cornflower quilt

inspiration for this quilt here

I went ahead and finished up this quilt last night (even with several christmas projects on my to-do list).

 it will soon be available through an online charity auction.

it's baby size

backed with birds

i've also listed some little red ridinghood charm packs in my etsy shop.

horses

my daughter is a horse lover (also a pink lover), and has been begging me to make her a "horse blanket" for at least a year.  Her 6th birthday was last week, so I surprised her with this quilt. 

 She only kind of cared.  I guess a quilt is only a little exciting to a 6 year old.

I collected as many horse prints as I could find, and struggled with a design that would look good with all the prints (many different styles) and finally decided on a wonky star quilt.  I used several different pinks for the background, and think it looks okay.  Some of the busy pinks are too much, but I was using my scraps, so i'm happy with it..

I found the backing print a while ago knowing she would love it.  It's my favorite part.  

 I LOVE this print (stable mates by alexander henry).  can you tell she likes pink?

 wait, the backing isn't my favorite, the binding is.  Lately I have really been loving white striped bindings.  LOVING them so much.

crosswalk quilt

 

We are enjoying a long fallish summer here in Denver, and the leaves are resisting the urge to drop, but I fear our beautiful weather is going to end soon.  We've been trying to enjoy it while we can, so I haven't been sewing as much as I should (I have a few gifts I must finish up in the next week). 

  I was able to bind this custom baby quilt last night, and it's a new favorite (isn't it that way with every quilt?).  Inspiration for this quilt is here.

I went bold on the backing...really bright orange. 

and bound in an aqua dot.

oh, and besides the weather, I've been on a puzzle kick lately...my husband thinks it's a really boring time waster, but I love it.

tuttle quilt

i almost feel like this post is unnecessary, since this quilt looks almost exactly like another quilt i made several years ago--i rarely make such similar quilts, but i had left over blocks from the first quilt, and i really liked that quilt and wanted to use those blocks, so i made another...i like this one just as much.

this quilt is for a friend's (who i don't see as often as i'd like) brand new baby here in denver.  i hope he likes it.  

i used a blue pindot on the back.  i love blue.  i also love zigzag quilts, and i have never made one to keep.  i'm thinking maybe one for a bed.  zigzags would look great on a bed...

market square!

I finished my flea market fancy quilt, and I LOVE it a lot.  Just simple squares, 3 inches each, randomly sewed together--I literally drew each square out of a bag, the only adjusting I did was to make sure that nothing exactly the same was next to each other.

It's a good lap size, measuring 52 x 66 inches.

I quilted straight lines about 1/4 inch from each seam.

I almost pieced together more of my hoarded flea market fancy stash for the back, but decided to save it instead.  I used some cake rock beach and sandi henderson in green instead.  

 I'm pretty sure green is my favorite color, it seems to be my go to color in a colorful quilt-- when I'm not sure what to use.

 for now we'll use it as a picnic blanket, it's just too hot to sit under it. I'm so happy to finally have all these prints in a quilt.

the calvin quilt

with the help of my block party friends, my little boy now has a quilt for his big bed...I LOVE this quilt.  

I wasn't sure about the quilting when I first pulled it out of the dryer, but on the bed, I absolutely love it.

currently my kids are playing musical beds (not sleeping in their own beds), so the quilt is actually on my daughters bed.  She loves the horse stuff on the back.  I chose this print because the fabric is so, so soft. 

 thanks to the great ladies who contributed to this quilt, I love every square..

once upon a time

a sweet baby quilt that will soon be off to it's new owner.  I saw this twinner quilt last week and it reminded me that I needed to get mine posted.

the backing is a Nicey Jane print from Heather Bailey (i love this print, in all colors).

I stippled this quilt because it's the fasted way to quilt (for me), I know, I know i'm supposed to be trying different quilting methods--next quilt will be different.  now to get this mailed off before the baby arrives...

update:  the fabric is by alexander henry, called "once upon a time"
i googled it and found it here.

doll quilts

first of all, thanks for all your kind comments about my summer blocks quilt.  many of you asked about the pattern, and for the next 6 months it's the property of sew hip.  after that, i'll be sure to make it available.

Several months ago, I wanted to test some spoonflower fabric, so I made a doll quilt (so fun, start to finish in just a few hours).  and the next day I wanted to make another.

It was then that I decided I was going to make one doll quilt every month...(that was back in february).  Well, a doll quilt a month didn't happen, although I still have hopes. It just seems time comes and goes way to fast.  That reminds me, I also started taking a photo a day at the beginning of the year...I kept up with that for several months, but just realized the other day that I let that one go too.  I'm perfectly okay with it though, if a hobby becomes forced or stressful, what's the point.

isn't this dress print the cutest?  You can find it here. 

I love the back of this quilt...it's a japanese print I've had for a while.  I didn't have a big enough piece to use on a large quilt, but it's perfect for this doll quilt.

both measure about 18"x22"

summer blocks

several months ago the ladies at Sew Hip magazine in the United Kingdom contacted me about doing a quilt pattern for their magazine. 

Of course I said yes, and the magazine arrived in my mailbox a week or so ago.  I honestly forgot all about it, and thought to myself, "I don't subscribe to this magazine"...I started flipping through it and my memory came back once I saw my quilt in it.  

What an honor.  It wasn't until later that evening, when my husband mentioned it that I even noticed it on the cover!  I am thrilled. 

I have to admit that it wasn't always thrilling.  I was contacted on my due date, and the craziness of a newborn plus 2 other young children took over my life, the realization that I had very little free time, and the weariness that comes with a newborn had me second guessing my ability to get it finished.  We even had a week or two where we thought it was lost in the mail...none of this was thrilling.  But seeing my quilt in a magazine is beyond description.  So, thanks to the gals at Sew Hip.  It looks fabulous!

I showed you the binding a long time ago...It's one of my favorite parts.

my other favorite part is the quilting.  Straight lines about an inch apart.

(they even named it for me, which is an extra bonus, since I consider myself very uncreative in the quilt naming department.)

positively quilt

My own plus quilt, inspired by this quilt.  

this was a fun one to make, and went together really fast.

I quilted with vertical straight-ish lines (about 1-2 inches apart), and then horizontally about a half inch from my seam line of each row. (that sounds so confusing).  you can see it in the following picture.

 I am trying really hard to use up the fabric and scraps of prints I don't like much anymore, so my plan is to use some of my less desireable fabric in every quilt I make.  This is one of those prints, dark green- gingham-ish, and you know what, it's one of my favorite blocks.  It works perfectly in this quilt.

bound in dark green.