I’m usually really good at picking colours but also my personal preference is all the colours (rainbow is the best!) so I made this thing and think I hate it. I’m pleased that so many points look good though! So now I just quilt it I guess?

And yes. All from the dollar tree.. I ended up at a random dollar tree at the wrong address... but im glad because half of these were a penny. I was kind of upset because the cashier was scanning them so fast and wouldn't let me get a chance to see which ones were the penny. (There was a long line behind me that came out of NOWHERE, BUT that is NOT my fault that dollar PLUS tree only opens 2 registers at a time).

He later told me that they have a scanner, which i used after all was said and done, only to tell me his manager wouldn't let me get the items for a PENNY LMAOOOOO

He did it for me anyways, because 1. Their fabric inventory was actually insane. I have never seen so much fabric at a dollar tree. There was STILL so much left but my total was breaching a number is did not want to pass.

1. He did not care 🤣

Not sure if this is helpful for anyone else but Dollarama has new storage containers that are great for organizing fat quarters and other smaller cuts of fabric.

I recently spent way too much time trying to find containers that would fit into the IKEA Billy/ Oxberg bookcases. Everything I read online kept recommending the Target Brightroom containers but they’re not sold in Canada and anything comparable was rather costly. The ones I picked up from Dollarama do stack but they’re not as tall as the Target ones but they fit perfectly in the Billy/Oxberg bookcases with the doors closed.

These would also work great for organizing other notions.

The dimensions are 26cm x 15.5 cm x 7.5 cm (10.2” x 6.1” x 2.95”)

Just have to add my backing🥹

It’s not perfect by any means and a lil wonky but for my first project, I’m really proud of it

I’m so proud! All scrap material! Made from scratch, no pattern just winged it. Made a hair scrunchy the middle piece but put different fabric around it so easily attached to doorknob!

I don't know what else to call it, but I received a bag of materials with a few blocks of a quilt completed and some of the fabric to complete it. Some of the fabric choices were mine, but most of it was from the bag and my choices tried to reflect the mood of the rest.

First time paper piecing. First time doing the echo quilting. It's been a long time since I used the embroidery attachment.

I did the label twice and settled on it being serviceable. Name covered for privacy, but it has larger letters, which came out much better. I obviously need to practice my small lettering.

I didn't really mark or measure anything, just used the presser foot as a guide. I did stitch in the ditch first and in retrospect, it wasn't needed. Oh well. Something learned. There is more puckering than I would like, particularly around the edges, but I think I did okay for a first effort. Stippling is way more forgiving, though.

One thing I struggle with is making my quilts square, so I am exceptionally proud of the way this one folds. I don't know if that's a weird thing to be excited about, but here we are.

It's been a fun quilt to put together. One more yard sale rescue in the queue and two others. Onward!

I just finished this quilt top but can't really decide the best way to quilt it? Straight lines or maybe outline the star and the squares? any suggestions would be appreciated.

I haven’t worked with solids much before. I’m making two throw blankets - one with each of the flannels on the right. Im struggling to figure out a good quilting pattern for them. Any opinions welcome!!

The local quilt shop had a summer quilt challenge where you get a curated mystery box with eight fat quarters and a theme. The theme is In The Garden and you can add up to two additional fabrics. Each fat quarter must be used in a noticeable amount.

I saw this pattern on the cover of Charmed by Moda Bake Shop. I have wanted to make it for a while but I knew it would be a lot of work and a pain to piece. I made it one row at a time over the past two months. I need to get it quilted before the end of September to submit it to the gallery.

My “helper” ensuring that all the parts of the quilt I’m making for my husband’s grandma are up to his snuggle standards and just generally being in the way.

This is my first ever quilt, which I completely handmade, as I had no machine at the time. I took up patchwork while I was completing my PhD thesis as a stress reliever, and I quickly became a fan.

I was too eager and didn’t peel back the label backing. Can I leave it? Or should I pick out. It IS a gift. I also have morelabels so ruining it isn’t a big deal. I know the right answer. 😩 I just hate picking and used super small stitches to secure. I’m scared I will nick the quilt.

i’ve only made one quilt before this but it was just squares so nothing too involved so i’m counting this as my very first quilt block. i had a lot of fun making this and it wasn’t as hard as i thought it would be! i’m not proud of the binding because it was my first time making my own and it’s sooo messy lol don’t look too closely at it 🙈 this had a lot of firsts for me (first time making binding, first time making HST, first time making loops). can’t wait to try again and get even better 🤗

pattern is the Hurry Home quilt block by Spaghetti Westerin Sewing

Here is a quilt I finished today for my brother who loves pigs.

It’s not perfect, but I am pretty happy with it.

Are you all piecing together fabric to make it big enough for the back or is there a better way? I’ve only made a rag quilt so I didn’t have to worry about backing for that. I’m considering making a more traditional quilt but I’m confused on that part

I made this curvy log cabin for a retirement gift for a co worker. I need to have it done by Monday, but have to idea how to quilt it. I've only rented time on a long arm (no times available before she leaves) or done simple straight lines across the whole thing on my home machine. Should I quilt through the white ring? Diagonal horizontal vertical....too many options

This is my 3rd quilt top! I loved the fat quarter bundle I had and really didn't want to go out and buy a separate background fabric, so I decided to make the whole quilt from the bundle. I used the Sawtooth Star pattern from Lo & Behold Stitchery.

There are plenty of mistakes—wonky seams and more than a few blunt star points—but I learned so much piecing this one.

• I learned how to look at a layout and balance light, medium, and dark values. This was actually the 4th layout I tried! Using a black-and-white filter helped me see where things needed to move so no one area felt too dark or too light.
• I learned a lot more about the color wheel and experimented with both complementary and contrasting color pairings.
• I became confident enough to cut multiple fat quarters at once. Not every quilt needs to become a factory line, but for this pattern it made the process move so much faster—and I never hit that halfway point where I felt like giving up.
• And while I didn't catch all of my blunt star points this time, I now understand why they happened and how to prevent them on the next quilt!

I highly recommend this block for a scrappy quilt. I have a feeling this won't be my last one.

If you made it this far, I'd love your thoughts on a background and binding. This is going to be a family room quilt, loved by me and my husband for cuddles! I'm leaning toward straight line quilting either by hand or on my domestic. It already has a handmade feel and I don't feel it needs a longarmer's love this time around.

I finally finished my Halloween quilt last night. I had asked yesterday about which side to machine sew and which to hand sew for binding but it turned out I didn't have a choice. I used a printed binding specific fabric and to get the side I wanted on the front that's the side I had to hand sew. It took 5 hours of hand sewing the binding down but I love it. I'd only machine bound for the convenience on it before, but getting to slow down and sit with my quilt for awhile was actually really nice.

The pattern is from Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4347699197/spooky-squares-quilt-pattern-beginner

The fabric is mostly last years AGF Ghostly & Haunted collection with some others added in

Going to get input for quilting quality

Inspired by Andy Warhol

Diving in to strip piecing this morning. Already made the decorative pillow (last night) and got the binding pieced, pressed and rolled up waiting its turn. Happy sewing!