Dooley (Dueling?) Tandems

Big trucks

This top was done at a Linus Day at the Kincardine guild.Joanne, Sally and I went and went out for lunch afterwards.It was a really nice outing, the pieces were already cut so all we had to do was sew them up.This has fussy cut squares of big trucks that someone called either Dooley or Dueling Tandems. Not having any little boys in my life, I had no idea what she was talking about. There was another Linus day 2 weeks later but I was unable to attend. Now to finish it.

Big twister

twister top

after cutting

This was done with another novelty ruler/template. I had bought the medium size that starts with 5 or 6 inch squares. I thought it was too small so I borrowed Joanne's which starts with 10 inch squares. They are sewn together with a border. This top seems to be my default pattern, a simple diagonal,  then it is cut up, not the individual squares like the X block. It was a little tricky but Joanne said to cut one block then place it in row order. It makes a cute pinwheel and I like it much more than the X block. I will make the smaller one. This will go to Scrapbags as the Strawberry Short Cake- the light pink- came from the  SB stash.

X-blocks

9 patch

Xblock ruler on top

9 patch after cutting

patches sewn up

This was made with an X block ruler purchased at a show last year. It was kind of fun, the leftover bits were sewn into a border. I put the back strip as a separating border but I prefer a regular 9 patch over this. It will be a Linus quilt when done. That ruler/template will go into the silent auction at the guild next year.

Scrap Bags Feb. project

Squares before cutting

Squares after cutting

This was the Feb project at Scrap Bags taught by Jeannette. It is simply squares sewn together following a diagram, so in my case, the blue squares fall in a precise spot in each row. In the second picture, the top has been cut and resewn following the diagram so that the blue squares make up an outer border. Cool eh?

Guild project

Remembrance Day

The guild is making Calendar Quilts by Kim Schaefer for a donation I think to Community Living. Each month has it's traditional theme. Because it is an American pattern, the Nov. block was a turkey.We were divided into groups with each member doing a part of it. Someone drafted a Canadian version and last week I brought it home to do my share. Today I appliqed the cross part of the cross and the poppies, leaves and buds. I think the top is done. I ordered the pattern to make a set for myself and maybe for a gift.

Shadow Stars

Shadow Stars

This quilt is a Karen Coombs pattern made up of batiks collected on various road trips. I started making it in 2010. Pete would always comment on how he liked the bight colours and the contrasts.  I finally finished the top and had it long arm quilted by Mary Gunson before I moved. It was kind of hidden in plain sight in my sewing room just needing binding which I finished last night.  Since Pete was very supportive of my quilting and it was the last one he saw me working on, I  will be keeping it for myself.

Giving Quilt

Giving Quilt

Here is my finished top for the Giving Quilt challenge issued by Cathy at our Xmas lunch.I put an extra border on it to make it a little bigger. Looking at it now, I don't know if the green border suits it but there is a polka dot in the blue squares that is the same colour. It was easy to make but even though I had the pattern in front of me and the pieces set out as they were in the picture, I did sew the 2 sections together wrong. That was 64  seams to pick out. I think I just swore the one time though when I saw the mistake.
Another really snowy day to stay in and sew, I'm planning on making and sewing on the binding for the Shadow Stars.