Little Cowboy Quilt

This little quilt was made using fat quarters and some yardage I had left over from other quilts.  I like to buy fat quarters of western fabrics when I see them that would be suitable for a small child.  Sometimes it is hard to  pick out little boy fabrics and all little boys like cowboys. 

A simple quilt, just cut as many 3 1/2" x 6 1/2" rectangles as needed.  Because my quilts go to the wee ones in the hospital, it is only 36" x 42"; a larger  45" x 54" would require 9 fat quarters.  The pattern is from the booklet The Giving Quilt.

Didn't have backing so will have to finish next week.  I guess that means another trip to the quilt shop, hope I don't get in trouble there with all the new spring fabrics.

                        Enjoy all the pieces of your life,

                                                         Betty Lou

Disappearing Nine Patch--------Finished

Had a day of sewing yesterday, so decided to finish my Disappearing Nine Patch.  I knew we were expecting a big snow, ice, sleet storm, so decided if I was going to spray baste  (yes, I do use that sticky stuff) my quilt outside, I better do it before the storm arrived.  I machine quilted in a grid,  and put the binding on by machine.  I like to hand sew my binding, but when the quilts are going to the hospital they prefer no hand stitching.

All of you that will be experiencing the big snow storm, please stay dry, stay warm, and stay safe.  I hope this means a sewing day for you.  In north Texas everything has come to a halt, not what you want five days before Super Bowl. 

                                     Enjoy all the pieces of your life,
                                                                       Betty Lou

Disappearing Nine Patch-----Wordless Tutorial

I know there have been thousands hundreds many tutorials of Disappearing Nine Patch on the Internet, but here is my interpretation of a Wordless Tutorial.  I used 81 - 5" squares and the approximate finished size is 39" x 39".  O.K., no more words.

Until next time,

Betty Lou

Quick and Easy Baby Quilt

Last week I purchased a kit for this quilt, not that I loved the fabric, but because I wanted to see how it was made with just 13 strips of  6" x 20"  fabric.  It is a good size for a newborn,  32" x 40".  I usually like to make my newborn quilts more square and will probably do that when I use my own fabric, but with the kit there wasn't an inch to spare.

The vertical seams don't line up when you sew the rows together, they are offset about an inch.  I thought it a little unusual, but went along with it,  does add a little more to the design.  It really is a fast, fun and easy quilt.  I put it together and still had time to watch football.  Gave it a wash to give it that quilty look.

 Enjoy all the pieces of your life,                      
                         Betty Lou