Skyscraper quilt top

February 8, 2010

Made with these fabrics. I have plans to quilt it up sometime this week… But right now, I’m off to study & take a math test!

Skyscraper quilt top

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I’ve been plugging away at my QIP box this year.  It is a plastic storage bin, about halfway full of perfectly cut squares, assorted wonky blocks, sections of free piecing, & stacks of fabrics that are perfectly coordinated, but not my style anymore.  Everything in there is a project that hit the skids for some reason – usually bad design or colors I don’t connect with.

First up – a pile of fabrics in rustic red, rose pink, & sage green.  I originally removed this stack from my stash because it didn’t fit in with my other stuff & wasn’t really my style anymore. But I had a hard time getting rid of them because they all coordinated so nicely with each other. So last year, I set out to make a quilt with them as a gift for someone special, & made a few large asymmetrical blocks.  Unfortunately, the block design kind of clashed with the fabric style.  So, the whole mess went into the QIP box.

Well, out it has come. I set the asymmetrical blocks aside & instead opted for a design inspired by this quilt & also this one. Much better. I was able to use the asymmetrical blocks in a patchwork strip on the back. Should be ready by Christmas 2010! ;)


QIP - Christmas 2010

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My fifth month with the Common Threads quilt bee. These blocks are for Carissa. They are 12 inches high & various widths.  I found my blocks became wonkier the wider they got, so I kept them in three shorter lengths that Carissa can combine with others however she likes.

These bookshelf blocks were fun to make, & I love her quilt idea. Hopefully the scraps I added from my stash will work with all the rest. I am seriously thinking about using this design to make a quilt for my son’s Kindy teacher (she is a book lover).

Carissa sent her fabric in the cutest packaging ever. It was very popular with the monster-loving little boys at my house.

Common Threads - December 2009

Common Threads - December 2009

Common Threads - December 2009

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Quilt for baby Rock

February 1, 2010

This is a super-simple stripey quilt I made for my friend’s baby boy, Rock. If you are interested, you can see how insanely cute he is here. I started with the blue & brown bird print, & went from there. The brown & blue palette reminded me of a quilt I’d seen recently, & that style seemed appropriate so I went with it.

It is quilted in my rows of curls pattern, adding interest by doing different sizes, & some rows upside down. The back is a solid creamy white with one row of patchwork.

As always, you can click on the thumbnails to see larger photos.


Rock's quilt

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I love pulling fabric for a new project. Even if the project never happens, it just gives me a happy little rush. I know, I have mental problems. This project, however, will be happening. I just love these colors too much. Palette inspired by the Nicey Jane print on top of the stack.

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My fourth month with the Common Threads quilt bee. These blocks are for Rebekah. They are 15 inches square.

Originally I had not planned to do any embroidery, but after I finished the blocks, I felt that they would probably benefit from a little more embellishment. So I added a little running stitch around the maroon solid. I’m happy with how they turned out.

I did not add much of my own fabric to these blocks, because the fabric Rebekah sent was so pretty together already. I did add a few little bits – I have to admit that I love the tiny black polka-dot square (see pic below).


Common Threads - November 2009

Common Threads - November 2009

Common Threads - November 2009

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Cottage quilt

January 25, 2010

This is one of my favorite quilts I’ve ever made. I made these blocks from my scrap bag, choosing red, orange, yellow, green & aqua. I included sections of white because I had originally planned to sash them in the same white – thus eliminating some of the block edges. For some reason I picked linen instead, which I do really like. I still have more of these blocks, so I think I will try the white sashing next time.

For the back, I used this large-scale bird print (which I love SO MUCH), with a strip of FMF green. It’s quilted in a hybrid meander-ripple pattern (I was in a weird mood that day). It is about 36″x45″.

As always, you can click on the thumbnails to see larger photos.


Cottage quilt

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My third month with the Common Threads quilt bee. This block is for Rossie. It is four inches high & 28 inches long.

This is such a neat concept, & I love the pictures of the inspiration quilt in her post. I did have a hard time settling on a word or phrase, but eventually I went with “there will be time”. This comes from a T.S. Eliot poem, & is a phrase I often repeat to myself when it just seems that there is too much to do. It reminds me to slow down & live in the moment.

Thanks for the fun challenge!

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Details

January 20, 2010

I’ve had a few requests for information about the fabrics in my last post.  Which means I actually had to unfold them & look at their names. The horror! I even looked up some of the names on the internet. Aren’t I fancy?

First photo, top to bottom:

Studio E Fabrics – Nature-ology, birds in brown
Michael Miller – Grass Menagerie, periwinkle blue
Free Spirit – Oh Boy! by David Walker, animal silhouette in red
Free Spirit – Oh Boy! by David Walker, animal silhouette in blue
Free Spirit – Oh Boy! by David Walker, vehicle silhouette in gold
Michael Miller – Giraffe Garden, green (they had it in gray too – totally should have gotten that)
In The Beginning – Frolic by Wendy Slotboom, name unknown (squirrel?)

Second photo, top to bottom:

Michael Miller – Garden Pindot, gray
Kaffe Fassett – Shot Cotton, chartreuse
Red Rooster – Mother Goose by Indygo Junction, cream & blue dot
Clothworks – Piccadilly by Pamela Mostek, name unknown (basket weave?)
Riley Blake – Sublime by Doohickey, swirl in brown

I’m already putting some of them to use in a quilt for a cute little boy I know.

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Stashing

January 18, 2010

It really has been forever since I’ve been in a quilt shop (without kids!) to really look around. I had one thing in mind when I went looking on Saturday – Boy Stuff.

I was excited to find awesome boy fabrics. If you live or visit northern Utah, I highly recommend Pine Needles (at Gardner Village). No, they didn’t pay me to say it. I was really impressed with all their really cool, modern stuff. And I just so happened upon a 10% off everything sale – score! If you’re grooving on Hope Valley, they have it there, too.

Also popped by Elaine’s, where I picked up some shot cottons & saw even more modern, cute boy stuff. I wonder if anybody else shops for fabric like me – totally random stuff that I think will fit in with what I have at home. I guess a lot of customers must buy stacks of perfectly coordinating fabric all at once, for one particular project. It seems like every time I go fabric shopping, the person at the cash register looks at my mismatched stack quizzically & says, “Um, what are you making???”

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