scrap quilts progress

My Mom has been here visiting for the past week which means my sewing machine was sitting on a shelf.  Last night my husband saw that my machine was out again and he told me that he was glad because I'm happier when I'm sewing.  I think that's true.

It did give me time to do some hand quilting on my Maple Leaf Rag quilt which has been sadly sitting in the corner for the past couple months.
maple leaf rag hand quilting progress
I have now hand quilted all of the octagon shapes, I just need to do the half octagons around the edge of the quilt and the kite shapes.  So yeah, that's still a lot, but it felt good to make some progress.

And now that my machine is back out I finished putting these postage stamp blocks together.  It turned out a little crazy, but it is bright and HUGE which are always two good quilt qualities in my opinion :)
scrappy postage stamp quilt top
Even though I haven't been doing much sewing lately I have been still adding things to my mental list of things-I-need-to-make so I am excited to get to work on some new projects!

Comments

  1. anyadahabJuly 25, 2013 at 3:20 PM

    I love the way that the postage stamp quilts look. Yours is beautiful!

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  2. Hilary @ Young Texan MamaJuly 25, 2013 at 4:16 PM

    Your Maple Leaf Rag quilt is beautiful.

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  3. CarlaJuly 25, 2013 at 5:46 PM

    Booth of these are so fabulous!

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  4. Jennifer Mathis of Ellison LaneJuly 25, 2013 at 5:50 PM

    Stunning!!! Both of them are beautiful!

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  5. snipsJuly 25, 2013 at 7:12 PM

    Both are just gorgeous! I love that postage stamp one though!

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  6. BedTime QuiltingJuly 25, 2013 at 7:21 PM

    Your maple leaf rag is so beautiful. It's on my mental to-make list, too!

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  7. AdrianneJuly 25, 2013 at 8:24 PM

    Both of these are so gorgeous! I have been cutting all my scraps into 2.5" squares as I go - one day I will have enought for a postage stamp quilt too. Sounds like your hubby is a keeper :-)

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  8. SvetlanaJuly 25, 2013 at 9:56 PM

    Both of these are gorgeous. I can't get enough of your leaf rag, it will be an instant heirloom once you finish all that beautiful hand quilting.

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  9. Little Island QuiltingJuly 25, 2013 at 11:11 PM

    Still in love with your Maple Leaf quilt.

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  10. Heidi StaplesJuly 25, 2013 at 11:39 PM

    These quilts are absolutely incredible, Erica!!!

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  11. NilyaJuly 26, 2013 at 12:09 AM

    Love both of them, and the handquilting Sounds gorgeous!

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  12. heart of charnwoodJuly 26, 2013 at 3:21 AM

    2 absolutely stunning projects, i particularly adore the octagons, so much depth and colour!

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  13. Kelly YoungJuly 26, 2013 at 5:39 AM

    oh. my. gosh!! that spiderweb quilt is absolutely stunning. I think I actually gasped when I saw it. Love the postage stamp quilt too. The colors are so fun in both of these quilts. If you have a chance, you should hop over and share at Needle and Thread Thursday. It's open through today!

    :) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

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  14. PattiJuly 26, 2013 at 12:50 PM

    Oh, Erica! The Maple leaf rag quilt is just breathtaking! Your hand quilting will make it a treasure for sure! Love the postage stamp quilt too!

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  15. ReneeJuly 26, 2013 at 1:49 PM

    These quilts are lovely! Superb use of scraps! My scraps bin is jealous :-)

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  16. BarbJuly 26, 2013 at 3:10 PM

    Wow, your quilting on your Maple Leaf Rag is absolutely gorgeous! And I feel inspired to make a postage stamp quilt after seeing yours!

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  17. DebbieJuly 27, 2013 at 7:44 AM

    Those are such beautiful projects! Glad you are back to sewing - I feel the same way!

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  18. ElizabethJuly 27, 2013 at 10:41 AM

    Wow these are both amazingly beautiful and happy!! Thanks for sharing:-)

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  19. audreyJuly 28, 2013 at 12:12 AM

    Oh wow! Lovin your scrappy quilts! Beautiful colors.:)

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  20. CarlaJuly 28, 2013 at 9:14 AM

    I love them both! Very inspiring, I have been wanting to get around to a Maple Leaf Rag of my own one day!

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  21. Leigh AnneJuly 28, 2013 at 12:33 PM

    Your postage stamp is looking fantastic! I love ours more than I ever thought I would :)

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  22. Rachel at Stitched in ColorAugust 6, 2013 at 6:25 AM

    Those are both such fantastic quilts! Don't be discouraged by your slow pace hand quilting. That quilt is so special you'll probably be sad when it's done =)

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