My Latest Quilts

Well, I looked at this picture and immediately realized I’d made a mistake.  Of course, I didn’t see the mistake until just now, AFTER I had the quilt top completed, had the quilt completed, and bound the quilt.  It cracks me up.  The saying is that the Amish always made a mistake in their quilts.  I guess I’m Amish!

This quilt is for my niece Alexis.  It has a beautiful sea blue minky back.  When Mike and I were visiting in early October, she asked if I would make her a quilt.  I told her I would, and then I asked if he she wanted to see the quilt I had in my car.  If she liked it, this could be her quilt, or, I would make one for her.   

At the end of September, Cathy Spillman asked me to make eight quilts for her grandchildren and her, out of her husband’s shirts.  These are the quilts I came up with…

Cathy’s quilt

Grandchildren’s Quilt

The boys back was this fleece pattern and the girls back was a pink camouflage. Another project completed.  Yea!

SOLD - Folksy Bird Quilt Top

Recently I sold this quilt top and I was so happy as I had the quilt for TWO years.  I was wondering if I would ever sell it, but it sold on Etsy.  Yea!

This particular pattern sells quite well so I am in the process of making yet another quilt from this pattern to list on Etsy.  Hopefully, it will not take another two years to sell. 

The more quilts I make and sell, the more I realize I need to have bolder colors and square prints.  For some reason, those two combinations = sales!

Candy Corn Table Runner

In September, I made the decision to cease my participation in Farmer’s Market.  Thus, I am attempting to sell my inventory.  With the Halloween season approaching, I listed the last two Candy Corn Table Runners out on my Etsy shop and both sold.  I am so glad!  It is one less item I have to keep in my home!

Speaking of selling things…  Mike and I have been spring cleaning our home in Blanding.  Blanding has a 24/7 garage sale facebook page and I placed and sold so many items out there.  I love it!  Mike was a little skeptical at first, but is quite impressed with everything I have sold.  Yea for Facebook!

Recent Quilt Tops that Sold

I sold two quilt tops on Etsy last week.  I have decided that certain patterns sell, like these two.  Some of my quilt tops have been out on Etsy for ever and not sold.  So, I am going to stick with making these quilt tops in the future.

The first quilt, I called Folksy Songbirds

 

The second quilt top I found in a quilt magazine and figured out the pattern, enlarged the quilt, because it was a lap quilt.  I finished it about three weeks ago and it sold almost immediately after placing the quilt on Etsy.  I will probably recreate this pattern again.  I have also found that this color combination works quite well.  Purple, lime green, turquoise blue, and yellow.  I personally really liked this quilt.

 

Stain Glass Quilt – SOLD!

I was completely surprised last Friday morning when I awoke and had sold my Stain Glass Quilt on Etsy.  It was thrilling.  A few days before, I had seen a huge increase in hits on this listing.  I don’t know what was driving the traffic, but I didn’t think much about it. 

I didn’t even feel badly that the quilt sold.  It is a beautiful quilt, but honestly, it does not fit with my home decor.  The individual who purchased the quilt lives in Australia!  I hope she enjoys it!

There are two downsides to this sale.  1) The quilt listing has drawn traffic to my Etsy and 2) the quilt has drawn traffic to my Farmer’s Market booth.

 

Too Many Triangles

aka ‘The Quilt from Hell”

I started this quilt about three years ago.  After months and years of working on it off and on, I finally calculated that I had cut and sewn at least 1500+ small triangles.  I also realized I HATED THIS QUILT.

It all started when I saw this quilt in a magazine.  I loved it!  I loved the color scheme.

 

I carefully selected the fabrics and began cut, and cut and cut.  I wasn’t discouraged, I was making this beautiful quilt.

But, after sewing and sewing and sewing triangles together, and then only finishing one block – there were twenty total blocks – I knew I was in trouble.  I would pull out the quilt from time to time, and sew and sew and sew and still only finish a couple of blocks.  I was discouraged, but I continued to sew away.  I began to hate this quilt.

Finally, I was able to attach the inner border.  The quilt seemed to be coming together.   I still hated this quilt.  I then started to sew the triangles for the outer border and that’s when I realized, “I don’t need to finish this quilt.  If someone else wants this border, they can do it.” 

I decided to sell it.  I put it up for sale at the 2012 Christmas Boutique and it didn’t sell.  I thought, “Oh, maybe I should keep it”.  I hid it away in a quite corner of our home, which believe me, there are very few, and let it sit for a few months.

In March 2013 I brought it out again.  I thought maybe time had changed my feelings towards this quilt.  But no, it did not.  I listed the quilt top on Etsy for a higher price than I normally list items, and shared all my frustrations about the quilt.  The quilt sold within a couple of weeks and I was SO HAPPY to be rid of it.  (I also think the individual who bought it is VERY lucky.  It is a beautiful quilt but while I hate it, she will LOVE it!)

 

I will NEVER make another quilt that takes SO MUCH TIME.  I learned my lesson.

Sherbet

I recently sold this lap quilt on Etsy.  I have so say that the fabrics were not my favorite, but I’m glad the quilt sold anyway. 

 

I am making a similar quilt, but it will be for a twin bed.  I’m hoping to have it done this week.  I really like the fabrics I am using in the next quilt.