My "Rocky Road to Kansas Quilt" is finished!!!

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all doing well.

Yesterday, we had the Canadian Federal Elections.

I managed to finish quilting this quilt and get the binding on it.

I sewed the binding down while watching the results last night.

The broadcast ended around 1:00 am. 

Just enough time to get the binding all stitched.

So, now this quilt is finally done.

My husband held it up for me to take a picture.

It was very windy though.

I love the way it turned out.

It will make a great lap quilt to cuddle with.

I hope you like it!

Hugs

My quilt top is done!

So, I managed to get my Rocky Road to Kansas quilt top done. I added a very scrappy string border to it! It really makes for a bright quilt. But I like it! 

This is a terrible picture because it was night time and the lighting in my house is not the best. I feel good about using all those scraps of fabric. Barely made a dent in my scrap bin, but that's okay. 

Working on a scrappy border

I've been working on making a scrappy border for my Rocky Road to Kansas quilt. It's a string border.

I have this huge bin full of scraps. As I'm making these borders, I'm also cutting my scraps using Bonnie Hunter's Scrap User's System. You can find it on her website quiltville.com 

This is no small task. I've been working all day at it, and it doesn't look like I've used any scraps from my bin. It's crazy!!! This is what the border looks like.

It really fits well with this quilt. I have one long side done. And quite a bit of the other long side done. I hope to have this top done by the end of the weekend. But no promises!!

Working on my Rocky Road to Kansas top

Hi everyone, 

I decided to pull out another old UFO. I had made 21 of the Rocky Road to Kansas blocks several years ago. I had intended this to be a queen size quilt. But honestly, my heart wasn't in it anymore. So, a lap quilt it will be. 

I assembled all the blocks in a 4x5 arrangement. I have one block left. I will turn that into a matching throw pillow. I just need to come up with a border for this top. It feels good to have the blocks sewn together. I'm happy with my decision. Hope you like it!!

21 blocks....

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all well.

I've been working on my Rocky Road to Kansas Quilt.

At first it was going to be a lap quilt made up of twelve blocks.

But, as I kept looking at my huge scrap pile,

I though to myself.....

why don't I just keep making these blocks until I have enough for a queen size bed quilt.

I certainly have enough scraps available.

I have 21 blocks completed.

I had to buy a different background fabric because I didn't have enough of the original.

When I went to buy more they didn't have any left.

So I bought some of a similar colour.

I think I will use a few different background fabrics to add some interest.

Well, I hope you all have a great day.

Hugs 

I got some blocks done...

Hi everyone!

I hope you are all doing well.

Today is a day off for me.

So, I did a bit of sewing.

I have not been feeling very well.

So, it's a good thing I was able to stay home.

I finished five out of the six blocks I was working on for my Rocky Road to Kansas quilt.

I have eleven done all together.

I was hoping to get all twelve done today.

But, I think I've reached my limit.

I'm going to rest now.

I hope you like them.

Hugs

Using up my scraps...

Today, I decided to work on one of my oldest UFO's,

my "Rocky Road to Kansas Quilt".

I used the paper piecing technique to make the scrappy triangles.

I have enough triangles sewn to make six more blocks.

I already had 6 blocks made.

Once I get my backing fabric, and small triangles cut, I will put them together.

That will give me twelve blocks.

I'm just going to keep sewing these blocks and using up my scraps.

I have way too many scraps.

I also made three little 3 inch house blocks.

The block on the right is done backwards.

I'm going to use that one by itself in a little project.

That one was sewn by hand.

The other two were paper pieced.

I'm following along with the quilt-along at 

Building houses from scraps.

The instructions are all on the blog.

I don't know if I will make all the 366 house blocks.

But I'll make some as I feel like it, then put them together.

I hope you are all well.

I have to work the next few days.

Hugs

A few more blocks complete!!!

Hi everyone, I hadn't sewn anything in a couple days because my back hurt so much. But tonight I decided to spend a short time finishing some of the blocks I had already started for my Rocky Road to Kansas Quilt. So I have 6 blocks done. I'm only going to make twelve blocks and make a lap size quilt. I love using up my scraps with these blocks. But they are time consuming. I really love the way they look. I hope you like them.

Happy Stitching!

Ariane :o)

Rocky Road to Kansas Block

I just had to do some sewing tonight. It had been too many days since I've sewn. So I wanted to do something new.... something to inspire me. So I had printed a pattern a few weeks ago called Rocky Road to Kansas. I got the pattern on the Quilter's Cache web site. This is a wonderful site full of free patterns to use for personal use. You should go check it out. I made templates for the block and took out some freezer paper to make the center scrappy triangle. The pattern said to sew long strips together then cut out the triangles. But I only have small pieces, so the freezer paper helped. I made one block. But I just love it. It's really great. I just love putting colors that wouldn't normally go together and just mix them up. It looks great in the end. I had bought the cream colored material to make an applique quilt. But I think I'm going to stick to making these blocks with it. Oh well, I'm just going to have to buy more. This really perked me up. I really am addicted to quilting. I just love being creative. I think that's what I was missing for so many years. I'm so glad I started doing this. Thanks for all the inspiration you all give me through your blogs.

Happy Stitching!

Ariane :o)