Nearly Finished UFO Top

Time for a little update on my UFO project.  I'm sewing a quilt using my tester blocks from Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks, Volume 4.  This is the top half of the quilt, enjoying a little bit of backyard sunshine.

This setting was difficult to piece together.  So many triangle squares facing different directions!  I was so relieved to sew on the final strip.

This is the bottom half of the top.  I like the way the setting plays with the block in the lower right hand corner.  They really link together nicely.  

So...I just need to sew one more seam and then add a solid border or two.  What would you sew for the borders?  Any brilliant suggestions?  Please leave a comment below.

Have a lovely day,

Jennifer Schifano Thomas

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Here I am, sewing my triangle squares on my modern Elna, instead of my "new" vintage Elna.  Sigh!  As I was cleaning and maintaining the Elna Super 62, I discovered that it takes a special bobbin, which I didn't have.  I ordered some, and now I'm waiting...waiting....waiting...I detest waiting! 

While I'm waiting, I'm sewing the setting for my quilt.  Here's my little pile of triangle squares. 

And here's a lot of them up on the design wall.  They're all in yellows, blues, and greens, although the green looks like black in this photo.  The colors coordinate with my Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks, Volume 4 test blocks that I showed a few days ago.

The triangle squares are then joined into pairs to make these cool diagonal stripes.  Half of them will go this way, and half of them will go the opposite way.

These are fun and easy to sew.  Nothing to really match up either - low stress sewing.

When I look at all of these together, I see the beginnings of another quilt.  There is something interesting going on here.  I will have to play with it and see what I can create.  I often discover the start of a new quilt idea by playing with block elements on my design wall. 

Do you enjoy making your own quilt designs, or do you prefer to use a purchased pattern?  Leave a comment below.

Have a lovely day,

Jennifer Schifano Thomas 

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I'm so proud of myself!  I pulled one of my UFO boxes down off the shelf, assessed the situation, and actually started on it.  These are the twelve blocks I had the honor of testing for Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks, Volume 4.  That was quite a while ago, as we're coming up on the release of Volume 12 this November.  

I decided to go with Quiltmaker's block setting for the Throw.  Most of the 100 Blocks issues have a block setting suggestion, complete with cutting directions included in each magazine.  How handy!  I used one of these settings when I made Trent's quilt, too. 

I started out by cutting some coordinating fabrics into strips, then squares.

When I cut pieces for any quilt project, I always label them and put them into little zipper baggies.  It really helps me to keep organized.  What do you do to keep your pieces separated?

More to come on this project soon!

Have a lovely day.

Jennifer Schifano Thomas

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