Log cabin within a log cabin

I took a bunch of great photos of this quilt on the beach, but I'm having technical difficulties and  can't seem to get them onto my blog.

Anyway, I'm sure this has been done before, and you might not be able to see it, but the very center block is a log cabin, and then I continued with wide strips all the way around.  The quilt finishes at about 46" square-ish.  I don't think any of my quilts are ever truly square, and that's all right with me.

The back is all Anna Maria Horner velveteen, which I did not take a picture of, yet.  And I'm going to sell it!  So, if anyone is interested, it's nice and snuggly for a baby girl.  I FMQ'd it in concentric circles. 
More pics to follow, hopefully.
~ Jodi ~

Here are some more pics of this quilt, one of my favorites!

 Matunuck Beach in South Kingstown.

 Love this Anna Maria Horner velveteen.  Soft and warm and luxurious!

 My sister-in-law's beachhouse.  My husband thought we should use it as a backdrop.  Ooookay.

House quilt

My sister-in-law requested a quilt for her beach house, so here it is:

 It's large enough to fit on her queen-size bed, and hangs over on each side by about 1 1/2 houses.  So these pictures are deceiving, but it's BIG.

 Sometimes I like my backs better, and this is one of those times.  Many of these smaller houses on the back were made by RI Modern Quilt Guild members in a bee I participated in.

 I tried to mimic the beach.  White sand, beach houses, seaweed, ocean, and deeper ocean.

And the label.  

xo

~ jodi ~

Sujata's giveaway!

Hi everyone!  I'm still here, busy, busy, sewing some, gardening some, working most :-(  trying to keep my priorities in order.

But I have to tell you about Sujata Shah's giveaway for her book!  And check out Amy Butler's new line of fabric - so pretty!  Here's the link:

http://therootconnection.blogspot.com/2015/08/a-new-quilt-with-bright-heart-by-amy.html

And here's a shot of one of Sujata's quilts - gorgeousness, don't you agree?

Quilt and photo by Sujata Shah, The Root Connection.

"Fading light" postage stamp quilt

I took these pictures in the fading light of dusk.

My idea in making this quilt was to go gradually from light to dark

 or dark to light, but I was also attempting to only use scraps and not cut into anything larger

 than a scrap.  The backing is Philip Jacobs, I think?

It's going to a good friend at work.  Tomorrow is the last day we will work together as I am being transferred to a different county.  We will miss each other - we've been lunchtime walking partners, among many other things we have in common.
I have been spending some time on Instagram and neglecting my blog.  I hope to get back here more often, though.
xo   ~ Jodi ~

Finn's Heather Ross Goldfish quilt

 I finished this quilt for my grandson, Finn Wilder, back in 2013 but forgot to take pictures, so

his mom, my daughter, did the posing with it, and her husband, Blueflash, did the honors of snapping

 these shots.

This quilt was a lot of fun to make.  It's very similar to Ezra's that I made back in 2010.

Ashley gave a general tutorial on how to make this quilt.    

I think the goldfish are adorable.  I realize I owe Finn a pillow to match his quilt!

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Valentines' Day!

Waterfront Park Layers of Charm Quilt from Fat Quarter Shop

 I have four layer cakes and I'm determined to use them up.  So this is the first of four.

I don't usually make the same pattern more than once, but this one is quick and easy and I might do just that.  The pattern only uses 36 pieces of the layer cake, but I'm using all 42, thus the cut off blocks on the right side.  Like I always say, the bigger the better!