Urban Jungle Looking Glass - A Quilt Top Finish

I don't know how this keeps happening. I think I'm keeping up with blogging and then WHAM! A whole month goes by and I haven't posted a thing. Well, okay... I do know how it happens. Life gets busy, chores and "adulting" needs to happen, and blah blah blah. Also, I rarely do any blogging or sewing/crafting in the evenings and on weekends because I like to spend that time Mr.123quilt. Awwww.....

Okay, let's get to the real reason I'm posting today. I have a another flimsy finish to share!!!

approx. 54" x 64"

This is a fun pattern called Looking Glass by Cheryl of Meadow Mist Designs. Does that name sound familiar? I blogged a few weeks ago about my finished top for her Midnight Mystery Quilt Along. 

(SIDE NOTE: This week Cheryl posted a parade of quilts from the QAL. Go check it out!)

I actually won this pattern in a giveaway back in 2014! It's always been on my to-do list (you know, the long-term one) but I just never found any fabric that I wanted to use in this pattern. Until a few weeks ago that is.

I was browsing around Tuesday Morning and found this great charm pack and I immediately thought of the Looking Glass pattern. I knew I had finally found the perfect fabric for the pattern. Also, $1.99 for a pack of 32 charms? Yes, please! Girl is on a budget!

The brand is Creative Cuts which is manufactured by Fabric Editions. I think this is the same manufacturer that provides the fabric for Target and maybe the roll-up fat quarters at Jo-Ann's. I had never used this brand before so I wasn't sure about the quality. But at that price I had to give it a go. Worst case scenario - I could sew it up as a charity quilt. Nope. That's not going to happen. As it turns out, I really love this quilt. Like all the hearty eyes and exploding heart emojis LOVE. Selfish Sarah strikes again. This one is mine. No relatives are going to snatch it. Mine, I tell you!

The fabrics give me a funky urban jungle vibe. Does anyone else get that? Normally I don't go for animal prints but I love that neon green leopard print. And the blue zebra print! Again with the hearty eyes. So, the biggest drawback to these charms was that they were all about 1/8" to 1/4" larger than a standard 5" charm square. I had to trim them all down. Bummer. That added a few extra hours to my total time.

This quilt was actually really fast to put together. I think it took about four days of slow, distracted sewing. If you hustled I think you could make this pattern in one day. Which is pretty cool. Great for beginners and experienced quilters who fun something quick and fun.

Until next time!
- Sarah

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Linking up with:

Finish it up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts
Whoop Whoop Fridays At Confessions of a Fabric Addict
TGIFF at Dizzy Quilts
Fabric Frenzy Friday at Fort Worth Fabric Studio

Jingle All the Way Quilt - Friday Finish!

I have another "flimsy" finish to share with you this week. A "flimsy" is a quilt top that hasn't been quilted yet. I'm calling this one "Jingle All the Way."

Why yes, that is my Christmas tree. But the real question is did I leave it up all this time just to take a picture of it with my Christmas quilt or did I go through the motions and set up my tree again in a (poor) attempt at a photo shoot? I'll never tell!

I made this simple HST (Half Square Triangle) quilt using three charms packs of Jingle by Kate Spain for Moda.

I also used my Bloc-Loc ruler to make trimming all those HST's a breeze. Seriously, I love this ruler and I use it all the time! I never want to make HST's and other way.

Also, I have to say, look at those perfect points! I'm in love.

There's something at perfect points and matching seams that just makes me do a little happy dance inside. Okay, sometimes I do it on the outside too!

Here is a full picture of the quilt top. I believe it finishes out at 56" x 72". So it's a good size throw blanket.

I'll have to take a better picture when I quilt and finish it. For now though, I just have to make do with the crappy interior lighting. Did I mention it's snowing? Again! No outdoor shots for me in this cold winter weather. Nope. Just lots of hot chocolate. I'd say that's a fair trade-off.

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Linking up with:

Finish it Up Friday with Crazy Mom Quilts

and

Whoop Whoop Fridays with Confessions of a Fabric Addict