Quiltalong - 2024

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Since I forgot to share them here back in December, here are the two quilted pillows I made as Christmas gifts.

Rose Garden Throw Pillow

Last summer I made a Rose Garden Quilt as a raffle prize at my husband’s family reunion. The fabric bundle and pattern were given to me by the very generous @AudiobookLover. It was a ‘mini Layer Cake’, that the pattern was designed especially for. My SIL won the quilt, and was thrilled to take it home. I knew as soon as she won that I’d have to use up the rest of the scraps to make her some sort of small… something to go with it. [IMG_0131] Meanwhile, I received that same SIL in the famil…

Sapphire Jewel Quilted Pillow

[IMG_0100] Back in October I made a table topper for my parent’s 45th (Sapphire) Anniversary. I had just started learning to do Foundation Paper Piecing, and was still mastering the skill. I tried two different jewel patterns, one for a heart shaped jewel, and one for a round stone, that I actually made twice, because I was unhappy with the first one. I ended up using the heart block for the actual Anniversary gift, and then had the two round blocks leftover. Since my parents were driving …