Disappearing 9-patch quilt

Hi there! I just wanted to share a quilt finish with you today! 

This sweet quilt was done just in time for Christmas! I made this for my little boy for Christmas!  I think I was more excited about it than he was, but when you get a train set for Christmas, who cares about a quilt! ;)

I used the disappearing 9- patch quilt pattern for his quilt.  I used ADORNit's lovely Timberland collection and I love how it turned out! The colors are woodsy and very boyish! 

 I backed it with grey minky, to make it super soft and cuddly for him.  I had my friend Kathy quilt it--she did a lovely job with the quilting! I also had my mom hand bind it!

 Now I need to make the girl's their own bed quilts! :) 

Talk to you soon!

Have Yourself A Quilty Little Christmas {Finished Quilt}

I finished my Have Yourself a Quilty Little Christmas Quilt a few weeks ago and thought I'd share it on the blog! :) 

(Sorry for the not so great pics, it's really hard photographing anything in my house because the paint color is dark and I don't have a ton of light)

I had a lot of fun making this quilt.  It was so fun to watch everyone's progress on Instagram and I am so glad Lori shared this pattern with us! 

I also learned something while I was sewing this together! My new Bernina's quarter inch foot, is slightly off from my other sewing machine.  I sewed half my blocks with my old sewing machine and half with my new....so it was interesting getting my blocks to fit together to say the least! :)

I hung this up in my kitchen so I can stare at it all the time! :) I can see it from the living room and also when I'm baking or cooking in the kitchen! I figured I spent so much time on it, I better enjoy it as much as possible! 

My favorite blocks from the quilt are the wreaths and the stocking.  I love the bows on the wreath, and I just love how my stocking turned out!

It was so much fun making this quilt! I am glad I got it done so I could enjoy it throughout December!

Talk to you soon!

9-Patch Granny Square {A Finished Quilt}

Hi there! I hope you all had a great weekend! My mom and sister came to visit and see our new house! So we had fun hanging out with them all weekend. We also started on our fence for our yard! Wahoo! I am taking pictures of all the progress, and will post soon. 

So onto my latest finish.  This quilt was made from a mistake.  This was the center of a much larger quilt top that I had made.  Unfortunately for some reason that quilt top would not lay flat. So I kind of just folded it up and forgot about it.  Well, when were were moving, I found the quilt top and decided to give it a new life.  I cut out the center granny square--and made it into a baby size quilt! And I pretty much love how it turned out! 

The quilt measures about 36" square.  I did meandering for the quilting on my own machine.  I have decided that my sewing machine does not do well with meandering! The past two times I have tried to meander---I have had major thread breakage issues and my machine is skipping stitches.  I don't know what I am doing wrong, if you have any ideas I would love to hear them!

I am thinking of making a pattern for this quilt. It is layer cake friendly, and super easy.  Let me know if you'd like the pattern for this and if I get a pretty good response--I will post one! 

Talk to you soon,

Scrappy Stars {A Finished Quilt}

Hi there! I hope you all had a great weekend! 

I am finally finished with my Scrappy Stars quilt!!! Wahoo! It has been a long time in the making.  I pretty much started calling this one my masterpiece because it became my favorite quilt I have made so far.  I love the saturated colors of this quilt and I love the fact that it is seriously scrappy.  

Click here to buy this pattern!

 I decided to do a flannel chevron backing for the quilt and I really feel like it compliments the front.  

I sent this on over to my "binding fairy" and she put on a yellow binding fabric that I love.  She also did a lovely job on the binding! Nothing beats a good hand binding--in my opinion! :) Most fabrics from this quilt are from High Street by Moda.  

 I quilted this using grey thread and I did it on a long-arm machine.  I decided to go with a simple quilting design--since I wasn't too familiar with quilting on a long-arm.  I am happy with the way it turned out! :)  I love the texture that it left on the quilt and I can't wait to wash it and see how it changes even more! :) 

Click here to buy this pattern!

There is definitely another star quilt in my future--I pretty much just love how these look and I can't wait to make another one!

If you want to buy this pattern I have it listed in my Crafsty Pattern Shop HERE

Talk to you soon,

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Lovey Dovey Hearts {A Finished Quilt}

Hello there! I have seriously been in a funk this week.  I am pretty sure it is cabin fever! I am so ready for spring and the warm weather.  I haven't started training for my half marathon yet--due to getting the flu and also the really cold weather.  I can't really use that as an excuse because I own a treadmill--but absolutely hate running on it! I much prefer running outside.  :) Luckily we are supposed to get up to 60 degrees this weekend, and maybe I can finally get a run in and get some much needed sun.  :) 

So I am ready to share my latest finish: Lovey Dovey Hearts! 

 This was a fun quilt to make, and Hannah (my six year old) absolutely loves it!

 I made all the hearts out of Lovey Dovey by Riley Blake.  The hearts are completely constructed with half square triangles.  I decided to go with a very neutral grey for the background and I am happy with the way it turned out. 

I did a fun flannel print on the back for this one.  My friend Kathy gave me a bunch of this flannel--and I thought it would be great for this quilt.  Plus I love using flannel for backing--it's so warm and cozy! 

I did very little quilting on this quilt.  I probably should have done a bit more, now that I really look at it.  I was nervous about quilting this one after my horrible quilting experience with The Hidden Star.  So I did a simple pre-set stitch and quilted on the seam lines.  Now I can see that I should have also quilted in between each seam as well.  Now I know that I prefer much more quilting on my quilts! 

Aside from the quilting, I love how it turned out.  I made this one for my 6 year old little girl--who happens to be obsessed with pink and purple.  She loves it and pretty much dragged it around the house the entire day.  :) 

Talk to you soon!

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Hidden Star Quilt Pattern

Hi there! :) I am over at Fort Worth Fabric Studio blog today showing you how to make this quilt:

Would love to see you over there! :)

Go here for the free pattern!

Guest Posting at the Moda Bake Shop

I can now say I am a real Chef!

A chef for the Moda Bake Shop that is.

I am showing you how to make this fun quilt with Sweetwater's newest line Wishes!

{Wish Upon a Star}

Would love for you to stop by. 

PS: I am also posting over at Fort Worth Fabric Studio blog today--Stop by and enter to win a $50.00 gift certificate!

Go here for all the details!

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Fabric Giveaway and a Free Pattern!

I have been so excited to show you guys this quilt I have been working on!

Love Squared Pattern-Click HERE to get pattern for FREE!

I have teamed up with one of my sponsor's Fort Worth Fabric Studio, and created this pattern exclusively for them.  Jodie (owner of Fort Worth Fabric Studio) and I had a great time coming up with this quilt for you!

I designed the pattern and Jodie came up with the fabric bundle.  Jodie is amazing at putting together fabric bundles.  I told her my vision of what I had in mind for this quilt and she pulled from several different lines of fabric and made this exquisite bundle for this quilt.

Love Squared Fabric Bundle --Go here to buy

She has a knack for pairing up fabrics and blending different lines from different designers.  When I got this bundle in the mail, I was not disappointed.  Jodie worked her magic and made this bundle of reds and pinks and all of it is low volume at the same time.  They blend so beautifully with each other and she did a perfect job of doing a combination of solids and prints to make this bundle stand out.  

Needless to say, I quickly got to work and finished this quilt just in time for you to make for Valentine's Day!

This pattern is simple, yet versatile and you can pretty much make this your own by using your own favorite color scheme.  I decided on a pink and red color scheme because I love those two colors together and I wanted to make a Valentine's Day quilt, but keep it simple and modern so I could use it all year round if I wanted to.  

This quilt measures approximately  51" x  63" in size and makes a good lap size quit.


The best part about this quilt is that it is composed of one pieced block. That is really as simple a it gets.  What makes this quilt pop is the composition of the blocks.  The pairing of solid blocks and framed blocks in the diagonal layout really makes a fun, yet modern quilt.  It is also comes together really quickly!

I did very simple quilting on this quilt.  I chose to do "organic" wavy and straight lines.  I did them around 3/8" apart.  I love the effect and texture it leaves on this quilt!

This quilt was sent to the "binding fairy" to get it's hand binding put on.  (the binding fairy is my talented mom) She did a lovely job on the binding like always! :)

I absolutely love the backing fabric Jodie picked out for this quilt.  It compliments the front nicely and has a nice circle pattern to it. 

Now here is how awesome Fort Worth Fabric Studio is.  They are giving away this bundle of fat quarters to one of my readers for FREE!!! 

To enter answer the following question:

What is your favorite color combination?

If you are feeling like you really want this bundle you can get two extra entries:

*Like Fort Worth Fabric Studio on Facebook

*Like Inspiring Creations on Facebook

Just leave an extra comment(s) letting me know! 

This giveaway will be open until Sunday, January 12.

This giveaway is open to international readers! :)

Winner will be chosen at random and will be announced Monday, January 13. 

Now if you want this pattern all for free, just head on over to Fort Worth Fabric Studio and download the PDF file! 

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Thursday Threads by 627Handworks * I Quilt by Pretty Bobbins
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Giveaway is now closed.

Wonky Star Quilt

Hi there! I have another quilt finish to show you.  When I watched this tutorial about the "Wonky Star" tutorial--I knew I had to try it out.  They looked so fun and really simple to do.  I made this quilt almost entirely out of my stash, so that's why it is so very scrappy.  I made this quilt for a gift and tried to keep their personal style in mind.  So that's why this quilt is so far off from my normal style.  

Even though it is not my style, I love how it turned out.  It almost has an "Americana" look to it--which I didn't intend on doing, but it just happened that way.  

I made these wonky stars quite large.  The blocks ended up being about 14" square. Which makes for a nice sized block, so I didn't have to do as many stars.  Since I did work entirely from my stash (which was given to me by my friend) I had a limited amount of fabric, so I made it work.  

4-Patch Slice - A Finished Quilt

After a 5 hour binding marathon while watching Lonesome Dove with my hubby, I finished it!

I can hardly stand how awesome this quilt is!  When I came up with this idea, I didn't imagine it to look this lovely.  So to say I am happy with how it turned out, is an extreme understatement. 

Warning: I took a TON of pictures of this quilt, so I'm just warning you now! 

For the quilt top I used Riley Blake's Andrea Victoria Line

Here is a close up of my binding.  I did it all by hand and I am pretty much in love with the fabric I used to bind this quilt.  It just ties everything together nicely, plus the print itself is really great!

Fair-and-Square Free Pattern and Video Tutorial

Hi there!  I am excited and also a bit relieved to share this pattern with you! 

This is a really fun quilt, and is a great pattern for a beginner quilter.  This is a very long winded/picture heavy post....I apologize in advance.

There is a video at the end of how I did the free motion quilting. So if you are just interested in the video you can scroll to the bottom and check it out. 

Fair-and-Square

Fair-and-Square {a finished quilt}

Hi there!  Today I wanted to share with you my latest quilt finish, and also enter it into the Blogger's Quilt Festival.

I am entering this quilt in the Baby Quilt Category

I am pretty much in love with this quilt. 

I have decided it is so much fun making small quilts. They come together so fast and are really fun to quilt. I am also in love with the color scheme and vibrancy of these fabrics.  Most of the fabrics are from the High Street Line. 

I want to introduce you to my newest love: 

Fair-and-Square

For the complete tutorial and video for this quilt go here.

Christmas Table Runner-Finished!

I worked on this little runner over the weekend! 

I got the whole thing quilted and decided to try my hand at machine binding again. 

I did a lot better on my machine binding this time and I was pleased with the way it turned out.  

Sunnyside Pinwheels--A Finished Quilt

It's done! It's really done! And I couldn't be happier with how it turned out!

Charlie's Finished Quilt

My blue-eyed cowboy has his cowboy hat and his cowboy quilt and is ready for some cuddles!

I finished his quilt last night and he loves it! I was kind of mean and didn't let him sleep with it last night because I wanted to make sure I could get some pictures of him with it in the morning.  :)

This was my first time machine binding. It was not perfect.  In fact, I'm sure a quilting expert would give me an epic fail on my binding on this quilt.  The corners turned out beautifully mitered, but when I went to stitch it to the quilt, my stitches on the front did not line up with the seam on the back. I did 2 1/2 inch binding strips.  I am not going to say I'm never going to machine bind a quilt again, but I do like the look of hand binding much more.

A full view of the front of the quilt:

For the back of the quilt I just pieced all my of my extra fabrics together as well as some black flannel to tie it all together.

This was kind of my "practice quilt" I tried new things on this quilt that I have never done before and it's definitely not perfect!  But it is perfect for my little cowboy, who I hope with love it and hopefully will replace his current blanket (which has seen much better days)  with this warm and snuggly quilt!