{Post #81} Grandson's Quilt Top Finished

Got my grandson's quilt top finished this AM.  Then I used some of the scraps to piece a few 4-patch Kaleidoscope blocks (long enough for a strip) for the back.  The scraps were all wonky-shaped, so the blocks were made from all the 3" squares I could cut out.  There were not as many as I thought there would be.

Here is the whole quilt top, with borders:

And some of the 4-patches; the strip will measure 5" wide when sewn into the backing:

{Post #80} Baby Quilt for Keith

Yesterday AM I started my grandson-yet-to-be-born's baby quilt.  The baby's name is Keith.  

I have always loved kaleidoscope/stack 'n whack quilts.  I just forgot how much.

I should have taken a picture of the original print, before I cut it up into bits.  Yesterday I went to get more for the borders because I did not have enough.  The print is soooo large that I had to waste a lot more of it to get the motifs I needed.  Fortunately, they did have the same animals in the same colors in a smaller print.  Crisis averted.

Here are my blocks so far.  The ones on the green cutting mat are pieced into half blocks.  The ones on the striped ironing board cover are just lying there...the motive and 2 corner trianges are sewn on, but the blocks are not pieced at all.  

Her nursery theme is tigers.

I dare you to pick ONE favorite!

{Post #79} Green and Brown Little ZZ

Here is what I first considered making for my mother.  It lacked the pizzazz I was looking for, so I went with the vertical wall hanging on my previous post.

This is not quilted or bound yet.  Don't know where it will find a home eventually.

{Post #78} Mom's Christmas Gift

This is a vertical wall hanging I'm making for my mom for Christmas.  2012.  My parents won't be here until sometime later this month.  That gives me time to get her gift finished!  I am not behind, mind you...I just hadn't decided what to make her until a few days ago.

Here is a pic of the whole thing with the top and right borders quilted, then a couple close-ups.  I am doing more custom quilting as I go, so this one is loaded with it.  I matched the thread color to the fabric I was quilting on, so that is new to me, too.

We are making a long car trip Friday thru Sunday, so I want to get the binding and hanging sleeve on this so I can do the hand sewing while we are traveling.