Dust Off a Quilt Book Blog Hop: Around the Twist

Welcome to my stop on this year's Dust Off a Quilt Book Blog Hop, hosted by Bea at  Beaquilter. I believe this is the 5th year of this blog hop, but it is my first time participating. I've been collecting quilting books since I started quilting in 1995, and I knew I would have plenty of options. The hard part was narrowing it down to one choice!

I paged through many of my quilting books before settling on this one. It's not the oldest book I own, published in 1986, but I've had it longer than most of my collection. It's also significant to me because the author, Trudie Hughes, was one of my earliest quilting teachers. She owned a quilt shop, Patched Works, in Elm Grove, WI, not far from where I lived in my early years as a quilter.

Trudie was one of the early advocates for using rotary cutters and other time-saving techniques in quiltmaking. She wrote over a dozen books,  and I was lucky enough to assist her on a couple of the later ones. This was her first book, published by That Patchwork Place (later Martingale.)

Around the Twist baby quilt

38" x 44.5"

The pattern I chose to make is called Around the Twist. It is a variation of the design from the front cover of the book. I scaled the blocks down from the 6" size in the pattern to 4.5" for this baby quilt. The fabrics I used were all chosen to coordinate with the adorable birdie background print.

Our bright pink azaleas are blooming and seemed like the perfect match for this little quilt. 

The quilting is a loopy meandering design, done in a light aqua thread. The backing is a fun flannel print, and the binding is the same turquoise fabric that was used in the piecing.

Bea was interested in hearing about our oldest quilting books, even if we didn't make a project from one of them. I looked through several books in my collection and discovered that this is the oldest quilt book I own. If I'm reading those Roman numerals in the last photo correctly, it was published in 1935, and it looks like I bought it in February, 2002 or later.

Thanks so much to Bea for letting me be a part of this fun blog hop. Here's the schedule for the entire week of the Dust Off a Quilt Book Blog Hop:

March 6th
Quilting at the Farm
Lemon Tree Snippets
Creatin in the sticks
Natalie (on Beaquilter)

March 7th
Quilting Gail
Thrift Shop Commando
High Road Quilter
Moosestashquilting

The Morning Latte

March 8th
Kathleen McMusing
Words & Stitches
Isabella's Whimsy
DesertSky Quilting
 
March 9th
LC's Cottage
Cynthia's Ark
Ms P Designs USA
Just Let Me Quilt
 
March 10th
Beaquilter
Karrin's Crazy World
Quilting Patchwork Applique
Julie's Quilts and Costumes--that's me!

Check out the blog posts, and maybe you will get inspired to make something from one of your old quilt books too!

This is my first finished quilt for March, and I am also linking up here:

Needle and Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation

Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Favorite Finish at Meadow Mist Designs

Happy quilting everyone,

Julie in GA 

Dust Off a Quilt Book Blog Hop has begun!

It's time for the annual Dust Off a Quilt Book blog hop, hosted by Bea at Beaquilter. Participants were instructed to pull out one of their old quilt books and make a project from it. Here's the schedule for the entire week. 

March 6th
Quilting at the Farm
Lemon Tree Snippets
Creatin in the sticks
Natalie (on Beaquilter)

March 7th
Quilting Gail
Thrift Shop Commando
High Road Quilter
Moosestashquilting

The Morning Latte

March 8th
Kathleen McMusing
Words & Stitches
Isabella's Whimsy
DesertSky Quilting
 
March 9th
LC's Cottage
Cynthia's Ark
Ms P Designs USA
Just Let Me Quilt
 
March 10th
Beaquilter
Karrin's Crazy World
Quilting Patchwork Applique
Julie's Quilts and Costumes--that's me!

Check out the blog posts, and maybe you will get inspired to make something from one of your old quilt books too!

Happy quilting everyone,

Julie in GA 

 

February One Monthly Goal Completed!

It's time for me to share the results of my One Monthly Goal (OMG) for February, but there isn't much that I can show just yet.

I am scheduled to participate in the "Dust Off a Quilt Book" blog hop at Beaquilter, running March 6 - 10. My date for the hop is March 10th. My One Monthly Goal for the month of February was to choose a pattern in one of my old quilt books and make a quilt top for the hop by the end of the month. Getting it quilted was the bonus goal.

The quilt top is complete, but I can't share it until the blog hop date. For now I will give you a little sneak peek at a couple of the blocks that were used in the quilt top. That fabric with the little birdies just makes me smile!

Check out the "Dust Off a Quilt Book" blog hop starting March 6th at beaquilter.com. There's going to be a little contest to see who has the oldest quilting book too!

Linking up with:

One Monthly Goal at Elm Street Quilts

Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts

Happy quilting!

Julie in GA

To-Do Tuesday 2/21/2023

It's time  to share how I did on last Tuesday's to-do list, then figure out what I'd like to get done in the week ahead. The To-Do Tuesday link-up is hosted by Carol at Quilt Schmilt: For the Love of Fabric.

I finished three out of five tasks from last week's list, which feels pretty good because I was home for only three days before going out of town.

To-Do List for 2/14 - 2/20/23

1. Dust Off a Quilt Book--continue making blocks    ✔done 

I've finished making all of the blocks for this project, but can't show anything yet.

2. Rainbow Scrap Challenge--finish Jabberwocky blocks in pink  ✔done 

These blocks were shared in Saturday's post.

3. Stay at Home Round Robin--add flying geese blocks  not done

4. Prep a new hand stitching project for an upcoming trip   not done

I pulled out my appliqued hearts blocks instead.  

5. Project Quilting 14.4 "A Novel Project"   ✔done 

I made a placemat inspired by the novel The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb.

I'm returning home today after being away for a long weekend, but I will be jumping right back into my to-do list tomorrow.

To-Do List for 2/21 - 2/27/23

1. Dust Off a Quilt Book--finish quilt top and prep for quilting

I found a great flannel fabric for the backing of this quilt. You can see the fabrics for the quilt top in THIS POST.

2. ABC Table Scraps Challenge and Rainbow Scrap Challenge--make a placemat from pink scraps and featuring something with the letters M and V

3. Stay at Home Round Robin--add flying geese blocks  

4. Quilt guild BOM--start on border #4

5. Free-Motion Quilting Sampler--begin quilting

That's the plan for the week ahead. I'll report on my progress next Tuesday, and post a new set of goals too. I'm linking up with other To-Do Tuesday lists at Quilt Schmilt.

 

Happy quilting!

Julie in GA 

To-Do Tuesday 2/7/2023

The Tuesday to-do list has definitely been a big help in keeping me focused on my many projects that are in the works. It's time now to share how I did on last week's list, then figure out what I'd like to get done in the week ahead. The To-Do Tuesday link-up is hosted by Carol at Quilt Schmilt: For the Love of Fabric.

I was pleasantly surprised to get through most of the items on my extremely long list from last week.

To-Do List for 1/31 - 2/6/23

1. Project Quilting 14.3: make something with the "54-40 or Fight" block  ✔done 

 54-40 or Fight placemat

2. Stay at Home Round Robin--add star blocks  ✔done

I ended up making the star blocks twice before I was happy with them. To see the previous version, check out this blog post.

3. Rainbow Scrap Challenge--start one set of pink blocks  ✔done 

Two pink 16-Patch Stars blocks made, blog post HERE.

4. Ring Around the Stars--add hanging sleeve and label  not done

5. Quilt guild BOM--add next step   ✔done 

You can read more about this in my Design Wall Monday post.

6. Pickle Dish--piece 8 arcs  ✔done 

7. Storm at Sea Heart--prep for quilting    ✔done

The layers are spray basted together and have been stitched-in-the-ditch next to the border and the heart.

8. Clean and oil both machines   not done

9. Dust Off a Quilt Book blog hop--start looking for ideas   ✔done

I've chosen a pattern and pulled some possible fabrics.

10. One Monthly Goal--figure out my goal for February ✔done

I shared my February goal in this blog post.

By my count, that was 8 out of 10 items on last week's list completed. If only every week could be so productive!

To-Do List for 2/7 - 2/13/23

1. Dust Off a Quilt Book--finalize plan and get started

2. Rainbow Scrap Challenge--start Jabberwocky blocks in pink

3. Stay at Home Round Robin--add hourglass blocks

4. Storm at Sea Heart--finish quilting, add binding so it can go up before Valentine's Day

5. Clean both machines, oil Singer

6. Prep a new hand stitching project for an upcoming trip

I'm trying to be a little more reasonable in my goals this week. I'll report on my progress next Tuesday, and post a new set of goals too. I'm linking up with other To-Do Tuesday lists at Quilt Schmilt.

 

Happy quilting!

Julie in GA 

One Monthly Goal: February, 2023

I've been debating over possible choices for my One Monthly Goal (OMG) for February, but realized that there is one obvious choice. I've signed up to participate in my first ever blog hop in early March, so that needs to be my primary goal for this month.

I'm going to be participating in the "Dust Off a Quilt Book" blog hop hosted by Beaquilter. This will be the 5th year for the hop. I certainly have plenty of old quilt books to choose from, and I've been enjoying paging through them while I try to choose a project. I've narrowed down the prospects, and it's time to make a decision and get started. Here are the fabrics I'm hoping to use.

My goal for February will be to complete my quilt top for the blog hop. Getting it quilted would be a wonderful bonus!

I'm linking up with the One Monthly Goal party at Elm Street Quilts. Check it out to see what many quilters are hoping to accomplish this month!

Happy quilting!

Julie in GA