Link A Finish Friday #81

Today is starting with Quilt #7 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

Paper Pieced by Simply Pieced

Quilting in Amsterdam

Christmas in July - Quilthexle

Zakka 2.0 Mail Bag Pouch - My Fabric Relish

String of Pearls - Kathy's Quilting Blog

Stofbox - Quilt it out

 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.

Owl Windows Quilt

Here is the closeup of the Owl Quilt using the windows quilt Tanya made.

I like how some of the owls look like they are looking through windows.

On the back is a off white fabric with two strips of of the jack fabric.  It also has a simple applique of an owl on the back.

It is another fun quilt added to our Etsy store..

Some hot pads and a family visit.

Last week my sister in law Tosha Hoyt (Tanya's younger sister) came to visit us here in Salt Lake City she lives in the little town of Kanab down in Southern Utah.  She is a potter and has a store on Etsy called ToshasPottery.  Over dinner she talked to us about our quilt sales and we talked to her about her Etsy sales.  For us Etsy has been  fairly good, we are selling quilts (not as many as I would like, but not as few as I though I would) and enjoying it.  She on the other hand has not had great success online but, has been doing amazing work selling at craft fairs.  She has been trying to get us to do the same.

Above is one of her bowl's as listed on Etsy.  So in our conversation we talked about our fear of trying the craft fairs and that is that my items are big and costly and many of the people going to these things buy a small item but a big $100+ quilt might be out of range.  So she suggested that we needed to make some smaller items.  Tanya and I decided more the 6 months ago that we want to try a craft fair, but decided to do one we need at least 50+ quilts so there are a wide variety for people to chose from, but now she thinks we need hot pads and table runners too.

So these are the first 2 attempts (they are front and back pictures of 2 hot pads)  They turned out pretty cute.  I showed Tanya the top one and she told me that is her's and I could not sell it.

Even this one did not turn out too bad.  The funny thing is all of this material for both hot pads was in a scrap pile that we had decided would only be good for string blocks.  They have insulbrite batting in them (1 layer) and that is it.  Tanya tells me that I need more then just one layer but I think it looks and feels great.

I did take my sister in law at her word and also did some table runners.  But that will be for another post (as i was a little more serious on them) and have 6 table runners in the works that will be up in a post some time in the next few weeks when I get them all done and pictures taken.

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)