Crown Royal Quilt Completed!

Crown Royal Squares

It has been more than a week (sorry about that)... but this past weekend I did get all my squares and rectangles cut. I also have all my black and white squares sewn together.

First two rows and the center finished - only six more rows to go! 

Go to blog post New Quilting Project: Crown Royal Quilt Design to see the pattern for this quilt.

New Quilting Project: Crown Royal Quilt Design

I will be starting a new quilting project this spring for a friend. The current design I am planning to use is on the right.

It is going to be another quilt made out of Crown Royal bags.. but this time I have black bags as well as purple ones. I plan to make the black and white squares 4".

The light purple will not have the gold Crown Royal logo. They will just be purple with gold stripes from the top of the bags.

Once I start cutting out my squares (sometime this week), I will post an update.

Quilted Tote Bag

This was my first attempt at sewing/quilting together a bag that has round handles and a diamond pattern instead of squares. It was more challenging than I anticipated and should I ever decide to do a similar project in the future - I think I will try a different approach.

However, I do think it will work perfectly for carrying my laptop and notebooks to class this semester!

Colorful Creations

So... I know that I said my quilting was finished for the summer... but on Saturday night I was playing around with some scrap material and ended up with the beginnings of another quilt. As a result, I have decided that this one is going to be my side project throughout the coming semester - when I need a break from reading and homework. I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out. It will be the first quilt I have made without a plan or pattern created beforehand!

Swenson Quilt

Started sewing the squares together for the last quilt of the summer. School will start on August 26th, which means that my time for quilting projects will be replaced with time for homework. This quilt is for my paternal grandparents who celebrated 60 years of marriage this past June. My pattern is located in an earlier post and can be found at New Quilting Project. It is going to be a surprise.. so if your name is on this quilt or you know my grandparents.. your lips are sealed! Thanks!

Letters (purple with a light purple floral design.)

Rows 1 - 6

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Rows 7 - 12

 Rows 1 - 6 sewed together

 

Baby Keeney Quilt

I finished this baby quilt a couple weeks ago, but I didn't want to ruin the surprise for my friend by posting pictures early. She got it yesterday in the mail. Surprise! 

My first draft of this quilt (when the idea was still just in my head and my computer) can be found in a June blog post (Baby Quilt) and the flower quilt squares in a July blog post (Quilt Squares). 

Front

Left Side

Right Side

Back

This little girl's dad is a big Superman fan!

Black & White

Yesterday I made a bag with the leftover material from the baby blanket I completed this past weekend. The purple material on the inside of the bag is the only fabric not used in the blanket and was left over from a different project. 

One Flower

Two Flowers

Top View

Handles

Crown Royal Quilt

Just wanted to share a quilt that Alissa, Jillian, and I made out of Crown Royal bags in 2009. It was one long day and night of quilting! We should do this again!!

Quilt Squares

I have also spent this weekend working on a baby quilt for a friend (she is having a girl). Below is a sneak peak of the squares I have been working on (apologies for the lighting and quality of the photos - they were taken from my phone). I will be posting the final product in a couple weeks after she has seen it. I don't want to ruin the surprise. 

This one is my favorite!

60th Anniversary Quilt

My grandparents celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this June 3rd. I have been working on a crossword puzzle quilt with all the names of their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren (including spouses). This project has been in the works for about a year. 

Ryan (my husband) helped cut out the majority of the letters! 

We are having a family reunion this weekend to celebrate. Grandpa and grandma were very surprised when they opened this gift. Happy anniversary! 

Quilt pattern.

Final product. 
Unplanned - but the headboard and bed skirt matched perfectly!!

Checkers

Finished my latest project this weekend. Ryan and I don't have a checker board and I thought it would be fun to play at my family reunion in a few weeks with the kids. So, I quilted a checker board and made bean bag game pieces. The pieces have a crown on one side and are plain on the other. I got the idea from Pinterest at http://pinterest.com/pin/176695985353038653/. 

King Me!

Red Bean Bag Pieces.

Checker Squares 3.5" 

Finished Product!

Pillows Cont.

Finished the last pillow of the set of three this weekend! This one is also 14" x 14" and has a slit in the back for easy removal. 

Baby Quilt

One of my close girl friends is having a baby girl and I am thinking of making a quilt for her. Here is the current pattern I have been playing with... The stripes would only be 2.5" thick - making the quilt a little over 4' x 4'.

I also might add some layers to the flowers to highlight the petals. What do you think?

New Quilting Project

I have a new quilting project that I will be starting directly after the completion of my current project, which I am hoping to finish this coming weekend.

I will be making this quilt for my grandparents on my father's side of the family. It contains all the names of their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren (including their names and the family's last name).

There will be a total of 124 letters and the background design is made up of 6 colors (3 shades of blue and 3 shades of green). I am planning on doing the letters in a black print material, but I am not completely sure on that yet.

More updates to come once I buy the material and start cutting my squares!

Pillows cont.

I completed another pillow this morning to go along with my current quilting project. There are going to be a total of three pillows altogether.. here is number two.

This one is 14" x 16" round and has ties on both ends for easy removal. I used black shoe strings for the bows because they are somewhat easier to thread through the small pocket. Once inside I cut them to an appropriate length and tied knots on each end.

I plan on completing the third pillow this coming weekend..

Pillows

Just finished a pillow this weekend to match the quilt I am currently working on. I used a sewing machine to quilt around the leaves and tree trunk after ironing each piece on with applique. I will also be making a matching pillow with red leaves and a round pillow with stripes in brown, red, and green.

I got the idea from Pinterest and the website: http://www.addicted2decorating.com/30-diy-decorative-pillow-tutorials.html