Grand Lake

At the Harp cabin. Oh for late summer weather about now! 

In the Beginning

Final result will follow this post. But I thought you might like to see the starting point. I did eventually add a couple more pieces as I realized that there was not enough contrast in this grouping to be effective design.

But I was very happy with the final result. 

Aboriginal Original

Well. A true Jamie original - but I did use two Aboriginal fabrics. The bright center blocks and the spotty brown batik.

I "liberated" traditional blocks and here is the result.

Another commissioned piece. The back is the same as the binding. 

Mous-ee Vision

Actually, it's a hamster. And his name is Henry. 

Front and Center

Brace yourself. I haven't posted anything in a while...

This is the front of the "I Spy" quilt I made for Katie's nephew. If you pay attention to the center of the quilt, I used the 3.5 inch blocks then around those used the larger 6.5.

I think this will be my final "I Spy" for a while.

I'm novelty print-ed out! 

Back

This is the back of the quilt I made for a friend's nephew. His favorite animal is the duck. Special breed better known as the rubber ducky. His fave color, white! 

Purple Haze

A few are cut, none are sewn. With the exception of the one triangle made up of four small triangles. I figure I iwll pop one of these in every 2 to 3 rows. I am also trying to decide if I want all four to be different, or the three outside to be the same with only the center different... and I'm thinking of using the center one to bring in contrast...

Y E L L O W.

Again, the whooooole range of purples and different prints. I want it to have a scrappy feel to it, but hopefully, come of a bit more elegant. 

Everything but the Kitchen sink

It's so ugly - I love it!! 

First thought

At first I thought I would piece the strip quilt in rows of zig zags... but I realized I really like the "on point" look better... See following post. 

Sew Scrappy

I have finally started cleaning out my "scraps" box. I've always loved the scrap strip pieced quilts... i thought if I threw in a bit of red in every block I could get by with literally using ANY piece of fabric.

I have everything from batiks to novelty in this.

I love the idea of a scrap quilt, it seems very true to the old fashioned notion of quilts. Pioneers. Utilitarian.

It will become my new tv quilt... next winter!