Ladies Album Quilt

 I managed to get the Store sample done for the shop in the midst of all the summer craziness. This quilt is named Ladies Album and is made from the fabric line Ladies Album by Moda.  This was a really fun project to make and I had a great time quilting it. This is semi custom quilted.

Wood Grain Quilting and The Jelly Roll Race II

I'm Back with another fun project. I don't know if you have ever made a Jelly Roll race quilt but they are super fast and super fun. I was watching the Missouri Star Quilt Company You Tube channel again and happened to see the "Jelly Roll Race II" video and decided to give it a try. You can watch the video here: Jelly Roll Race II  This came together so fast and let me get right down to the quilting. I really love how the wood Grain pantograph quilting turned out. Here is a close up:

Houndstooth Quilt and a little Craziness

Hello there wow how fast time flies, I have been enjoying the summer weather and working in my yard and Garden as well as quilting up a storm. We had Sue Patten come to the shop where I work and teach a two day machine quilting work shop that was such a blast. I also had the opportunity to take classes from Judi Madsen and Lisa Calle down at HMQS in May. These ladies are so talented as well as excellent teachers. It's totally amazing to me how fast the summer months go. I watched the newer Missouri Star quilt company tutorial on the Houndstooth Quilt and I knew I had to make one of these great quilts for myself. you can watch the tutorial here: Houndstooth tutorial
 I have been wanting to make a Neutral quilt for a while and decided that this was the perfect opportunity however this choice made it impossible to find the material  I needed in precuts. I ended up buying 2.5yards of each color and I have to say I absolutely love the way this quilt turned out. I hope you are enjoying the summer months too. I hope to keep you posted on a some quilty goodness along the way it's always a little crazy around here in the summer. The pantograph is "Paradise" Pantograph

 

It's Springtime Yay

It's springtime around here which means there's plenty of things to do around here now that the yard and garden are in full swing. I have been quilting like crazy and enjoying the opportunity to quilt for so many great seamstresses. Here are some of the great customer quilts that I have quilted this month enjoy.

Cupids Ring By Basic Grey

Hi there I have another quilt complete and here it is. I worked on this quilt mostly while I was traveling so here it is on the hotel bed (never mind all the thread on the floor). This is Cupids Ring by Basic Grey this was a fun girly quilt to make and I really enjoyed making the sample for the shop. This quilt has raw edge circles so custom quilting was the way to go. I chose to do a meander in the body of the quilt and a single paisley in the edge. I used Mono Poly by Superior threads to quilt  down the raw edge pieces. This was a great project for traveling I trimmed out the circles on a road trip and the second road trip I sewed on the binding. Here's a close up of the quilting.

Are you swooning for Swoon?

Hello all I finally made a Swoon quilt! It was a really fun project and I have had a great time looking at all the wonderful Swoon quilts that are out there. In fact I love this quilt pattern so much I have a Pinterest board devoted to it. I decided that I would take a scrappy approach to this quilt for two reasons one reason is that there are some really pretty scrappy Swoon quilts out there and the other reason is I have a TON of scraps. I did make this a king size quilt by adding an additional ten inch border to all sides. I am planning on using this quilt on my bed so I quilted this quilt with a pantograph it is Circus By Anne Bright. I love seeing all the wonderful Swoons out there so keep on sharing!

Piecemakers and Patchworks

Wow can you believe that Spring is already here? I can't! This quilt is made from the new line by Kathy Schmitz called Piecemakers. I put this quilt together as a Store sample for Stylish Fabrics and Quilts. There is a plenty of half square triangles in this quilt and so I used Thangles paper to make the assembly process a little faster. I really like the fabric in this line and I didn't want to take away from it so I chose to quilt this quilt with an all over pantograph by Anne Bright called Drop of Paisley you can find it here. Thanks for stopping by here is a close up of the quilting:

Honey Bee Mine Store Sample

Hello all it has been crazy busy around here I can't believe it. I am totally amazed at how much my life has changed since this time last year. I have been sewing and quilting like crazy and loving every minute of it!

I put together a few shop samples and have been working on a Swoon quilt which is turning out awesome! Here is one of the cute baby quilts I put together for the shop the fabric is from the Honey Bee Mine collection from Michael Miller. For the quilting I quilted free motion swirls which is so much fun. Here is a close up of the quilting thanks for stopping by.

I'm ready for Valentines day.....well next year

I found these great Valentines day fabrics on clearance and they just had to come home with me. I decided to use my new die for my Accuquilt it is the nine inch wedge and you can find it here. This is just under a twin size quilt I used nine half yards of Valentines prints and one and two thirds yard of white.  I quilted this using Merrily Hearts by Anne Bright you can find it here. Here is a close up of the quilting.

A little Americana

 

Have you seen the new Grant Park line by Minik and Simpson? All I have to say is I love it! It is a great combination of reds and Blues with plenty of patterns to choose from. This Pattern is Rambling Country Rose I made this quilt as a store sample for Stylish Fabrics and Quilts and it was such a fun quilt to make. I took a few chances on the quilting and I love how the bead board border turned out. It really made the quilt for me. Here is a close up of the quilting on the block.

A Sampler Quilt

Have you seen the tutorial for the disappearing four patch floating around? I decided to give it a try and so I put together this little sampler quilt using scraps and my stash. I also wanted to make a coordinating quilt to use with my 2013 block of the month. To make the sixteen patch I used five inch squares pieced them into a four patch and then sliced it rotated the pieces and sewed them back together. I then chose a churn dash pattern and a plain square to make this quilt the size I wanted. I used the same eye feather in the plain blocks as I did in the 2013 block of the month and then a similar arc for the other blocks. Here are some close ups of the quilting I hope you enjoy.

 

 

 

2013 Block of the month

This is the block of the month that we did last year in quilt guild. I wanted to make it a little larger than a wall hanging so I added alternative (12.5") block which also gave me a chance for some quilting fun. I think I saw this feather type design somewhere and have kind of tweaked it to be my own. I just simply quilted a loop in the blocks as to not detract from them also I wanted this quilt to be a comfortable and useable throw so I kept the quilting to a minimum. Here is some more pictures of the quilting enjoy.

 

Valentine Fun!

Happy almost Valentines day are you getting into the Holiday spirit? I had the opportunity to quilt this for a friend who did an awesome job. This Pattern is from the book So Many Choices by Abbey lane. I chose to do a double heart in the X shape and then I pebbled around the words using very open quilting to keep this quilt soft. Here are a few more pictures of the quilting enjoy.

Valentine Pillows

This was a fun and quick project I decided to make so I could try Y seams. I have wanted to learn how to piece Y seams forever and have never been brave enough to try it. I have watched plenty of videos and read articles on this technique but this was one technique I needed a class for. I had an opportunity though my Quilt Guild  to learn how to do this and boy was I amazed at how seeing the demonstration on this technique really took the fear out of it for me. I highly suggest if you want to learn a technique and you are just not sure of what you are doing take a class or ask someone.  I decided that I would go ahead and put together these pillow covers to solidify the information that I learned. I went ahead and quilted these on my long arm with Mono poly. Here is a close up of the quilting it is a little hard to see because of the Mono poly but I did a heart on the border and just meandered the center.  Thanks for stopping by

Rosettes

Hello it's been quite a whirlwind of a week for me I had a couple of opportunities come my way and I have been getting used to a new schedule.  This was a quilt I made as a shop sample. It is nothing that I would have chosen myself and I have to say it made it a great project. Sometimes I think it is great to sew for others whether it be for a family member, shop or a friend. This can get you out of your comfort zone or quilting rut and into experiencing new and different things. Here are a few more photos of the quilting:

Roll Up Fun

 I just finished up this fun quilt using a Robert Kaufman Roll up. I love these 2 1/2" strips what can I say they are so versatile! Without a  border a Roll up will give you a great sized throw and with a border it will make a twin size quilt. I took forty of the strips from the roll and sewed them together which gave me a center panel that measured approx. 80" long and 45" wide  I then added a 5" border to the top and bottom and a 8" border to each side making the quilt 60x90 you could add an inner border to increase the size. This size does cover a twin size bed but there is not a lot of drape over the edges. I wanted to be able to use a piece of Minky for the back without having to seam it. This is a great size for bunk beds. Here is a close up of the quilting:

 I used Split Paint by Anne Bright to quilt this click on the name to find it.

Turning twenty

I have to say this is a classic! I have heard so much about this pattern and I have to admit this was my first Turning Twenty ever it is  THE BEST PATTERN EVER. I need a semi speedy project for Christmas and I always try and sew a quilt for the family member I have for Christmas. I have been doing picnic quilts for the last few members and I hadn't made this family one. I used a variety of homespun fat quarters from my stash and a couple of canvas drop cloths. I love the drop cloth because it is nice and heavy and is great outside. I do prewash the drop cloths when I use them in quilts like this but for me it gives me a break from denim. I didn't prewash the homespun and I will let you know later if that was a bad decision. I did choose to use a little bit darker thread than I would have regularly chosen, my point in doing this was to give the back some variety and help hide dirt after all this is a quilt that is made to be used outside. Another thing that I would like to say is I did quilt this with an all over pattern In my opinion it really would have been a waste to quilt this custom it is going to be used and washed and hauled around and I didn't want it to feel unusable. Here is a close up of the quilting:  

Another Great Customer Quilt

I have to say I love My job I love your willingness to share your creativity and let me be creative too! This quilt was a perfect husband gift even my own  husband said wow I really like this one. I chose to do a center swirl and a edge scroll on this quilt and I thought it turned out awesome. My customer requested the red thread and I have to say I would have never picked it. Boy would this quilt lacked personality if it was quilted in a more neutral color. The background fabric was solid black and I added all the red scroll work around the appliques my customer so lovingly stitched on there. The middle is a dived nine patch some of the fabrics are the theater candy kind. The back is Minky and all I have to say is wow I am really loving the Minky all quilted up it turns out great! Here are a few shots of the quilting enjoy!