Lollies quilt-along

I haven't blogged in way too long! I'm having too much fun over on Instagram. If you want to follow along to see what I've been up to, I'm @LoganQuilts.

Right now, I'm loving the Lollies quilt-along that's going on over there. The Lollies quilt is one of Camille Roskelley's newest patterns, and it's one of my favorites.

 I've posted a few pictures of my progress, but I'm still not done. I need to put the borders on and get it quilted. I'm using Summer Celebrations fabric from Riley Blake and am so excited how it's coming together. It will be the perfect summery picnic quilt. 

Because I'm having so much fun seeing everyone else's version of this quilt, I am offering 25% off any edge to edge quilting design on your Lollies Quilt until June 30th. 

My prices and quilting patterns are linked on the left side of this blog or you can email me with any questions at ChocolateDippedQuilts@gmail.com

Footballs

Rach from Family Ever After hosts a really fun competition called SEWVIVOR. I've seen it going on the last two years and boy have there been some amazing projects! This year when Rach announced that Sewvivor would be a quilters edition, I just knew I had to at least audition for a spot in the top 16. So here it is:

A few months ago, I saw this quilt pattern called Touchdown by Cluck Cluck Sew and I knew I had to make it. To say my husband is a huge sports fanatic would be an understatement, ha! Plus, with all the quilting I do, I've never actually made him a quilt of his own. So I figured it was about time and this was the perfect one for him. I did it up in BYU blues since that's one of his most favorite teams.

I was able to keep it a secret and only work on it when I knew he wouldn't be around so I could surprise him for Father's Day. He was so excited! Even more so, when he realized it was backed in minky. Now it's his favorite and he just loves stealing it from the kids during movie nights! Don't worry, they have plenty of others to choose from ;)

Make sure to check out all the amazing entries on Rach's blog. And don't worry, if I don't make it to the top 16, I'll still be rooting for some of my other favorites from the sidelines!

Sewvivor - Lauries Entry

This quilt has been on our blog before, you can read all about it here. It is one of my most favorite quilts because of its different patterns within the quilt and it bright cheery colors. It was sew fun to make.  I am posting this quilt again because I am entering it in the first round of the Sewvivor Quilt Contest which entries close tomorrow.  You can read about the contest and see all different entries at Family Ever After. 

Colonnade Quilt

A while back Kimberly from Robot Mom Sews asked if I would be willing to test out a pattern for her. Of course, I said yes! 

I think she did a great job with her pattern cover. She also did a great job writing this pattern. It's so easy to follow and would be perfect for a beginner or someone who wants to showcase some of their favorite fabrics. 

Because the blocks are big, I decided to use up some of my Type by Julia Rothman fabrics that I had been hoarding to show off these big prints. 

I went with some bubble quilting and of course, had to use polkadots for the backing. The quilt measures 59 x 68, so it's a perfect size to cuddle up with on the couch. 

I decided to list this quilt in my Etsy shop.  But if you want the pattern to make your own version, head over to Robot Mom Sews today. 

I'm linking up with Quilt Story, Sugarbee Crafts & Blossom Heart Quilts.

Lucys Crab Shack Quilts

Of course, I've been holding on to this darling Lucy's Crab Shack fabric for a while. Because it's just so darn cute, I kept waiting for the perfect project to use it on. Finally one night I just yanked it down from my shelf and went to work with no actual pattern in mind. Midway through, I got the idea to make some wonky stars out of the white number fabric that came in the line. And of course to separate the colors. I couldn't have planned it better! I just love the way they came together.

 For the boy version, I quilted it using a small loopy star pattern. It measures 40.5" x 35.5".

For the girl version, I quilted bubbles. This one is just a bit smaller than the other one, measuring 35.5" x 35.5". 

These quilts are for sale in my ETSY shop. 

I'm linking up with: Just Between Friends, Richard and Tanya Quilts, Someday Crafts, Crazy Mom Quilts

Charlottes Grace for a Cure

My good quilty blog friend Lauren from Charlottes Grace for a Cure is such an amazing person who is using her quilting talents to benefit brain tumor research, which with help children like her 3 year old daughter Charlotte who has brain cancer. Lauren tells about it all on her blog, here. 

She runs a quilt auction that kicks off today. It will benefit The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Last years auction raised over $3000!

When my mom and I heard about what great work Lauren is doing, we wanted to do something to contribute. I was able to make this Puddle Jumping quilt out of Deena Rutter's So Happy Together line. My mom also donated this Chocolate Cherries Quilt.

 From what I'm hearing Lauren will have over 20 quilts to be auctioned off, so make sure to check them all out! Make sure to bid and be generous, it's for a great cause!!

Baby Love Quilt

I wanted to show you my Baby Love quilt from Camille Roskelley's book Simply Retro, now that it is all quilted and bound. The fabric is Happy Go Lucky by Bonnie and Camille and I quilted it in a baptist fan pattern which I love. 

When I was trying to get the quilts all completed for Jana's quilt-along, I was moving so fast, that it was all I could do to get a top pieced together. My goal for this year is to go back through each of them to get them totally finished (as well as every other WIP that I have waiting). 

  

I love making baby quilts because they are so much fun to gift. I was able to give this to my friend's darling new baby and have loved seeing a few of her IG photos all snuggled in tight. 

This was such a fun and easy quilt for a baby, it makes me want to sew a million more.

I'm linking up over at Crazy Mom Quilts, The Girl Creative & Making The World Cuter

Customer Quilt Catch Up

As I was looking through my pictures, I realized I haven't shown quite a few of the customer quilts that I have quilted in the past few months. So here are just a few...

Nancy's: 

This is the last of the three that Nancy pieced for her daughters. I love the soft colors that she used and the nine patch pattern on point. So pretty!

It's quilted with the wave on wave pattern that we did on this chevron quilt. I really love the way it looks. 

Jessica's:

 This darling quilt was made by Jessica for her cute daughter's bed. It was also her first time piecing a quilt. Didn't she do a great job?

We did a cute bubble pattern on this quilt to help break up the long rows of fabric. Love it!

Judy's:

Judy made this sweet quilt for one of her grandbabies. It really is such a sweet one. I love the fabric that she used and all the pinwheels, especially on the border. 

 She wanted a plain meander as to not distract at all from the piecing. It worked out perfectly. 

I love working with customers to find the perfect quilting for their project. It's so much fun to me to see it all come together. If you have any projects that you need quilted, shoot me an email or give me a call. I'd love to work with you too!

I'm linking up with: Skip To My Lou, Sugar Bee Crafts & Sew Much Ado

First Finish of the Year

I officially finished this quilt, binding and all. Finally! Now to make some cute pillows...

I have been working on it forever. For a while I wasn't liking it so much and so I just kept throwing it to the bottom of my WIP pile. In fact I blogged about the problems with it clear back in March. I can't even believe it has been that long. I quilted it with a large loopy pattern, hoping to be able to ease in some of the extra fabric so it wouldn't look so wonky. Well, it worked. Hallelujah! Then after washing it, it looked even better. I love the look of a crinkly quilt.  

A few of the customers that I quilt for have used a sheet as a back and I thought I would try it with a sheet that I got on clearance at Target a few years ago. I have quilted them before and they always looked just fine, but I was worried how it would look and feel after the quilt had been all washed up. Well, it still looks good. I don't know if I will make a habit out of this though since I love the feel of quilters cotton. What are your opinions on backing? 

I'm linking up at: Inspire Me Wednesday, Whatever goes Wednesday & The Weekly Creative

The Grinch Quilt

Last year, right after Thanksgiving, I stumbled across this awesome Grinch fabric from Robert Kaufman Fabrics and I just had to grab it. I had no idea what I would use it for, but I loved it too much to pass it by.  Once I was home I played around with a few ideas but settled on trying to make up my own quilt pattern. I wanted the fabric to stay the focus; not too busy but not too plain jane either. I finally decided to make simple blocks that were a bit uneven. 

And that's where I left it...

With the busyness of the holidays, it just never got finished. So I pulled it back out this year and realized just how close I was. I already had all of the blocks finished. So I was able to just sew them all together and wa-lah, a finished quilt top. 

I just added some red minky for the backing and machine quilted it with jingle bells. I love how the green thread looks up against the black background fabric. 

 And here you can see 3/4ths of my Grinch Quilt. It's not even bound yet and my boys have already slept with it under the Christmas tree. I love when a quilt is that loved. 

I'm linking up with: Skip to My Lou, Making the World Cuter, Richard and Tanya Quilts, and Confessions of a Fabric Addict. Make sure to check out all the great link-ups.

Christmas Quilting and a Winner

Thanks so much to everyone who has stop by my little blog this week and entered the giveaway. I just love Sew Mama Sew's giveaway week. It's so fun finding new blogs and entering all the great giveaways. So thanks to everyone who participated! 

The name that was drawn to win a copy of Camille Roskelley's book Simply Retro is....drumroll please... Karrie S.! Congrats! I have emailed her to let her know.

And now on to more quilty goodness!

I am loving all the Christmas quilts that I have been able to quilt! Marissa sent over these awesome quilts that she made for gifts this year. She loves to change out her bedding for the holidays and is giving these huge king size quilts to family members so they will also be able to enjoy doing the same thing. 

The first quilt is an all over pattern of snowflakes. I quilted a different quilt using snowflakes last year and Marissa really liked it so we decided to go with the same pattern. You can see how great it looks in this picture above. 

 The next quilt is such a fun one! The minky strips are so soft and I love all the paper pieced Santa's that she added in. You can see how she used the minky to add texture to Santa's beard and hat, so creative!

I used an all over pattern of jingle bells, but of course cut out and outlined the Santa's. 

 Thanks Marissa for letting me quilt for fun projects. I'm sure your family members will love them! 

I'm linking up with: Skip to my Lou