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giving and receiving homemade ♡
Something wonderful happened, my best friends kids asked me to make them quilts. They really, really wanted quilts to snuggle with! The best kind of making is when you know the recipient is going to love it, use it and enjoy it.
This has been a long time coming but I'm so glad I took the time to create these quilts for her boys. They are simple, based on things they love and I had a lot of fun sewing them.
First is this Pokeball quilt, obviously because the elder boy likes Pokemon! For the central block I used the awesome pattern by Kelli of Seriously I think it needs stitches, from her Pokemon sew-along. I doubled all the measurements so the block finished at 40".
🌅 sunrise sunset dresden quilt
Some designs are organic and simple. I had drawn a quick sketch of this quilt and, as I was creating it, the dimensions and overall layout changed slightly from my original vision. It just worked, allowing myself to adapt the pieces and play with the blocks.
The half dresdens work perfectly to create rising and setting suns, the bold mix of colours and solids/prints adds interest and I used both curved and pointed segments to suggest beams of light. The colours bring to mind the artist Clarice Cliff, her designs and use of colour are hugely inspirational.
I used the Creative Grids
18° Dresden Plate Ruler and cut segments from 8" strips. After making one of the pointed segments, I measured the length (where it would be pieced to the next segment) and used that measurement to trim the curved segments. You can watch the demo below if that's more helpful!
baby at play quilt
Most of my friends have had babies and lots of quilts were made! So when I know someone that's having a baby, I love the opportunity to make a baby quilt as a gift. At work one of the cameramen told me his wife was expecting and I asked if they would like a quilt and what colours they would want it...
Grey, pink and yellow and I think it's a lovely combination!
This was a nice stash buster and a good chance to use some of my favourite scraps in a pretty layout. I created six large log cabin blocks. Rather than use equal widths or measure the lengths, I sorted the fabrics into short/medium/long lengths and just trimmed them as necessary while piecing.
After piecing the blocks together the proportion of the quilt wasn't right and so I cut it down, creating rectangles top and bottom. I like the asymmetry it creates and am pleased with the finished quilt. It is bound with a geometric print because there are quite a lot of florals in the top and it gives it a modern look, plus it was the right colour palette!
it was a good day
Life has been a whirlwind recently, with such a busy schedule and not much time to play. Then a funny thing happened, in the way that sometimes things just come together and everything works out to give you just what you need. First up though I'm going to show you the quilt I made for the Sewing Quarter last week, using fat quarters of Kaffe Fassett and a simple HST layout from Modern Baby Quilts by Fons & Porter. The dark background fabric allows the prints to shine and gives it a bold, modern feel.
I really like this action shot of the quilt blowing in the wind. Wouldn't a wonky chevron quilt look cool?!
So a couple of days earlier I received an email invitation to a beauty event, not something I would usually have time to attend but I realised that I would be travelling back into Manchester on Saturday afternoon anyway, and decided that it would be so good to do something just for me! That's a rarity and I was intrigued.
buttercup and roses & building blocks quilts
The Card trick quilt block is one of those traditional blocks that looks so effective and more complicated than it really is. The block is constructed using two different sized triangles that make up interlocking squares.
Despite the fact the colours were incredible difficult to capture, this combination of Anna Maria Horner's beautiful Social Climber print with a golden yellow, the greens and spotty pink, make a vibrant and pretty quilt.
There was a lot of trimming going on as I was piecing the blocks and the leftovers make fun triangle confetti!
I chose to cut the triangles from squares, for speed and ease, rather than use the templates. To watch the Sewing Quarter demonstration click here.
It's a cute baby sized quilt, the pattern in the book does add borders and it would look amazing as a larger version with more repeat blocks. The secondary diamond pattern is really pretty too.
Thank you to my husband for being a helpful quilt holder ♡
On Friday's Sewing Quarter show I demonstrated another quilt pattern, completely different to the one above, using subtle Scandinavian style prints and neutral blenders.
It has a nice crisp look with a white background and my favourite has to be this stripe print.
The pattern, Building Blocks Quilt from Baby Quilts by Anjeanette Klinder, creates lovely big blocks and it was quick to put together. Although it's named 'blocks' I thought the corner pieces look like a twisted pretzel and so I rotated some of the prints to give a knotted effect, it's a good way to add a sense of movement too.
The quilt kits were extremely popular and you can see the demo for this quilt here.
It's Saturday, which means we will be having our weekly instagram craft along tonight ✄✄✄ Follow me here for all the details!
linking up to crazy mom quilts for finish it up friday
folding rolling quilting
It seems I have been too busy sewing to properly document my finishes and I am determined to remedy that! Here are some projects made for the Sewing Quarter, all from different craft books and incorporating fun techniques. I enjoyed using the decorative stitches on my Elna 680EX, which definitely made quick work for a couple of these makes!
First is the Starburst Pillow Cover from Fat Quarters by Amanda Carestio. This design is by Ruth Singer, it is really tactile and a joy to create. Making the folded stars was quite meditative and I love the effect.
The instructions are for hand sewing the stars but with a deadline I couldn't spend the time doing that, instead I used a cross stitch on my machine to hold the folds in place.
I used another stitch (one that looked like a star) to hold the centres in place. The cover came together quickly and all that texture looks so lovely!
I used some pretty Amy Butler fabrics to make this jewellery roll, pattern by Valerie Shrader from 100 Pretty Little Projects by Lark Crafts.
It has two pockets, one zip pocket and a ring holder. I adapted the pattern slightly and used toy stuffing for the ring holder. The flat piping, which creates the decorative edging, was a new technique for me and adds detail - I really like the striped effect of the print too.
My Little Pony ring courtesy of my youngest.
It rolls up really neatly and can also be folded like a book. A practical and pretty gift!
I made a mini quilt, using my Butterfly block tutorial and I enjoyed quilting this one with simple quilting using a curved stitch (Mode 2 #19 on the Elna - because I will forget if I don't make a note of it!).
The cute cloud cushions were made by the talented Samantha Claridge of Live It. Love It. Make It.
And I made a quilt! This is the Baby Life Quilt by Vanessa Christenson from Modern Baby Quilts by Fons & Porter. A simple and sweet pattern.
I used a neutral palette, which is lovely and soothing.
Again I used a decorative machine stitch and quilted rows of wavy lines. I made the lines closer together to stitch over the raw edge appliqué and gradually widened them towards the edges of the quilt.
This is easily my new favourite quick machine quilting stitch! (Mode 2 #1 on the Elna - again for my reference!)
Thanks for making it this far! I have one more project to share tomorrow and then I should be caught up :) Hopefully I can get my sewing - blogging back in to balance and stay tuned because I have some fun giveaways coming up!
linking up: finish it up friday at crazy mom quilts
pinwheels ~ Make Baby Quilts
This week I finished a sweet baby quilt for Sewing Quarter using the Winterberry fat quarter bundle:
The pattern is Dapper Canon by Camille Roskelley from the book Make Baby Quilts.
I quilted it with wavy lines, it was so fun to do and is definitely one of my favourite, quick quilting patterns.
To watch my demonstration, with tips on keeping the points of flying geese, click here.
Thank you to Bex for taking great pictures in the studio!
linking up to finish it up friday at crazy mom quilts
make music wherever you go ~ guitar baby quilt
When I saw the Fat Quarter Baby book I knew I was going to make the 'Kevin' quilt for my sister and brother in law (who loves playing guitar). At that point she wasn't even pregnant but I could have given it to them for the cat. Earlier this year, however, my sister gave birth to a beautiful baby girl and so I had a reason to finish the quilt, which I gifted last week. Prepare to be bombarded with baby cuteness...
Starshine in Nightfall, Rhoda Ruth by Elizabeth Hartman; Lined Grids in Yarrow, Dow by Carolyn Friedlander; Southwest Key in Nature, Rhoda Ruth by Elizabeth Hartman; Crosshatch in Chestnut, Architextures by Carolyn Friedlander; Ant March in Citron, Picnic by Melody Miller and Coming Home in Clay, Bound by April Rhodes
Background: Subdivided in Grey, Doe by Carolyn FriedlanderBacking: Butter Churn in Navy, Feed Company by Sweetwater
Pattern: Kevin quilt from Fat Quarter Baby
Quilted with Aurifil 40wt #2600 and 12wt #4241 for the guitar strings.
She is so precious!
Happily her parents love the quilt and it's currently in her cot :)
Star Crossed Moons Quilt
Nothing beats a new, freshly washed and dried, crinkly and squishy quilt!
This quilt has a magical quality about it, to me it is like looking out at the universe.
The pattern is Star Crossed by It's Sew Emma, Fat Quarter Shop. The pattern has four quilt sizes but I chose to create a square quilt, it measures approx. 46" x 46". It's a beautiful pattern and clever in it's simplicity, there is a lot of scope for using prints to create different effects. When I finished the quilt it felt like there was just a bit too much black so I added in some appliqué moons made with Cotton + Steel metallic canvas.
The centre fabric is Shibuya in Linen, Tokyo Train Ride by Sarah Watts; the parallelograms are Lined Grids in White, Doe by Carolyn Friedlander and the background is Petite Plus, Black & White by Cotton + Steel.
I did a bit of machine quilting in black and added some hand quilting in white perle thread, which I also used to stitch the moons.
It doesn't bother me, I actually quite like it and chose to leave it in.
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” Scott Adams
at Crazydutchbirdquilts this week
and finish it up friday at crazy mom quilts
This was one of the quilts on my quarter 2 fal list, so that's another tick! ✓
linking up:
Kevin Baby Quilt
Today is the second day of the Fat Quarter Baby Blog Tour! The new book Fat Quarter Baby is full of adorable and fun quilt patterns!
There are 20 quilts in the book, all with boys and girls names. This is 'Kevin' and it was a joy to make! I chose modern fabric prints in quite autumnal colours that I think suit the guitar pattern.
It's been a dull and blustery day so I had my son help me to get some pictures.
His arms were getting tired.
I will be hand quilting this one, it's calling out for some guitar strings! And I have the backing and binding fabric on hand for when I'm done.
Check out the other bloggers on the tour here to see all the fabulous quilts and get your copy of the Fat Quarter Baby Book!
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