Another quilt top done.......

Saying "another quilt top done" sounds good but the problem with that is just that, it is ANOTHER QUILT TOP DONE. I have 4 quilt tops now that are waiting to be finished, and another quilt to be made along with other projects I want to do.  I will not start another quilt, even though it is for my husband who want it done because it has to do with old cars.  But he will just have to wait.  I want to get the 4 tops done because a couple of them are for charities.  So with that said here is the one I just finished. I wanted to find a way to use up some of the scraps that I had.

Another project that I am going to do that will use up some of the scraps is a rag rug. It is made up of pieces of fabric scraps.

Circle Quilt

My next project is a circle quilt.  The pictures will explain but I have to decide if I want to just make a simple circle quilt or to make some adjustments to the circles.

This is what I am currently doing, sewing the circles onto the squares:

The following is the two designs I am looking at:

Not sure which way I will use until I get all the circles sewn onto the blocks, and get them up on my design wall.  Feel free to comment on your thoughts.  I am always open to suggestions, oh and by the way those two designs are not my fabrics.

Another Quilt Top Finished

Well I managed to get another quilt top done.  This makes three finished this way, waiting for the binding, batting and back to be gathered to finish. This only means that I will have to start working on the circle quilt top.  This quilt is the one that I found in my craft closet that I started over years ago.

Wall Hangings

I have made a few quilted wall hangings.  They are fun to do and quick as well.  Here are some that I have made.

Being creative......

I have found that my passion for crafting have very much increased as I have gotten older.  I grew up with a very creative Mother who brought me into the world of sewing and crocheting. I have done both since I was about 10.  I did however drop a lot of that creativity when I started a family.  Between working and taking care of my family, I just did not have the time.  However as the children got older, I was able to get back into making things.  I dabbled in a lot of different things. Some of which I would sell at small craft shows.  My daughter even got into the creativity at a young age.

When my husband and I moved up to the country side from the big city (after all the kids were grown, moved out and started their adult lives) I found I had more time on my hands and got into more gardening as well.

My first love has always been crafts though and thanks to my daughter who started quilting, I found that my sewing machine has become my close friend and I taught myself how to make quilts.  There was a lot of trial and error, but between advice from my daughter and the wonderful world of the internet, I think I have gotten a understanding of what to do. With that I am dedicating this blog to all of my creative moments.

A quilt that I found for me to learn with was a rag quilt.  This is one that I made for my wonderful daughter-in-law.  I found, when making quilts, that I love putting flannel fabric on the back because that is the part that touches the body and it is soft.