Sherri at A Quilting Life, and Sinta at Pink Pincushion are hosting Another Year of Schnibbles, and I have jumped on the bandwagon. Lord have mercy, I actually finished the January project, which is "Full House", a marvelous Schnibbles pattern by Carrie Nelson. Signed, sealed, delivered and actually quilted!

I think this is my favorite ever Schnibbles pattern! The pattern is called "Full House", but I did a smaller version, called "Around the 'Hood", or "Tiny Town". Not sure, technically, which of those two patterns my little quilt is, but is does involve smaller blocks and a different setting than the original pattern. Check out Carrie's blog post on Nov. 9th for links to the instructions to make this variation of "Full House".
It fits my round kitchen table perfectly, and was so darn fun to make. The fabrics I used were two charm packs of Blueberry Crumbcake by Blackbird Designs for Moda. Love, Love, Love that fabric collection. The best thing is, it goes perfectly with my blue and white theme for January.

What I am really loving about doing Another Year of Schnibbles, is that A) I get a new table topper every month, and B) I can practice my machine quilting skills.

For the center section, I used my tried and true blue painters tape quilting method, which lends itself wonderfully to a grid of tiny squares, such as the 49 block center section of this project.
Quilting around the houses was trickier, mainly because I am total bone head about planning the best method of quilting around shapes without having to stop and tie off my threads. Of course when I got to practically the very last tie off, I remembered that I was supposed to sink my knots and thread tails. So, on the back of my quilt I have a gazillion little knots. Oh well, practice makes perfect.
I think I may add some additional quilting around the outer border, but for now, all my stencils are still packed, so I decided to leave it undone. It is just two inches of unquilted border, so that should not be the end of the world even if I never get to it.
This little quilt will be enjoyed for years, and I am so happy to have finished it.
Be sure to check out Sherri and Sinta's blogs on February 1st for many other versions of the January "Another Year of Schibbles". It isn't too late to join in and make February's project!