Twenty-Five Quilts, Day 25

Merry Christmas! This is the final day of my 25 Quilts in 25 Days blog series, and of course, this one is a Christmas present! My daughter requested a new quilt for her twin bed, the main requirement being that it have minky backing. I usually avoid piecing together minky for larger quilts, but I was willing to make an exception for her!

Her room is painted pale purple, and she also likes blue, so I used Kate Spain's Horizon fabric collection with a couple of other purple prints thrown in. I used my Hip to Be Square pattern (except I added a lot more blocks!).

Here's a picture of the top in-progress. Our cat Hunter loves to photo-bomb quilt pics.

I ordered the minky backing on Dec 9th, it was shipped on December 19th. According to tracking, it was supposed to arrive on December 23rd. It didn't.

It didn't arrive on December 24th, either.

Long story short: I wrapped up the matching sham, but the quilt will have to be finished after Christmas. It worked out okay -- if the fabric had arrived on the 24th, it would have been a pretty busy day trying to finish it in time. I promise I'll share pictures when it finally gets done!

I hope you enjoyed this journey of 25 Quilts in 25 Days. I also have some fun posts scheduled for the remainder of the month, including a pillow sham tutorial, some Christmas stockings, a pattern sale, and of course, my final monthly collage of finished quilts for 2014!

 

Twenty-Five Quilts, Day 22

It's Day 22 of my Twenty-Five Days of Quilts blog challenge!

Today's quilt is made up of leftovers from at least three other projects. I liked the way the colors worked, so I kept adding in various scraps until I had enough blocks.

I originally bought the backing fabric with the intention of using it on the front of the quilt, but it works well as the backing -- I just needed to add in some border strips to make it large enough.

I'm still deciding on the binding, so that part may take a few extra days!

 

Twenty-Five Quilts, Day 10

Thanks for joining me on me Twenty-Five Quilts in 25 Days journey!

Today's quilt was a custom order for a repeat customer. The photos were taken at night, and definitely do not do the fabrics justice. The project was inspired by a handmade diaper bag the customer liked, and I had fun choosing coordinating prints for the project.

I used my Hip To Be Square pattern for the design.

I am looking forward to turning some of the scraps into another quilt --- these colors were so happy and fun to work with!

 

Quilt-a-Day, Day 8

This month, I'm blogging about a new or recent finish every day!

Today's finish is a custom twin quilt with matching pillow covers in the Aviary lilac collection by Joel Dewberry. I love the way this palette looks on a white background solid!

I was running a bit low on backing fabric, so I pieced a strip of leftover fabrics and centered it on the back. I really like the way it breaks up the main backing print at bit!

More custom orders await, but the rest are smaller, thank goodness!

 

February Finishes!

February has been a productive month!

I have been very busy with custom orders lately. Here are a few of the recent one I haven't blogged about yet:

A baby quilt using my Mother Goose pattern in Bonnie and Camille's Ruby fabrics.

A cute patchwork quilt using a custom mix of elephant, giraffe, chevron, grey, orange, green and blue fabrics!

A twin size Aviary quilt in my Hip to Be Square pattern.

Another Vroom quilt!

And finally, I'm happy to report that I finished the quilt that my students created (originally blogged about here).

Linking up to Finish it Up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts, and Needle and Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation.

 

Valentine Finishes

In keeping with the colors of Valentine's Day, here are two finishes from this week (these just needed binding, so they were pretty easy to finish!)

The first is in the "Twice as Nice" fabrics collection by The Quitled Fish for Riley Blake fabrics.

The second quilt uses a combination of Ruby, Bliss and Vintage Modern, all by Bonnie and Camille for Moda fabrics:

I am loving all the pink, red and aqua!

Linking up to Finish It Up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts and Whoop Whoop Friday at Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

 

Last Quilt, First Quilt

I thought I'd take a short break from posting resolutions to show you my last completed quilt of 2013, and my first completed quilt of 2014!

My last finish of 2013 was this PB & J Scrappy Trips quilt. I blogged about it here, but now the binding is done, so I wanted to share the final pics. I enjoyed sewing the binding on the long train trip to Indianapolis, and it also served the purpose of keeping me warm while I slept on the train!

The minky backing is so comfy (in fact, my brother-in-law wanted me to leave it at their house!) and it is the perfect size for snuggling on the couch. Here's a picture of the quilt next to the coin quilt I made from the leftover jelly roll pieces:

My first finish of 2014 is a small patchwork quilt made of scraps from "Sugar and Spice" and "Twice as Nice" by The Quilted Fish for Riley Blake fabrics. Both collections go together perfectly.

I bound this quilt while enjoying the premiere of Downton Abbey last night!

I've sewing up a storm since we retuned home. I cut up several fat quarter collections while visiting my sister (she offered to iron while I cut!) and organized them for sewing. Now, I have a stack of pieced blocks ready to sew into various tops!

I'll be back tomorrow with more resolutions!

 

The Twelve Months of Quilting, 2013

This year, I decided to do a retrospective of many of the quilts I completed in 2013. I had lots of fun going through my photos, and playing with the Pic Collage app. Inspired by the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas", here is my "The Twelve Months of Quilting, 2013". Enjoy!

In the twelfth month of 2013, my true love gave to me..

Twelve "Hip to Be Square" quilts...

Eleven patchwork squares quilts...

Ten "Bonnie and Camille" quilts...

Nine Ahoy Matey and Vroom quilts...

Eight Kate Spain quilts...

Seven coins quilts...

Six Seuss quilts...

Five Grinch quilts..

Four "When the Stars Align" quilts...

Three Joel Dewberry quilts...

Two Martinique quilts...

And one very large T-shirt Quilt!

Yes, it has been a very busy and productive year!

Linking up with Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday at Sew Fresh Quilts, and Can I Get A Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

 

Twenty-Five Quilts, Day 5

Today's quilt is another photo quilt!

This one is made of Martinique fabrics by Three Sisters for Moda fabrics.

This collection is out of print, but I was able to find some fabrics through an extensive Internet search!

I just love these colors -- they remind me of a beach house.

 

Twenty-Five Quilts, Day 4

I often have customers order quilts to showcase some family photos. I use my Hip to Be Square pattern, which is a great way to showcase the images in the block centers. (Note: I've purposely blurred the photos in the following images since this was a customer quilt).

My favorite product for printing the photos is Printed Treasures fabric sheets:

They are fairly expensive, but I usually buy them at Joann's with a coupon. I've found them to print the best quality images, and they seem to hold up well in the wash.

This particular quilt was made out of the Cuzco collection by Kate Spain. I love the way the fabrics work with the colors in the photos.