A Spool "Quilty" Tutorial!!!….

Last fall I made this 15" x 15" sewing spools "quilty" for a friend.

Because this week in the sew along we did the spools…

I thought it would be fun to show it to you!

This is my Fall Leaves Quilty from the book.

Do you all know what a "quilty" is?

I explain it all in my book but I'll tell you again:)

I've always loved to make little quilts

 to hang on the wall or use as a

 little table topper in place of a doily…

so I like to call them "quiltys" instead of "doilies"

I used my fall leaves block to 

make a quilty for the book…

but most of my blocks in there

 will work just as well!

For this one…

I just made 9 of my sewing spool blocks.

Easy peasy!

I cut 6 - 1" x 3 1/2" sashings for in-between the blocks

 when sewing the blocks together 

(two sashings per row)

Then I cut 4 - 1" x 10 1/2" sashings to go between the two rows

and for the top and the bottom.

Then I cut 2 - 1" x 11 1/2" and sewed to the sides.

I pressed my seam allowances toward all of the sashing strips:)

I cut 2 - 2 1/2" x 11 1/2" border strips and added to the sides…

then added 2 - 2 1/2" x 15 1/2" onto the top and bottom.

YaY!

Cute and ready for quilting:)

I chose a fat quarter of my aqua numbers print

 from my Gracie Girl collection for the back.

I layered it with batting in-between..

 cut about 1" larger all the way around…

and machine quilted it:)

(I highly recommend using a walking foot

 when you are straight stitch machine quilting:)

I decided to add rid-rac inside the binding for an extra cute little touch.

You will need about 70" of prepared binding for this quilty…

so cut 2 - 2 1/2" x WOF strips and prepare it.

I have a tutorial from a few years ago on 

how I bind my quilts and also how I add rid-rac.

Click here 

if you want to check it out!

And just as easy as pie…

I made a cute little gift

 using just bits and bobs

 from my 2 1/2" strips

 scrappy stash basket:)

I love making something out of leftovers that could easily have just been thrown away:) 

Because I cut my leftovers into usable sizes…

they are always ready for a sweet little project:)

click here 

for my scrappy stash tutorial and 

to learn how I save my leftovers 

so that they can easily be used)

I hope you enjoyed this little project…

let me know if you'd like to see more ideas on

 different ways to use my Quilty Fun blocks!

Have a quilty kind of day…

and sew it like you mean it!!!

xx

Lori

The Quilty Fun Sew Along - Week 16 - Sewing Spools!!! ...

Good morning my quilty fun peeps!

We are into week 16 …

Sewing Spools

in the 

Quilty Fun Sew Along

I know I say this every time…

but I can't believe it!

This week is hosted by my amazing friend Sherri from A Quilting Life

She has an amazing blog and sometimes is my 

sewing stunt double when I am in a bind getting ready for quilt market:)

Thanks for hosting this week Sherri!

Click Here 

to get all of this weeks info:)

As you know….

the spools are way easy and fun to make.

They are perfect for cutting some 

colorful squares from your scrappy happy stash...

And quickly turning them into this!

Don't forget to post pictures of your cute little sewing spools

onto the Quilty Fun Flickr group

 to enter for this weeks prizes.

Have a quilty fun kind of day peeps!

xx

Lori

P.S. I have posted a

 Quilty Fun tutorial for Wednesday…

on a little project that I made

 last fall using my sewing spools:)

The Quilty Fun Sew Along - Week 15 - Butterflies!!! ...

Good morning cute people!

I have early spring fever…

 so it's the perfect time to talk about butterflies!

This week in the 

Quilty Fun Sew Along

 is number 15…butterflies!

Hosting this week is the adorable 

Amber from A Little Bit Biased!

Click here to visit her and to get all of this weeks details:)

Here are my butterflies that I made for the sampler.

I chose to use Navy solid for the bodies

 and I like how they turned out:)

We can go ahead and put the right side together now

except for the bottom block…

Cut 8 - 1 1/2" x 13 1/2" strips and

 sew in-between each block section like above…

the courthouse steps blocks are at the top.

Remember that you already have the individual block

sashing strip measurements in each PDF from every week:)

Add the cups next underneath the chubby chevrons...

And continue by adding the quarter square triangles below the cup.

Add your butterflies!

(after you photo them and add to the FLICKR)

Then add the honeycombs and the

 remaining 1 1/2" x 13 1/2" strip underneath.

All you have to do is add the flowers onto

 the bottom after week 18:)

These are Ambers blocks…just waiting for her butterflies.

YaY!

Everyone should be at this point…

 if you have been able to keep up:)

Amber is doing an additional giveaway 

over on her blog…

she is giving away a copy of the book!!!

Thanks Amber…you are a sweetie!

Go over and leave her some bloggy love to enter:)

Have a quilty kind of day…

and remember that

You are the boss of your own quilt…

so get busy!!!

xx

Lori