Posts Tagged ‘quilt design’
A Baby Sized Communique Quilt Design
One of my lovely readers recently asked about making the Communique Quilt in a baby or crib sized version. So, because I love creating layouts for quilts, I’ve come up with an altered version of the original throw pattern that is perfect for a baby quilt. For this design, I started with my original Communique…
Read MoreMy Quilt Design Process
Though it’s something I haven’t had much time for with the new baby, I love making quilts. I think it’s the concept of taking a stack of fabrics that anyone could have and making something completely my own. My design process usually starts with a specific fabric or concept. I often find myself attracted to…
Read More#DYOSampler Quilt Along: Designing the Layout
You may remember that I mentioned in my Quilting Bucket List, that I really wanted to make the Gypsy Wife quilt…. It’s something that I’d still love to do, but SewMamaSew recently announced the #DYOSampler quilt along (and also a medallion quilt along, if that’s more your style), and I thought it would be a…
Read MoreBirdy Quilt Design
After reviewing everyone’s comments from my post about coming up with a quilt design for the collage fabric I recently acquired, I came up with a design that I really like. It will allow me to run the bird print across the bottom of the quilt, which I love. I think it grounds the design.…
Read MoreDesigning a Quilt
I picked up some amazing fabrics last weekend, knowing that I wanted to make a quilt with them, but having no idea what I wanted that quilt to look like. Why do I do this to myself? Because I had a gift card for the store and everything was 15% off, that’s why. The fabric…
Read MoreShiny Chevron Top Finished!
I’m so excited! I got all the shiny chevron quilt top done! And I love, love, love, love, love the way it looks! I started with the interior section (the actual chevrons). The finished size of this section is approximately 40×30 inches. For this project I used the 4 HST block tutorial, I showed you…
Read MoreShiny HSTs Chevrons and an HST Tutorial
Thanks to my attempt to avoid finishing the (not) Purdue quilt top last week, I got myself started on another – much smaller – project, using my fabrics with gold metallic ink. For this project, I’m planning to use several fat quarters of fabric, along with a couple larger pieces of fabric I had in…
Read MoreSchool Days HST Quilt
I’ve been working on another small quilt recently, trying to use up some of my stash. For this project I’m using the School Days Charm Pack by American Jane Patterns for Moda. I’m pairing the patterns with a dark blue floral I had purchased for some long forgotten project. I actually think that the blue…
Read MoreStill Going Crazy
With all the fun, exciting things going on in my life, I’ve been quite a slacker on all of my crafting and sewing projects, including my quilts. Fortunately, when I went home last night, I started cleaning the basement, which is where my crafting area is. I didn’t get too much cleaning done, but it…
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