Quarter 1'08 included many "firsts" for quilting and sewing:
My 1st quilt using the "tying" method (after ripping out previously machine quilting)
You probably remember this pink quilt.
It was beautiful... on top. The back was terrible. I was lazy and machine quilted it but the results were less than satisfactory. First of all, the plaid backing fabric magnified any crooked sewing or puckering. Secondly, I did not know any better and used mediocre batting. Since the back was such an eyesore, I decided to re-quilt the project (taking apart the layers and bias) and replace the batting with Warm and Natural cotton batting. Instead of hand-stitching a bunch of straight lines, I decided to piece together the quilt sandwich by sewing buttons at intervals. It took a lot of work but I am finally satisfied and not ashamed of showing you the back!
This quilt measures: 52 X 52 inches/130 X 130 cm
My 1st queen-sized quilt!
This is my pride and joy. It's reversible: It was inspired by Quilt: Handmade Style and modified designs for both the front and back. It's HUGE - it fits my queen-size bed. It is machine pieced and hand-quilted.
The front consists of three panels while the back are 9-square blocks with borders. To add a special touch, I sewed a shell-like flower button in the center of each 9-square block.
This quilt measures: 72 X 88 inches /180 X 225 cm
My 1st quilt using machine quilting (and satisfied with it)!
I call this the Easter Quilt. Purple and yellow. I bought 4 fat quarters from the Creative Festival a while back and didn't know what to do with it. I also wanted to try machine quilting again and decided a small quilt would be the best option. I had some remnants in brown and yellow (plus the brown bias from the queen-size quilt) and the colors just blended together harmoniously. It took me less than 2 days to finish!
This quilt measures: 35 X 45 inches/ 90 X 115 cm (craft size Warm and Natural cotton).
A few weekends ago, I was in NYC for a business trip. Purl Soho was a must-see and I came out of the candy store with these:
I was disappointed by the colors of Amy Butler fabric; they look much nicer online but I still bought some (the pinks, oranges and yellows). And I accidentally discovered Joel Dewberry (the blue ones). His fabrics are awesome! What do you think? As for the brown and green batch, they came in a bundle I just couldn't resist.
My 1st quilt using the "tying" method (after ripping out previously machine quilting)
You probably remember this pink quilt.
It was beautiful... on top. The back was terrible. I was lazy and machine quilted it but the results were less than satisfactory. First of all, the plaid backing fabric magnified any crooked sewing or puckering. Secondly, I did not know any better and used mediocre batting. Since the back was such an eyesore, I decided to re-quilt the project (taking apart the layers and bias) and replace the batting with Warm and Natural cotton batting. Instead of hand-stitching a bunch of straight lines, I decided to piece together the quilt sandwich by sewing buttons at intervals. It took a lot of work but I am finally satisfied and not ashamed of showing you the back!This quilt measures: 52 X 52 inches/130 X 130 cm
My 1st queen-sized quilt!This is my pride and joy. It's reversible: It was inspired by Quilt: Handmade Style and modified designs for both the front and back. It's HUGE - it fits my queen-size bed. It is machine pieced and hand-quilted.
The front consists of three panels while the back are 9-square blocks with borders. To add a special touch, I sewed a shell-like flower button in the center of each 9-square block.
This quilt measures: 72 X 88 inches /180 X 225 cm
My 1st quilt using machine quilting (and satisfied with it)!I call this the Easter Quilt. Purple and yellow. I bought 4 fat quarters from the Creative Festival a while back and didn't know what to do with it. I also wanted to try machine quilting again and decided a small quilt would be the best option. I had some remnants in brown and yellow (plus the brown bias from the queen-size quilt) and the colors just blended together harmoniously. It took me less than 2 days to finish!
This quilt measures: 35 X 45 inches/ 90 X 115 cm (craft size Warm and Natural cotton).
A few weekends ago, I was in NYC for a business trip. Purl Soho was a must-see and I came out of the candy store with these:I was disappointed by the colors of Amy Butler fabric; they look much nicer online but I still bought some (the pinks, oranges and yellows). And I accidentally discovered Joel Dewberry (the blue ones). His fabrics are awesome! What do you think? As for the brown and green batch, they came in a bundle I just couldn't resist.
3 comments:
I am seriously impressed. What is "hand quilting?" (showing my newbie-ness to the world of sewing). Your quilts are awesome!
Your quilts look beautiful, especially the yellow one!!!
Talking about Amy Butler, I am in a standing still situation with one of her bag pattern. It is definitely not fool proof pattern...because I'm a FOOL?
amazing! great work Peggy! you're like the secret quilter! hope to see you soon. xo
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