One Down, Three to Go

Christmas is coming quickly.  My "Plan" is to make a quilt for each of my four children for Christmas this year.  When I made this "Plan",  I had about 6 months to accomplish it.  Fast forward to the very last day of October 2012... Quilt #1 is pieced.   On my last post, I showed you a sneak peek of one of the blocks for Quilt #1.

Yippee!  Here is Quilt #1:

Quilt #2 is in progress.  Me and Bernie are spending hours together!

My Little Pretties

Here are two of my favorite pieced quilts.  I am working on the backings for them.  I just love all of the color and cannot wait for them to be completed.

Little Deviations

The holidays are coming and my goal is to make a quilt for each of my children--that would be four quilts.  This goal is a bit ambitious, but achievable.   So then, why am I serendipitously deviating from my goal by starting other little projects?  I just cannot resist trying new projects and the blogs are filled with the most tempting photos and ideas for new creations.

Here are several "little" projects inspired by two free patterns offered on the blogosphere and one purchased pattern:

I am intrigued with houses and found this free pillow pattern of a little town square.  It's not finished.  I have decided to make this the center of a larger quilt, but I am not sure where to go from here.  Any suggestions?  Anyone?

This is a free downloaded pattern -- a  Full House pattern, Tiny Town pdf.  
Unfortunately, I cannot locate any additional info to give credit where credit is due for this pattern

Here is another free house pattern.  I thought about embellishing the houses and adding other objects to this neighborhood, but decided not to because I like the simplicity of the pattern.    So this is what it is,  and it will be quilted and used as a throw for cooler evenings.  (Yes, even Las Vegas has cool winter evenings.)

This free quilt pattern is called "Neighborhood Charm",  created by Debbie from Esch House Quilts.  The recipe can be found at the Moda Bake Shop.

This is a pattern that I purchased

When finished, it will probably be given as a gift to someone.

After these creative deviations, I am now "back on track".

Here is a little glimpse of the start of a quilt for one of my daughters:

More to come....    Meanwhile, have a creative day!