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Friday, September 2, 2022
Heart Felt Quilt Along - Finish
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Thursday, June 29, 2023
More Christmas Quilts!!
I always love making Christmas quilts and I am excited to share 2 new quilts that I made late last year as a little secret sewing for my good friends at Moda Fabrics ;) So let's start with the first quilt, Juniper Berries by Chelsi Stratton Designs!!!
I just love how this quilt has a chain feel to it. I always love quilts with chains, and when you tie in blocks, all the better!!! The happy Christmas prints and colors are just so festive and I love the pop of the pink and greys in there along with the reds and greens!! I always love Sherri and Chelsi Fabrics, and this Favorite Things Fabric line is just such a classic Christmas collection!!!
And when it came time to quilt it, I decided to try and really highlight those diagonal chains!! So I quilted a diagonal ribbon candy through the small stars and 9 patches and then an all over of swirls and echoed paisley through the blocks. I just love the way it added so much texture to the quilt!!! . Good ol' 402 Pearl blended perfectly in all of these light and dark colors, my go to for the win every time!!
And this quilt is visiting quilt shops across the country now. So the snuggling for me will have to wait , but you don't have to wait!!! Favorite Things Fabrics are shipping now and Fat Quarter Shop has a Juniper Berries Quilt Kit available. Just in time for you to do a little Christmas in July sewing :)
And that leads us to the second Christmas Quilt . . . the No Place Like Home Quilt. And isn't this just gorgeous!!! I love that when I am sewing for Moda I get to sew so many different styles of quilts ;) This is for sure a more Classic Christmas quilt, and I just love the beautiful panels that are tied into the design.
Deb Strain is such an amazing artist and her Holidays at Home Fabric Line just shows it off. I love all of the stunning woodland prints, and the gingham is the perfect basic to round it all out. Oh, and there are red prints in the line, but they were not used in this quilt design, but don't you just love how that makes the red Cardinal in the panel just pop, so perfect!!!
And when it came time to quilt it, I just decided on an all over echoed paisleys and swirls. I just love how much texture it adds to the quilt and these designs give me a Christmas feel every time!! And you know, I used 402 Pearl again, my favorite!!!
And this quilt kit is so popular, it is just flying out of shops!!! I found a few kits still on Etsy, or you can check your local quilt shop for one!!! It is worth tracking one down!! This quilt is a joy to make and finishes at 55" x 63" so it will be perfect to display each Christmas!!! There truly is No Place Like Home for the Holidays!!!
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Matching Doll Quilt
Well I did, and I am just head over heels about it!!! I wanted to use all of the prints so I decided to use the star pattern that I used for this block tutorial, I just used solid pieces of fabric instead of scrappy ones and scaled the size down just a bit. I alternated the darker prints and the lighter prints to really make each blade of the star stand out.
Then to finish the quilt, I added a 1" white border around the star block, added a scrappy tile row to the top and bottom for length, and then one more 1" white border to the top and bottom. I even had a little bit of the binding left from my daughter's Star quilt, so I used that to bind it.
Then I quilted the the background in the same echoed paisley design (see video tutorial here) that I did on the stars quilt but just did it in a micro size. Isn't it just so stinking cute. I love small stitching and I finished at about the same time I was starting to regret doing it so small. That's such a perk of small quilts :)
So that's the last minute Christmas gift checked off :) Yippee Skippee!!!
But you know I couldn't leave it at that, tee hee hee. I am totally inspired. With this cute new modern quilt the doll needs a cute little modern outfit. And I talked to my MIL and she agreed to guide me along the way. So sewing today will be tackling one of these. Wish me luck!!
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Thursday, October 16, 2014
Winning, Quilting, & Shopping, Oh My!!!
First . . . a winner of the Shabby Fabrics Christmas Keepsakes Blog Hop!! The winner of a $25.00 Shabby Fabrics Gift Certificate is . . . #112
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Thursday, June 16, 2022
Simply Plaid and Skyline!!!
A few weeks ago I was working on some secret sewing for my good friends at Moda Fabrics ;) That led to some back and forth with the amazing Camille Roskelley!!! And all the back and forth led to some pattern testing sample sewing. And I tell you what, I just love working with other quilters!!! This industry has so many amazing artist in it, and getting to work with others is just a joy :) So I made 2 (plus the secret one I'm waiting to share) of Camille's new patterns and the first one was Simply Plaid!!!
And isn't this quilt just so great!!! I pulled from my stash to make this quilt. I decided to use than older Pink B & C Print as my "background" as I had the most of it. The Red and White are both Blossom Basics and they make up the plaid. I love how it really makes the pink just pop, so fun!!!
And when it came time to quilt it, I used one of my favorites. All over Swirls for the win. So relaxing to quilt and I just love all the added curved texture!!! And good ol' 402 Pearl blended perfectly in all of these light and dark colors, it truly is my favorite!!
And now this quilt is just waiting for a little bundle of joy to arrive. Do these colors together just totally remind you of Strawberry Shortcake?? She was a favorite of mine when I was a kid, and I just love the color combo for an all girl quilt!!!
And we go from all girl, to all neutral!!! A good friend just had a sweet baby boy and is doing the nursery in "neutrals" and so I knew right away that this new Skyline Quilt would be the perfect fit for a neutral baby boy quilt!!! How fun is that!!!
I have been doing a lot of Ombre Rainbow Quilts (see here) and I always have the neutral Fat Quarters left over. So I figured they would be perfect for this quilt!!! And isn't it fun how the ombre fabrics give some of the stars a secondary pattern look with the different color triangles in the center. Really makes that pinwheel part of the star pop!!!
And when it came time to quilt it, I used another favorite!! You can never go wrong with Echoed Paisley Quilting with so much curved texture to soften all those points!!! And good ol' 402 Pearl again!! And this quilt made me down to my last spool, time to order more ;)
And this quilt is now wrapped up and ready to be gifted. I am so excited to see it hanging in the nursery. Doesn't a neutral nursery just sound so fantastic!!!
Camille's new patterns are now available in both Paper and PDF versions and can be found in her shop, or just about anywhere quilt supplies are sold ;) Camille was kind enough to send me her new patterns, some stickers (that are so cute on my water bottle) and a yummy layer cake of her soon to be released Dwell fabric!!! And looking at these, can you guess which quilt I did the secret sewing for???
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Thursday, September 9, 2021
All Star Rally Quilt and Tutorial!!
I am so thrilled to be sharing my newest finish today and to also be sharing a new AccuQuilt Tutorial for it as well. And it is perfect for Back to School!! Here is my All Star Rally Quilt!! If you have been around her for a bit, you know I love to make School Spirit quilts for my Alma Mater, Southern Utah University, and as soon as I saw the Hunter Star BOB die from AccuQuilt, I knew it would be just perfect for a rally quilt of All Star proportions!!
The quilt is made with yardage from 3 Solid Colors making it easy to represent your favorite school colors!!! I added some fun sashing to Hunter Star block to add a secondary star that really makes this quilt next level. I love taking a traditional block and giving it a fun twist!! It makes for such a great finish :)![Pin It!](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DkSV6zm1ufA/T6nmAtKeV6I/AAAAAAAADhA/4gU5saUeJ4Y/s1600/pinit.gif)
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Charming Baby Quilts Remix - A Star is Born
And here it is . . . the very last one!!! This is quilt 10 of my Charming Baby Quilts Remix's and I am so excited to share it. I think it is easily the most popular quilt from the book so I thought it would be fun to save it for last. And here it is . . . the A Star is Born Remix quilt!!!! Isn't it just so fun and happy!!!!
Ohh, I just love it!!!! This is another one that I plan to change out on my bed ;) I remixed the original design by changing out Layer Cake pieces for Charm Pack Pieces. So it is pieced the exact same way as the original only bigger, finishing at King Size 108" x 108". Oh, and I used Chambray for the background and I love that it gives it a fun denim look without the weight of denim. (Pattern Adjustment's here)
And for easy reference. . . This A Star is Born Charming Baby Quilt has been added to my Charming Baby Quilts, All the Quilts, All the Details post ;) It's a great place to bookmark to see everything Charming Baby Quilts all in one place!!
And that is the end of the Charming Baby Quilts Remix's!!!
But I have one more little surprise . . . I have made a Charming Baby Quilt Remix's PDF that has all 10 remix instructions all together, just to make it a little more convenient. I hope you enjoy it ;)
Thanks for stopping in today and I hope you have a very Happy Day!!
I will be back tomorrow with my end of the year wrap up :)
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