1 Samuel Quilt

I recently had to opportunity to make a quilt for a friend to give as a gift to her cousin who finally conceived a child after years of infertility.  She had seen some of the fabric I had printed on Spoonflower, and she asked if I could design something for her quilt.  She wanted to include a few verses from 1 Samuel 1 - (27) I prayed for this child and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him.  (28) So now I give him to the Lord.  For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord.

Here's what I came up with...

I wanted to make the words script, so they would blend into the quilt until you get close to read them.

I used half-square triangles to make the diamonds.  I happen to love working with half-square triangles because you can do so many things them!  Not only can you make diamonds, but you can make stripes, pinwheels, stars, or you can just leave them as triangles.

I wanted to add in a section on the back that was a bit more bold with the words.

In the future, I really hope I can incorporate more Spoonflower fabric into my quilts.  The possibilities really are endless!  If you haven't tried Spoonflower yet, think about it!  You could come up with something really special!

Bumble Bee Quilt

Hi!  I'm still here, although I've been quiet here in blog land!  Yesterday, I finally finished this bumble bee themed quilt for a client's granddaughter.  

I used two fabrics from Spring Fling by David Walker for Free Spirit, and the rest are from my stash.  My favorite 'stashed' fabric in this quilt is Girl on a Tree Swing from Aneela Hoey's Sherbet Pips line.  It's just so cute!!

I quilted it in free motion loops.

I made disappearing nine patch blocks, which create a wonderful random pattern.

I know this will be the perfect quilt for a precious little girl!

I'll be posting Part 2 of my t-shirt quilt tutorial soon, so be sure to come back!

Random Quilt

My husband told me that this quilt was really random, and I decided to take that as a compliment.  I was going for strips with a twist.  What do you think?

 

I quilted it in a large stipple pattern.  

The back is pieced and beautifully wonky.  ;)

My label is embroidered and hand-appliqued to the back.

Thanks for stopping by!

Baby Bricks Quilt

This quilt is a gift for some college friends of ours who just had their first baby a few weeks ago.  I'm a little late in sending it, but better late than never, right?

I'm really liking the idea of square baby quilts right now, so don't be surprised if you see more of them from me in the future.  I forgot to measure it before I put it in the mail, but I think it's about 38" x 38."

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope you have a great weekend.  I'm doing a 5K tomorrow...  I hope I don't pass out from the heat!  It's already so hot in southern New Mexico! ;)

Just Like Martha Quilt

My friend asked me to make a quilt inspired by this seersucker quilt from Martha Stewart.  She loved the simplicity of the whole thing, from the simple fabrics to the large pattern.  I never would have thought to make a quilt from seersucker, but I know for a fact that it is something I will happily do again.  I absolutely love this quilt, and I hope she loves it too!

I used seersucker, shirting, flannel, and quilting cotton.  I pre-washed everything since each fabric was a different blend of fibers.

The seersucker has so much soft and wonderful texture to it.  It's light and wonderful to hold.  It was actually very easy to piece as well. 

 I used Kona Ash quilting cotton for the back and binding.  It just might be my new favorite solid.

Instead of a spiral pattern, I opted for a square-in-square look.  I think it has to do with my personality...I just like things to be symmetrical and orderly.  I always have.  Probably always will.

So that's my latest creation.  I hope my friend likes it as much as I do!

Diamond Quilt

I've just completed a lovely baby quilt that happens to look very similar to a quilt I did earlier this year, Danielle's quilt, without the border.

 I wanted to give it a pieced back, which makes it fully reversible, I think.

This time instead of piecing each diamond from one large printed square and four smaller white squares (in Flying Geese fashion), I simply cut squares and arranged them with strips to form a diamond pattern.  It came together much quicker and used much less fabric.  This picture isn't lined up perfectly, but you get the idea.

And this is the finished product, fresh and crinkly from the dryer.  It's super soft and ready for snuggling! :)

Stepping Stones Quilt

This quilt is a gift for another one of my childhood friends who recently had a little boy.  It uses mostly Riley Blake Wheels fabric, which is a really great line.  I do happen to love all things Riley Blake!

The piecing went much quicker than I had anticipated, which was a very nice surprise.

I quilted it with wide-spaced vertical lines to make it fluffier.

The back is solid brown with a pieced strip running through it.

The finished quilt measures approximately 46" x 57."

Oh My Dog - Part Two

I couldn't let my leftover Oh My Dog fabric from this quilt sit around any longer, so I made a very girly, very pink baby quilt.  This is the first quilt I've made to put in my {slightly neglected} Etsy shop in quite some time.  I know the shop will appreciate the new addition!

It is very simple with squares in the middle and a wide white border. 

Of course, I had to piece the back as well.

I quilted this one with loops on the inside and straight lines on the border.  

The binding is simple pink fabric with white dots for an extra-girly touch!

It's listed in my shop now.

Oh, my fabric finally came from Spoonflower, so I'll post more on that soon.  Have a great weekend!!

Oh My Dog!

This week, I have been working on yet another commissioned baby quilt.  It's for another little boy, and the only request was that the fabrics would go with light blue and green.  I found the cutest charm packs of Oh My Dog by Lori Gardner for Moda, and knew it was perfect for the job!  I bought two and pulled out all the pinks and aquas (which I'm sure you will see later on).  I decided to make the top from disappearing nine patch blocks, which I originally read about on Cluck Cluck Sew.  I just love how it looks like I spent hours, but in actuality it couldn't have been quicker or easier!  I need to add a border or two, and this little guy will be ready to be quilted!