Twenty-Five Quilts, Day 6

I am a huge fan of Bonnie and Camille's fabrics (can't wait for precuts of April Showers to be released!). I've made at least one quilt out of almost all of their collections, and I especially love mixing them together.

Today's entry in my Twenty-Five Quilts blogging challenge is Happy-Go-Lucky.

You just can't go wrong with a simple patchwork design to set off a beautiful collection of fabrics!

To make this lap-sized quilt, I use four charm packs (forty-two 5 inch squares). I lay out one quadrant of the quilt using a single charm pack (7 rows of 6 squares), and then I replicate that layout in the other three quadrants of the quilt. This is an easy way to get a nice, scrappy layout!

I love the floral backing, and the navy binding!

I also recently purchased my first hexagon packs of Happy Go Lucky, and I'm looking forward to making the Juggle quilt featured in Camille's Craftsy class!

 

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.

 

Twenty-Five Quilts, Day 3

Today's post is a continuation of my Twenty-Five quilts challenge, in which I blog daily about recent finishes.

I've made several Grinch quilts recently!

I start with a panel, cut out the printed rectangles, and add two Grinchy fabric borders to each block.

As with most panels, the fabric printing is imperfect, so you can't just cut "on the lines" -- you need to measure each printed rectangle, and center the design as best you can.

I also made some pillow covers, enlarging the side borders so the covers would fit square cushions.

Merry Grinchmas!

 

Twenty-Five Quilts, Day 2

This month, I've issued myself a challenge to blog about a recent finish each day through Dec 25.

Today's entry is another coins quilt -- the largest coins quilt I've ever made! (In the photo below, the quilt takes up most of my kitchen floor!).

This was a custom order request -- a customer had seen the small Les Amis coins quilt in my shop, and requested a queen-size version!

The assembly went pretty well. I decided to work on one row at a time, and sew them together as I completed them, both to avoid being overwhelmed by the assembly, and to make it easier to keep the fabrics scrappy and varied from row to row. The background color is Kona Ash.

I backed it with a combo of two prints from the collection, and bound it in the "Ripples" chevron print.

If you're interested in making your own queen size coins quilt, Crazy Mom Quilts has some valuable info on materials and dimensions here.

 

Twenty-Five Quilts, Day 1

Since I've been such a lazy blogger lately, I thought it was time to issue myself another blogging challenge. How about "25 Days of Quilts"? Each day in December (through Christmas!) I'll try to post about a recent quilt finish!

Earlier this year, I made a pink and white stars custom quilt, and ended up with a pile of small scraps. They were the perfect size for a scrappy coins quilt!

I actually pieced the strips of coins this summer, but put them aside to work on other projects. Because a lot of the assembly was done, this top was a fun project a few weeks ago when I was looking for a fast and fun finish.

The backing is from Sandi Henderson's Farmer's Market collection, which is now out of print. I had a small piece of it left in my stash, and it seemed to be the perfect choice! The pink binding was also leftover from a previous project.

I love a project that uses up leftovers, and clears the way for new fabric acquisitions!

 

 

New Pattern in the Shop!

Finally -- a new pattern for the shop is ready!

I really like to gear my patterns toward making the most of precuts. This pattern uses one layer cake, and some background fabric, to make three different 40" square baby quilt designs.

The patterns are based on enlarged quilt blocks (hence the name "Baby Blocks!") so they go together really fast -- perfect for when you need a baby gift in a hurry!

I made my three sample quilts from Kate Spain's "Terrain" collection.

As a bonus, I have included instructions on making three pillows in the same designs, using one charm pack and less than a yard of background fabric.

These were made from Amy Butler's Love fabrics, and one of my favorite background choices -- Kona Ash.

The pattern is now available for purchase in my Etsy shop, as well as my Craftsy shop!

I've got some other patterns in the works, so I hope to have more to share soon!