There will be a lot of scrappy quilts in my future as I challenge myself to make quilts using the fabrics I have rather than buying new fabric. This one was make using a log cabinish style starting with a triangle center instead of a square. I finished in early October. It measures 48.5 in X 62 in. Not sure who will receive it.
I finished this scrappy quilt this summer. It is machine pieced and quilted. It measures 40.5 in square. It is in reserve for now until someone needs it for a baby or just for a lap quilt.
I've knit two chevron afghans in the past couple years. Apparently I failed to post about the first one which I finished back in 2021. The pattern is Spicy Chevron Blanket by Patons. It was made for a nephew, his wife, and daughter (suspect she claimed it). The finished size is 48 in x 62 in. The yarn is Cascade 220 in these colors i-- dark blue #8393, dark teal #4009, teal #8891, yellow #4147, light blue #8905, and white #8505.
This second one was finished in June this year. It was made for a niece and her family. The pattern is The Walt Painted Chevron Baby Blanket by Danielle Romanetti. The yarn is Cascade 220 in toasted coconut #166, cream, and carmine rose #106, and deep teal #103. Finished size is approx 50 x 60 in.
I say a quilt similar to this one online (no numbers just the alphabet). I drafted my block patterns. It is machine pieced and quilted. The finished quilt measures 37.5 in X 45.5 in. It was made for a niece and her husband who are having their first child this September
This is the back before I added a label.
I finished knitting this afghan in April this year. I gifted it to a nephew. It is approx 45 in X 68 in. I altered the pattern so it would be rectangular rather than square. The pattern is prairie blanket by Oat Couture. Yarn is Pacific Chunky Cascade Yarns in colorway 166 (toasted coconut).
I finished this scrappy log cabin quilt at the end of March. I gifted it to my half sister Mariko. It is machine pieced and quilted. It measures 45.5 in X 60.5 in.
I knit this one without a pattern. The edges are a simple garter stitch. I then knit the inside in a block pattern of knit blocks/ garter blocks in a checkerboard pattern. The yarn is Valley Yarn Berkshire Bulky in colorway dark grey heather. Finished it measures 50 in x 68 in. I gave this one to a nephew and his wife. I finished it back in March.
This afghan was finished back in February after starting it in Dec 2022. I gifted it to my nephew Carson. The pattern is Where the Sidewalk Ends by Fifty Four Ten Studio. The yarn is Plymouth Yarn Encore Chunky in colorway oatmeal. I cast on 130 stitches, did 32 pattern repeats to get a larger size than the pattern intended. The finished size is 57 in x 69 in.
This quilt was made for my nephew. It measures 87 in X 88 in. I made the coin sections in a quilt as you go fashion. Then after putting all the pieces together added additional quilting. It was actually finished back in February but I just haven't gotten around to posting it.
I started this afghan in early August and finished it about a week before Christmas. Mailed it after Christmas to my niece (just because gift, not a Christmas present). The pattern is Trellis Afghan by Elizabeth Vindedahl. The yarn is Valley Yarns Haydenville in colorway 21 (yellow). Blocked it measures 65 in X 72 in.
I am not an expert on mending old quilts but I had two old family quilts that needed some mending. The tops were pieced by my paternal grandmother in the late 1960s/ early 1970s. My mother and my youngest sister quilted them for me (not the best quilting jobs but they did it) while I was in college. I decided to simple sew new fabric pieces over the torn/ frayed ones rather than removing the old pieces. In some areas I simple reinforced weak fabric with embroidery.
The first quilt was an album quilt with names (family and friends)/ places embroidered in place. I used this old shirt fabric as a substitute in this block. Wish I had taken an after photo.
The third one
A friend recently became a grandfather so I gave this quilt to him for his new grandchild. It is machine pieced and quilted. Measures approx 38 in X 42 in.
