Red Quilt #8 and Some Fun News!

Just finished this.  I'm calling it "Red Quilt #8" because it is!

It's from Bonnie Hunter's very fun "Scrappy Trip Around the World" tutorial.  

I was looking at my shelf of red prints one day, 

and decided to see how they would look all together.  

At first I didn't like it, but it's grown on me.

I quilted it with Hobbs Tuscany wool, stitched in the ditch and feathers in the border.

Nice and warm for the winter ahead.

The back is this fun rose print that I got at a thrift store--$5 for the whole thing!

Here's a little peek at Red Quilt #9, my current travel project.  More on this one later.  

If you want to see my other seven red quilts, click here.

OK.  Here's the fun news.  

My blog is featured in the September/October issue of  

Quiltmania magazine!  

(American Edition)

If you're a Quiltmania reader, turn to pages 86 and 87.  

There you'll find my smiling face, plus an interview about blogging

and copying the masters in "Blogger's Corner."  

Scrappy Trip is Done!

Stitched in the ditch, all 96" x 96" of her.  

Although I could quilt lots more, I think it's enough.  

Here she is, wrapped around my sewing chair.

Folded up and ready for her new assignment.

Resting pretty on the bed!

(Just in time for my birthday--today!  Shhh!)

I think the reds are going to like this pattern too!

Scrappy Trip!

Here she is, all 64 blocks and 96" square!  She's the largest quilt I've ever made.

It's made from Bonnie Hunter's excellent tutorial.

These blocks are SO much fun to make.

Someone said they're like eating potato chips--addictive!

Since this quilt can include "everything," it's a great way to survey your stash.

I found that I have plenty of dotty fabrics, but I'm short on graphics.  

I'm also short on light lights and dark darks.  So now I've got reasons to shop!

There are plenty of bloopers and things I could change, 

but I'm happy with it and can't wait to get it quilted and on the bed!  

There's a Flickr group where you can see many more of these quilts here.

Happy Scrappy Trips

I know, I know, you've seen plenty of these out here in Blogland.   

But these blocks are SO much fun to make with this tutorial from Bonnie Hunter!

I'm going to make about twice this many blocks, and I'm playing around with layout.

I've been making the blocks in batches of four.  A batch takes less than two hours.  

This actually eats up stash!

Next one:  RED!