Jax - the quilt

This particular quilt has been waiting to be made for almost 2 years.  And then I got the quilt top done in January, but then it sat...until last weekend when the person who gave me the fabric to make her husband a quilt reached out and asked about it...and boom...had to get it done.  Sometimes we just need a kick in the pants!

My friend had the Jags fabric, several yards, so I had to figure out the best way to make use of the fabric.  For the top I used several fabrics from my stash to bring out the team colors:

For the back, I kept the Jags the focus:

Fabric: Jacksonville Jaguars fabric, various squared elements from stash, chevrons were moda (I think); various solids
Pattern: Double Slice layer Cake Quilt by Missouri Star Quilt Company

Grad quilt part 2

Completed this grad quilt this morning, just in time for a wash and dry before it was out the door to be delivered:

I originally finished the quilt top in July 2016, and thankfully when no other fabric pull from the stash would work for this particular grad's quilt...my daughter and I pulled this one and out and she declared it perfect!  Quilted yesterday evening and today and then it was out the door.

I later received this pic, and it looks like the recipient was pretty happy:

Fabric: Mustang by Melody Miller, various gray fabrics from the stash, Bella Smoke for binding and several background pieces; backing came from Joanne Fabrics, unknown designer

Pattern: Lap of Luxe

Graduation quilts

I am making 3-4 graduation quilts this year...one of which was for my daughters friend who happens to be an Iron Man fan:

The quilt was gifted at his graduation/birthday party and he seemed pretty happy with it!  I was able to piece and quilt this in about a week (thank goodness!).

A closer look at some of the fabrics:

Fabric: mix from stash - lots of Hometown by Sweetwater and Comma from Zen Chic
Pattern: Scrappy Strips Quilt by Cluck Cluck Sew

Updating finished quilts

I'm still around, not that you could tell but the state of my blog...but I'm still around.  I've decided I'll continue to track my finished quilts here, it helps me see and look back (and sometimes figure out what patterns I have used).

Stars and Stripes:

Last seen here in a finished top, quilted and finished July 2017 (a year after the top was finished)
Fabric - various from stash; many Bonnie&Camille prints; lots of leftover jelly roll strips from various designers
Pattern - Stars and Stripes by Camille Roskelley

Skull II

Second time I've made a quilt with this pattern, graduation gift for my best friends oldest.  For some reason I never photographed it finished.  Probably because I got it done at the very last possible second before gifting!  (It's a trend for me).  Completely finished and gifted June 2017

Fabric - various from stash, many were scrap sized pieces
Pattern - it was a free pattern at one time by David Butler from Free Spirit Fabrics but my previous link no longer works.

Blue Baby

Baby quilt made for a friends first grandchild.  Pieced and quilted July-September 2017.

Fabric - again from my stash, lots of Cotton&Steel prints
Pattern - Jelly Roll Jam from the Fat Quarter Shop