Treadlestitches: Still In the Pink

Welcome to Treadlestitches! Thanks for stopping by!

I'm still working through the pink scraps, and I have a finish! It's a small quilt ready to be donated to the Children's Advocacy Center in Milwaukee.

The main fabric in the quilt is this princess print. A large scrap of it was donated to our quilt guild. I had thought to use it as a backing, but it was both too narrow and too short for even a small quilt. I ended up cutting it into 6.5 in. squares to alternate with the 4 patch blocks.

A few fun prints were in my pink strips, like this llama fabric given to me by my friend Joey M.

And of course I had to include frog prints, like the one in the top left.

Anybody recognize this backing? These fabrics with tiny hearts were very popular in the late 1980s/early 1990s. I bought it second hand for $2 a yard. It's still good and sturdy, and washed up nicely before quilting.

Can you see the binding? I was so happy to find it in my stash (another gift from Joey). The color was just what I was looking for. It was only a fat quarter, but I made it work.

Snicky was my quilt tester today. He assures me it is cuddle-worthy, ready to go to a child. After washing, of course!

I have used this free pattern for literally years! It comes from the Quilts for Kids web site. Click HERE for a full page of their free patterns.

In other news, I put the borders on the Sticks and Stones top, and it's ready for donating as well.

No suitable pink showed itself here, but there's lots of pink in this mostly-blue Kaffe Fassett print. It's one of my favorites, and has been around a long time. The quilt store where I drop off the donated quilts has dozens of Kaffe fabrics (among all the other amazing fabrics!). They even have a clearance section, and I often get good buys there. (FYI, it's Quilt-agious in Mukwonago, WI)

In Progress

Still working on the Pink Happy Blocks quilt. I think this will be my last pink quilt for a while. As of yesterday the blocks were all in rows and the border has been pressed, ready to cut.

Remember this project? It's called Cabin Steps, and I've been using it for leaders and enders. I have 10 blocks done, and need 26 more. The pieces are small (2 in. x 3.5 in. cut), so it will take a long time. That's okay with me, it's steady progress and I'm not in a hurry.

The weather here has been crazy this week, with thunderstorms every night and the tornado watches and even warnings to go with them. All that rain is causing flooding also. We are very lucky to be safe and dry, and hoping for this spell to be over soon for everyone.