String Quilt

I've finished up the top for my String Quilt. This is supposed to be a stash-buster quilt. Yes, all of the fabrics are from my stash - but who am I kidding? This stash is not going to be busted in my lifetime!

I love multi-fabric quilts and this is surely one! But I really do have to have the coordinated look of a planned scrap quilt. The color theme was grays and reds with just a touch of gray-blue. I tried to keep it soft by using reds with a lot of pink in them. There's only one fabric that is all red. The same goes for the grays. There are a variety of shades, but only one or two fabrics that are really dark. I think it needs those dark pieces, but only in small nibbles.

This was an easy one to do. Much faster than I ever anticipated once I got a rhythm going.

The pattern is from Film in the Fridge ~ the Ruby String Quilt.    . . . Cindy

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pillow love!

My English Paper Pieced pillow is done - quilted and stuffed!

I couldn't be happier with how it turned out. The inspiration came from here and all the paper supplies are available here.

Pretty sweet looking sitting on the sofa!  . . . Cindy

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Spinning Stars ~ some hand quilting

This weekend, Fall was definitely in the air, and I had the urge to do a bit of hand quilting. My Spinning Stars quilt top had been pieced for a week or two. It just took some basting...

And some shopping for the perfect shades of No. 8 Pearl Cotton...

One block done....

Eight more to go!

. . . Cindy

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Projects this week...

I'm a little travel weary and nursing a cold after a two week visit with the princesses.

So I pulled out a UFO that requires little thought and simple straight sewing ~ my foundation pieced String Quilt. It's moving along. I even got 4 rows sewed together! I love that there's no rearranging the blocks with this one. Everything is completely pre-planned!

Playing with fabric doesn't require too much energy. Next month is my turn in the Redbird Bee and I've got a block and a color scheme ready ~ aqua, melon, gold and soft brown. Kinda Fallish, don't you think?

And some progress on this slow-moving project. EPP stars that will soon become a pillow ~ only a few more to go!

Quiet, restful is sometimes productive :) . . . Cindy

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Bella

A finished quilt! Using Bella by Lotta Jansdotter and the block pattern from Alissa Haight Carlson for Sew Mama Sew.

I really wanted a design with lots of white, kind of repeating that Scandinavian feel of the fabric.

I came up with a simple design for the back.

And I have to say, I think I like it as much as the front!

I kept the quilting simple (and easy) with straight lines using white thread.

. . . Cindy

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Bags and such...

I've been in a "small project" mode lately. I have to say, this is probably the best small bag pattern I've tried. It's the Perfect Zip Bag and comes with 3 versions each in 2 sizes. I just love how easily the zipper is inserted!

The bag actually started with this little bauble. I found it at my local shop and then had to match the fabrics to the bauble!

This little card wallet has been on my to-do list forever. It's the Little Wallet from Valori Wells.

Honestly, it was so quick and easy I don't know why it took me so long!

This is Anna Maria Horner's Multi-Tasker Tote. It is such a cool bag! I haven't made a lot of bags, so I was a little leery. But it was a breeze and really fun to make! The fabric is Field Study.

And finally, if you have a young child in the house, you may know who this bag belongs to. Our Elyse is probably Doc McStuffin's biggest fan. Thought a matching bag might be a fun dress-up toy!

. . . Cindy

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Best Wall Quilts

You've seen this one before. It's my Sunburst quilt published in McCall's Quilting last year. You probably didn't know that I recently redecorated my dining room around the quilt. Do you ever do that? The walls became a nice gray that really show off the quilt!

I even found some fun accessories in the same colors.

The pattern has recently been republished in this book, Best Wall Quilts.

There it is! With all the directions just in case you want to make one too!

There are several other awesome patterns. I love this modern version of a Baltimore Album block!

And isn't this adorable?

Wall quilts are such a great way to decorate your home! Make a quilt and then decorate the room around it. Perfect inspiration! . . . Cindy

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Tula Pink's Modern Alphabet

Be prepared for picture overload! I so love this quilt!

The pattern is Tula Pink's Modern Alphabet.

I used her newest line The Birds and The Bees.

The binding is this awesome funky stripe. I could own gobs of that stripe!

A couple of close-ups of some letters. I actually changed a few of the letters from the original pattern. There was nothing wrong with them, I just do that.

When I attended Tula's lecture in Brunswick this Summer, I was so impressed with her backings. She has then custom printed to be a giant label for the quilt. 

Since the quilt was composed of letter blocks, I decided to repeat the letters on the back documenting the maker (me) and the year.

These letters are from Elizabeth Hartman's pattern, Refrigerator Magnets. Really fun to piece!

. . . Cindy

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