I Spy a Charm (the Matilda version)

Another quilt made using my I Spy a Charm pattern, this time using the Matilda collection by Alice Kennedy for Timeless Treasures and with alternating border colours (grey and orange) which gives the quilt a very different look from my Charley Harper I Spy a Charm quilt.

I made this quilt to be reversible so the quilting had to be something that was going to work on both the front and back.  These organic wavy lines gave the quilt great texture. 

It feels great to have this finished, it has been in the WIP pile for many, many months!

Quilt Stats
Finished Size: approx 57" by 80"
Pattern:  "I Spy a Charm" (available in my Craftsy store) 
Fabric: Matilda by Alice Kennedy for Timeless Treasures, with some Kate & Birdie Paper Co Bluebird Park print.   Background fabric is Moda Bella Bleached White, with the blocks framed in a generic grey and orange.

Binding: Dear Stella Confetti Dots in orange with an accent strip in s yellow Kate & Birdie Paper Co Bluebird Park print
Pieced and quilted by: me

Linking up to:

Finish It Up Friday (Crazy Mom Quilts)

TGIFF (hosted by Quilt Matters)

Wonky Pods - the lap quilt edition

Another quilt made using my newly released Wonky Pods pattern, this time I used a strip piecing technique to create random/crazy pieced blocks without borders, and substituted these for the wonky cut pattern blocks.  The quilt finishes up at about 56" x 57" so is a great lap/throw size.  It uses a mixture of prints from my stash - Botanics,  Mormor, Alison glass text prints ... and a few others.  I find when creating crazy pieced blocks it's good to have at least 10 fabrics - preferably more.

I FMQed it in an all-over meandering, I love the texture and how it crinkles after washing, this is definitely my current go-to quilting style.

It is backed with a vintage sheet.

If you're interested in making one of my patterns, they are all currently marked down 25% to celebrate the release of my Wonky Pods pattern and I Spy a Charm pattern.

Quilt Stats
Finished Size: approx 57" by 56"
Pattern:  "Wonky Pods" (available in my Craftsy store) 
Fabric: Various.   Background fabric is Kona Snow. 
Backing: Vintage sheet.

Binding: Fanfare (from Spotlight)

Pieced and quilted by: me

Linking up to:

TGIFF

Finish it up Friday

Two new patterns available!!

Exciting news - I have two new patterns available in my Craftsy store and to celebrate all my patterns will be marked down for two weeks. The two new releases are "I Spy a Charm", which you can read about here, and "Wonky Pods', which you can read about here.

"I Spy a Charm" makes a fantastic I Spy quilt for a kid's bed, the introductory price is $4.50, this will normally retail for $6, so that's a saving of 25%!!

"Wonky Pods" is a multi-size pattern, with generous amounts of negative space that's just crying out for some FMQ practice!  This pattern is perfect for those who love the look of floating blocks but don't want to do all the thinking involved in working it all out.   "Wonky Pods" will normally retail for $8 but is on sale for the next two weeks for $6, so snap it up fast and you'll save yourself 25%!

And just so she doesn't feel left out, "On Nanny's Lap" is also on sale for two weeks!! 

I Spy a Charm (A Finish)

This is a single bed (twin) quilt made using my "I Spy a Charm" pattern, which is based on my popular "On Nanny's Lap" pattern.  The block borders are very bold in this quilt, much bolder than in either of the "On Nanny's Lap" quilts I made which you can see here and here. 

It uses many of the fantastic Charley Harper prints, and I will definitely be making many more quilted items using these prints.

I quilted the negative space in an all-over meandering, and left the blocks unquilted.  I may have to do some sort of quilting in the blocks, to make sure the batting doesn't misbehave.  Does anyone have any experience with batting shifting over time due to not enough quilting? 

The back uses left over bits and bobs framed in the same dark brown as the front.

The pattern is in it's final stages of testing and will soon be available in my Craftsy store. If anyone is interested in testing this pattern, or my Wonky Pods pattern, please email me.  I'm hoping to have more pattern reviewers (a reviewer proof-reads the pattern but may not make the quilt) and pattern testers (a pattern tester would make either a block or the whole quilt) go through it before releasing it.

Quilt Stats
Finished Size: approx 57" by 80"
Pattern:  "I Spy a Charm" (available in my Craftsy store) 
Fabric: Various organic Charley Harper by Birch, a generic dark brown for the block borders with a red for the accent block.   Background fabric is Moda Bella Ivory.

Backing: Moda Bella Ivory with framed oblong blocks placed one-third in from the right.

Binding: Brown mini dots from my stash, with an accent strip in red (both from Spotlight)

Pieced and quilted by: me

 Linking up to:

Finish it up Friday

TGIFF
Anything Goes Monday
Sew Cute Tuesday

Friday Finish: Wonky Pods (TGIFF)

Hello!  This week I'm hosting TGIFF, so if you're here because of that then thank you so much for stopping by.

This week I'm sharing a special finish with you - a quilt for my youngest daughter, who will soon be moving into a big girl bed.  The quilt is my own design and was heavily inspired by some of Elizabeth Hartman's work, in particular this quilt. 

I love that it's a girl's pink quilt, without actually being overly pink.

The blocks are made using a wonky cut layout I came up with last year, after playing around with a charm pack.  At the time, I knew I wanted to float them randomly across a quilt top.

I wanted something with a lot of negative space that I could meander over, I have wanted to FMQ an allover meandering pattern for a little while now, and I am really pleased with the result.

Meandering detail

 

The back is a vintage sheet.  The batting and binding fabric were purchased specifically for this project, everything else came from my stash.

QUILT STATS:
Finished Size: 56" x 85"
Pattern: Wonky Pods - available in my Craftsy store
Fabric: a "curated" charm pack from my stash, Moda Bella Azalea for the pod borders, Moda Bella Ivory for the background.
Backing: vintage sheet (100% cotton) from my collection
Binding: Michael Miller Ta Dot
Pieced and Quilted: By me, on my domestic sewing machine- my first time FMQ meandering!

Thanks again for stopping by, now why not link up your own finishes?  I will also be linking up to Crazy Mom Quilts and Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Sew Cute Tuesday and Fabric Tuesday.

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On Nanny's Festive Lap

When I made my mother's quilt last year, I felt the design of the quilt would work well as a pattern for beginners because there are no seams to match and the piecing is straight forward.  It is also a cost effective quilt because it uses one charm pack and basic solids for the background and block border fabric.  The layout is great for showcasing some of your favourite prints and is well suited to an "I Spy" type quilt.  So I decided to create a pattern - which, of course, meant I needed to make another version of the quilt to test the pattern!  Here is the latest version, a festive lap quilt.

I used a charm pack of Riley Blake's A Merry Little Christmas, which I got from Liz in a swap last year (thanks, Liz!).  The background fabric is not solid white, it is a white on white print which looks like paint splatters.  I chose it because it reminded me of snow (you know, because of all that snow we get here in the southern hemisphere at Christmas time), it is very hard to pick up the print in photos but if you look closely at the photo below you can make out the splashes.
 

The binding is a DS Quilts print from my stash.

I wanted to piece the back solely from fabric I already had in my stash and ended up going for a bleached calico with a fun mona luna print I got a few years ago from Lyndy.  With a bright white front and a bright white back this is quite possibly the most impractical quilt ever made.

I framed the scooters with leftover scraps from the front of the quilt.

I quilted it in an all over wavy line pattern using a built-in stitch on my machine.  I went on a quiltathon to finish this baby in time for Christmas - I basted, quilted and bound it in one day, that's no mean feat when you have littlies.  (I machine sewed the binding, I don't hand sew anything unless there is absolutely no alternative.) 

If you'd like to make one for yourself, this pattern is now for sale in my Craftsy store. I think this pattern would also make a great gift for a friend wanting to make their first quilt.  I'm working on a single bed pattern based on a similar design, which I think will make a great I Spy quilt for a kid's bed - so watch this space!

Quilt Stats
Finished Size: approx 53" by 63"
Pattern:  On Nanny's Lap

Fabric:1 Charm pack of A Merry Little Christmas, blocks are framed in Moda Bella Summer House Lime and a light blue from my stash, background is a white on white splash print

Backing: White calico, with Mona Luna scooter print (can't recall the name), framed in scraps from the charms pack.

Binding: DS Quilts print from my stash

Pieced and quilted by: me

Linking up to:

Finish it up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts

Can I get a Whoop Whoop?

 TGIFF
Sew Cute Tuesday at Blossom Heart Quilts
Fabric Tuesday at Quilt Story
Anything Goes Monday - guest hosted at SergerPepper

Monday Makers at ayliN-Nilya
Making Monday at A Bright and Beautiful Life 
Show and Tell Tuesday