Fun with Quilt Blocks!

I have recently started getting into making wonky house quilt blocks due to a swap I've been participating in on Swap-bot.com, called the "BOM Wonky House Block Swap."  So far I've participated in two of the Wonky House Block Swaps this year, and am really loving how fun these blocks are to make!  Of course, they are paper pieced, so it takes some patience to make them, but they are so adorable when they're finished!!

Here's the two I've made so far...

"House in the Woods"
Block pattern design by Regina Grewe

"Wonky House Block"
Block pattern tutorial by SewCraftyJess

This year has been busy for me...

I haven't had a lot of time to spend in my sewing room the past couple of months,

so unfortunately I've got a lot of UFO's piled up. 

About all I've had time for was a quilt block here and there.

So here's a few more blocks I've managed to squeeze in since the beginning of 2015:

 "Butterfly in the Sky"

"Let Them Eat Cake"

Snapshots QAL: Block 1

"Sew On & Sew On"

Snapshots QAL: Block 2

"Put the Kettle On"

Snapshots QAL: Block 3

"The Penny Arcade"
Pat Sloan's 2015 Vacation Time QAL: Block 4

 

 "The Beach Bag"
Pat Sloan's 2015 Vacation Time QAL: Block 5

"Summer Nights"
Pat Sloan's 2015 Vacation Time QAL: Block 6

"The Hot Dog Stand"
Pat Sloan's 2015 Vacation Time QAL: Block 7

And although I posted about the first 3 Vacation Time blocks in a previous post,

here's a reminder of what those first three blocks look like...

Block 8 just came out on August 1st, so I have yet to make that one!

Vacation Time: Block 1 update

I like this block so much that I decided to make more than one.  So as I participate in Pat Sloan's 2015 Mystery QAL: Vacation Time, I will be making 4 quilts total instead of just one.

Here are my blocks for the first step... (There are 2 skull blocks, but I wasn't sure if I'd like dark or light color ways better until after making them... I like the light color way better).

Note: I am strictly using all stash fabric for these quilt projects and won't be buying any fabric for them... It's part of my goal to use up stash fabric that's been sitting around for way too long.

Harley Davidson Themed Crib Quilt & Bumper Set

Over the last couple of months I've been working on this project using Harley Davidson logo fabrics purchased on eBay, with coordinating black, orange and flame fabrics that I purchased in local stores.

I finished the quilt a couple weeks ago, and just finished the bumper last night.

 I love making themed projects, and when I was asked to make this crib quilt and matching bumper, I was thrilled!

Harley Throw Pillows

Made from scraps of Harley Davidson fabric I purchased on eBay...the picture shows the back of the pillow on the left and the front of the pillow on the right...

These are one-of-a-kind pillows!

I pieced together scraps of remnant fabric pieces...quilting the top for added depth.

Harley Davidson - Blanket Makeover

My Landlady asked me to make a Harley Davidson blanket for her to give to her boyfriend for his birthday, and I couldn't find Harley Davidson fabric anywhere...not even online.

So I purchased a basic fleece Harley blanket and transformed it into this cool, double-sided blanket.

Both she and her boyfriend absolutely loved it and I'm happy with the way it turned out!

I purchased the Harley fleece blanket and the red skull fleece fabric on eBay.  The flame fabric I got at Wal-Mart Supercenter in Beaver Dam, WI.