Saturday, November 26, 2016

Pokemon Charizar Pikachu Quilt

I've been working on some Christmas surprises, and came upon this fabric.
I've had the Pokemon fabric for 11 years!!
Far too long to not use it.
This was originally going to be a diamond in a square block pattern, but my friends and I liked it with just X's and O's.
That was nice, and saved me more work.  ;)
This is how I visually saw how to make the blocks.
And, this is how I figured out the measurements!



Blogger put the pictures in a weird order, and I'm too tired to figure out refiguring it tonight!
This is the finished bound edges.  Not perfect, but I'm getting better!
And, the corners were so much prettier than they've been in the past!

The quilt is very scrappy and I used a lot of my stash!
Actually, I think the whole thing was made with fabric I already had.
Best kind of quilt.



The backing is a heavy cotton denim, I think.
It's a black/white thread weave.
Gorgeous, thick, and so cozy!


Friday, November 4, 2016

Doll Quilt Practicing

I'm so excited to have finished a project that took far longer than it should have!
My friend wanted a queen size quilt, which I don't think I can fathom finishing well.
I can piece together a quilt top beautifully, but quilting and binding I don't do so well at.  
I love to hand sew the binding, but quilting is so frustrating!
It's very expensive to hire it done when there are still 4 children at home + too many bills.
I can't afford a nice machine to do it correctly, and I only like using my 1955 Singer sewing machine anyway.

So, when my friend wanted a quilt, I sadly declined.
She suggested making a quilt for her young daughter's "babies."
This was a fun project to do, and it offered a lot of stashbusting, as well as practice mediums for trying different types of batting, stitching, and pressure knob settings for the foot.

There are 4 extra, and I will be listing them on etsy or ebay soon.  If you are interested, leave a comment, and I'll get back to you.
*GREAT Christmas gift for the baby dolls!










Sawtooth Star pattern is from Suzy Quilts here.