2019 Finish-along - proposed quarter 4 finishes

Just a super quick post to link up my proposed finishes for quarter 4 of the 2019 finish-along. This quarter I'm keeping is more realistic and aiming to finish 9 projects.

Top left: My Little Miss Sawtooth QAL I'm participating in at the moment
Top middle: My CF version of the Free Wheeling Single Girl quit (another QAL I'm participating in)
Top right: My DS version of the FWSG
Middle left: My Kinship Fusion Samper quilt
Centre: A bright version of the Rainbow Popsicle quilt I'm testing for Jemima of Tied With a Ribbon
Middle right: A pastel version of the Rainbow Popsicle quilt
Bottom left: Origami quilt I'm testing for Alyce of Blossom Heart Quilts
Bottom middle: Double star quilt - my bee project from last year
Bottom right: My Icecream Soda quilt

Kat

Alpine quilt

My last quilt finish from my list of proposed finishes for quarter three of the 2019 Finish-along is the Alpine quilt I made for my son's upcoming seventh birthday.

I chose the Alpine block as my block when I was queen bee for my quilting bee earlier this year. I asked for demin blues and dirty yellows (mustards) as my son's current favourite colours are indigo and gold.

My lovely bee mates made me twenty one blocks in total so I only had to make a few more to have a nicely sized quilt for an almost-seven year old.

I used the very last of my IKEA number fabric for the backing (I really wish they would bring it back) and quilted it with straight lines through the white sections.

Now that I've finished my 2019 bee quilt I'm keen to finish my 2018 bee quilts. You can expect to see them on my quarter 4 list in a few days :)

Kat

Demin ripples quilt

My Ripples quilt is one of my all-time favourite makes and so when Angie of Gnome Angel asked if I would test her updated Ripples pattern, I was thrilled to have an excuse to make another one.

This time around I thought I would try something different and use some up-cycled denim (from old pairs of jeans) with some pinks and yellows to make the 24" block.

The demin was a pain to work with but I was really pleased with how my test block turned out. I made three more and turned it into a small picnic blanket.

For the backing I used a heavier cotton print from IKEA that coordinated nicely with the blues. I thought the heaviness of it would make a better picnic blanket (warmer and more resistant to damage from being on the ground). It was also 60" wide and so avoided the need to piece the backing (a big win in my books).

I also experimented with the binding, using a metallic blue thread in a big running stitch to secure the binding.

It's already survived one trip to the beach so I have high hopes of it seeing lots of use.

I'm linking up with the quarter 3 finishes for the 2019 Finish-along, as this was on my list of proposed finishes for this quarter.

Kat

Low volume plus quilt

My next finish from my list of proposed finishes for quarter 3 of the 2019 Finish along is my low volume plus quilt.

One of my goals for this year is to step outside of my comfort zone and experiment with different backgrounds and multicoloured prints. I started this project as a way of getting comfortable with colourful low volume prints that were a bit bolder than my preferred 'light grey on white' low volumes.

I wasn't sure about the first few blocks I made, thinking that the background was too busy. But as the quilt grew in size, it grew on me, and by the time I had made 64 blocks I was in love with it.

When I showed my husband my blocks up on the design wall to ask his opinion of the layout, his first reaction was that there was an overwhelming amount of pink. So for the back I decided to make four extra large (40" finished) plus blocks in some more manly colours.

It's now a family favourite with it's 'girl side' and 'boy side'.

My daughter is much better at posing for quilt photos than her twin brother. :)

I love the interest that the bolder prints add and have now got several more quilts using colourful low volumes on the go.

Kat

Double Dash quilt

Ooops - I just realised that I haven't blogged since the start of quarter 3, when I shared my list of proposed finishes for the 2019 Finish-along. The time has come to link up my finishes for the quarter, and I've got four quilt finishes to share.

The first is a Double Dash quilt that I made while testing the new pattern by Alyce of Blossom Heart Quilts.

I used a layer cake a Tucker Prairie by One Canoe Two to make the 15" block version. It was the perfect use for the layer cake as there was very little fabric wasted.

I has initially planned on mixing up my quarter blocks, but when I put my blocks up on the design wall I wasn't loving it.

I tried rearranging the blocks into colour groups and I was in love.

I finished the quilt with a simple diagonal cross hatch and bound with a coordinating print. How awesome if that backing? It looks like a million flying geese.

It's now been gifted to special friend who was in need of some quilty hugs.

Kat