It is great to test new designs on miniature quilts. As I don't make miniatures often, I almost forgot how quickly a quilt can be made. And, if there are lessons to be learned, then it is great to learn them without too much work/wasting/regrets. I am not fond of fusible web, I don' t like stiff patches. But fusible web has some advantages. I printed the templates on it and my … [Read more...]
Loving Hugs Quilt
I finally managed to take photos of this quilt. I love how it turned out. I wanted an aqua-red quilt but since I don't have too many fabrics in these colors in my stash, I had to add green, pink, turquoise. The quilting is simple, done with free motion and wavy lines. Initially, I thought that stippling would be great too (since the prints are so busy), but I wanted to see a little more … [Read more...]
Dresden Quilt Finished
Finally! I made it for my 25 year old niece, Andrada. She loves pink. The dot fabrics are from the Ta Dot collection by Michael Miller. I can't wait to find out what she thinks about it... What could I say about it ? "Heavy quilting" is my name! Even tough at first I thought I can't finish it before my retirement, it was actually a quick quilting. I looked at the clock: 20 minutes … [Read more...]
Raw Edge Applique
Here is my latest quilt. I made it for a baby girl. I enjoy raw edge applique more than I expected. I enjoyed playing with dots... and making trapunto under all the center flowers. I love the look of the edges after washing. I love everything about this 40''x 40'' quilt. Happy quilting! … [Read more...]
Small Cube Quilt
I am so tired lately that the only thing I can do is browsing the Internet. But yesterday I had to try something on the sewing machine and I though it is a good occasion to quilt this top. I quilted it in half hour- I love when the machine is so good to me and sew! My mother wanted a small and colorful piece and now she has it. It measures 13'' x 25''. These are the first cubes I made … [Read more...]
New Quilt and Pattern
I LOVE this quilt. I can't even remember when I finished it, now I am happy it is washed and delivered to my hubby. It's a lap size quilt, with perfect colors for a man! My hubby loves it but he anyway loves everything I sew:). In the first stage of piecing I was disappointed that I did not have white fabric to use as neutral but now I can see that the beige fabric was a better option. It … [Read more...]
Black Quilt Finished
Even my family noticed: "You have never used black until now"! I tried to use colors I know my nephew loves. From me it's only the green! I added a little blue to my initial color palette, I felt there is too much orange-yellow-green. Anyway, the blue was the only solid I still had in my stash so it wasn't difficult to make the choice. It measures 62'' x 86'' (155 x 215 … [Read more...]
2 in 1 Quilt Finished
What a terrible week I had! Just because I ran out of cotton batting. While I worked on this quilt my only thought was: "I ruined this quilt, I ruined this quilt!" . So I started hating the quilt instead of hating me that I did not wait with this quilt until I have the batting I wanted. 143 cubes, 75"x87" the final size. Pictures of the quilt top I wanted to quilt the blocks with … [Read more...]
Simple Quilt Finished
Quilting done since Friday! Delivered to the 7-year little boy - he was more interested in playing with the two cats! But his mother was in love! Here is, made in 3 days and washed twice (because Alex wanted to try it too). I am in love now with simple fabrics, simple patterns and SIMPLE quilting. Straight lines done with free motion - I did not struggle to keep the lines … [Read more...]
Jewel Box Quilt Finished
I am so happy I finished an UFO. Many others are still waiting.... The quilting ? Nothing fancy - quick and simple. I made it for my mother. She already saw it (and she loves it) but she thinks it is mine. I still have to add the binding then I will lay it on her bed and I will be prepared to listen that she loves it very much but she really, really doesn't need a new quilt. But … [Read more...]