Hello Quilty Friends!

Happy Thursday to you!

Welcome to Week 6!

I must admit I’m a little sad that this is our final week of the Challenge, but at the same time I know all good things must come to a close. And this was certainly a GOOD THING! 6 more quilts completed! Done and done! And I wasn’t the only person who finished a quilt each week for 6 weeks, so that it totally incredible. For those of you who missed the Challenge or were unable to participate, I hope to repeat the Challenge in the fall, so stay tuned for the Fall edition 6 in 6 Challenge later this year.

YAY ME!!! With 6 quilts finished, now I can get back to the business of creating new tutorials for the blog as well as tackling some new fun projects I have on my list and I won’t feel that little bit of guilt for not finishing stuff first. Woohoo! It’s really amazing how completing 6 projects can really give you a burst of energy and inspiration. I really love that.

Of course, my week long vacation at Myrtle Beach has certainly filled up my creative bucket and I imagine I’ll be creating beach-inspired quilts for a while. Just thought I’d warn you. LOL!

How about I show off my Week 6 finish now?

6 Quilts in 6 Weeks Challenge Week 6

Before I left on vacay, I did a little prep work so I could finish my Week 5 and Week 6 quilts while at the Beach. Last week I completed my mini version of Eclipses on the long ride to Myrtle Beach and on the way home back to good ol’ PA, I actually finished the binding on 2 table runners (including my Week 6 project) as well as hand stitched a set of Drunkard’s Path blocks. I was thrilled to be able to get so much sewing done on the way home.

All I needed to do for my Week 6 finish was to hand-stitch the binding on a second version of Molly’s Amen table runner pattern. I completed the first Amen runner for Week 4 and now this one for Week 6.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

I modified this version of Amen by eliminating the narrow border around the rectangles. Instead, I used a large bold floral. I also made a few extra blocks to make the runner longer. I quilted it simply with an allover meander in red cotton thread. My backing was a blue floral fabric left over from another quilt. And the binding is a blue texture. All in all, I think it turned out well and I really love it. Although it’s floral, I could definitely use this in July to celebrate the 250th birthday of America.

My BEFORE photo: Here’s the runner quilted but not bound in 2024. It only took 2 years and a road trip to get ‘er done. LOL!

My AFTER photos:

You know, I haven’t had much time to hand-stitch binding lately and I actually really enjoyed doing the hand sewing. I always have a few go projects ready to grab if I’m going to have time to stitch, but binding hasn’t been at the top of my list for a while. I’m hoping that I’ll put a little more effort into finishing those bindings, whether by hand or machine, going forward. Fingers crossed….

6 Quilts in 6 Weeks Week 5 Winner

It’s time to announce our Week 5 winner!

Fiona M. from Ontario, Canada

HOORAY!

Way to go, Fiona!

Congratulations!

Here is Fiona’s version of Pocket Change. Isn’t it delightful? I just love the pink background. And the red coins really add a fun pop of color. The diagonal striped binding – perfect finish!

Pocket Change is a fun and fast to make wall or baby quilt using 5″ squares. If you’ve never tried it before, now’s your chance. I’m thinking to raid some red, white, and blue 5″ square stacks to whip one of these up for July. Stay tuned….it’ll probably be a new tutorial soon.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Now let’s take a peak at the newest VRD Rose Card patterns!

NEW VRD Rose Card Patterns for May

Usually I show off our new patterns the Thursday after the first Friday of each month – which would have been last week’s post, but instead last week I wanted to share my trip to the beach with you. So, here are this month’s newest patterns, a week late, but always right on time!

Get all 5 print patterns HERE

Bobevalynn is Catherine of Running Doe’s latest mod star design. The quilt finishes at 48″ x 72″ and uses fat quarters plus yardage. You can find the kit HERE.

Hors d’oeuvres is Heidi’s new foodie quilt pattern. It is fat quarter friendly and finishes at a generous 65″ x 72″. You can find the kit HERE.

LaRue is Rachelle’s brand new mod quilt. It finishes at 52″ x 65″ and uses 5″ squares or fat quarters. (no kit available at this time)

Main Street is Pat’s latest delightful pattern. It finishes 45″ x 54″ and uses fat quarters. (kit sold out)

Nautical is Molly’s very timely newest design. It uses yardage and finishes at 48″ x 57″. You can find the kit HERE.

There is no table runner pattern for May. (Awwww, don’t cry….) Instead, there’s a brand new fun and flirty place mat pattern called Petal Pop. This is a fun mix and match fat quarter pattern, made in multiples of 2.

Get the digital pattern HERE or the print pattern HERE

This month’s Seasonal pillow pattern is called Dot to Dot and it’s cuter than a little bug, that’s for sure! As you can see, little Miss Bailly is looking quite pleased with herself! She seems to really enjoy being the “star” of the pillow pattern photos! LOL! SHHH! Don’t tell her it’s really about the pillows, I don’t want her to be disappointed.

Get the digital pattern HERE or the print pattern HERE

That’s 7 brand new patterns for you in May – place mats, an 18″ pillow, and throws. Which one will you make first?

Well, that’s it for me today. We’ll have one more challenge winner for Week 6 next time and we’ll also find out how many quilts were completed in 6 weeks. The anticipation is killing me and I can’t wait to find out the answer. Someone is going to win a prize for guessing the closest number to the total.

See you next week!

Sew. Laugh. Finish. Repeat.

Always,

Tricia @ VRD