Rag Quilt from Stash #7

Are you tired of the rag quilts? You would think our flannel stash would be running out, but it hasn't yet.

This one has pink puppy dogs and peace signs.

It has pink dots for the back.

Another Orange Quilt Top

Last year my favorite quilt that I made was Fire in the Sky  It was put on our Etsy Store and while listed there generated 97 favorites and was put into 23 different treasury lists.  Originally when I made this quilt I had over made the blocks and had more then I needed in this quilt (4 blocks wide by 5 long).  I loved this quilt so much I even created a popular pattern that I sell on Craftsy to make your own.

So the original quilt had 20 blocks in it and I had 12 blocks left over and I had decided way back then that I would one day put those 12 together and make a baby sized quilt out of it.  A few weeks ago when we went though all the boxes and did a good clean of the sewing room I found the blocks and I put them on the desk in a pile so that I could make my other quilt.  I of course like a good husband let my wife know the plans.

Well a week ago or so I came home from work and Tanya was so pleased with herself and showed me the neat hot pad she had made out of my useless blocks (her words not mine).  If you read about the original post you will see the comments about how much she hated my orange blocks.  Well it seems that she is now trying to get rid of them one at a time.   Being the persistent husband I am I cant' let this go so, while she was at work on Friday night I made this.

Yes that hole in the middle is my hot pad.  Thanks Tanya.  Any way I still need to add a border around it and find me a back but in a few weeks (or months, my to quilt pile has 5 quilts one of which is a twin size to still quilt,) but you will see this again and yes it will end up on the Etsy Store to replace its older sibling that was snatched away from me.  (Yes Tanya its too late I made another one)

My quilts and my designs by others!

This is a picture from Marci Warren-Elmer (marciwarrenelmer on Instagram). It shows the four quilts and table runner I showed off at our meeting.  More important is one of the first items shown off was a pillow.

This pillow was created by Rachel (remardis on Instagram) which is also where I found this picture.  If you look at it you will will realize that it looks familiar if you have followed my blog long.

She based it off of my quilt that was shown in the guild meeting and hung at the HMQS last May.  Her pillow has just a few differences, I pieced the gray strips out of 2 1/2 inch squares where she did strips and looking at the drawing she made and the pillow you can see that her's has three rows less then mine.  It was exciting to see this pillow shown off at our guild meeting, it made my night.

The above is the sketch and the laying out of the pillow found on her Instagram account.

Last of all, the above picture is a crop from a email advertisement I got from Craftsy.  I was looking at that quilt on the left going hey that looks just like my quilt.  Wait that is my quilt.

Yep the snagged my quilt, cropped my picture and added some one else quoting crap, lol made me laugh.

Link A Finish Friday #80

Today is starting with Quilt #6 from the stash by my wife Tanya.  She is trying to get rid of some of the back log of flannel we bought on sale before Christmas last year and over the few weeks I have been cutting and she has been sewing.  I know that so far there are at least 9 quilts made from them.  

It is now time for Link A Finish Friday.  Today I would like to start with a big thank you to Fat Quarter Shop who has offered to Sponsor our Link A Finish Friday with Prizes.  This month's winner (August) will win a $15 gift certificate to spend at Fat Quarter Shop. 

Please remember to thank our sponsor by visiting their store at http://www.fatquartershop.com/ their blog http://www.fatquartershop.blogspot.com/ and Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/FatQuarterShop

Some of last weeks link ups

Mini Quilt - Quarter Incher

Pinwheels - Ella & Nesta's Little Room

Owl Cushion Cover - Adventurous Quilter

Quilted Envelope Pillows - Karen's Quilts, Crows and Cardinals

Sweet Spools Mini Quilt - Sew Fresh Quilts

 Linky Code can be found on the right side bar

1) Who likes rules. Toss them out.

2) Add a link to your finish blog or where ever you show off your finishes (Not limited to quilts but I like them the most).
3) Visit a few of the finishes and comment or encourage them on.
4) Monthly random winner picked from all of the months linkups to $15 gift card from Fat Quarter Shop.

Not required but fun to do

1) Follow my blog.
2) Follow the blog of all those that link.
3) Link back to my blog.
4) No finish, go quilt and stop reading the web.

Rag Quilt not From Stash

Since we were trying to use up some our stash and get more rag quilts done, we have added a bunch to Etsy and have had two custom quilt requests.  Here are pictures of the second one.

This one is made of Glimma and Kona gray.  

The back is a gray minky.  This was about 43 inches by 52 inches. It was shipped to customer the end of July.

There is one more custom rag quilt in the works for Tanya's brother.  It is being made out of John Deere Camouflage print. The one we made him for Christmas last year was swiped by one of his sons, they refuse to give it back.  He wants one that is a twin size for a lap quilt, he is 6 ft 6 so pretty tall.