Category Archives: Project Finishes

Denim Blues {a finish}

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Last night, I whipped up a quick birthday present for a close friend. She had sent me a photo earlier of her new color palette of her living room. I have loved the mix of denim, a white solid and liberty lawn for a while now. I decided that combination would be perfect for a pillow in that room.

DenimBlues_Front

I used Art Gallery Fabric, Denim as I had some left over and its so soft, perfect for a pillow. The flying geese are 2 x 4″ finished, and a white solid with a splash of a Liberty Lawn print.

I decided to keep the sleek, more modern look with 1″ straight line quilting on the denim. The flying geese are quilted around the edges.

DenimBlues_back

I love this backing fabric from Amy Sinibaldi, Manuscript in Navy, Paperie for Art Gallery Fabrics. It was the perfect complement to the front. I used an envelope finish instead of a zipper.

DenimBlues

It was a great quick project. I really enjoyed playing with these fabrics.

Details

Name: Denim Blues
Fabric: AGF Denim, White Pure Elements, Liberty Lawn
Backing: Manuscript in Navy, Paperie, Amy Sinibaldi
Dimensions: 20 x 20″
Quilted: Straight line 1″ quilting, edged quilting around the flying geese.

Linking up with Amanda Jean over at Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it up Friday.

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Push-me Pull-me {a finish}

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Way, way back….a long time ago, inspiration sprung forth from a Powerpoint presentation and a block design was created. Yes, it has taken 3 years all but my Push-me Pull-me quilt is all done. This means, my son has finally received a handmade quilt from me, on his 9th birthday.

Pushme_Pullme_Finish

I loved how the block turned out in the blues, with white or grey sashing. I really like the secondary design of the pluses in the between spaces.

The quilt was decided at some stage, was a little thin for a twin sized quilt.  So, I added the 10″ and 5″ strips in my son’s favorite color, which gave a great contrast and I think making it a little more modern traditional.

As this was a twin, I decided to ship it off for quilting to Sarah at Crinkle Love. I used the Southwestern quilting pattern which I think complemented the arrow design. My favorite part is those Indian inspired eagle shapes.
Pushme_Pullme_QuiltDetails

Lastly, for binding I used a navy blue print from April Rhodes with a splash of Tangerine Crosshatch (Carolyn Friedlander print) for one of the border sides. I block matched the binding which you can see at the top here.
Pushme_Pullme_BindingDetails

Details

Name: Push-me Pull-me
Design: Original Design
Fabric: Kona Flame, White, Ash and a Variety of blue prints
Backing: Crosshatch Wideback in blue, Carolyn Friedlander
Binding: April Rhodes, Arizona, Tomahawk Stripe + Carolyn Friedlander, Crosshatch in Tangerine
Dimensions: 72″ x 90″
Quilted: Southwestern design by Sarah @ Crinkle Love

The Pull-me Push-me Block Pattern is available in my Payhip Shop (Click on the link or navigate from the shop menu above). Here is one last picture of the block in an alternative color pattern.
PushmePullme_Block1

 

 

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Fly Away Quilt {finish}

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In June, for my birthday, Heather Jones came and taught a class for her Fly Away Quilt. We had so much fun, and it was one of the best birthday weekends I have had. I now have this great finish to remember my celebrations, as I have finished the Fly Away quilt.

I wanted to make this quilt with a muted palette (in contrast to the Sunday Best quilt I was working on at the time). I choose to use a Kona Peach and White, and  a Carolyn Friedlander Carkai print.

Fly Away Quilt Front

I love how the top turned out with this muted color palette. I think, the Carkai print brings great texture with the print in each of the triangles, bringing lots of interest and things to investigate.

I decided to send the quilt of to Sarah at Crinkle Love for quilting. I wanted a curly design to balance the very geometric design. This is popcorn pattern, looking very cloud or wave-like. Fly Away Quilt Close_Up

The back is very simple in nature, both prints are from Carolyn Friedlander. Some of my friends, who attended the class gave me a signature block to add to the back as well.

Fly away quilt Back

Details

Name: Fly Away Quilt
Design: Heather Jones (originating from a traditional block)
Fabric: Kona White;  Kona Peach; The Big One in Gold, Carkai, Carolyn Friedlander
Backing: Crosshatch, & Grid Diamond (Carkai), Carolyn Friedlander
Binding: Carolyn Friedlander, Carkai, Stitches in Parchment
Dimensions: 72″ x 72″
Quilted: Popcorn design by Sarah @ Crinkle Love

I will treasure it, and always remember this event :-). I highly recommend any of Heather’s classes. She is excellent.

 

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