Category: Quilting and Sewing

I had so much fun on my mini-trip to Logan!  I hadn’t seen my sister’s new house since she and her husband moved in and began a massive overhaul to update it.   I love her adorable living room.


And the kitchen ceiling (overlooking the living room) they painted an awesome blue.  It’s fabulous.


We spent most of the day in her sewing room.  I loved the way they used the framing in the basement to make a natural decorating statement using paint.  She also re-purposed a wine cabinet to use for her quilting fabric.


We had so much fun talking about fabric and what we’d like to do with it, talking about life, munching on popcorn, eating a delicious lunch, and generally just enjoying being together.  Kristen cut into her stack of Heather Bailey’s Nicey Jane fabrics and started making her own Swoon quilt!  Hooray!  It’s going to look so awesome.


She finished the first block and it looks great.  We were both excited.  The pictures of that block are on her camera or I’d share it with you.  I think the Swoon pattern is one of my all-time favorites.

For my sewing I took an unfinished project from the Curves sewing class I was supposed to work on in February.  I made a long table runner using improv curves.  It was good for me to force myself to do this and I like it better than I thought I would.  It’s all pieced and I just need to decide if I want a white border or not.  I’ll share it soon.


Now I’m back home with my awesome family and a kitchen full of dishes to do.  I’m so happy that it worked out for me to run away for a day and have so much fun with my sister.  We definitely need to do this again soon!

Jennifer

It’s time for another baby quilt.  I really hope that someday I get these done before the babies are born!  After the sparkle punch baby quilt I made in February, I really needed to find something that would come together quickly.  I thumbed through Camille Roskelley’s book, Simplify , and settled on the Little Man pattern.


The pattern calls for just 4 fat quarters and a neutral, making it a simple and inexpensive quilt.  I already had a small stack of fabric chosen and I used 7 different fabrics instead of four, using one fabric twice to make the pattern work. I also added a white border around the entire quilt instead of borders at just the top and bottom, making it a square quilt.  The project came together in just a few hours and the bright happy colors are making me smile!


Most of the fabrics I used are from Sarah Jane’s Children at Play collection.  I especially love the little boys building rockets.  I also used my all-time favorite plaid from Emily Herrick’s Going Coastal collection (wish I had an entire bolt of that plaid) and a navy polka dot print from my stash.  I’m very happy with the depth and contrast the plaid and the polka dot add to the composition of the quilt.  I feel like they prevent it from being too soft, making the quilt better for this new little boy who is the youngest of seven children.  Now I need to settle on a backing and get quilting!

I must say that this pattern was delightfully simple and fast, which means I will be revisiting it for future baby projects, both girl and boy.  I highly recommend it.

HH

My Swoon quilt is back from the quilter and I couldn’t be happier with it!


I saw this quilting pattern on a quilt hanging in a local quilt shop and decided it was the perfect thing for my project.  I love looking at it and feel it’s a great compliment to the quilt.


The binding has been chosen, made and sewn onto the quilt.  I’ve decided to hand finish the binding, which is in progress.  It may take me a while but I’ll get it done!  I can’t wait to wrap up in this quilt.

A little peek at the backing:


I’ll be back soon with the finished quilt.

Tonight I’m driving up to Logan to visit my sister.  We’re going to spend tomorrow sewing at her house and I’m sooo excited!

Hopeful Homemaker