Ohio Star Blocks for Pauline's Birthday

My friend Bec contacted me a few weeks ago.  She was arranging a special birthday surprise for our mutual friend Pauline (my quilting guru).  The surprise is a collection of patchwork squares using purple and green - squares Pauline can then join and quilt.  The idea was to have Pauline's quilting buddies contribute 2 squares each.

I was delighted to be asked - and so here's my contribution:

(unfortunately my camera doesn't always capture colours well....)

These are Ohio Star blocks.  I was pretty sure the odds are good I'd be the only one who'd do Ohio Stars.  Bec email'd me photos of some of the other blocks friends had contributed, and yup... I'm the only one who did that kind of block - GOOD!

Happy Birthday, Pauline!

An Update on Matilda (my longarm)

I posted last week that my longarm became damaged when I was doing some ruler work (the ruler flipped up under the needle as it was coming down).

Ouch!

Part of the needle sticking out of the casing - I can't get it out!

As much as I tried, I couldn't pull the broken needle top out of the casing.  I took the machine to Howard (the dealer I bought it from) and he hasn't been able to get it out, either.  Looks like the casing unit will have to be replaced.  Fortunately the quote Howard gave me to do the repair isn't too awful (I was certainly imagining much worse), so now we just have to wait until the part comes in (probably being shipped from the US).

 

The Good, the Bad, the Unfinished

I started this blog back in 2010, not long after I started quilting.  It gives me a complete history of all the pieces I've made (including a couple that didn't quite get finished).  I started out slow and have had periods (sometimes even months!) when I didn't do any quilting at all.  But I've kept at it - and, of course, when I got my Handi Quilter longarm back in 2015, well the pace has picked up quite a bit!

So here's a complete listing of the projects which have at least made it to the cutting stage...

(to see a larger version of any photo here, just doubleclick the image)

1. Snowball and plain blocks

   
    2010 - queen size bedspread, hand quilted, polyester batting

2. Ohio Star

   
   2010 - queen size bedspread - hand quilted, polyester batting

3. Gail B's "Faded Memories" kit

   
     2010 -  50" x 60" - hand quilted, polyester batting

4.  On Point Lattice Christmas Quilt

   
   Started 2012, completed in 2014 - king-size bedspread, hand quilted - polyester batting
   Woops! I never posted a photo of this one as a completed quilt (photo above of the top before sandwiching). Oh well...  I'll get a photo of it this coming Christmas (if I remember...).

5.  Log Cabin "Cosmos"

   
   Started in 2010, completed in 2011 -approx 50" x 60"m hand quilted - polyester batting

6. Log Cabin "Sunset"

   
   2010 - approx 50" x 60" hand quilted - polyester batting
   Somehow I managed not to post a photo of the finished quilt. Hm... well - 2010 was a busy year.

7. Baby quilt (koala print in frames)

   
   Started in 2010, completed in 2013 - approx 45" x 50", hand quilted  - cotton batting

8. My disaster quilt

   

   Stared in 2010, and... well, I didn't get far.  After cutting out the pieces, I realized that the design I'd come up with wasn't going to look nice at all - so it got shoved into the back of my UFO closet.  Maybe some day I'll take it out and do something with it.

9. Small throw-sized window panel

   
   2010 - 48" x 60" (it was just a dark panel intended to cover/insulate a window in a rarely used room) machine quilted (not longarm) - polyester batting

10. Gail B's "Forbidden Temple" Kit

    
    Started in 2011, completed in 2012 - 53" x 70", hand quilted   - bamboo batting

11. Trees

    
    Started in 2011, currently ready to sandwich and quilt.
    I didn't realize until setting up this page that I never posted a photo of the completed top. All I've posted is pictures of segments. Well, trust me, the top was assembled in 2011 and has been resting inside a pillowcase since then. Another longarm project!!! 

12. Egyptian Placemats

    
    Started in 2011, completed in 2012 - approx 14" x 12", hand quilted - polyester batting

13. Japanese print table runner

    
    2013 - approx 55" x 12" - hand quilted - polyester batting

14. Civil War Prints

    
    2012 - approx 50" x 60" - hand quilted - polyester batting

15. William Morris prints

    
    Started in 2013, but sadly neglected. That's partly because after pinning the darned thing, I discovered some of the blocks weren't aligned properly (you can't see it in this photo - the flaw is subtle). I'm actually considering pulling it apart and doing it over. But oh, my... what a lot of work that would be.

16. Charcoal and Wine Snowblocks

    
    2013 - double size bedspread
    This project I didn't do the quilting on (which is why the image above just shows the top pre-quilting). I pieced the top and mailed it to friends in the US and they had a friend quilt and finish it.

17. Tutti Fruity placemats

     
    
    Started in 2013, finished in 2015 - 14" x 10" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) polyester batting

18. Tutti Fruity tablerunner

    
    Started in 2013, currently MIA
    (hmm... actually... I don't think I actually pieced it together, so it's probably just a pile of charm squares in one of my fabric boxes....)

19. Tutti Fruity "throw"

    
    Started 2013, completed 2015 - approx. 50" x 60", hand quilted - Polyester batting

20. Christmas Charm Squares

    
    Started in 2014, pieced and ready to sandwich, king-sized bedspread
    This one is on hold until I have a longarm frame large enough to accomodate it.

21. Thanksgiving Charm Squares

    
    Started 2013, completed 2015.  55" x 55", hand quilted - Cotton batting

22. Table runner #1 for Kathy and Katherine

    
    2015 - 38" x 15 ", hand quilted - polyester batting

23. Table runner #2 for Kathy and Katherine

    
    2015 - 63" x 16", quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - polyester batting

24. Hawaiian Petroglyph

    

    Started in 2015, finished in 2016 -53" x 66" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - polyester batting.

25. Jelly Roll Blues

    
    Started in 2012, finished in 2017 - 51" x 51" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting

26. Jelly Roll Purples

    
    Started 2012, finished 2015 - 38" x 48" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - polyester batting

27. Christmas Table Runner (from cheap fat quarters)

    Started in 2014 - quilted in 2015 and then I forgot about it until I started working on this post.  It's somewhere in my UFO closet - maybe I'll finish it this year?  quilted on the longarm, dimensions are uh... I don't recall, but it's not very big.

28. Christmas Cockies Tablecloth

    
    Started in 2014, finished in 2015 - 55" x 55" - quilted on the longarm ("Simply Stippling" Groovy Boards) - polyester batting
    

29. Green and Purple Bali Print Chevrons

    
    
    
    
     2015 - 50" x 56" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - polyester batting

30. Oh Baby

    
    
    2015 - 50" x 58" - quilted on the longarm ("Simply Stippling" groovy boards) - cotton batting

31. Civil War throw 

    
    2015 - 48" x 61" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - polyester batting

32. Antique Rose Baby Quilt 

    
    
    
    
    
    2015 - 50" x 58" - quilted on the longarm ("Simply Stippling" groovy boards) - cotton batting

33. Peacock throw

    
    2015 - 55" x 65" - quilted on the longarm  ("Baptist Fan" groovy boards) - polyester batting

34. Christmas Table Runners (jelly roll) quilts 34, 35, 36

    
    2015 - quilted on the longarm - Polyester batting.
    60 x 12
    44 x 12 (gold)
    49 x 12
35. see above
36. see above

37. Hawaiian Tsunami

    

    (front)

    

    (back)

    
    

    2015 -48" x 55" quilted on the longarm  ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - bamboo batting
    

38. My Hair Stylist's Animal Quilt

    
    
    
    
    2015 -  55" x 55" , quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting

39. My Hair Stylist's Beatrix Potter Quilt

    
    2015 - 60" x 60" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting

40. Chinese Peonies

    
    2015 - approx.  55" x 60", quilted on the longarm ("Baptist Fan Breeze" groovy boards) - Polyester batting
    

41. Oriental Butterflies

    
    2015 - 45" x 63" quilted on the longarm ("Baptist Fan Breeze" groovy boards) - cotton batting

42. All The Pretty Horses

     
    2015 - 54" x 69" - quilted on the longarm quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - bamboo batting

43. The Deep Blue Sea

    
    2015 - 46" x 58" - quilted on the longarm quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards)  - cotton batting

44. Splish Splash

    
    2015 -  47" x 59" - quilted on the longarm ("Baptist Fan" groovy boards) - cotton batting
    

45. Soccer

    
    2015 - 48" x 64" - quilted on the longarm ("Baptist Fan" groovy boards) - bamboo batting

46. Tulip Garden

    
    2015 - 50" x 60" - quilted on the longarm ("Baptist Fan" groovy boards) - cotton batting
    

47. Peek-A-Boo

    
    
    
    2015 -  49" x 49" - quilted on the longarm ("Baptist Fan" groovy boards) - cotton batting

48. Tulip Garden II

     
    2015 - 52" x 62" - quilted on the longarm ("Simply Stippling" groovy boards) - cotton batting

49. Splish-Splash (Girl's Version)

    
    2015 - 48" x 60" - quilted on the longarm ("Simply Stippling" groovy boards) - cotton batting

50. Gold/Red Christmas Table Runner

    
    2015 -  57" x 12" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - polyester batting

51. Doggoned Placemats

    
    2016 - 14" x 11" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - polyester batting

52. Sawtooth Star Poppies

    
    2016 - 52" x 64" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - bamboo batting

53. Hawaiian Ferns Table Runner 

    
    2016 - 16" x 95" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - polyester batting
    

54.  Another "Civil War Charm Squares"

    
    2016 - 50" x 75" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - polyester batting

55.  Asta's "Strawberries and Cream" kit

    
    2016 - 61" x 73" - quilted on the longarm ("Simply Stippling" groovy boards) - cotton batting

56.  Blue Birds and Black-Eyed Susans

    
    2016 - 45" x 62" - quilted on the longarm ("Simply Stippling" groovy boards), cotton batting

57. Jelly Roll 9 Patch

    
    2016 - 52" x 52" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops), cotton batting

58. Persian Carpet in Gold

    
    2016 - 52" x 60" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards), cotton batting

59. "Under The Australian Sun" Placemats

    
    2016 - 12" x 15" - quilted on the longarm (free motion wavy lines) - polyester batting

60. Double Square Star

    
    2016 - 54" x 66" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting

61. Jelly Roll Race

    
    2016 - 48" x 61" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting

62. "Robert Kaufman" placemets

    
    2016 - 11" x 15" - quilted on the longarm (free motion wavy lines) - polyester batting

63. Stallion Canyon

    
    2016 - 52" x 69" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - polyester batting

64. Squares of Sharon - Blue Delft

    
    2016 - 48" x 68" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting

65. Jelly Roll Race - Bali Sunset

    
    2016 - 46" x 61" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - cotton batting

66. Squares of Sharon - Lavender and Herbs

    
    2016 - 58" x 70" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting

67. Mystic Purple Garden

    
    2016 - 51" x 62" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - cotton batting

68. "Grow" Charmsquares

    
    2016 - 52" x 61" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting

69. Aussie Animals in Attic Windows

    
    2016 - 52" x 76" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - polyester batting

70. Lecien Floral Collection Charm Squares

    
    2016 - 50" x 58" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting

71. Mystic Purple Garden

    
    2016 - 51" x 62" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - cotton batting
72. (same as above)
73. (same as above)
    

74. Beth's Yellow Rose of Texas

    
    2016 - 59" x 72" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting

75. Christmas Table Runner

    
    2016 - 57" x 12" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting
76. (same as above)
    

77. Moda "Poetry" Charm Squares

    
    

    
    2016 - 50" x 60" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting

78. Peek-a-Boo Pinks and Purples

    
    2016 - 40" x 46" - quilted on the longarm (free-motion Loop-d-Loops), cotton batting

79. Moda "Pink" Charm Squares

    
    2016 - 53" x 66" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting

80. Hawaiian Surf Boards

    
    2016 - 55" x 77" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - cotton batting

81. Hawaiian Sea Turtles

    
    

    
    55" x 77" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - cotton batting

82. Robert Kaufman "Spirit Animals"

    
    

    
    2016 - 67" x 78" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - cotton batting

83. Lil's Christmas Tablerunner

    
    

    
    2016 - 15" x 85" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting

84. Gail B's "Cross Hatch" Kit

    
    2017 - 56" x 72" - quilted on the longarm ("Simply Stippling" groovy boards) - cotton batting

85. Hoffman Fabric's  "Super Nova"

    
    2017 - 6' x 6' - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - cotton batting

86. Robert Kaufman "Trieste" panel (in jewel tones)

    
    43" x 61" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze"
    groovy boards) - polyester batting

87. Another "Trieste" panel (in blue)

    

    
    

    2017 - 50" x 68" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - polyester batting

88. Yet Another "Trieste" panel (in jewel tones)

    
    2017 - 48" x 64" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - cotton batting

89. Moda's "Summer Breeze IV" Charm Squares

    
    2017 - 54" x 62" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - bamboo batting

90. EZ On-Point Charm Squares

    
    2017 - 54" x 54" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - cotton batting

91. Trieste in Blue - (4th time)

    
    2017 - 50" x 68" - quilted on the longarm ("Blustery Breeze" groovy boards) - bamboo batting

92. Florida Surf and Sun Charm Squares

    
    2017 - 48" x 61" - quilted on the longarm (free motion loop-d-loops) - bamboo batting

93. Outer Space Attic Windows

     
    2017 - 48" x 59" - quilted on the longarm (free motion and ruler) - cotton batting