it is one of my favorites. 

The Chestnut and Vine quilt used cheater fabric for some of the blocks and triangles.  It looks much more detailed that it actually is.  BUT there is quite a bit of applique in the quilt and this took many hours to complete.  I'm very pleased with the results.   Can hardly wait to see what it looks like after Wanda's beautiful quilting.

May Chestnut and Vine

This is my Chestnut and Vine quilt top after attaching the May Blocks of the Month.  This quilt top is so much faster and simpler than the Civil Wars Chronicles block of the month that I am also doing.  The Chestnut and Vine will last 6 months but Civil War Chronicles is an entire year.  This month we added the "half-square" triangle border and the large triangles around the outer edge.  Here you will see the center block made in April. 

If you are a regular reader you will remember my discussing (or was I cussin') all the half-square triangles that we are making for the Civil War Chronicles quilt.  Well the beauty of the Chestnut and Vine quilt is -----THOSE ARE NOT HALF-SQUARE TRIANGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They are made from "Cheater Fabric".  They are cut from a Strip-It piece of fabric.  The fabric features stripes of various prints from the Chestnut and Vine line of fabrics.  You just place your 2 1/2" square ruler (it's a tiny one) diagonally on the stripes and cut.  Now you have a perfect "cheater half-square triangle".  Look closely, can you tell the difference?

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL!  HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.

April Block Finished

I finished my April Block of the Month last evening while watching American Idol.  I'm very pleased with this block.  I'm not a fan of applique but I think it turned out o.k.  This is the center block for the Chestnut and Vine Block of the Month Quilt.  When placed in the center of the quilt the square will be set on the diagonal.  You can see the completed quilt top here.   So glad to have that first square completed and ready for Block 2 in May.  The kits are from Three Dudes Quilts in Phoenix. 

Another Block of the Month

Call me crazy but I have decided to join a second block of the month club at Three Dudes Quilting.  This one is called Chestnut and Vine.  It is from Bloom Creek.  I am currently working on the center block.  It includes applique.  I'm not a fan of applique but they assured me that there wasn't enough applique to keep me from enjoying this quilt.  So far I have attached one set of stems.  After much thought, I decided to use a machine applique stitch and invisible top thread.  It looks good so far. 

I'll keep you posted on my progress.  Wish me luck working on two block of the months at the same time.  Since we aren't traveling this spring due to DH's health issues, I decided to keep myself busy with quilting projects.  It's been a few years since I concentrated on my quilting.