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the first finished quilt of 2009

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:44:47 +0000

I quilted this one the other night and managed to sew on the binding while talking on the phone with a college friend (Hi Kate!). Hooray for multi-tasking!

I had a few issues while quilting this one – I had to spend a little time with the seam ripper, and I ended up with a little fold on the back that I only discovered after I was all finished (of course!). Luckily, now that it’s washed and dried and crinkly all over, it’s hardly noticeable.

For the back I did some simple strips at the top and a pieced section near the bottom using up my remaining strips from the front. I purposely added in some white strips in that section to give it that sectioned look.

(you’ll have to ignore all those wrinkles – I have issues remembering to take things out of the dryer. Just ask Morgan…)

(Speaking of Morgan, he’ll be sad that I made him pose with this quilt this morning before work and then I ended up not using them)

Enough asides – here’s the start of my next project. Back to triangles…

Ready to be quilted…

admin — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:05:05 +0000

This quilt is up next, since I failed to complete the backing for the floral quilt. You got a little peek at this one yesterday – as mentioned, I used these 4″ pre-cut squares that I received for Christmas. I pulled all that used aqua/green, navy, and olive. There weren’t enough for an entire quilt, so I was forced to get creative… and with a little help from my quilt consultant (Morgan), I came up with this design.

In order to make the quilt large enough, I separated the 4″ squares into blocks of 12 (4 across by 3 down). I framed each block with white and then alternated this with blocks of white framed in a corresponding fabric. These prints are mainly from the Amy Butler Daisy Chain line, as that’s what I had available at the time.

(please ignore all the wrinkles – it’s been rolled up waiting to be quilted!)

In case anyone is interested, the measurements are as follows:

The patchwork blocks require 12 4″ squares, sewn together 4 by 3. For this quilt, I used 8 patchwork blocks, or 96 4″ squares. My squares were a little less than square, so once the squares were sewn together, I trimmed each block to 10 1/2″ x 14″.

I then cut 7 white rectangles of the same size (10 1/2″ x 14″)

The patchwork blocks were framed with 3″ strips of solid white, while the white blocks were framed with 3″ strips of the daisy chain fabrics.

Finished blocks measure approximately 15″ x 19″ and the quilt itself measures approximately 55″ x 73″. I expect it to shrink a bit, as my fabrics are not pre-washed.

I love the look of this one, and I think you may see it here again in the future with different fabrics!

What does this remind you of?

admin — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:11:26 +0000

I said a raspberry lime rickey, but no one seems to know what that is. Morgan’s vote is for black raspberry sorbet, and I think we’ve settled on ‘black raspberry sorbet with a hint of lime’. Long, and not really that catchy…

I started this quilt to use up this fabric — I had ordered a half yard of each of these patterns and when they arrived I was really at a loss as to what to do with them. They’re not the colors I’m used to using, and I had some trouble incorporating them in with my other fabrics. I finally decided to just use them together in a strip quilt. I added in the Full Moon Polka dots in Lime, as well as the Urban Chicks houndstooth in avocado to brighten it a bit.

Originally I just sewed all the strips together, but then felt it wasn’t wide enough. I opted to use some of the remaining fabrics to cut several blocks which I used as a strip on one side.

For the back, I used the remaining fabrics to create wider strips. I ran a bit short so I added in a vertical stripe of solid white. Now that I see it in these photos, I realize how similar the front and back are – I suppose that either side could be the front!

I quilted this one using lime green variegated thread, and I really like the way it blends in with the majority of the quilt, but then stands out on that white strip.

Despite my “eh” feelings about this one in the beginning, it’s really grown on me, and I’m quite a fan now that it’s complete.