Bright Owls

Size:  40" x 44"

Flannel Strip Rag Quilt

This quilt is made with 6" strips of flannel and 1/2" seam allowances stitched twice, then clipped every 1/4" or so, and then washed and dried to cause to "rag".  The middle layer is this adorable house print by Erin McMorris for Free Spirit, Westminster Fibers.  It can only be seen through the yellow when the quilt is held up to the light but the colours show in the rag edges throughout.

I used exactly the same fabrics on the back as the front:

Bright Owl Allover Flannel, Springs Creative

Sky Blue Cotton Candy Flannel, Blank Quilting

Tiny Safari Stripe Flannel, Wilmington Prints

Yellow Shadow Play Flannel, Maywood Studio

Happy Quilting!

Bec

Licorice Sticks

Pattern:  Honey Sticks, Tiny 70, by Pieced Tree Patterns

Size:  35.5" x 40.5"

This pattern calls for strips of fabric 1.5" x WOF (or pre-cuts known as Honey Buns).  I did it the hard way and used a fat quarter pack which I cut into 1.5" strips myself.  The problem was when I sewed the strips together and cut the blocks I always had a half block at each end (which are now waiting to become another project :)). I backed this in a black flannel with white polka dots, quilted in the ditch with Sulky 733-4119 (Piano Keys) and the in straight lines across the middles of each block using a decorative stitch for a change of pace.

Happy Quilting!

Bec

Thread Catcher Bag

Pattern by Rachel Griffith (psiquilt.com)

The Fall 2013 issue of Quilts & More features a trio of bags in their Scrap Lab feature including this adorable thread catcher bag.  The pattern is their bonus pattern available from AllPeopleQuilt.com/805 

It's quick & easy & could be used for many other organizational purposes too!

The fish fabric is Ocean Waves by Fabric Freedom and the frogs are Happy Frogs by Timeless Treasures.

Happy Quilting!

Bec