Quilts by Julie Ramsey
UFO
Great-grandma’s scrap basket
Feb 27th
This morning, I decided to take a break from the Tetris quilt and pull out some blocks that I hadn’t touched in months. Nothing like needing a break from a big project to reduce the number of UFO’s sitting around, huh?
These are simple pinwheel blocks I made from a sampler-pack of 1930s reproduction prints. I decided the pattern would be something my great-grandmother (who was an amazing quilter and made many hundreds of quilts in her lifetime) would have made with similar fabric. Granted, it probably would have taken her much longer, and the quilting would be much nicer than what I have planned, but I still think it’s a neat sort of tribute.
As it turns out, I had just enough blocks to make a top just the right size for a Quilts for Kids project. The workmanship isn’t quite up to snuff for something I’d want to sell on Etsy, though I imagine I’m being much too particular; there are a handful of spots where the pinwheel “arms” don’t match up to one another, even though you can’t really notice unless you’re looking for it. Regardless, I’m sure this one will keep a kid warm in the hospital!
Interesting note: the quilt that’s hanging in the background was actually made by Great-Grandma, probably sometime in the ’50s. I love the way it brightens up the room, and it’s very inspirational! 
Chocobo pixel quilt
Jan 14th
This one has been sitting in my closet for quite a while now, but I’ll be picking it up soon. I wanted to do a video-game sprite, but wasn’t sure how to manage all the little pieces. The solution: fusible grid! I cut 1″ squares that will end up at .5″ by the time all of the seams are put together, so the finished project should be small enough for a wallhanging.
At the moment, the rows are sewn together and I still need to trim the seam allowances before the columns are pieced.
EDIT:
After sewing the columns together, I tried to sew the rows, but I think the seam allowances are going to be more than I can handle; for each 1″ cut square, I’ll have .5″ of seam and .5″ of block! Next time, I’ll do this with 2″ fusible grid and end up with 1.5″ blocks instead. Maybe it’ll be a chocobo, maybe it’ll be a Yoshi, who knows?
