my.sewingroom's Gallery : Chain Piecing, Scrappy

Fishes and Loaves

Linda — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 18:22:44 GMT

Also known as 2-1/2 x 4-1/2. I just cut and cut and cut. I guess that's why it's called Fishes and Loaves. You never run out of pieces, no matter how hard you try! You can lay the blocks out in so many different ways and no 2 quilts look the same. You can make the quilts any size you want. Good use of scraps. I've machine quilted and I've tied. Children and grown-ups alike love these quilts. They look at all the different fabrics and always can pick out something that reminds them of something else. It's cool to see their eyes light up.

Mila's Fishes and Loaves

Linda — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:04:14 GMT

This pattern is known as Fishes and Loaves (also as 2-1/2 x 4-1/2). It a great pattern for using up scraps. It's one of my favorites for charity quilts. For this particular quilt I had four fabrics and just couldn't think of of another quilt pattern to use. Besides I needed to make it quick. And there are so many ways you can lay out the blocks. Mila is one of my youngest grand-daughters and is a little cutie.

Chuga Chuga Choo Choo

Linda — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 11:06:29 GMT

This was Joshua's Christmas gift. He loves Thomas and goes around saying "Chuga Chuga Choo Choo". All pieces are rotary cut and chain pieced. The quilt is machine quilted.