Another Half Square Triangle Quilt

I bought some Kim Diehl flannel fabric a while back, and I decided it was time to use it.

Once again I used the offset pattern

and worked away at it until I got it where I wanted it.

After washing and drying, it is SO soft and cuddly. 

Here are some "in progress" shots to give you an idea how the quilt grew. Yes, I know I should have posted them as I worked, but frankly - I'm doing good to get them up now!

It was a fun quilt to make and I know we will enjoy using it. We are still having some cooler weather, so it will definitely be used this year!

I am so thankful for flowers and plants inside and outside that bloom and keep our spirits happy!  A couple of the Christmas cactus even decided to re-bloom! 

The gardens are beginning to show signs of waking up and starting their new Spring growth and I am oh, so ready for that. I'll try to get the roses pruned tomorrow. We have to get busy and get as much done as quickly as possible before the heat of Summer gets here.

Life IS a challenge, but it sure is fun!

Hope you're having fun and finding things around you that give you joy!

Hugs and kisses,

Elaine

Another Purple and Pink for our Niece

Our niece is expecting a baby girl this month, so of course she has to have a quilt. I made a purple and pink quilt for their first daughter. You can see it here. She wanted a purple and pink quilt for this little girl, too, so this is the outcome.

This is the backing.

I do love that crinkly, cuddly look and feel after a run through the washer and dryer. It is on its way to her now!

While I had the quilt machine loaded, I quilted some little things I had made.

Two little mug rugs.

An orphan block, now quilted makes a good tray mat.

And this one I had a lot of fun building. It is 20 inches square.  The nine patches are 1 1/2 by 2 1/2 inch strips sewn by two's to make 2 1/2 inch squares. The four patches are 2 1/2 inch squares bordered with 1 1/2 inch strips. Don't ask what the quilting pattern is - I was just playing !

Lots of pretty things have been salvaged from the cold and brought inside or onto the patio. Ruthie's Dinah (lower right) of course feels it is her duty to superintend everything.  Mr. Muddling's hand is "stirring" the dominoes for a game of Mexican Train. What a fun game!

I've been cutting half square triangles with my Studio Cutter from flannel I purchased earlier this winter and getting them put on the design wall. I've already changed them around a number of times since this photo, and I'm sure they'll move around a lot more before I'm finished. it is fun to play!

I hope you are finding some fun in your part of the world and helping someone else to do the same!

God is so good to us all! And I am so thankful.

Hugs and kisses,

Elaine 

A Quilt for Ryker

We have a sweet little friend we've known most of her life. She is our friend Sandy's granddaughter. She recently had a baby boy. They named him Ryker. Of course he needs a quilt from me! 

I decided to make a smaller version of Bonnie Hunter's Bitcoin pattern . It seemed to me that a busy little boy would have fun looking at all the different fabrics in this one. And bright colors are supposed to be good for stimulating little ones' minds!

The backing coincidentally was given to me a while back by Sandy. It was given to her by her sister Peggy. I love all the little coincidences that have gone into this one!

This is how the back of the quilt top looked as I ironed it before quilting! Lots and lots of little pieces!

Next up is another little quilt, this time for our grandniece's daughter due this month. I'd better get cracking!

We've had a few very cold (for us) days here in the Land of Muddle, but I am so thankful for a warm comfortable home with the wonderful Mr. Muddling and all our fur babies.  I'm also thankful for the bits of green and bright colors we get to have here inside and for the beautiful blue skies and sunshine outside today!

I hope all is well in your corner of the world and that you are finding lots for which to be thankful. God is so good to us all!

Hugs and kisses,

Elaine

Quilts of 2021

Here are my finishes for 2021! Some of these projects are really big, and some are really small, with a lot in between. But they were all completed in 2021. Fourteen of the twenty-four were given to someone, which always makes me feel good. I am so thankful I can bless someone else with the work of my hands and heart. Mr. Muddling is just as happy as I am to give them away, even though he says he wants to keep every one I make for himself!

There has been a bit of rearranging going on around here.

But most things are now in their new place, and we like it!

It's fun to change things up now and then.

I started another quilt. 

I know. 

One of our friends visited recently and she has a delightful new baby boy. He needs a quilt, and Bitcoin seemed like a good idea. I made one of these Bonnie Hunter cuties last year. Matter of fact, you can see that one in the collage of 2021 quilts at the top of this post.  I love the idea of putting lots and lots of surprises for a little guy to find in his quilt. The pieces are small, but I have an Accuquilt Studio and the dies to cut it, so not that hard to do!

There may be a few Christmas things still out, but that's all right. I love Christmas all year long!

I hope your year is starting off happy and healthy!

Hugs and kisses,

Elaine

Merry Christmas

From our house to yours and with all my heart

I wish each and every one of you a very

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Hugs and kisses,

Elaine

Getting Ready for Christmas

I decided to hang the little red truck quilt I made last year along with the new Christmas Quilt. They are playing nicely together and I like looking at them!

I finished my second clamshell quilt. I gave the other one to our daughter when she came last year for Christmas, and I missed it so much I had to make another.

This is after the binding was finished.

After a run through the washer and dryer. I do so love the quilts freshly crinkly and cuddly!

And yes, I have another project in the works. Just playing around and seeing where it goes.

We are still loving the flowers growing outside and the ones my sister sent inside! Waffles may have been enjoyed, too! 

Our baby girl is coming for Christmas again this year and we are so excited! There will be extended family get togethers and lots of good food! Can't wait!

I hope there are lots of things making you happy and excited this magical time of the year.

Hugs and kisses,

Elaine

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you've had a really good one, for those of you who celebrate. There is so much for which to be thankful!

Buddy looks a little perplexed there and I think it might be that he was trying to figure out what Mr. Muddling was doing. He was placing some concrete pavers upright to border that bed along the fence. We planted some bulbs in there, and I am hoping for some pretty flowers come Spring!  In the meantime, there are still plenty of pretty things (and chickens) to see. Life is good!

Hugs and kisses,

Elaine