Becky's quilt obsession

After a year of mainly working on items for my Quilt Guild’s boutique and traveling I’m finally beginning to play a bit on quilting again. I just returned from AQS in Chattanooga so have regained some enthusiasm that I had lost with all the family illnesses and deaths. DGD#2 was sick last Wednesday and I picked her up from school and took her to the Nurse Practitioner. She had to have a breathing treatment and she hates them. She did well, so as a treat we stopped at the nearby quilt shop. As we went in I confirmed her request for 2 fat quarters. Just inside the shop they had this marvelous Halloween quilt made from the skeleton panel. I thought we should have a panel and some striped fabric. Jessica wanted some purple “bones” fabric. When I took them up to check out, Jessica explained that she needed another fat quarter as the two pieces I had weren’t hers. They get you every time! We came home and immediately “had” to pull the Halloween basket and start auditioning fabrics. We ...

This is redundant to those reading this on the web, however I want to be able to print this out for guild members who use the library for their computer access. My blog is: http://beckyquiltobsession.blogspot.com/ My previous blog post about the Buzzsaw / tribbles quilt: http://beckyquiltobsession.blogspot.com/2014/07/tutorial-for-buzz-saw-tribbles.html or get a pdf file here A tutorial on making zig-zag quilts out of half square triangles (HSTs) http://myquiltinfatuation.blogspot.com/2013/09/easy-peasy-chevron-quilt-tutorial.html The diagram and settings I made for vertical and Horizontal Zig-Zags in a PDF is here The tutorial on allpeoplequilt for the sewing kit is here or type in below (the pictures are from the website) http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/bags-pillows-gifts/pincushions/sew-perfect On the same site the knot bag or grab bag is here or type in http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/bags-pillows-gifts/bags-and-purses/grab-bags The settings for the disappearing churn...

I wrote this tutorial to give to my guild members. We are making 6 1/2” HSTs to sell in our boutique during the quilt show. It is in Independence, MO at the Sermon Center at Noland and Truman Road during the Labor Day weekend. Small tribbles/buzzsaw block / quilt Needed for each block (finished size 5 ½”) o One HST 6” (unfinished) high contrast o One strip 2” x 6” similar value to dark fabric of HST Making the block · Square HST to 6” · Lay on mat with angle the SAME each time · Cut square into 4 strips – each 1 ½” · Turn each strip end to end · Sew strips back together · Add 2” x 6” plain strip to dark end · Block now measures 6” unfinished again   To make pictured quilt 64 blocks total – set 8 x 8 v 24 black and white blocks (black strips on side) v 20 grey and white blocks (grey strips on side) v 20 grey and black blocks (black strips on side) Borders width: inner border cut 1 ½”, outer border cut 2” length to match your quilt top Quilt and bind using yo...

This is my great-niece Emily in front of the top of her t-shirt quilt. She ran cross-country forever. We had her high school graduation open house here at our home yesterday. Guests signed the backing for this quilt with fabric markers. Some of you locals (Kansas City, MO area) may have seen her on TV news – we had her graduation last Monday in her front room so that her mom – Margaret – could attend. She is losing her 4 year battle with a really aggressive cancer. We are all spending a lot of time caring for her and her family. Sometimes life just sucks! I hope you are happily quilting, Becky

The cabinet doors are all on – except one that needs a piano hinge and I bought the wrong size. My son started the cove trim at the top and some face fronts for the kick space at the bottom. We sure put in a lot of screws – 12 per door x 26 doors. Now we can protect the kitchen essentials from all the sanding dust from the living room hardwood floor. I’m partway into a Tee-shirt quilt for Emily – a great niece that is graduating this year. More on that when there is something to show. Right now I’m still fusing interfacing to the areas I cut out. It was great having all the leftover parts to use for wiping off wood stain! Happy Quilting! Becky

Finally, something new on the design wall. I found this pattern on the web and decided to play with a fat quarter pack from Robert Kaufman. There are also a few disappearing pinwheels in the churn dash pattern – I just can’t stop making those. Most of the last several weeks have been spent working on kitchen cabinets at my sister / brother in law’s new home. It is a foreclosure and needs a lot of work. I do like working with wood, so I am refinishing all the kitchen cabinets. The face frames are all finished – they could start using them Sunday. I finished the drawers last night – I brought them home so I could work on them here. They started as dark as the inside of the deep one. Now to tackle the 27 cabinet doors. I’ve started sanding the finish off a few, but am stripping the curved parts to maintain their shape. I did buy an attachment for the Mouse to get into small parts, so I may go back to sanding even the curves. It is a slow process either way. I also finished these “bo...

Getting ready for a retreat next weekend. This is my project as we will have a work on anything session with a certified Quiltworx instructor, Eileen Eubanek. I’ve cut my own jelly roll strips as this is to hang next to my Glacier Star on the stairwell. It will have a blue black as well. I've been sorting UFO’s, seeing if I can kit some up for the Guild’s Boutique since I am in charge of it this year. I unearthed these, but I’m not ready to give up on them, yet. What to do with these? I thought I would do the Iron challenge at Missouri Star Quilt Company so bought the charm packs. I thought I would do a fractured quilt from the Material Obsession’s book, but . . . . I’m also cutting up some Dr Seuss fat quarters to make this quilt – I think. . . . Can I make a table topper out of this orphan? It’s too much trouble to make these blocks . . . . I’m not sure what to do with the rail fence blocks, another UFO that didn't sell at last year’s Boutique. This doll bed is an e...