A couple of minis, and more of the Cocheco show...

The last few days in the sewing room have been busy busy busy!  I desperately needed a leader/ender project, because I'm tired of using 2" squares for that!  I have billions, now.....with nothing in mind for them.  So I needed a l/e that was for a specific project.  And I've always drooled over a scrappy red and white tumbler quilt on Ingrid's Supergoof Quilts blog.  (Check out her blog.....it's wonderful!  You'll need to hit the translate button, though!  It's in Dutch!)   So that seemed like a perfect l/e project!  I set out drafting it up, figuring how many tumblers I'd need, and got busy cutting!  I now have all 1500 tumblers cut out!  Woohoo!  Now I can start sewing again!  I don't know if you're like me, but if I don't have a l/e to use, I just can't sew a seam!  :o)

So then I got busy on some projects!  And since I was in the tumbler block mode, I got busy on the gifted tumblers that Kathie from Inspired by Antique Quilts blog sent me recently!  I just love the little size of them!  And because it was a mini, it was totally doable in a day.....quilting and binding included!  Woohoo!  All done!  Thanks Kathie.....I love it!

The back!  Bound in solid black.  It finished at 10.25 x 11.5.  The tumblers are 1.25" tall.

I just did a simple stitch in the ditch; I didn't want to take away from the fun fabrics!  And I felt like the back should feel fall-like, too......so I found a nice leaf fabric in my stash.

Once I had this little guy done, I was thinking I wanted to do another mini!  They are just so addicting!  So I pulled all the 3" squares I received on a recent shop hop, and started sewing!  They were meant to be made into a maple leaf block wall hanging, so I had 5 each of the different fabrics.  But I'm not a big fan of the maple leaf block.  But I have seen a few broken dishes quilts online recently, so I thought that would be fun......and really small!  :o)

The back.  Bound in a red print.  It finished at 11" x 14.75".  Each broken dish square is 1.5".

Again, a fall fabric from my stash made up the back.  I'm totally addicted to making minis now!  I should have a wall full very soon!  Yay!

Ok.......and now on to more of the Cocheco show!  Sorry, but there are a few pics that are a bit blurry!  I was racing a bit to get through all the quilts.......we spent the majority of the day in the vendor's booths!  lol

Enjoy!

 "Trio of Doll Quilts #1:  Pinwheels" by Gladi Porsche.

"Trio of Doll Quilts #2:  Square in a Square" by Gladi Porsche.

 "Trio of Doll Quilts #3"  Hexagons" by Gladi Porsche.

 "Reflections" by Betty Jo Quinn.

 "Fall Pumpkins" by Carol Barstow.

 "Bellissima" by laura Archambault.

 "Ranchers Daughter" by Rejeanne Bailie.

 "Fall" by Carol Barstow.

I'm really liking this Turning Twenty pattern for a little something different on my pieced backs.  I'll have to remember it!

 "The Lesson Quilt" by Carol Barstow.   (sorry so blurry!)

 "James River Blues and Browns" by Judey Clemons.

 "Lazy Summer Days" by Judey Clemons.  A jelly roll race with a fun addition!

 "Julia's Quilt" by Susan Copp-Silva.

 "Urban Topography" by Susan Foster.   So crisp and bold!  I love it!

 "Dots" by Nancy Henry.     Those dots add so much, don't they!?!

 "Not Your Grandmother's Baltimore Album Quilt," by Nancy Henry.

 "Ribbons" by Nancy Henry.

 "Wool Flowers" by Jean Irvine.

 "Bella Pup" By Betty Jo Quinn.

 "Splendid Poppies" by Betty Jo Quinn.    (sorry so blurry!)

 "Winter" by Carol Barstow.

 "Night Blossoms" by Linda Bevins.

 "Red Baskets" by Anna Bullard.    Don't you just love those nine 9-patches thrown in there!?!

 "Snow in Summer" by Susan Copp-Silva.

 "Key Lime Waterfall" by Susan Foster.

 "Bohemian Blocks" by Andrea Jackson.

 "Pineapples Gone KooKoo" by Cindy McKenna.

"A Tisket A Tasket" by Laura Parsons.


I'll have more in a few days......it was a big show, with lots of great quilts!  And in case you're wondering......I only show pics of my favorites!  Holy cow, right!?!  lol

regan