Rainbow Log Cabin

Planning my layout at Quilt Retreat

In 2024 I participated in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge at So Scrappy. Among the sewing I did for that was 6 log cabin blocks in each of a bunch of colors. I finally figured out how to put them all together. I got the center of the top laid out and put together while I was at Fall Quilt Retreat. Having a bunch of quilters around to give me advice on how to mix-and-match the units was great. More eyes on the project resulted in a really well-balanced design.

I think a border of piano keys will set this off beautifully so that is the next step when I get back to this project. 

Still Doing Business at the Same Old Stand!

Planning in Progress, 2026

It has been ages (over a year actually) since I posted to this blog. I am currently working on putting together a craft fair table for an event this winter and thought this was a good excuse to come back to blogging about my sewing. It is an extra thing to do, but I have always found it motivating to document my progress on things like this.

Since my last post I have taken on--with MKD, my trusty co-conspirator--coordinating the "Quilted Gift" project for my quilt guild. This is the project for which I made all the cowboy quilts when I was last posting here. It has been fun to work on and a lot of great quilts have been made and donated to good causes in our community, It has been very time consuming however, and has taken over our dining room. Luckily my partner, The Engineer, is very understanding.

Getting ready for a Holiday craft fair is going to result in more piles of projects at various stages of completion all over the house, so hopefully The Engineer will continue to be understanding.

Rail Fence

This is another of the quilts I made from the big bin of cowboy fabrics. I had a lot of yardage left of these three fabrics so I put together a simple rail-fence baby-sized quilt. That seemed appropriate for cowboy fabrics. 

Western 9-Patch

This is the last of my A Quilted Gift finishes for this week.

This is a simple sashed 9-patch with a cowboy border. There was enough of these fabrics in the donation bins to make 3 of this quilt, with more left over. I put one together and made up kits for two more. The kits will make up quilts identical to this one, but with different backing fabrics. I don't think I'm going to quilt this one, I'm going to hand it in and let another Guild member do the quilting. I included the strips for binding to match the red bandanna-print sashing in each kit and made some for my finished top as well.

Cowboy Panel Quilt

Cowboy Panel Quilt, 2025

Continuing the finishes of the quilts I have been working on creating for my guild's charity quilt project -- A Quilted Gift. 

The bin of Western fabric included 4 of the same panel featuring cowboy images. There were 11 different pictures in a variety of sizes. 

I worked out the math, added an extra side unit to make the quilt more balanced and came up with this design. I plan to quilt this top before turning it in for distribution. I also made up kits with the remaining 3 panels including the needed fabrics (the background and accent fabrics vary) and directions to recreate this quilt. The kits will be available at the next AQG meeting.

Scrappy Eagle Quilt

Eagle Scrap Quilt, 2025

I have a bunch of finishes to share this week. I have been working on creating quilts from a big bin of Western-themed fabric for my guild's charity quilt project -- A Quilted Gift. 

The fabric with the eagles that I used for center panels in this Scrappy quilt was one big piece with a very large repeat so I had to cut the feature squares 9.5" which made a big quilt. I usually put 3 rounds of scraps around each image when I make this design, but this time I stopped at 2 rounds so the quilt wouldn't be outrageously large.