It's in the Mail

From this

To this

To this

The 30's reproduction quilt was finished over the weekend and went in the mail yesterday.  It is on it's way to Portland where it will find a home with David.  David and my son grew up together in our old neighborhood.  They attended elementary, junior high, and high school together.  David now lives in Portland and is restoring a 30's era home there.  I hoping he will enjoy this little quilt.  It is from 30's reproduction fabric but with a modern twist.  Pattern is Simply Crazy by Karla Anderson.  I quilted it on my Bernina using a meandering stitch.   I used my new Accuquilt Go to cut the 2 1/2" binding strips.  What a great machine.  Can't wait to use it on actual quilt pieces.  This coming soon.

Crazy 30's Quilt

My first quilt of the new year is on my design wall.  I call it Crazy 30's.  It is made from reproduction 30's fabric and the pattern is Simply Crazy by Karia Alexander.  I have purchased the border prints and will add them as soon as I get the blocks sewn together.  

 I purchased a needleplate for straight stitching for my Janome 11000.  I used it for the first time while sewing these blocks.  It really makes stitching quilt pieces a lot easier.  It is also recommended for free motion quilting.  I purchased a special bobbin case and foot for free motion.  I plan to use them when quilting this little beauty.

  Now I'm off the JoAnn's.  I ran out of white cotton thread just as I finished these blocks. 

Simply Crazy Quilted completed

I finished the binding on my Simply Crazy Quilt yesterday morning.  Today was a bright day outside so I decided to take a photo of the finished quilt on our outdoor swing. 

What a great way to use up those pieces of fabric left over from previous projects.  All the items (including the backing) are from my stash.  I didn't have enougth of either of the backing fabrics, so I decided to combine them. 

I followed the wavy lines on the backing and border fabric for machine quilting.  I also stitched in the ditch in across the wavy lines.  I'm now looking for more fabric to make another of these quilts.  I'm lov'n this pattern.

Simply Crazy Quilt

Look what's on my design wall!!!!!!!!!!

If you read my blog, you know that I'm in the process of decluttering and organizing my studio.  As a part of the organizing, I decided to go through my fabric leftovers from years past.  It was time to "use them or lose them".  I looked through my quilt patterns and found this Simply Crazy quilt pattern by Karla Alexander.  It was the perfect way to "use them".  The pattern requires 11" squares of fabric.  I was able to find enough pieces of fabric to make a small quilt.  I'm thinking it will become a baby quilt with a cute children's print as the border.  Is is so bright and colorful and does include some juvenile prints fabrics. 

Tomorrow I will sew the squares together and add a bright border.  I am making some progress with my studio.  I'm still organizing and sorting things but it's looking good.