State of the Sewing Room - February 2022
Star Quilt
Here's a simple, cheerful quilt to show you! It's already long off to it's new new home, but no matter.
The flying geese blocks that make up the points of the stars had all those little triangle corners that get cut off, so I sewed them together and made the diamonds that go around the outside of the quilt. Kind of a make work project since they were so tiny and not very accurate! But I think they make the quilt, so I guess they were worth it!
Since I made my resolution to finish two quilts before I could start a new top, I now am faced with basting and quilting two quilt before I can start another project. But I've used up my roll of batting so need to order another one! So maybe I'll just start another top while I wait?....
I'm hoping I'm off to a wobbly start to getting more quilting done. The last year was a bit lacking in quilting time, but I think I need to work on my efficiency in housework so that I can carve out more time!
Nine Patch on Point
Another recent finish, just a simple nine patch set on point. I was quite intentional about the value of the nine patch fabrics as I wanted a cross hatch pattern, but a subtle broken one. So some blocks are definitely high contrast, but not nearly all. The last photo I included because it shows the quilt from somewhat farther away which helps to see the overall design.
I love a quilt that looks interesting and attractive from close up, and from farther away. So this one includes many favorite fabrics that i love.
Its a large twin size, which I find myself making a lot more of these days.
Norah Quilt
I knew it had been a while since I'd written a blog post, but can't believe it was May?! While my blogging came to a complete standstill in summer, my quilting has resumed, which means I have quite a few more quilts to show you!
This top was pieced at least a year ago, but since it was one of those that I decided to hand quilt, it took me a long time to finish!
It's the Norah quilt, which has a basic tutorial at this link. Its a pretty simple quilt, which you could make as big as you wanted! I really enjoyed using a bunch of bright and happy fabrics in this one, and then used a Liberty voile on the back. The black hand quilting gives it a nice edge and keeps it from being too sweet!
Mine ended up being about 48" square. Kind of an inbetween size, but it was a nice size to hand quilt because it was easy to haul around with me and have sitting on my lap. (Yes, I baste these quilts the same as one I would machine piece and then just hand quilt with out a hoop. You just have to be careful that you don't pull your stitching to tight as it could tend to pucker up too much if you do.) I love hand quilting this way because it's so easy!)
Scrappy Trip Quilt in Spring
Jacob's Ladder Quilt