Friday, April 30, 2021

Another Finish!

Amazing ... another week, another finish.  I wish I could continue this mini trend.  This was a really easy, small quilt.   


It was a beautiful sunny day when I took this picture.  I decided it was nice to leave a little sky in the picture.  (Many thanks to hubby who was holding the quilt.) 

This is a free pattern from Elizabeth Hartman.  She offers a version using charm packs and a bigger version using layer cakes.  You can find the directions here.  You can also find other free projects by going to her website and looking under "Projects."  (Every time I show this quilt it takes me forever to find the web page as it isn't listed as a free pattern, although it is.) 

You can read the back story on the charm squares here. The squares that were cut in half were actually cut from stash.  I was able to introduce a little calm into the mix with them.  It's a very easy quilt even if you cut your own 5" squares.  Below you can see the backing.  I was really happy to use that older piece of flannel.  The only downside is it's hot in central Virginia in the summer -- who's going to want to use a part flannel quilt? It's going to a NICU in the Richmond area through Country Piecemakers in Powhatan, VA.

I'm trying to decide what fabrics should be cut next for one of these quilts.  Hum, maybe I should think about cutting 10" squares for a bigger quilt?

Here's Sharon's version that looks completely different from mine. 




And last, proof of finish of my table runner/wall hanging. 

Ok, honesty here, I haven't put the sleeve on it yet nor have I decided about eyes or bubbles.  But one of these days I will do that.  Maybe sooner than later. 

I'm ready to finish this off and get back to the studio.  I'm FaceTiming with Sharon this PM and I need to figure out what to do during that time.  New quilt? Pull out a UFO? Make blocks that I need to send off?  Decisions, decisions.  

I'm linking up to all of these fun parties: Midweek Makers, Needle and Thread Thursday, Can I Get a Whoop, Whoop?, Finished or Not Friday, and Beauties Pageant. Wow!  That's a lot of blogs.  But jump right in and start surfing.  You know you will find all sorts of great inspiration. 

Happy Quilting All!  Bonnie  



9 comments:

  1. The two versions of this pattern made adorable baby quilts! Thanks for all the links.I hope you have a fun FaceTime call with Sharon.

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  2. The charm squares quilt looks great, Bonnie -- I like the quilting design, too. Hooray for a finish! One of the joys of quilting is seeing how different a design looks when made with completely different fabrics.

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  3. love the charm quilts! always amazing how different a quilt looks with different fabrics! thanks for the link...

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  4. Wonderful quilts! I love both versions! Thanks for sharing Elizabeth's free pattern!

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  5. Awesome finish, Bonnie! LOVE the way the colors POP! off that gray background!!

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  6. Wow, both charm quilts are adorable, Bonnie and Sharon!!! Super cute quilting, too!

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  7. I love both quilts, Bonnie. The blue does give the quilt a calming look and just love the beautiful fabrics in it. Have a lovely weekend and happy quilting.

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  8. That is cool to see two different versions - I really do like that grey against those bright colors - nice finish!!

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  9. Love that fabric line with the space theme. I got it from Craftsy and made a cute quilt with it. Elizabeth Hartmann's site is always a challenge. I want to give credit to her by including a link but then the site changes and all links are dead. AAARRGGHHHHH. The runner is a darling but it is making me crave seafood.

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