Quilting for pleasure

Quilting for pleasure
Find Joy in the Journey

Thursday, February 21, 2019

In The Wild

Finished a quilt order tonight.  I love it!  I used a panel from Hoffman fabric line called "Call of the Wild", 2 10" square pre-cut packs from Kona Cotton in Gray Area Pallet & Sediment Pallet.  The layout is a brick pattern.  I know this was the right pattern for this quilt because it just went together so well.  I backed it in a Cuddle flannel called Camo Bears.  Made a matching pillowcase as well.  The quilt finished out at 77" x 86".  A nice size for the young man who will receive it.

Machine quilted in variegated thread in a stipple design.  Used gray thread on the backing.

Too  big to get a good photo inside.  Too cold, dark and snowy outside to photograph outdoors.



The colors don't show very well in this photo.  It is really a great looking quilt!

In The Wild.  All over stipple machine quilting with variegated thread.


and of course, the matching pillow case.

Sunday, February 10, 2019

February Sun

I am working on using my 5" precut fabric.  Every time I have a sewing or quilting project that has left over fabric I cut the remaining fabric into 5" squares, 2 1/2" strips, or 2 1/2" squares.  That way I have containers of precut sizes to use whenever the desire strikes me to quilt.  OK, OK, that's most of the time, but you would be amazed at how many quilts you can get from one small container of fabric pieces.

Any way, I bought a couple of bolts of yellow print fabric a few years ago, yellow not being a major color in my color wheel for sewing, and I decided I was going to use some of it in this quilt.

I used the Tossed Nine Patch or Split Nine Patch pattern.  Every center square was a red block so that when the 9 patch block was sub-cut there would be a 2 1/2" red block in each corner of the sub-cut block.  I used the yellow print in the border, backing, and the matching pillowcase.  Still have about a bolt & a half of yellow left (another project on the horizon).

Next up is an order for an over sized twin quilt for a boy.  Just got the fabric for the center of the quilt top.  Cannot wait to start the quilt.

Happy quilting to all!

Split or Tossed 9 Patch pattern.  White sashing is made from 2 1/2" strips.

"February Sun".  Quilted in an edge to edge free motion modified curve pattern.

Of course, a matching pillowcase!