{ Home Sweet Hometown Christmas~ Log Cabin Quilt }

It's been sometime since I've updated my blog but that doesn't mean I've been idle.

There's been a lot of sewing going on from quilts to tote bags to sewing machine accessories.

I'm really happy to be sharing one of my favorite quilts to date

{Home Sweet Hometown Christmas}

This quilt is made entirely of Sweetwater holiday fabrics that I've been hoarding saving for a few years. The collections included are Cookie Exchange, Holly's Tree Farm & Hometown Christmas.

All of their fabrics work so well together.

The backing is from Hometown Christmas. Sweetwater asked its fabric fans to submit the name of their towns, to be included within this fabric print. Mine, Southold, is there! 

The binding is my favorite stripe from Bonnie & Camille's Handmade. It really is the perfect binding.

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Home Sweet Hometown Christmas

Finished at 68x68

Fabrics: Nearly all Sweetwater, Binding by Bonnie & Camille

Batting: Warm & White
Quilted by Joyce Austin-Ridge, NY

I'm linking up with Finish it up Friday @Crazy Mom Quilts
and
Finished or Not Fridays @ Busy Hands Quilts

{ A Quick Project- the Mondo Bag}

I attended my first quilting guild meeting last month and saw several ladies with these amazing patchwork bags. I inquired about an available pattern and was told that most of the guild members have made a Mondo bag. Some have made many.

Quiltsmart offers a pattern and fusible interfacing kit that make the construction of the bags so easy. Two charm packs and some yardage are needed. 

This is a very roomy bag. Great for a beach tote or even a diaper bag. Quiltsmart even offers a smaller option , the Midi Bag.  I've already got two more planned-one for my sister and one for my niece. I just have to choose the fabric. That's the best part of any project, am I right?

Linking up with:

Finish It Up Friday @ Crazy Mom Quilts

{ Spools 2 }

I finished Spools 2 last week. 

Finished at 67x78

Pattern: Spools 2 by Thimbleblossoms

Fabric : Strawberry Fields Revisited by Fig Tree & Co

Batting: Hobbs Heirloom 80/20

Free Motion Quilted by me

I'm kind of proud about this quilt; I free motion quilted it on my home machine. It's the first full sized quilt I have ever attempted. I quilted each spool block differently, which meant there were two stop/starts on the top/bottom and one stop/start on the "thread". I had to learn how to bury thread tails which was ok once I figured the easiest way to thread the needle. I tried using the cheater needles but kept breaking the thread, so I went back to traditional needles with a larger eye.

It's not perfect but it's done. And, that's alright with me.

Linking up with
Let's Be Social @ Sew Fresh Quilts
My Quilt Infatuation
Finish It Up Friday @ Crazy Mom Quilts
Finished or Not Friday @ Busy Hands Quilts

{ A First Finish for 2018 }

It feels good to finally be able to share a finish. Meet Big Sky.

I'm in love with Big Sky fabric line by Annie Brady for Moda. The colors and prints are amazing and just perfect for a baby boy.

Could you just die? That moose!

Another reason I'm crazy for this quilt is the fact that I quilted it myself on a long arm. First time!

Quilt finished at 51x51

Fabric is Big Sky by Annie Brady

Quilted by ME!

Pattern is Wild Windows by Kristina at Center Street Quilts. It's a freebie over at the Moda Bake Shop

I'm linking up with Finish it Up Friday at

Crazy Mom Quilts