Figgy Christmas Schnibbles

I did it with hours to spare!!!

The last few quilts I have made I have sent to a quilter so I was not sure about quilting it myself. I actually tried free motion quilting thanks to this blog http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/ but did not feel ready to try it on a quilt. I ended up doing wavy line quilting like Linda at http://all-stitched-up.blogspot.com/. This is a quick way to quilt and looks good. I even used the extra charm squares to piece the back.

Great giveaway

http://lilatuellerdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-was-just-thinkingits-time-for.html

Head over for a giveaway of Lila Tueller's gorgeous new Eden fabric.

Schnibbles Top finished

I used figgy pudding for my schnibbles. I love this fabric. It was a little to busy for me when I put all the blocks together so I added an extra sashing between the blocks. I am going to quilt it today and then I will post another photo.

Wall Quilt finished

I love this quilt. It is a Terry Atkinson Design so it was quick and easy but looks great!!! It is from her book "Time Out Quilts".I have made quite a few of her quilt and table runners.
I had it quilted by a local quilter and she used an allover star design which looks great. The back looks amazing but I did not think to take a photo of that.

I have nearly finished my schnibbles. I am putting on the last border now (well not now because I am on the computer). I actually made one little change because of the fabric I used. I will try and upload a photo real soon.

quilting

I need to learn how to quilt. I can quilt in the ditch and a basic line design but that is it. I am reading a great blog at the moment and I am nearly ready to try something new.
http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/

This has lots of good ideas on quilting for all levels.





This is why I want to quilt. I just made this and it needs more than in the ditch quilting. It is by a local designer (if you live in Missouri). Here is the website.
http://www.hyacinthquiltdesigns.com/Site/Home.html
It was very quick and easy even after making it with white sashing and then unpicking it and changing it to cream.



This is a table runner I did finish because I could just quilt in the ditch. It is very basic but I loved the fabric.

Jelly roll ideas.

http://blog.missouriquiltco.com/2009/09/like-totally-tubular/

This is so cool!!!! The Cutting Table Quilt Blog are having a jelly roll week with some great ideas. I really like this hourglass block. Make sure you watch the tutorials.

I was wrong

Yes I was wrong. This does not happen very often lol. I was saving some charm squares for another project. When I got them out and looked at them they are perfect. I am so excited I am going upstairs to start working on them as soon as I finish this post. It is not a good idea for me to save them for something else because I probably wont get around to it or if I do I wont be able to remember what I had planned.