If you have a fabric you really love but do not want to use it in a complicated pattern where its beauty may be overshadowed by other fabrics, or its motif cut into small pieces, try the pattern I used on the quilt pictured here. Simple rectangles surrounded by alternating borders, with the inspiration fabric used as border also. I wasted a bit of fabric when I was fussy cutting the borders as I wanted to show the beautiful teal leaves. I did not heavily quilt it, resulting in a much softer lap … [Read more...] about Showcasing inspiration fabrics
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Cat on quilt
As I watch Jamie, my oldest cat, sleeping and totally oblivious to the sound of my fingers on the keyboard, I imagine if someday I can portray her in one of my art quilts. She is no ordinary cat to me, although she has no particularly distinctive features. In the meantime, here is one of the cats I made a little while ago, which must be adorning a special home right now... The quilt on which he is sitting is from the book "The Best of Black Mountain Quilts" by Teri Christopherson (I found … [Read more...] about Cat on quilt
Two-sided flannel quilt
Finally, my flannel quilt is finished! Since it was a present for ME, I decided to make it a two-sided quilt, so I got 2 for 1... A complete departure from my normal designs, I chose bricks on one side using the Woolies, and plain square blocks with sashing for the back, with a more girly feel to it. It is so warm and cozy! In order to make it even more comfortable, I only quilted straight lines using a decorative stitch and varigated thread. I should probably grab a book and head for the couch … [Read more...] about Two-sided flannel quilt
Self-binding quilt
My flannel quilt is almost done. As I was trying to figure out which fabric to use for the binding, I decided to try something different: self-binding. This is a quick way to finish the quilt, most commonly used when the edge of the quilt has an irregular shape. I prefer the traditional binding, but since I want to finish this quilt quickly, and it is for my own use... Here is how I did it: Baste backing to batting using large stitches. I basted all around the quilt, as well as across the … [Read more...] about Self-binding quilt
Turtles wall hanging
I designed this wall hanging for my younger son and he loves it. I fussy cut the turtles and used machine applique' around each turtle circle. Since they are moving in every direction, it was easy to get movement on the design... Oh... it suddenly reminds me of our last vacation in Maui, when we were swimming with the sea turtles right on shallow waters by the beach. … [Read more...] about Turtles wall hanging
Red and White
Drunkard's Path is a block that had never appealed to me until January. After a class I was so excited about the possibilities! Here is my design, and first quilt in two colors. The red fabric is from Moda's collection for this year's Valentine's Day. BTW, Syntrapol (http://www.gkcraft.com/), available at your local quilt store, is wonderful for when you need to wash your quilt and want to prevent color bleeding. Never mind how I found out! How do you like it? … [Read more...] about Red and White