Nough Said HST's

Hello again!

Today one of my favorite quilts is on display over at Moda Bake Shop.  Directions to make it are too.

I've made it twice. 

and I still can't figure out how to piece the red corners without wasting a bunch of fabric.  However, in the hopes of making lemon-aide out of lemons....here are some ideas for what can be done with the 128 "wasted" hsts.

The following designs are each made from 64 hsts.  That means, if you made the 128 hsts suggested in the pattern, you can also make two minis or two pillows, or make the front and the back of one quilt....although please add some fabric around the edges of the back to make quilting easier.

I'm liking the pillow idea.  What layout should I use?

Barn Raising

 

 



 

Broken Chevron

 

 

Broken Dishes

 

 

Butterfly Boxes

 

 

Chevrons

 

 

Dispersal

 

Fenced Pin Wheels

 



 

Fenced Pinwheels - negative

 

 

Flock of Geese

 

 

Harlequin

 

 

In and Out

 

 

One Way

 

 

Plus 

 

Quartet on Point

 

 

Radiant

 

 

Spin

 

 

Spiral

 

 

Tire Tracks

 

 

Zig to My Zag

Are your eyes bugging out yet?  Mine are.  I think I will make two pillows that are inverse of each other....how cool would that be?!  I like Dispersal and Radiant the best....but I think I will let my eyes rest a bit before I attempt them.

Play with those pieces and see what else you can make.



When I made these I added a 2 1/2" border around each block before I quilted it to match the quilt.  It made them perfect for a 20" pillow form.

I'd love to see your projects made from my patterns.  Please feel free to join my Flickr group, Tops to Treasures!

Good morning.

Hello all,

I hope you had a great weekend.  It was beautiful, if not a bit chilly, here in North Texas. 

I went to a balloon festival, which was fun....except there were no balloons.  It was nice to get out of the house and walk in the fresh air with my husband and youngest son.  We ate far too much junk and watched some beautiful kites dance in the breeze.  I didn't take a single picture.  Sorry, my hands were full of funnel cake and kettle corn.

I also got to spend some time sewing.  I finally finished these...



I made two pillows out of my tiny hsts from the quilt.  It was incredibly satisfying to use up every last scrap of the material I purchased to make the quilt.  The backing is left over from my Donkey Quilt...very soft grey flannel.  The bindings are scrappy.  I am very pleased with this project.



I also got to do some knitting.  I doubt that it will ever be used, but it was still fun to make this Dr. Who themed wash cloth for my son.  You can find this and similar free patterns here.