More crazy nine patch

Madison's quilt ended up being a huge success! I loved the way it turned out. Unfortunately, I don't have a good picture of it yet because it was too cold to photograph it outdoors. But here's a taste of the front (folded) and the bak (yellow, with leftover squares):

It's Thanksgiving weekend, I must be quilting

Well, the quilting bug is here again. So is another bug--I think I'm getting a cold, so no staying up till 3am working on this project.

I am making a variation on the Crazy Nine Patch on the blog Oh, Fransson! A few weekends ago I decided to try out this really fun piecing method, which gives you nine unique nine-patches using nine fabrics. I made 36 total, each in a different color scheme. Now I'm going to put them all together with sashing into a semi-traditional quilt for my favorite 12-year-old girl, Madison, who loves blue. let's see if I can finish it in time for Christmas.

Dad's surprise quilt

For years, my dad has hinted that he wants his own quilt, each time I present a quilt to one of my nieces and nephews. So I decided to make him one! It's a scrap quilt based on tons of past projects, using a simple pattern from a book called Slash Your Stash Quilts. It was so fun to make. I used up tons of scraps, including a lot of strips from my long-abandoned log cabin project. Maisie loved the scrap box, which is from Nikes I wore in college!

Pirate, as usual, is like a paperclip to a magnet when I start pinning. He just adores fabric:

Glowy goodness in mom and dad's back yard:

I so totally dig the back. It's hard to see, but the backing fabric is all chinese characters. My dad loves books and bookmaking, so I put as many book-related fabrics in as possible:

Pretty soon, Miss Ruby, my youngest niece, will be ready for her own bed-sized quilt! Here we are with Dad's:

This is what it's all about: