It feels like summer has arrived! The weather is getting warmer and warmer. The national exams of our senior high school students have passed and the grading has begun. While the seniors are waiting for the results to know if they have passed or not, the other students are still going to regular classes. Our school year doesn’t end till the middle of July… some weeks to go still!
This post marks the halfway point in my 100 Days Challenge. By now I have posted over 50 FMQ patterns of the 100 I set out to do. As I have also been putting other quilts together, I have no tutorial in this blogpost, but there will be one in the next of this series.
All the samples are quilted on an 1 inch grid with pre-marked circle contours where necessary. All designs are my own.
Pattern CLAMSHELL LOVE. I used a small hart template too for this orange clamshell variation.
The next sample is based on a drawing I did in January.
Pattern SERENDIPITY:
Pattern WIND; windmills twirling or those children’s windmill toys made from colored paper or plastic… or maybe just a flower.
Pattern BANANA… I just see a bunch of bananas having a party!
Pattern FAN DANCE could also be bow ties or even pasta!
See you soon everybody!
Hugs
Esther
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Oh, Serendipity is wonderful, really dimensional! It looks as if the shapes should be plump and padded!
I love that serenity pattern too. I will have tcreate a block or a quilt to use it on! But first, onwards with finishing the F2F quilt top!
Hugs
Esther
Oh wow! Your good ideas just keep coming and coming! Thank you for sharing!
Hello Sharon!
So far they have! I do hope to make it to 100 patterns. 🙂
Have a fabulous day!
Esther
Your creativity is astounding! Thanks so much for sharing your great quilting ideas.
Thank you very much Mrs. Plum!
Have a lovely weekend!
Esther
I have been following your posts and I can’t wait to try out some of your fillers! Now to mark a grid and get brave 🙂
Hello Suzy!
How wonderful is that! I would love to see your versions of the patterns. Please don’t be too afraid to try them out. I always think of these samples as a school notebook. When we first learned to write we practiced in our notebooks. Even if you try patterns out on a fabric instead of paper, it is like that practice. Fabric is not “wasted” when you use it for learning!
Good luck and a lot of fun learning!
Esther
Esther, those are gorgeous! I’m really interested in seeing the order for the clamshell hearts, though the one I’m most likely to be able to do is the bananas. LOL
The clamshell arcs and the hearts were pre-marked.
Start at the left. Stitch the first half of the clamshell-bottom. When you are the middle of the clamshell you start the left feather. When finished, stitch back down to the middle of the clamshell. Now start the right feather and stitch back down. Now start the new clamshell. It is actually pretty easy. Just don’t make the clamshell too small as you feathers will be tiny and difficult!
Good luck!
Esther