Twenty-Five Quilts, Day 5

Thanks for joining me on Day 5 of my Twenty-Five Quilts blog journey! Today's quilt was a recent gift for my niece on her sixteenth birthday. She is a Union Jack fan, so when I saw these panels from Riley Blake, and this tutorial from Amy Smart, I thought it would be a great present for her.

I made the quilt a little bit larger by adding a navy tone-on-tone floral border. It's a bit of an unexpected choice, but my niece is also a fan of floral leggings, so it reminded me of her.

I am kind of a symmetrical person, so I almost didn't follow the wonky setting directions, but I do like the way it turned out!

I think my favorite part is the striped binding. It's actually a small chevron print, but it looks like a bias stripe in spots when it's attached

I forgot to take a picture of the backing -- I used this minky dimple dot from Hawthorne Threads.

My niece loved it!

 

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.

 

Tumbler Quilts

I finished two quilts this past week that have something in common -- tumblers!

The first is from an older Riley Blake collection by Doohickey Designs called Fox Trails -- still one of my favorite boy or gender-neutral collections! Love the color scheme and the prints! I still have more in my stash, but this might be my last tumbler quilt from this fabric line!

The second tumbler quilt is from a newer Riley Blake collection called Sasparilla by October Afternoon. I purchased a set of half yards almost as soon as the collection was released, but the fabric has been sitting in a basket waiting for me to cut it ever since! I had a break between custom orders last week because I was waiting for materials to arrive, so I decided it was time to sew some Sasparilla!

How cute is that cowboy/ cowgirl print on the back?!

I even added a few extra rows of tumblers to the back! (By the way, all the tumblers were cut using the Accuquilt 6 1/2 inch tumbler die -- one of my favorites)!

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

 

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!

 

Twenty-Five Quilts, Day 7

Do you ever have one of those quilts that gets done faster in your head rather than real life?

I fell in love with this collection of fabrics (Seaside by October Afternoon for Riley Blake) before it was even released, and purchased two layer cakes as soon as they came out (June 2012?). I knew I was going to make a Hip to Be Square quilt, and finishing it was on my list of 2012 summer projects!

Fast forward to sometime in 2013 --layer cakes remained uncut, and I purchased backing and binding fabric on clearance, with every intention of making the quilt!

By the end of Summer 2013, I think I had finally finished the blocks, but not the top!

I'm happy to report that this one is finally quilted and bound -- and I still love it! I recently purchased a fat quarter bundle of October Afternoon's newest line, Sidewalks, so I hope that one doesn't sit for a year and a half!