Little Miss Sawtooth quilt

My final finish from my list of proposed Q4 finishes for the 2019 Finish-along Q4 finishes link-up is my Little Miss Sawtooth quilt. It's my favouite project from this quarter and I have about a thousand photos to share.

The quilt was made as part of the Little Miss Sawtooth sew along hosted my Melanie of Southern Charm Quilts and Havel's sewing. You can find all the tutorials for the cute sawtooth star blocks on the Havel's Sewing blog.

For this quilt I experimented with a softer, more muted colour palette than my usual brights, using a plummy colour for the outside stars.

For the blocks I had a great time fussing cutting some of my precious Heather Ross prints.

I also cut into some cute Cotton and Steel prints.

It's so hard to choose a favourite block...

But this one seems to be Gregory's favourite.

I just can't get over how pretty it is. I think this picture might have to become the wallpaper for my phone.

I managed to get it quilted on New Year's Eve after finding the perfect low-volume backing in Darn Cheap Fabrics. Harriet took care of the final User Acceptance Testing and gave it a big tick of approval.

Here she is in all her glory.

I can't wait to see more versions of this beautiful quilt as the sew along wraps up.

Kat

Rainbow popsicle quilt - pastel version

My next finish from my list of proposed Q4 finishes for the 2019 Finish-along Q4 finishes link-up is a pastel version of the  Rainbow Popsicle quilt, a pattern I tested for Jemima of Tied With A Ribbon. I loved the bright version so much that I wanted to make another in a softer, prettier palette.

This one was made the same way as my bright version, including using the same backing and binding. How perfect is this Windham Fabrics wideback?

The two quilts have been thoroughly tested by my 2 year old twins. There's nothing cuter than kids on quilts.

Kat

Rainbow popsicle quilt - bright version

The 2019 Finish-along Q4 finishes link-up closes in less than 24 hours and I've got a few finishes to catch up on. so get ready for some finished quilt spam!

The first finish from my list of proposed Q4 finishes is a bright version of the Rainbow Popsicle quilt, a pattern I tested for Jemima of Tied With A Ribbon.

 

 For this version I simplified the pattern, using a single large piece (without the stripes) for the popsicle. The fabric I chose for the popsicle part has a slight shimmer to it. which reminds me of lemonade icypoles.

The background fabric is a mix of tone-on-tone solids from my stash. I love how it looks like a pride flag, especially in this pic of my husband trying to hold the quilt top up in the wind.

I finished it with some simple serpentine quilting with my walking foot and bound it with some classic black and white stripes.

This pattern is such a quick make - you can go from a fabric pull to a finished quilt top in just 2.5 hours. And I can say this confidently because I repeated the experiment - details in the next post.

Kat

Denim + Denyse Free Whirling Single Girl Quilt

Over the past few months I have been participating in the 2019 Free Wheeling Single Girl QAL, hosted by the pattern designer, Denyse Schmidt, The Next Stitch and Sewtopia. I couldn't decide between using my Denyse Schmidt scraps or my Carolyn Friedlander scraps, so I started two different versions.

I managed to finish the quilt top of my DS version in time for the end of the QAL and have recently turned it into a completed quilt.

For the backing and binding I found a few older DS prints in my stash that worked well with the denim I used for the background.

I quilted it with my walking foot in a design inspired by the sectioned curves from a bluprint class with Jacquie Gering and attached the binding using big stitches in a perle 8 thread.

I'm linking up with the 2019 Finish-along Q4 finishes link-up as this quilt was on my list of proposed Q4 finishes.

I now just need to give it a wash and it will be ready to gift to my new niece or nephew, who is due to arrive in the next fortnight!

Kat

Origami quilt

Earlier this week my quilty friend and pattern designer super star, Alyce of Blossom Heart Quilts, released her lastest quilt pattern: Origami. I was lucky to be one of the quilt pattern testers and made a large bed version for my mum (the only person in my family I hadn't made a quilt for yet).

I used a mix of fat quarters and quarter metre prints from the Satsuki 2 Collection by Robert Kaufman to make my blocks. I love how the blocks are cleverly designed to look like a double-sided piece of origami paper. They also come together super fast.

The pattern also includes an optional paper-pieced crane block, which I placed right in the centre.

The quilting took forever but I am really pleased with how it turned out, and how well it suits the theme of the prints.

Head over to Alyce's blog to pick up the pattern and see what the other Origami pattern testers made.

I'm linking up with the 2019 Finish-along Q4 finishes link-up as this quilt was on my list of proposed Q4 finishes.

Kat

November One Monthly Goal

It's been a while since I joined in the Elm Street Quilts One Montly Goal, but I really need to get some things done and could use a little extra motivation :)

This month my goal is to quilt my baby Free Wheeling Single Girl quilt. I finished the top last month as part of a QAL and I'm keen to get it finished.

The first step will be to choose a backing. I was hoping to find something at IKEA (I love IKEA fabric for backing because it is 60" wide), but didn't have any luck there. I may have to piece together a scrappy backing (something I usually try to avoid), but at least it will match the scrappiness of the top.

Kat

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

2019 Finish-along - Q3 proposed finishes

It's that time of year again - where I optimistically declare my intentions to finish all the WIPs and link some overly ambitious lists to the Finish-along linky :)

This quarter I've split them into two groups; the 'good chance of getting finished' WIPs and the 'not very likely to get finished' WIPs.

The first group includes some projects nearing completion and those that I have been actively working on recently.

Top left: Low volume plus quilt - this one is assembled and ready to baste
Top middle: Double dash quilt I'm testing for Alyce of Blossom Heart Quilts
Top right: Freckles quilt - A project I started a long time ago
Middle left: Quilt block cook book sampler - I've made about 10 blocks and am thinking of making a smaller charity quilt
Centre: Shield maiden quilt - I quilt I started this year to get better at making curves
Middle right: Kinship fusion sampler - I'm trying to keep up with the 100 blocks in 100 days QAL and am on track so far
Bottom left: Alpine quilt - my bee project from this year
Bottom middle: Daydream quilt - my B&C bee project from last year
Bottom right: Double star quilt - my bee project from last year)

The next group are projects that I don't think I'm likely to finish, but want to list anyway (I like to keep my options open). They include some long term projects (e.g. EPP projects) and some boy quilts I'd like to make (for my boys and for the Very Snuggle Quilts program).

Top left: Ripples quilt made from upcylced denim
Top middle: Sunday morning quilt in pretty pinks that has been on my bucket list for a while
Top right: Broken Dishes quilt (pattern by Jen Kingwell) I'm making from scraps
Middle left: DS quilt - I've cut out a few hundred 3.5" squares of different Denyse Schmidt prints and am planning to make a quilt just like this one
Centre: Rose star quilt made from my stash of OOP Lizzy House
Middle right: Icecream Soda quilt (pattern by Tales of Cloth) I'm making from my DS scraps
Bottom left: A quilt from the book 'Growing Up Modern' using some robot fabric I've had in the stash for ages
Bottom middle: A space themed quilts using fabric and pattern by Cloud 9 Fabrics
Bottom right: Another quilt from the book 'Growing Up Modern' made in dinosaur prints

Last quarter I only finished three projects so I'm really hoping for a higher completion rate this quarter.

Kat