Mom Time

Moms are the best. And that's true for mine. She visited this past weekend and was very helpful! Helped plan Wade's Golden Birthday Party, babysat while I caught up on work, cleaned my house, and quilted with me!  It was a fun special weekend and very helpful! The best part is, now Wade's quilt is all quilted! 

Fat Quarter Shop's Simple Zipper Bag

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This Simple Zipper Bag from Fat Quarter Shop featuring Sherri McConnell from www.aquiltinglife.com is the perfect quick weekend project. It probably would only take an hour to complete start to finish if you don't have a 9 month old on your hip or sitting on your lap while trying to sew! Wade was a good sport and let me get this large zipper bag finished using a Mini Charm Pack from Moda Gooseberry, mini pearl bracelets in red and a fat quarter I had for the lining. This quick project gave me a chance to work on ironing my patchwork correctly and my machine quilting techniques. 

Pineapple Mini Quilt-Finished!

Got my mini pineapple quilt done! The finished block measures 16.5"x10.75". I used a jelly roll strip plus a cut from a fat quarter to bind the quilt with this purple contrast fabric. I am still working at perfecting my binding technique but I think I get better every time. I learned a lot from this quilt in terms of seam allowances when making half square triangles. Next time, I'll either use a one to one mini charm ratio when making yellow or green corners and have a little waste or cut the corners to be 3" so the finished square is 2.5". Since I didn't do that this block, I had to square up my rowa more often than I would have liked and therefore it is a bit smaller finished. But that's what I like about quilting- always learning something to take to the next project! 

 This pineapple pattern is so delicious I want to use it to create a lap size quilt or larger to cuddle with this winter. 

I tried to get Wade to model my finished mini quilt that is just his size but he wasn't super cooperative-so many other things to explore! 

Pineapple Mini Quilt-Prepping

I've cleaned out my Instagram and no longer follow empty celebrity life gossip and filled it full of fabric, color and quilts! I saw a picture of a pineapple block and thought I would give that a try. Since making a big quilt is just too much to handle right now (plus I have two others going...) I am making a mini quilt. It will be just one pineapple block with a cute backing and binding. I'll be able to practice my free motion quilting in my machine, too! 

Tonight, after Wade fell asleep, I cut my pieces to the quilt. Cannot wait to sew my mini charms together!! 🍍🍍🍍🍍