Big Finish!

I'm happy to reveal my Interlock quilt today.  This was literally a big finish, ending up at 110" by 108" overall.  I'm not even going to tell you how long it took to hand bind this thing, talk about a labor of love.  You can read more about the start of this quilt here and here.

I used some of the leftovers from the jelly rolls to make a 24" pillow sham.  It's quilted in a smaller orange peel to match the big quilt.  I was considering binding this pillow, but the pattern was busy so I opted for a nice topstitched edge instead.

Quilt Stats

Pattern:  Interlock by Amy Friend (Adjusted to King Size)

Finished size:  110" by 108"

Quilted by AB Quilting Studio in Orange Peel pattern, edge to edge

Fabric:  Persimmon by Basic Grey for Moda

Batting:  Hobbs 80/20 in white

The quilt and sham are finishes for my 2nd Quarter 2016 Finish-A-Long list, yeah!  I hope you've joined and are making progress on your finishes as well.  

Linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts and Let's Bee Social at Sew Fresh Quilts.  

Sturbridge Rail Fence Quilt

One of the ways I justify my fabric habit is by telling myself that I won't purchase gifts, I'll make handmade gifts.  When I actually follow that practice it's a great feeling.  I'm happy to say that this quilt is part of that philosophy.  I'll be gifting this quilt to my son's teacher next month.

I chose more traditional and neutral fabrics for this quilt since I knew it was a gift.  The fabric is Sturbridge, by Kathy Schmitz for Moda Fabrics.  Since the fabric line includes only three colors, it was perfect for a rail fence quilt.  I used just one layer cake for the front.

Beautiful quilting by Allison at AB Quilting Studio.

Although this isn't my usual style of quilt I am really happy with the result, and I hope the recipient is too.

Linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts, My Quilt Infatuation, and Sew Fresh Quilts.
Another 2nd quarter 2016 Finish-A-Long finish as well!

Happy Sewing!

Interlock Update

I've been making a lot of progress with my king sized Interlock quilt.  This is one of my first quarter Finish-A-Long projects.  So far I've got everything cut...all 895 pieces, 45 blocks worth.  I've sewed and pressed all of the B part strips and sewed most of the A part strips.  I'm going to keep them separate so that I can lay each part out. I'm using two Jelly Rolls plus other yardage for the prints so I want to make sure everything gets evenly distributed.  After this, I'll start sewing the strips to each other...this is a LONG project!

Linking up with WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced and Let's Bee Social at Sew Fresh Quilts.

Interlock...Ready, Set, Go!

I'm excited to get to WIP Wednesday this week!  I've had a quilt in mind for a while now, actually since last November when I stopped by During Quiet Time and saw Amy Friend's Interlock quilt.  I loved the design and I also loved the fabric she used, Persimmon by Basic Grey for Moda.

The pattern was in the Winter 2015 issue of modern patchwork, so I picked that up right away. Luckily (or unluckily for Interlock) there were other great patterns in that issue and I wound up getting distracted and making this quilt.

Fast forward to last week and I finally decided it was time to get started on Interlock...

Yes, this is two Jelly Rolls I'm cutting.  I've worked out new cutting instructions because I am going for broke on this one and aiming to make myself a new king sized bed quilt for my husband and I. Wish me luck!

BTW - You can now get the pattern individually on Amy's website if you are interested.

Linking up with Freshly Pieced for WIP Wednesday and Sew Fresh Quilts for Let's Bee Social.

Christmas Pillow

A quick post with a Christmas pillow finish!  More details on how it was done on this post.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!

Linking up with sewfreshquilts.  

Not so secret sewing....

Over Thanksgiving my mother-in-law spied a microwave bowl potholder that my sister-in-law had made for me last Christmas.  She hadn't seen one before and really liked it.  These are great easy gifts to make, so I sewed some up for her.  It's difficult to pick fabric for other people, but I think she will like this choice, which is an out of print Moda line called Mistletoe Manor by 3 Sisters.  A co-worker of mine gave it to me over ten years ago and I always liked it but didn't know what to make....I'm glad I finally cut into it!

Hope everyone is not too stressed about finishing up your secret sewing!  If you would like to make these yourself check out this tutorial by Karen Church.

Linking up with crazymomquilts, sewfreshquilts, and Needle and Thread Thursday.

WIP Mini-Charm Tumbler Pillow

I love the Christmas colors in Basic Grey's 25th and Pine collection.  It has the traditional red and green, but mixes with a lighter green and navy.  In addition, I love mini charm packs because you can get all of the fabrics without a lot of commitment, so you don't feel guilty!  Here I'm putting both to work for a small pillow project.

I used this mini tumbler template which fits the mini charms perfectly.   

I arranged the cut pieces in diagonal stripes by color and came up with this:

I added a border on all sides and I'm working it into a Christmas pillow, more to follow.  

Linking up with WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced and Let's Bee Social at Sew Fresh Quilts.   

Honey Honey Quilt

I'm super happy to finally have this quilt finished.  I had purchased a dessert roll of Honey Honey by Katie Spain over a year ago.  I found this Cobblestone Path Quilt pattern by Pauline Francis at the Moda Bake Shop.  Pauline has three versions of this quilt using different fabrics and one of them was done in Honey Honey.  It was so pretty I knew I had to make my own version.  When I read the directions I realized I would be able to make a bigger quilt than the pattern so I made some adjustments and added additional rows and columns.

I can't say enough of how much I love Kate Spain's designs.  The floral prints are so gorgeous in this collection.  My favorite is the navy floral, which worked really well as the border fabric.  It was a great contrast to the Moda Bella Solids Off-White fabric that I used for the sashing.  I had it quilted locally on a long-arm in an all over loop and flower pattern to go with the fabric collection.

This is definitely a keeper...feels good to finish something for myself.

Linking up with Kelly at Needle and Thread Thursday and Crazy Mom Quilts.

Two Baby Quilts

This quilt uses the disappearing nine-patch pattern, with solids in the center, larger prints in the four corners, and smaller prints/patterns in the four middle spots.  Then I arranged them with the solids pointing out and to the center.  I used a layer cake of Scrumptious by Bonnie and Camille, but you could use charm packs for the 5 inch squares instead.  This was actually the leftovers from the next baby quilt I made with the layer cake.  I don't like to waste anything!  I sent this one out to be machine quilted and it came out really pretty, I like the sashing quilting, the white really shows it off.  I used Moda off-white bella solid for the sashing in both quilts.

The next quilt was the first one I made from the layer cake and it is based on a free pattern from the Moda Bake Shop called Marmalade Squares Quilt by LeAnne Ballard. I machine appliqued the letter L in one of the blocks, this pattern is perfect for that little customization. 

Linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it up Friday. 

Chevron Baby Quilt

This is a small quilt made up of half square triangles using Bluebird Park by Kate & Birdie Paper Co. for Moda.  I love this line and also have another larger quilt in the works with this fabric.  This is actually the leftovers from the remaining fabric from the fat eighth bundle I purchased.  I wanted to try making a chevron quilt and this was a great small one to start with.  I quilted it along the chevron lines, every other one.  My son loves the tiny hedgehogs...what's not to love about them!

Linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts and Needle and Thread Thursday. 

Fresh Air Table Runners

These are table runners I made from one charm pack and one mini-charm pack of Fresh Air by American Jane for Moda Fabrics.  There are two colorways in this collection, one set of primary colors and one set of pastel colors.  Some of the prints have a retro feel.  I split them up and then made four patches and two patches with them.  I trimmed the two patches to 4.5 inch squares, then I trimmed the 5 inch charms down to 4.5 inch square.  I think they make nice spring and summer table decorations.

Linking up with Needle and Thread Thursday.