Hi and welcome 😊 The scrappy purple BB quilt for July's Table Scraps Challenge is done! This month's theme was English Country Garden or Bloom Time. It looks like I got both the colour and theme covered. ✓
A Finish - scrappy purple BB quilt
The binding was attached and I then FMQ the border. Since there were dots in the border, I just swung around from one dot to the next. When the border on a couple of sides didn't have two rows of dots, I just gently swung around as if there were.😁 In each corner of the quilt, I FMQ a little heart before going on to the next side.
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| Finished and washed! Very soft and cuddly |
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| The back of the BB quilt |
July's One Monthly Goal (OMG)
I had stated for my July OMG that I would work, at least a little bit, on the cowboy panel quilt. That's exactly what I did. I did have the project at hand and sewed on the first border in a darker brown than I originally planned. I like it. I'm be using the much lighter brown around each block. I hope that I can keep making progress on this project in August - we'll see!
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| First border added around the cowboy panel |
What I learned
- After finishing the BB quilt, I was a little nervous about the stiffness of the finished quilt. I do tend to FMQ every inch of my quilts. I washed it last night and it's as soft and cuddly as any quilt.
- I'm really glad that I took the time to add the first border around the cowboy panel. It might be enough to keep me motivated to get this done.
Related links
- Inspired to Make a Purple BB Quilt, July 24, 2025
- Putting together the Cowboy quilt and other updates, March 04, 2025
Linking parties
I'll be linking up to many linking parties, including the July Table Scraps Challenge and July OMG finish link up, Favorite Finish, Monday Musings, Sew & Tell, Put your foot down, TGIFF, Off The Wall Friday, Finished (Or Not) Friday, Beauties Pageant, Patchwork & Quilts, 15 Minutes to Stitch 2025, Oh Scrap!,
Project details
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Made during the July Table Scraps Challenge
Size: 22" x 22"
Material: Many commercial fabric scraps
Technique: improve piecing and free motion quilting
Technique: improve piecing and free motion quilting
Free Motion Mavericks
Welcome to week 542 of Free Motion Mavericks! Thanks for linking up. Here are the projects from last week that included FMQ, ruler work or walking foot quilting.
Gail of Quilting Gail joined Melva's Christmas in July Blog Hop and made two very lovely placemats that will be giving through her guild to Meals on Wheels around the holidays.
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| Front of Gail's two placemats - made with Island Batik fabric |
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| The Christmas fabric back of Gail's placemats |
Have you seen Joanne, the Canuck Quilter's newest quilt, Patchwork Wishes? It looks scrappy but coordinated because it comes from precuts. If you're interested in how Joanne quilted it, be sure to read her post - you might learn some useful tips!
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| Joanne's Patchwork Wishes |
Joanne quilted all of it using her walking foot, including the lovely border!
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| Patchwork wishes - all quilted with a walking foot by Joanne |
It's now your turn!
The little purple quilt looks very cuddly, you did a good job using your scraps and with the quilting. Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Gretchen - it was so much fun :-)
DeleteThe BB quilt turned out beautifully. You've got a good start on the panel quilt. It's such a cute panel. Happy stitching.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kate - I really hope to finish the piecing of the cowboy panel quilt top in August. It was be great to have that one done!
DeleteI do love quilts with lots of quilting, and I'm glad the BB quilt crinkled up nicely and feels soft and cuddly. How big is the BB quilt? Thanks for linking up with Favorite Finish!
ReplyDeleteThanks Yvonne, the BB quilt is 22" x 22". They are small and go to the neonatal ward of the hospital. They are the perfect size for a Table Scraps Challenge project since I have more than enough placemats and mug rugs!
DeleteI never thought of the table scraps challenge as a way to make the perfect premie quilt. Yay for the cuddle of a just-washed quilt. I like the nuggets of learning you get from your projects. As I am a chocolate brown lover (hard fabric to find these days), I’m drooling over the border of the cowboy panel.
ReplyDeleteThanks JanineMarie, the Table Scraps Challenge is perfect for the premie quilt, especially when you've made enough placemats and mug rugs! It does take me longer but then I get to FMQ, so it's worth it! The chocolate brown is a Kona - so you'll be able to find it.
DeleteThe BB quilt is precious. I'm glad you were able to add the border to the cowboy quilt. I think the dark brown will set off your next round of blocks nicely.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anne-Marie - the dark brown is definitely better than what I had previously auditioned. Now to get on to the rest of the borders :-) Of course, I am making another BB quilt - so that will eat up time but is so much fun! Thanks for the inspirational party!
DeleteLove the BB quilt, Andree. I really like the brown for the cowboy panel border. Have fun with it this month! Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Brenda - I also love your decorating of the iron cover - so much more fun!
DeleteSuch a pretty PURPLE cuddle quilt, Andree! Some floral fabrics paired with some floral quilting combined to make a fine finish. Thanks for sharing with the TABLE SCRAPS Challenge!
ReplyDeleteAs always, thanks for hosting Joyful. I'll be making more BB quilts in your fun challenge - such a worthy cause!
DeleteYour purple quilt is beautiful and it looks wonderfully snuggly :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Janine - it's so tiny but will keep a premie baby snuggly! :-)
DeleteQuel adorable BB quilt ! Les finitions sont très bien. Bravo aussi pour la bordure du panneau. Bises
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