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“Stair Stepping Baby” Easy Baby Quilt Tutorial
Baby Quilt Tutorial – “Stair Stepping Baby” I have been playing with the fabrics from the Sweetie Pie Collection by Michele D’Amore for Benartex and I came up with a fun and easy baby quilt tutorial. The collection is perfectly named because the fabrics are so sweet and lovely. Perfect for a baby. What makes this a great project for a beginner quilter is there are no seams to line up. It is a quick and easy project and makes a great baby gift. Finished size – 30″ by 38″ Sweetie Pie Collection Fabric Requirements: 1 yard of Sweetie Pie Multi 1 yard of a combination of 6 fabrics…
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Beautifully Easy “Joy” Quilt from Simply Modern Christmas Book
Simply Modern Christmas by Cindy Lammon Cindy Lammon has a beautiful new book “Simply Modern Christmas” full of lovely and cheerful projects. She asked me to review her book and how could I refuse? I am a big fan hers and her blog Hyacinth Quilt Designs. The book is full of Christmas quilt inspiration. The quilts are beautiful and versatile. They are perfect for holiday decorating, but are subtle so they really can be used any time of the year. I chose to make her quilt properly named “Joy.” The instructions are very clear and the cutting requirements are specifically for using fat quarters making it super easy to plan…
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A Family Treasure – An Heirloom Antique Quilt Made in 1902
Family Antique Quilt I am sharing with you an heirloom antique quilt made in 1902 that I am very proud of. My grandmother was so sweet to ask me if I wanted to have this lovely quilt that her grandmother made. She wanted to ensure it was passed down in the family and well taken care of. (I do not normally keep the quilt on this bed, it is way too fragile to be in use) Keep in mind that all the colors are very faded, the olive colored strips between the blocks were a more vibrant green. My great, great grandmother and a group of her friends each made…
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Sweet and Scrappy Tumbler Quilt “For the Birds”
Colorful and Sweet AccuQuilt Tumbler Quilt This sweet tumbler quilt is finished and I am just tickled pink with it. I love everything about it… the colors, the fun and sweet fabrics (including the birds), the old fashioned tumbler block, and all that scrappiness! These quilt tumblers are made with the AccuQuilt Go! Fabric Cutter. The template is the AccuQuilt Tumbler 3 1/2 Die and it makes an easy tumbler quilt block. I have made tumbler quilts with hand cut tumblers before. This Rainbow 30’s Reproduction Quilt is a good example. However, sometimes it’s nice to take a break from the rotary cutter. The AccuQuilt Go! Fabric Cutter is a fun way to cut quilt…
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For the Birds Tumbler Quilt Top
The tumbler quilt top is complete. Tumblers are so fun! Especially randomly placed tumblers. Ok, this is only partially randomly placed. I started piecing the rows together randomly in short sections, but then I arranged and rearranged and rearranged those sections… many, many times to get it the way I wanted. Yes, it sounds like a little much, but I wanted to make sure that certain fabrics and colors were spread out throughout the quilt. I also did not want the same prints to be pieced directly together. I have also prepped the backing and it is ready to go. I love this floral and purchased it a few months…
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Happy Scrappy Baby Quilt Made with Half Square Triangles is Complete!
Scrappy Baby Quilt All done and the finished scrappy baby quilt is just what I had envisioned for a sweet little baby we know. Heads up… this post contains a lot of pictures! I can say that I truly enjoyed each and every step of this quilt. Sometimes certain steps in the quilt making process can become cumbersome and tedious, but not with this scrappy baby quilt. I love working with half square triangles (HST) and lots of different, colorful fabrics. Her room colors are turquoise, pink, yellow, and orange. I picked out the fabrics I enjoy the most, which are geometric prints, lots of flowers and roses, and cute little birds. I…
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Half Square Triangles and a Happy Scrappy Baby Quilt
Half Square Triangles Some friends of ours have a sweet baby on the way and I had to make them a baby quilt. I decided to make a scrappy half square triangle quilt. The colors of her room are yellow, turquoise, orange, and pink. I chose lots of geometric patterns, birds, flowers, and fun little objects such as bikes, scooters, pinwheels, etc. I basically picked all my favorites! I had so much fun working with these fabrics. I also threw in some solid colors instead of solid white. I love how the bright solids mix in with the others. It helps bring out the colors in the low volume…
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Scrappy Happy Baby Quilt
Some friends of ours just recently welcomed a beautiful little baby into their home. So of course I had to make a quilt for the little one and I really wanted to make a scrappy quilt with half square triangles. The nursery colors are yellow, turquoise, pink and orange. I picked fabrics that consisted of simple geometric designs, flowers, and fun designs such as pinwheels, birds, and bikes. I love making scrappy quilts with lots and lots of different fabrics and I have an obsession with triangles. For the back of the quilt I chose this stripe that I found at Ikea a few years ago. I also used…
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Happy Hexagon Baby Quilt
Good Fortune Hexagon Baby Quilt Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. The baby quilt is all finished. I really enjoyed working with hexagons and I am going to have to make another hexi project again soon. I love that I can take them with me anywhere and work with them on the go. Basted and ready for quilting. I always press the back and front with a hot iron and heavy starch. It really helps the quilting process run smoothly and prevent tucks and pulls. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec…
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Fun John Deere Quilt for Tractor Fans
Who Doesn’t Love John Deere Quilts? This John Deere quilt is for a little someone who loves tractors. It is a traditional style quilt and the top is machine pieced and I am hand quilting it. The pattern is from a quilt called Ryder’s Star made in 1986 from the book Great American Quilts 1990. I love this series of books, particularly the mid 80’s to mid 90’s. The original quilt was made by the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society as an annual fundraising project. You can find books from this series for sale on thrift book sites, Ebay, Etsy, and sometimes Amazon. Just search for Great American Quilts book series…
