this week

Well I seem to be in a bit of a blogging slump. Sewing is happening though!
I've got some cell phone pics of what I've been working on this week.

Mr. Scotty Dog came together surprisingly quick! A birthday gift for my niece. Free pattern from Denyse Schmidt.


After some deliberation and calculations I've decided to make both a Vintage Nine-Patch quilt and a Bowtie quilt with my Hadley fabrics. I'm going to make both quilts a smallish lap size and with a few additional fabrics it should be no problem.
These vintage nine patch blocks are small for me (6" finshed) and I was hoping there was going to be some quick method of sewing them up but no such luck. These could be time consuming but I think the result will be worth it.

I'm going with the 7" finished blocks for the bowties. These are pretty fun to make!


And today I'm going to finish the back and baste up this Double Plus quilt for a customer. The day is slipping by so I'd better hop to it!

Blogger's Quilt Festival Fall 2013

Hello and happy Friday! Today I'm linking up with the Blogger's Quilt Festival. I'm entering this quilt into the Two Color Quilt category.

This being my second Double Plus Quilt (pattern here), it came together very quickly!
I have to tell you I was completely inspired by my real life friend Leslie, who when she tested the pattern for me, came up with the idea of using two different shades for the background pluses. You can see her beautiful version here (hi Les!).

So, here is my version using two different background plus colors. One is a super subtle medium gray dot and the other is this Stitch Square in Stone, a really nice grayish brown.

When I was choosing the color scheme, I fell in love with this gorgeous teal floral print by Juliana Horner.

I had to have it on the back too! :)

All in all, I LOVE how this quilt came out! The size of this came out to be 45"x60", perfect for snuggling up with!

the pillow behind the quilt

So, about 3 or 4 weeks ago, I was contemplating ideas for another pillow for our couch. I knew I wanted a plus to be in the center so I got onto the Threadbias Design Tool (love that thing!) and came up with a double plus design. As I was drawing it out I thought, this would make an awesome quilt.

So, that's how my Double Plus Quilt came to be!
I went with a Denyse Schmidt fabric (from Chicopee) for the center plus and Essex Linen in Black and Flax for the backgrounds.

It came out exactly how I envisioned it!!! The Essex linens really give it almost a vintage army/wool blanket feel. Love it!

Okay, I promise I won't talk any more about double pluses! :)
Have a wonderful weekend!

Double Plus Quilt {new pattern}

Here it is, my new favorite quilt, Double Plus Quilt!
There are a lot of plus style quilts out there, I know, but personally, I can't get enough of them. This one is particularly modern and minimalist I think.

I was hesitant because of the time it would take but decided to go for dense, straight line quilting over the whole thing. Like a lot of people, I find straight line quilting challenging. It's tricky. If your layers aren't basted together perfectly you can get a lot of shifting and puckering. I was out of basting spray too but I was so eager to get it done that I took my chances with pin basting. Now that it's done, I'm very pleased with how it looks!

I used Essex Yarn-dyed Linen in Flax for the main background and Alexander Henry Heath in black for the plus background. They go so well together!

I usually only make instructions for throw or baby sizes but I thought this quilt would look so amazing on a bed that I made sure to include queen and king sizes in the pattern. Found here. :)

Coming soon!

After a weekend of marathon quilting I have two quilts ready for binding! whoohoo! I had been planning on putting the binding on my do. Good Stitches quilt first but I was too excited to start quilting my other big project!
Presenting an official peek at my Double Plus quilt, pattern coming this week!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this quilt! I can't wait to get the binding on and get proper pictures.