Stitch a Witch Table Topper quilt a-long

Don't think I posted this quilt a-long yet. Here is week one from Quilting Companions. This is the center where the 4 witches hat intertwine. I guess this is the snail's tail quilting block ?. Whatever it is called, it was fun and easy. Looks more complicated than it was. There was only one tricky spot. One of the seams was only half sewn. Then you finished it after you added another piece. I have never done a half sewn seam before. It took me 2 tries to get it right.

 

Here is week 2. This is where we appliques the hair on. The pattern called for needle turn applique or we could use whatever method we prefer. Since I don't do needle turn (nor do I have the patience for it right now) I went with raw edge applique. I just sewed around the edge about an 1/8th of inch in or so. This way the hair will fringe a bit. I'm planning on keeping this for my living room table. Maybe if there is a table topper on it the kids won't pile all their stuff on the table. Wishful thinking huh?

Finished!

 

My September Schnibbles is complete! 

 

It is made entirely from my stash. The purple back is once again from a set of white sheets I dyed. The binding is from more white sheets that I dyed, this time pink.

 

I did half of the binding waiting at the doctor's office. the rest I finished after dinner. That's why the pics aren't the brightest.

Has anyone else started their quilts? I love to look at how everyone interprets the same pattern. Simple changes like color can make a world of difference. I like to do scrappy quilts since I'm not very good at mixing and matching colors.

Give a-way quilt

OK, here is the quilt for the 13 Days Of Give a-ways in October. It measures 40" square. The top was all hand pieced (not by me). This is the quilt top I won over at Barb's. She picked it up at a garage sale in Texas I believe way back when.  I did the quilting and put on the binding. Yippee! This little one took longer to quilt than I expected. Granted it was only 3 hours, but I thought I could get it done in half that time. I guess I didn't take into account that I was quilting it to within a few inches of it's life lol. This is the tightest quilting I've done so far. I was surprised that this little beauty took almost 4 bobbins to quilt.

 

I went with a simple white sheet for the back. I tried a few other fabrics but didn't like the way the colors looked. So, I went with the basics again. Clean and simple.

The binding is from another white sheet that I dyed awhile back. I think it brings the pink out of the front of the quilt nicely.  When I first received this quilt top, Hubby say he didn't care for the look of it. Now that it is all quilted....he loves it and wants to keep it. I told him NO! This baby is going to part of my give a-way. Plus, it really doesn't match any of us in the house. Since I won it in a give a-way, I thought it would be the perfect quilt to pass on.   I was a little worried when I first sandwiched it all together though. It felt a little "stiff". Now that it is done and had a trip through the washer and dryer, it feels all soft and crinkly. I tried to explain "crinkly" to Hubby before but he just couldn't grasp what I was describing. He made all these awful faces and said he wouldn't want a "crinkly" quilt. Now that he could see and feel what I was so bad at describing, he loves it. It's so nice and soft. This will make a great baby quilt or a lap quilt for someone.

This just in...

I just had to sneak in here and post my Schnibbles top. I had the pieces all cut out yesterday. I also managed to layer and pin it so that I can quilt it tomorrow morning. I would like to take it to my doctor's appointment tomorrow afternoon to work on the binding. You never know how long you are going to be sitting and waiting for your time with the doctor.

I'm sure I lost many points on the flying geese. This was my first time doing more than one geese ( goose ? ) A couple of the squares weren't perfect either. Some of the fabric I used was from a recent swap and I didn't realize how much stretch they had.

I really like this pattern. I already have a few ideas for a different version too.