Thursday, January 31, 2013

#26: "Retro Vogue" {January 2013}


The retro/vintage red's and teal's blend beautifully into the grays, pinks and sage greens giving this line of fabric a fun, funky, vintage feel without going overboard on the colors.

Size: 19.25" x 19.25"
Pattern: The original quilt design. The pattern is a series half square triangle blending from light gray to pink to red to teal. These were left over scraps from the “L4” quilt and I wanted to challenge myself to make a mini quilt.
Fabric:
  • Vintage Modern by Bonnie & Camille for Moda
  • Kona Solids - White
Backing: Apple Of My Eye" by The Quilted Fish for Riley Blake
Binding: Apple Of My Eye" by The Quilted Fish for Riley Blake
Batting: Mountain Mist White Rose 100% cotton needled batting

Sunday, January 20, 2013

#25: "Present Primitive" {January 2013}

I am a broke quilter, so when I get fabric I will use everything up to and including the "Scrap Barf" a.k.a., the little tiny pieces. So when I made our Kat and Goggie Yule Stockings this year, I purchased 2 charm packs of this fabric. With the exception of the backing, all of these fabrics were leftover "Scrap Barf" from the project. At that time, the chevron patterns were starting to come back into fad again, so after the New Year, I decided to give one a try! The colors leaned to a very "primitive country" style, particularly when paired with the deep reds and blue. The quilting along the red boarder what my very first ever attempt to free-hand quilting. That's where I discovered that if I listened to music instead of my audible book, my quilting would become more free-flowing and I would have a lot of fun just playing with it!

Size: 20.5" x 23"
Pattern: Self created chevron
Fabrics:
  • Front: "Holiday Medley" by Kansas Troubles Holiday Medley for Moda - 100% Cotton
  • Back: "Navy Blue Stripe" by Kansas Troubles for Moda - 100% Cotton
Binding: "Navy Blue Stripe" by Kansas Troubles for Moda - 100% Cotton
Batting: Pellon Legacy White Quilt Batting, 100% Cotton

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

#24: "Because I Said Sew" {January 2013} - UFO

The ultimate UFO in my project list. This is my ultimate UFO. I'm not to sure I will ever get to fix this quilt or even play with it for awhile. I wasn't happy with the blocks touching and I"m not happy with the small black windows. It just needs...something!

Size: 75" x 47.25"
Fabric: "Mama Said Sew" by Sweetwater for Moda Fabrics