Leaky Cauldron

Here is my next block:  The Leaky Cauldron.  You have to envision the quarter-inch seams in the upper left hand corner and at the top of the wrought iron scroll.  Looks goofy right now, but after I add the framing strips, it'll be perfect!  :)

The Leaky Cauldron

Three More

Here are three more blocks for the castle quilt:

Azkaban

Cupboard under the Stairs

Hagrid

First Three Blocks

I have been playing with the paper piecing for the Castle Quilt. I LOVE PAPER PIECING!  I like that these blocks will have all different backgrounds.  I don't have to worry about how much fabric I'll need, or if I might run out.  Also, they will have small frames around them as well,  And I like that too.  I want to keep my eyes out for brick, stone, or castle-y looking fabric, so when I get that far, I can be ready!  And maybe fabric that looks like green grass, and/or clouds/sky. This will be a fun project!  I have 3 blocks done.  Here they are:

Botts Every Flavor Jelly Beans

The Mandrake

Professor Lupine--the Werewolf

One thing I have to be a little more careful on, and that is IRONING!  As you can see in the Jelly Bean block, the 3rd red strip on the bottom section is wider at the top than on the bottom.  This was an ironing mistake, not a sewing mistake.  I did not press the seam correctly when I was sewing, and sewed the next piece to the poorly pressed part.  It's not that major of a mistake and I tried to correct it, but it still is noticeable.  I have to pay more attention to these details!

New Harry Potter Quilt

I found a NEW Harry Potter paper piecing quilt. I was going to make a 2nd HP quilt, but now I might do this one instead.  It is a castle instead of a bookcase.  The blocks are smaller, 5 /12" instead of 10" and wayyyyy more intricate.  And there are 45 of them instead of 30.  Actually, there are way more than that, so I can pic and choose.  Lots of choices. Some are the same as in the HP bookcase, just smaller. Plus there are words and castle parts.  It'll be a lot more work!  Something to tinker with here and there, and maybe in a couple years, I'll have it finished!  Here's a picture!

You can see a larger version here, and all the block patterns; Castle Quilt.

Front and Back

I have finished piecing the Ringed Kaleidoscope quilt.  I had a lot of fabric left over, 8 large sections that were pinned for cutting triangles for more kaleidoscopes.  I decided to use that to make a pieced back.  It's a novelty fabric, and the pieces left over were @ 18 x 16, so not long enough for a border of a different quilt, but still quite large.  It worked out perfectly, I think.  Here is the finished quilt top, and back!

Quilt Front

Quilt Back