Bricks and Stepping Stones Quilt

On Saturday, I finished piecing up the Bricks & Stepping Stones quilt I was working on for our guest bedroom. It's a quick-sew pattern from Bonnie Hunter's Quiltville website.

Over the course of the last 2 weeks I've been sewing in 30 minute segments, but this is a quilt that can easily be sewn up in a day if you set aside some dedicated sewing time. :0)

You can see the pattern here.

On Sunday I quilted it with an allover teardrop design. You might be able to see the quilting on the front and back. I was going to piece the backing with a neat design using the same fabrics but my husband thought the quilt was too dark overall, so I used some Thimbleberries backing I have instead.

This was one project I wanted to sew up to reduce all the random fabrics and strips I had that were taking up valuable space. Since I didn't have any other projects in mind for them, they went willingly into this quilt, and I think the result was great!


Bonnie's pattern calls for an 8 x 7 layout (the blocks measure 6" x 9", but I like a stouter look so my quilt is a 9 x 7 layout. It measures around 68" x 78"... a decent sized twin.

The border fabric I purchased many years ago, I think when a JoAnns store was going out of business. I have several yards of it, so this was a good place to use it.

I've already cut out the bricks for another quilt, and have them tucked into a bin for another rainy day. Some of the four-patch blocks are finished, and a couple of strips are sewn to make more.

Bonnie has some other fun quilt patterns on her site for free. I like to go there and be inspired!

Friday Quilting - Melody's Baby Quilts

Ok, I have to admit, I've spent my holiday weekend sewing again!

To start it off, my friend Melody came over on Friday evening to sew and spend some time catching up on our everyday lives. A small group of us has tried to meet on the first Friday of each month this year, but the summer was hit and miss since we were all busy with family and vacations. Mel will return to teaching this week so this was her last good Friday to spend sewing.

She brought 3 wonderful baby quilts to show and tell. They are adorable. She likes to make them and give them away to all the new moms she meets while teaching. What lucky moms!

I love the quick to sew nine-patches and snowball blocks she used in two of her quilts. The first photo I can see star blocks that have emerged as the design was put together.

The second quilt with the dogs is super cute. Melody bought most of this fabric (if not all!) on our return trip from the Sisters Quilt show. It turned out great. You might not be able to see it but she used this neat red plaid as the border fabric. She does all the quilting herself.


The last quilt she used a fun and colorful tropical fish fabric. I previously decided to do a scrap cutting marathon this holiday weekend and have a lot of novelty fabrics - so I decided to cut them into 6-1/2" squares so I can make similar quilts, too.


My problem is that I never seem to have the right coordinating fabrics to go along with all these novelties, so it gives me an excuse to go out fabric shopping.

I do make several I-spy quilts, which also use the 6-1/2" blocks. That's my back up plan I guess.

It has been raining off and on for the past few days so I continued sewing all day Saturday. My hubby was good enough to not complain about the huge mess I was making, in the effort to reduce my stash!



I hope everyone enjoyed a safe and restful weekend. Back to work in the morning for me!