Splendid Sampler Blocks 3, 5, 6

I'm still enjoying working on my Splendid Sampler blocks. It's so fun to see the variety of techniques which the different designers are using! It's also fun to see the multitude of color combinations that quilters around the world are using to make their blocks!

I've gotten three more SS blocks finished. Block 7, released yesterday, is embroidery, so I'll be working on that in the evenings little by little.

Here is my version of block 3, Lots of Love, designed by Melissa Corry:

Melissa said that she made 6 hearts to signify the people she loves most in the world: her husband and her 5 children. I was thinking of my family when I chose my fabrics. The large heart is for my husband. I used a chevron fabric because, during our 25+ year marriage, we've had our ups and downs, but I wouldn't trade him for anything.

For my smaller hearts, the plus fabric is for my older son, who loves loves loves math and is majoring in computer engineering at university. The heart under that is for my daughter who loves reading and writing and is majoring in English Literature. This fabric has letters all over it, although they kind of got cut off in the process of sewing the heart. The heart in the lower right corner is for my younger son, a football fanatic. Those ovals remind me of footballs.

Since I only have 3 kids, the other two hearts are for my cat and dog. The lower left heart is full of fun dots, to represent my dog whose only goal in life is to have fun and be loved. The central heart in the bottom row is for my calico cat. This is the closest fabric to a calico that you'll find in this quilt!

Here is block 5, Simple Simon, designed by Celine Perkins. I really love the simplicity of this block!

 Block 6, Focal Point, was designed by Natalia Bonner:

Since my blog is called "Crazy 4 Red," I'm sure you're not surprised to know that I have Kona solids in several shades of red! I decided to play around with two of those Konas for block 6. I also used some of Pat Sloan's "Hometown Girl" text fabric. Isn't it fun? I love all the cute drawings of houses, flowers, coffee cups, etc, mixed in with the words.

These are my first 6 blocks all together. Like I said, I'm loving this sampler so far!

I'm linking up to Judy at Patchwork Times. Go visit her to see what other quilters have on their design walls.

Happy stitching!

March ~ One Monthly Goal

My March One Monthly Goal is to make the 2nd border on my Autumn Medallion quilt, which I'm making for a medallion challenge at my quilt guild. According to the randomly drawn specifications, the 2nd border needs to have curves (sewn curves, not just curves in the design of your fabric) and at least a bit of "carnation pink." Although we need to put 4 borders on the quilt, the borders do not all have to have curves or pink, and the borders do not have to be the same width.

Here's my medallion quilt so far:

When "curves" was first announced at our guild meeting, I thought "UGGHHH ~ I don't like making curves!" Then I remembered that some of my friends from guild have been raving about how wonderful the Quick Curve ruler and Quick Curve Mini ruler are. So after work the other day, I stopped at my local quilt shop and bought a Quick Curve Mini ruler. I'll have to play around with it and see how it works.

While I was at the quilt shop, I *may* have succumbed to temptation and bought three more red and white geometric fabrics for my Splendid Sampler. :)

 

 

I'm linking up to Heidi at Red Letter Quilts for One Monthly Goal.

 

Happy stitching!