The new wedding quilt: Does it look like a quilt?

Does it look like a quilt yet?

This is the pattern that I have to follow to piece together the triangles and rectangles to make the pattern come "alive". It is rather complicated but if you mark them correctly with the numbers then you can follow along and piece it together.

A headache waiting to happen!

So here is what I have so far. It really is coming together. The major thing is to get the pieces correctly cut out (the right sizes) and to piece it together slowly to make sure the corners match up. Some of the rows are not perfect, but they look pretty good! I am looking forward to continuing along and see how it looks once the top is all finished! More to come!

Not too shabby!

It's another wedding quilt!!!

Well! It has been a while since I posted anything on my sewing blog! Some life changes, a move back East and work has really taken over.

But I am starting a new project and it’s another wedding quilt! My son Connor and his wife Kristen are having their wedding in January so mom has to make a wedding quit! They decided they wanted a more contemporary quilt with solid colors (black and shades of gray). So I have found the following pattern which I thought was going to be not only really lovely, but challenging as well.

I can’t remember where I purchased the pattern directions (it may have been at Keepsake Quilting) but I knew when I saw it that it was exactly what I had in mind. Managed to find all the quilting cotton at local Joanne’s fabrics, although I probably will purchase the backing from Keepsake Quilting online (they have some great 100% cotton backing fabric that is 108” wide.

This is going to look lovely!

Black, gray and light gray!

Stay tuned for updates on how the quilt piecing comes along. In the meantime I am also planning several trips in the coming future and that will be discussed on my travel blog!!

A baby quilt! (for a gift!!)

Well! It has been a little while since I posted anything. I had actually finished this quilt a few weeks back but couldn't post anything until it was packaged up and shipped and received!

So a good friend of ours is expecting his first child so I just had to make up a cute baby quilt. They know that they are having a girl so I went with a very "girlie" pink theme! Since I am currently not traveling for work the last few weeks I was able to work on this in the evenings at home and finish it up in no time!

As you can see from the pictures, I went with a very pretty selection of pinks and greens purchased at Joanne's Fabrics. I know that the pattern for the quilt blocks probably has a name but I just kind of "winged it" to create the look I wanted based on how the fabric went together!

How cute is this fabric?

A photo of the block before it is stitched together

Yay! Completion

 The finished product is really cute and I am so glad that I decided on the bright pink for the fabric backing. I wanted something very feminine and also bright because babies like bright colors! The teal green I chose for the binding was not my first choice. I wanted a pink binding but couldn't find the color that I wanted so I chose the teal. I am SO glad I did. It really "pops" and brings the whole quilt together and also the darker color won't stain as easy!

The bright pink back!

All 100% cotton fabrics with 100% cotton batting for ultimate softness! Machine pieced and hand quilted by yours truly! I really like making baby quilts because they go together so quickly and you see results much faster than bed quilts.

And the parents-to-be notified me that they received the quilt and love it so it was a success!! Until next time....