Patchwork Quilt

Happy New Year everyone! I can't believe January is almost over and it's been more than a month since my last post. I've been busy at work so I haven't done much sewing since the year started. We have also been hit with some really cold weather and cold weather makes me lazy. On weekends, all I want to do is hang out in my pajamas and watch TV. 

Last December, I was able to finish my patchwork quilt top using this tutorial from Jeni Baker's blog, In Color Order. I love Jeni's blog because she has some wonderful projects and tutorials that she shares with her readers. 

This quilt is pretty big measuring at 68" x 72". It is designed to be a picnic quilt for those lazy summer days when you just want to take a nap under a shady tree.

Sorry, I didn't have time to iron my quilt before taking the photos. 

I apologize for the poor quality of the photos. 

I plan to finish this quilt before summer...just in time for picnic season. I promise to post photos once I'm done. 

Have a great week everyone. 

Until next time. 

Finished Log Cabin Quilt

It took me almost 6 months, but I finally got around to finishing my log cabin quilt. You may remember from this post that I finished the quilt top back in June. Summer was busy and I had other projects to finish. I always seem to have an excuse and felt guilty every time I would see my half finished quilt. Well, I've had enough so I finally buckled down and started quilting and binding. I'm so glad I did because the end result was worth the effort.

And here's the back:

I just love the little square yellow patch. 

 I am on to my next quilt which is a patchwork quilt using vintage sheets. We'll see how long it will take me to finish it : )

Until next time... 

Baby Quilt

I made this reversible quilt for a friend who will be having her baby this August. It's a simple project that does not involve any piecing or patchwork. The size of the quilt is 40 x 40 and it's basically two pieces of fabric with batting in the middle. I wanted a modern look so I just quilted using straight lines. For the binding, I chose a blue colour as an accent. 

Front 

Back

I hope "Baby Red" will enjoy using this quilt. 

Enjoy your day!

Patchwork Wristlet

I have a lot of leftover scraps from my quilt-in-progress so I decided to make the patchwork wristlet from a tutorial by Ayumi of Pink Penguin. It is one of my favourite blogs and her tutorials are easy to follow. 

Here's my version of Ayumi's patchwork wristlet. 

Till next time!

Sneak Peek

As I mentioned in my previous post, I am currently making a log cabin quilt. I am happy to say that I finally finished my quilt top. It consists of 25 12" x 12" blocks. Here's what it looks like:

I used very colourful fabrics so my teacher suggested that I mix in some white fabric for contrast. I must say that I really love it, especially the chevron pattern. 

The next steps would be the quilting and the binding. I'll post photos of the finished quilt once it's done.

Till next time!

Rag Quilt

I love vintage sheets and I've accumulated quite a few from my numerous thrifting expeditions. 

I knew I would use my stash to make a vintage sheet quilt but I kept putting it off because I have never made a proper quilt before. 

When I found this tutorial from "The Complete Guide to Imperfect Homemaking", I got so excited because the instructions were super easy to follow and I did not have to do any "binding".  For the quilt I made, I only used three of my vintage sheets, two for the front and one for the back. 

Check out the frayed edges. The more you wash the quilt the better it looks. 

Perfect for a picnic this summer.

I'm so happy to finish my very first quilt and I'm currently working on my next one. My next project is.....would you believe.... a log cabin quilt. I finally decided to sign up for a quilting class at Needlework and I'm finally going to learn how to bind a quilt. My class runs until the end of June and I will post about it once I am done. 

Till next time!