My Thursday morning quilting group has been participating, after a fashion, in some stash busting of particular colors this year. We’ve been using some of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2025 monthly colors, and I’ve helped them bust some blues, greens, and oranges. I’ve had a bunch of 2½” strips sitting in one of my storage… Continue reading Turquoise busting
Tag: Villa Rosa Designs
Neptune in orange
Recently, the Wrap Them in Hugs quilting ministry began working through some of their half-yard stash, creating from it approximately 7 “kits” of color-themed 2½-inch strips (like a jelly roll) to use for charity quilt tops. They started with blue, and I made the Tiffany quilt top from that set. But then, using the colors… Continue reading Neptune in orange
Tiffany in Blue
I was excited to get this fabric kit from my Thursday quilting group last week and try the Tiffany pattern by Villa Rosa Designs. I don’t buy many jelly rolls, but I really liked Pam’s idea of color-themed packs of around 40 2.5″ width strips to make charity quilts. We could make a jelly roll… Continue reading Tiffany in Blue
Replicator Racing finished
This weekend I finally feel like I’ve accomplished something. I started out by basting around the outside edge of the quilt, then began quilting the border, which was the last part that I needed to quilt. I finally decided on a slightly larger stippling than I had done in the blocks. After that, I trimmed… Continue reading Replicator Racing finished
Just quilt it
Back in early March, I basted CC’s Replicator Racing quilt. I wasn’t sure how I wanted to quilt it, and I told myself I needed to “practice.” Then I put it away to focus on other projects. I was reminded of it over the weekend, when another quilt needed to be washed, but it really… Continue reading Just quilt it