Some Finished Quilts

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Kim

I have two quilts to show today that I finished a bit ago that I just got pictures taken.

First up is Coconut Shaved Ice. This quilt is for my son. The last quilt I made him was one with dinosaur fabrics. Sorry for the way the quilt is… I am short and the wind was blowing. I just quilted it with King Tut on the top and Bottom Line on the bottom. I really like that combination for quilting because soo much of the bottom Line can go on the bobbin that I have fewer bobbin changes! This is slightly wider and longer than a twin-size quilt.

Next, is Geometric. This is a king-sized quilt. This one is for my bed (after the quilt show happens in May). I have a queen-sized bed, but my husband and I fight over the covers so I wanted to have it big enough to share. The pattern is from Judy Laquidera. It was really fun to make. I used my leftovers from the front for the back.

Again, I just stippled and used King Tut on the front and Bottom Line in the bobbin. I did sew this on my 6500. I took it a quadrant at a time and quilted from the center out (like Leah Day suggests) in rows. It only took a day to quilt. I was fortunate to be able to set up some tables around my machine to help with the weight of the quilt. I sandwiched it using my board method that I have a tutorial for. I now have 6’ boards, 8’ boards, and 9’ boards for sandwiching quilts.

I will leave you with a picture of my cat curled up in “his boy’s” quilt. This is the dinosaur quilt that I was mentioning above. This cat has an obsession with “his boy” (my son) No matter where he is in the house, the cat will come if my son calls him. There are other things he does, but it is more like what a dog does to his favorite master than how a cat normally acts. Cleo (the cat – and yes he is a boy – long story but the short version is we thought he was a girl for three years so we just kept the name) loves quilts. He loves to curl up in them under the covers. There is never any shortage of quilts that he can curl up in.

2 Purple Purses

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Kim

Here are the two purple purses I made for the two girls that I carpool to school every day. They were belated Christmas gifts since my machine was acting up when I went to make them. I also made a matching lanyard since they have to wear one every day with their school id on it.

Excuse the quality of the photos, I took these with my iphone when the purses were done to send to a friend via text. I took others with the good camera before I gave them to the girls yesterday and the card protested and wouldn’t read. It looked all scratched up so I decided to trash the disk so I wouldn’t accidentally put it in my camera again – no telling what I lost on it – but it won’t happen again!

First Finish of 2012

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Kim

I got my 12 Days of Christmas top completed and quilted over the weekend.

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It looks a little off, but it is the angle of the photo.

I set it differently than the mystery pattern called for. I didn’t have yardage of anything but some Moda Bella Snow that I keep in my stash. There isn’t yardage available yet of the Prairie Paisley II yet. The red binding is from the first line that I had a bit extra of.

The pieced border are 1/2” finished squares – to give you a scale of this quilt. The blocks are 3” finished.

I do want to come up with a new name for it though, it seems to me that it doesn’t scream “Christmas” to me.

First Aid

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Kim

While surfing blogs last week, I found a cute first aid bag for the sewing room. While I didn’t copy the bag, the idea was what I used; a first aid bag.

Each month, I host a bee for a list of about 35 ladies – anywhere from 15-25 show up each month. We have been meeting for almost three years. We meet at a community center room that is big enough to hold us, which is nice.

We do have a first aid kit that I have been bringing for the last 8 months or so, but it isn’t very attractive, just an old bucket with a lid on it (maybe ice cream or something similar).

I made this little zip pouch from a pattern in an older “Quilts and More” magazine. I’ve seen better zipper patterns than this one; but it turned out ok for what it was. I just hope it is big enough for our supplies. I did add a lanyard clip on the strap for it to be hung in a location that is convenient to find.

Flurry

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Kim

I recently completed another top… Flurry.

Kate Spain designed the fabric and the quilt was inspired by her free pattern.

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It is quite a large quilt and I had originally intended it to be an advent for my kids… but as you see, it is hanging near the ceiling and only about a foot off the ground. My kiddos wouldn’t be able to hang the advent numbers.

But it does look great behind my tree:

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