After it was all pieced, I used some upcycled batik on the back and then quilted it simply with wavy lines, and then bound the whole piece in the lightest yellow fabric to highlight the contrast. Added some tabs at the top to hang it, and bob's your uncle! Hope it provides some inspiration and visual distraction!
I made this for Trent B. as a holiday gift. Took small scraps of different color palettes and sewed them together into panels, eventually cutting them down into sections to make strips of varying widths. I also assembled a selection of yellow fabrics that went from lighter to darker. I then worked on assembling the strips in opposite directions (light on dark, etc...). A fussy bit was attaching the transition pieces on the side of the mosaic strips so that the different yellow fabrics transitioned in the middle of the mosaic strips. But in the end i like the effect.
After it was all pieced, I used some upcycled batik on the back and then quilted it simply with wavy lines, and then bound the whole piece in the lightest yellow fabric to highlight the contrast. Added some tabs at the top to hang it, and bob's your uncle! Hope it provides some inspiration and visual distraction!
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A bit of an experiment: a wall-hanging-come-runner-mat for Natalie F. as part of a gift exchange. I am experimenting with the concept of cool fabrics poking through a solid-ish background (see next post) and this was a first attempt at the design. I really like how it came out, and hope she does too!
I finished this and gave it to dear Dallas A. for her 40th birthday. Colors according to her kitchen, I am hoping it fits in! Simple design, quilting along the triangles to give it a bit of joosh. Backed with recycled batik and bound with a coordinating fabric. I like how it turned out, and hope she does too!
My friend Emily B. is having a baby, and miracle of miracles, I got her baby quilt done before the bambino arrived! You will recognize this color scheme... It is similar to this post --- basically, I made them during the same couple of months, and was loving the modern, modest color vibe and decided to keep playing.
This one was actually the first inspiration, and I took my cues for the colors from the cute animal print fabric in the inner border. It is an upcycled scrap of fabric so I didn't have enough to play extensively, so I played off the colors instead and created a modern-ish vibe with diamond patterns and diamond quilting as well. (Since Emily and Matt are super cool and hip... I hope I matched their aesthetic somewhat) Outer border is soft grey flannel, binding is made of scraps from the colorful fabric bits in the quilt, and the back is a soft purple grey cotton (that used to be a curtain). I had some strips left and made her a little bonus baby-friendly coordinating bag to throw stuff in as well in case it is useful. I hope Emily, Matt and future kiddo enjoy this quilt for many years to come! I have made lots of japanese knot bags since initially playing around with the design. But am documenting this one as it was a joint effort with Katherine K., with some fun embroidery included as a going-away present for our friend Marjie F. before heading off to Peru. Basically I cut out and assembled the bag as usual, but after sewing the two sections of the lining together, I gave it to Katherine who embroidered a nice message into the inside handle. When I got it back, I sewed it up as carefully as I could around the embroidery, and bob's your uncle! And even if he is not, it was finished and Marjie will hopefully get lots of use from this little bag during her travels.
I made this little ditty for Bekkah C., one of my dear childhood friends, and her new baby son Nicolas. It's coming a little late, but as they say, better late than never... sigh. :)
So in non-typical style, I tried to keep the color palatte a bit tighter, and I like how things came out. I designed this myself, so the smaller heart fits a little wonkily into the bigger white heat, but in the end it all works out. It took me a while to figure it out, and I did rip a few seams getting it to come together, but we got there and I am happy. All upcycled fabrics, with a pebbly inner boder and soft grey flannel outer border. Made scrappy binding from some of the fabric in the quilt itself which i think looks nice. One of the corners went a little wonky as well, but that means it is homemade. :) Backed it with a soft purple grey, and quilted simply with some straightline and stitch-in-the-ditch work. I hope that Nico gets many years of warmth out of this Auntie Amy creation! I made the full transition to reuasable grocery bags many years ago, but wanted to experiment making some reusable produce bags to cut out another weekly plastic source. And so here is the result! As a first attempt, I made 5 bags in three different sizes (finished dimensions 17x13 (1), 14x10 (2) and 8x6 (2)) and have found that a pretty useful grouping. Since I used hole-y fabric, I used a tight zigzag stitch for the seams and finishing which worked well.
In researching a basic pattern, I was inspired by this video by Crafty Patti (please watch-- the first 5 seconds of the intro are the BEST!!). Found it to be a helpful guide if you want to take a stab yourself. And if you want to use my dimensions, just multiply by two (since the fabric is doubled over along the bottom) and add about 4 inches to the length (first number in the dimensions above) and 1/2 inch to the width (second number) for seam allowances, and then get sewing! Next round, I will play around with the dimensions a bit more (but I am satisfied with what I have for now). I also will experiment with recycled fabrics and materials (ie: old sheer drapes, etc...) Lots of opportunity for variation! Another epic quilt project, this time for my father, Robert B., originally scheduled for Christmas 2018, but finally gifted to him for Father's Day 2019. (I was also working on mom's epic quilt at the same time, and I just got completely overwhelmed).
I love my Dad, and because of this, I have learned to also love his ADHD (which he claims he does not have #incorrect). And so, I wanted to make him a lap quilt to snuggle under that would occupy ALL of his head. So I just made it up. It is kind of a sampler--- tons of different kinds of blocks, scrappy bits, panels--- most made by me and some recycled in (including one of the porch blocks!)--- all tetris-ed together into a semi-cohesive whole, quilted with a bunch of different designs (both free-motion and straight line), backed with pieced flannels of grey and yellow (with a cool strip intersecting which echoes the border and binding), and then bound. Whew! It was a ton of work to put this all together, and is the result of months of plugging away at little bits and bobs. The last picture in the gallery above is a pic he sent of him enjoying the quilt, so I guess we will call it a win! :) As I said when I gave it to him, I have never spent so much time on what ended up being a ribbing-type joke about his ADHD. But I am glad I did it and get it finished--- it is maybe not the most beautiful design, but I love it both for its origin story and because he seems to appreciate it too (despite the ribbing). Frankly, I did not do most of the work on this runner. The lovely Margie P. frequently gifts me scraps and bits, and the main panel of this runner was included in a stash a few months ago. I just didn't want to see the work go to waste--- i like the color combo and design generally-- so I trimmed it up, quilted and bound it, and it is now waiting for a new home.
A tea cozy to mark the birthday of my tea-and-honey-loving friend Emilie C. in March 2019. I love the color combo, and the teaspoons floating in a background of honey-yellow seemed especially apt. Hope it gets lots of use!
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