Finishes are rolling in, but the list doesn't get shorter because of new projects ;)
- the SK project - no progress
Tea Towel challenge and PPV BOM- dooooooone
(this is my April project for a Lovely Year of Finishes)- SYS2015 future projects - blocks done, ready to be assembled in the object! cannot share
- D wall hanging - one little block done!
- B quilt - no progress
Sewing machine cover- doooooone!- Block Swap Adventure - nothing new for April
- Spangled Stars Quilt-along - planned to join!
The EverythingElse List:
- Embroidery calendar - no progress
- Animal blocks for charity quilts - paused for a while
- Project of Doom 2015 @ Fandom in Stitches - paused for a while
- College Days Blog Hop blocks for tote/grocery bag - no progress
- Alice in Wonderland quilt - no progress
- As You Wish - no progress
- Happy Halloween wall hanging - no progress
- Crazy optical illusion - no progress
- Memory quilt 2 - no progress.
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The Voting for the Marsala Quilt Challenge is open over @ onthewindyside! You should go there and check all those entries!! Mine is in the Mini (number 8), just in case you want to give it some love ;)
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The whole project started as the "Tea Towel Challenge" (@ sophie junction).
So I got the tea towel and I used it as the center piece. Then I reproduced the motif in the main design as paper piecing border around it.
And then the amazing Jen started her BOM (Paper Piecing Vintage). So I decided to merge the two and not following any of their rules I made my own ;)
So I didn't follow Sophie's deadline, nor Jen layout, but I really love how it turned out!!
Few notes on the finishing touches:
This is my finish for April for a Lovely Year of Finishes and the FINISH #1 for Q2 of the Finish Along!!
Oh, and because Susan really seams to be perfectly in line with what I need and what I like, she is starting a great Quilt Along! The design is very beautiful, however I think I will need to change the colors, because despite white being a wonderful background for that design, it doesn't seem to be appropriate for a quilt that I may want to drag around for picnics or on the beach ;) but we'll see!
Click the button for more information!!
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And speaking about the Finish along... I also have FINISH #2!! (wow, 2 finishes in one week!!)
The Voting for the Marsala Quilt Challenge is open over @ onthewindyside! You should go there and check all those entries!! Mine is in the Mini (number 8), just in case you want to give it some love ;)
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The whole project started as the "Tea Towel Challenge" (@ sophie junction).
So I got the tea towel and I used it as the center piece. Then I reproduced the motif in the main design as paper piecing border around it.
And then the amazing Jen started her BOM (Paper Piecing Vintage). So I decided to merge the two and not following any of their rules I made my own ;)
So I didn't follow Sophie's deadline, nor Jen layout, but I really love how it turned out!!
Few notes on the finishing touches:
- I was super afraid of quilting it. Because I decided to do something I never do: use all-over designs not connected to the piecing. I was afraid that my bad skills in quilting and in picking desings would have ruined the piecing. But overcoming my fears I did it anyway and I realized that even if I used cream thread, it doesn't stand out against the blue! It just give a different texture! So fear of all-over designs is over!! :)
- I tried a nice and simple motif shared by Susan a few weeks ago. I used a simplified version and tried it with two different scales. I used my walking foot to quilt this and I really like how it's soft and subtle, but interesting. This is definitely something I am going to use again!
- Confident about the previous design, I wanted to try a more complex one in free motion. So I picked Deco Leaves by Leah Day. I hated the entire process! The stitching was super hard, frustrating, nothing was working, I kept getting stuck because of bulky seams, the stitches were super inconsistent, I broke one needle, I hated quilting, I hated my life, I hated everything while I was doing that :) ok, once I stop stitching this section, I went back to my normal status of loving my life and sewing ;) but I guess you understand the spirit. Despite the messiness of the process and my opinion on the design (too dense for my taste), it didn't turn out too bad after washing... I can barely see it, so this is just a lesson for me: never ever ever ever again try to FMQ on a pieced block :) if all the seams are open or on a blank piece of fabric, maybe...
- Because I didn't want to repeat the same design that gave me so much trouble, I started doing some tangles borders on my notepad and came up with this simple design which I absolutely love! I stitched it with my walking foot, so a lot of turning, but not too bad since the design is pretty small and I didn't need to turn the whole quilt most of the time. This is another design that I will definitely use again!!
- I absolutely love the 2 colors (piped) binding but I struggled joining the sections at the end. Again Susan came to the rescue with a great tutorial! Absolutely perfect joining, if I didn't know where it is I wouldn't even being able to tell (hint: it's in one of the picture, but not in this one)!! ;)
- Finally, since this is a wall hanging that I wanted to hang on the wall I tried to put a sleeve on! First sleeve ever and, guess where I find help for that: right, Susan again with a simple hanging sleeve tutorial!
This is my finish for April for a Lovely Year of Finishes and the FINISH #1 for Q2 of the Finish Along!!
Oh, and because Susan really seams to be perfectly in line with what I need and what I like, she is starting a great Quilt Along! The design is very beautiful, however I think I will need to change the colors, because despite white being a wonderful background for that design, it doesn't seem to be appropriate for a quilt that I may want to drag around for picnics or on the beach ;) but we'll see!
Click the button for more information!!
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And speaking about the Finish along... I also have FINISH #2!! (wow, 2 finishes in one week!!)
(Patterns by Susanne @ Quilt it out, Amy @ Badskirt, Joanna @ Shape Moth and by HTaBQuilts)
Since this is a little smaller than the original cover, the blocks are not perfectly centered, but I really like the way it turned out anyway! I did some straight line quilting to mimic the lines on a notepad (since the fabric is graph paper with equations and geometric formulae) :)
It was a very quick project, and it has been sitting there for months! Thanks to the incentive of the Finish Along I actually finished it!!
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Finally, I made the second block for the D wall hanging for my dad: second part of the fence!
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Amazing! I love the fence :D
ReplyDeleteThat quilt looks fabulous. Thank heavens for great tutorials online!!! Love the fence block too.
ReplyDeleteLove the fence! Nice work!
ReplyDeleteSo happy to hear you'll be doing my quilt-along. I've worked up other color options to give you inspiration!
Oh, I love your finish! Just wonderful. :)
ReplyDeleteThe sewing machine cover is very practical too. I'm visiting as a member of the official 2015 Finish-Along cheerleading squad.
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