Dinosaur Quilt!

A couple of years ago I made a shirt for my daughter out of dinosaur fabric. She loves that shirt! I had leftover fabric that I discovered while sorting my fabric stash. I knew it could become a cute quilt for the special needs kid's camp. 

Using the colors in the fabric, I chose some blender fabrics (fabrics that read as a solid from a distance, generally tone-on-tone; they add to the quilt without distracting from the main fabric or pattern). I cut the dinosaur fabric into 8" squares, then added 3" borders around each square. 

I squared each block down to 12.5", then assembled. I think it turned out really cute, and I'm sure there will be at least one dinosaur lover at camp!

Linking up with https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2020/04/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-productive-week.html

Many Projects in Process!

I completed the fifth step of the Twist Mystery Quilt-along. Very simple, to sew the four-patches together with a background square in between. I am so curious to see what we will be doing with these!

This is my sewing table. There are many projects in process. I see at least 6 different quilt projects represented here! It looks like a tremendous mess, but everything is in piles and there is no confusion. Not yet.

I am making small quilts for a camp that hosts special needs children in the summer. Each camper goes home with a quilt. My quilt guild is dedicated to helping with the need; as keeper of orphan blocks (donated blocks that have no purpose for the maker), I am having a lot of fun picking through the bin and designing ways to use the blocks.

One bag had these twelve batik blocks, plus some batik that matches the colors. Last night I sewed them together with sashing. It is small, 37" x 48"; I will add 4" borders to bring it up to the requested size of 48" x 60". 

Stay tuned for more children's quilts!

Twist Quilt Along Update

I was working on the third clue of the mystery quilt sew along, to sew half square triangles. Got them done, but then discovered I messed up...

I sewed the 4.5" squares instead of the 5" squares. Good think I had not cut them apart yet. That would have been disaster. Hello ripper.

Fortunately I have this handy dandy sewing tool that gets taped to my sewing table. It makes quick and easy work of sewing squares on the diagonal.

I had the 5" squares done in no time; I cut them apart, ironed them, then squared them up.

I also finished the fourth step, which was to sew the pieces from the second step into 4 patches. I put them up on the wall because the colors are so cheerful!

Now I must wait until April 17, when the fifth step is released. 

Here is the link to the quiltalong...

https://frommycarolinahome.com/category/2020-scrap-dance-twist/