ORB quilt-along #3

I had so much fun making the first two quilts for the OldRedBarnCo quilt-along that when I needed a baby quilt I knew just the right pattern to use. This quilt went to a coworker whose wife recently had a baby girl.



I used all fabrics from the stash again. I'm happy to say that the stash is getting very, very thin. Definitely almost time for a shopping trip to replenish it. Yippee!!

The binding is from a white sheet that I dyed purple a few months back. I was lucky since I still had quite a bit of binding made up from a previous quilt.


I love this butterfly fabric for the back. It is the last large piece I had left. It was just the right size too.

Thrift store fabric finds

I decide to pop into my local Kiwanis the other day. You never know what kind of goodies you'll find when thrift store shopping. This time I found a couple leaflets. One has a few different styles of teddy bears and even a koala. I've been looking for a koala pattern for a bit now. When I picked up this leaflet, I didn't even realize it was in there.



I found a few different fabrics in the fabric bins. Some I grabbed just 'cuz but I knew the one piece with the cars on it would be perfect for a little boy quilt I was making. I believe it is a flannel fabric. The rest was bought just in case. I'm sure I will find a use for them eventually :)

When I was getting ready to pay I spotted the light blue fabric (a Carebear valance) and the blue fabric with the rainbows and clouds. They were just laying over the back of a couch. Nobody was there so I figured someone just left them there. Their loss, my gain lol.






This one was all rolled up. I didn't bother unrolling it though. I wanted some grey fabric and liked the way this one looked with the stripes. When I got it home and unrolled it, I found it had these nice sections with the flowers. I think this will be nice on the back of a quilt.

I also went over to the bedding section and found 3 fitted black sheets that were only $1 each. I can always use black fabric, so they went home with me too.


All in all it was a good day.

Happy 4th Of July

boy 9 patch quilt top

I finished the quilt top for my boy version of AmandaJean's quilt-along. I had to ask hubby to help hold it up so I could get a nice pic. Of course the wind didn't want to cooperate again.


I wasn't sure how all the scrappy blocks would look in the end but I really like it. The white sashing pulls it all together nicely. I think this will be another go to quilt pattern.


I tried laying it across the bottom of my king size bed to get a pic.


I also tried laying it the "normal" way on my not made king size bed. It's hard to get a nice pic. I like how some quilters are able to drape their quilts over a fence. We don't have a fence but it would be nice for pic taking and of course the dog might like it too :)