Ducks in a Row?

Oh so tempted to call the second baby quilt "Ducks in a Row"! This is the progress as of Friday.

Not quite sure where this quilt is going, but that name popped in my head as soon as I saw the picture. Wish that happened more often - naming quilts is not an easy task for me.

Anyway, notice the duck fabric changes orientation, so that there is no definite top or bottom to this quilt. Doesn't matter which way it's viewed - it will look the same.

May try to squeeze out some more pinwheels out of the pile, 

as they really add to the fun of this quilt. There's certainly enough triangles to use up!

Alright, got to get back to it - having too much fun!
Happy Quilting!

The Dependable D9P

Ever happily cruise down the highway when someone yells 'pullover!', totally throwing a wrench in your life? That's what happened to my quilting schedule, once hubby announced he needed two boy quilts. Though I have multiple projects going right now, I really had to carve out some time to get them done. So here's the yesterday's project, Rocket Ship.

Named for the rocket ship focus fabric,

it's combined with other fabrics that have stars. And what's more fitting than a star panto in royal Glide thread for the quilting?

What started out as 5" squares for these 9-patch blocks,

turned into these 13 1/4" disappearing 9-Patch blocks.

Final quilt size is 38 1/2" square - a great baby quilt size! It's a wonderful, dependable quilt pattern, especially for a quick quilt. Check out the Disappearing 9-patch tutorial, or the Double Disappearing 9-patch tutorial for instructions on making one.

As for the back of this quilt, it's a multi-colored polka dot print, 

with the added interest of two red corners on the binding.

That's what's called a 'creative solution' when there's not enough fabric to bind the whole quilt!

As for the second quilt, it's going to be from these scraps that were with the small amount of that cute duck fabric,

found in a separate bag with the aqua scraps. Only have the aqua pinwheels for the Stash Lab project left to go, then I'll declare aqua a finish. Phew!

Have a wonderful weekend quilting!

June 2017 Book of the Month

For June, it's a continuation of the May Book of the Month, Stash Lab - Simple Solutions for Scrap Quilts (affiliate link) by Tonya Alexander.

Stash Lab

And why is that, besides the growing desire to use up scraps? See that pinwheel quilt on the cover? Pinwheels made of pinwheels - what a neat idea! I'm going to attempt to make one close to that with the scrap squares made last month.

I think they're the right size, just not sure if there's enough light, medium, and dark. And if the quilt takes a bit of a detour, well, all the better! With a baby quilt size in mind, it won't be a huge challenge. As always, I'll keep you posted on the progress.

Have a great day quilting!