Bloggers Quilt Festival - Spring 2013

I have been hanging out for Bloggers Quilt Festival, held by Amy from Amy's Creative Side,
I have been

counting down the days and now we are finally here yippee!!

I am entering a quilt
I made for my Grandson

called "A Boy Story" by Annie Downs.

It's a cot size quilt made with scraps from my stash.

It is appliqued with a blanket stitch on my

machine (because I am too impatient to do it by hand)

 

I mainly stuck to the three colours Blue, Green and 

Yellow, I did at one stage try red which would be nice

but my daughter is not a lover of red.

 

This would have to be my favorite block

It was a lot of work stopping and starting for the

train tracks but  by this stage it was coming together

and looking great, I have learnt over the years not to take short cuts ha ha!!

  

Another favorite of mine the Robot, most boys love

Robots and I'm sure my GS will be no different, I have

machine quilted the background quite heavily with swirls and pebbles

 on my longarm.

I think I worked out it took me about 14 hours of quilting,

for the whole quilt, no wonder my back was aching.

 

Ships Ahoy!!!

 Fly me to the moon Nana!!

 

With this block I was going to put two dogs on the hill 

as my daughter has two fur babies, but it

looked a little crowded, so I have put them on the

sheet set instead.

 

I wonder if there is a Princess in this Castle!!

 

I'm sure Dad will be taking him fishing at some stage

 

 I was a little concerned with having some areas densly

quilted and some not, and I figured this would show up when I

washed it, but all was fine, my main concern was the colours

running but thanks to Colour Catchers there was not a problem.

  

  

I did a whimsical feather meander in the outside border, I love quilting

feathers and knew I had to work them into this quilt somehow.

And....finally every little mans accessory matching

Sheets and Pillowcase with little Robots, the doggy ones

are on the machine now.

 I throughly enjoyed making this quilt and have now 

accepted that I am drawn to applique quilts even though thay take time
and rather than fight it I'm going with it.

Enjoy the festival

 

A Boy Story

Well, it's only three weeks to go now till my little GS arives.

so

I decided to make Anni Downs "A Boy Story"

with a slight alteration.

I must admit when I was told he was a boy, I was a little miffed as

I have only had girls, but I have been told that boys are much more

cuddlier, so I will be looking forward to lots of those.

Luckily Kym wasn't too fussed about colours, so I had

free range with my colour choices.

This is my favorite block choo choo!!

I used lots of different blues, greens and yellows from my scrap pile, and I

am really happy with the way the colours have worked. I did quilt a little butterfly on the dogs

nose, but I think it got lost in the quilting.

 

 I did quilt some blocks quite heavily in the background

and some not, I know this can cause problems some times

but I'm crossing my fingers.

 This is the block I changed, it did have a space monster

on it, but what little boy doesn't like rockets!!

 It took 14 hours of machine quilting and Stitching in

the Ditch...................... I know I'm a little slow!!!

  

I used the blanket stitch on my machine for all the applique (as I don't have

the patience for hand stitching), luckily this makes the process

a lot quicker. otherwise I know it would never get done.

  

 What little boy doesn't like flying kites?

I finished off with a whimsical feathered border, I just had

to add feathers as I love quilting them.

Finally, every little man's accessory, matching Robot Sheets and Pillowcases

I really enjoyed making this little man his quilt and have many ideas

for more, just need to find the time!!

Happy Quilting!

Twirl Baby Quilt

It's been a long time coming but I have

finally Quilted this quilt and now it's ready for an

adorable little girl, who was born yesterday.

 

Panto is "Daisies Galore"

Happy Quilting!

A Bit of Applique

I have managed to squeeze in some sewing, which I am thoroughly

enjoying at the moment, less than four weeks till the wedding, you 

can tell I'm excited..........yeah!!

Its a bit  like the calm before the storm here, so I have slipped

away into my sewing room for some me time.

A baby quilt, I just love making these as you can make

them as individual as you like and they always

turn out so cute. 

Will show you more when it"s done

Have fun!

Mandy

Daisy Baby

Well it won't be long now till the first bubby arrives, I think

the 19th May is the due date, we still dont know

what sex the baby is but I have one quilt ready.

Obviously suitable for a girl..............still working

on the boy quilt!

Fabric is Hushabye by Tula Pink, perfect for a little

girl

I made this quilt from a 5" Charm Pack x 2, by just measuring

in an inch from each side and cutting to the corners to create

the tumbler shape.

Very Easy.

I just thought after I had sewn it together that it needed a little

someting so I added the daisies using the raw edge

applique technique

I have quilted an edge to edge pattern called

Splat by Anne Bright

So heres hoping one of my nieces has a girl.

Hugs!

Mandy

Stash Builder

 Loved these fabrics so of course I had to buy them

and these

My two nieces over Christmas have announced that they are expecting

in May and June, so when I saw this pattern by Natalie Ross, I couldn't resist.

I love making bits and pieces for babies so I have lots to do and of course

they have to have a quilt!!

I am hoping to find a good pattern for bibs

Any Ideas???

I seriously have to get cracking and stop procrastinating this year, I have decided this is

my New Years Resolution and to keep posting regularly, so wish me luck!!

Happy New Year!!

Stacked Coins Baby Quilt

I have made this quilt from Crazy Mom's Blog, Stacked Coins Tutorial, I have used Soiree by Lila

Tueller, and Kona Cotton Brt Pink  for the binding.

I love these fabrics, so bright and colourful.

and the back 

I went to photograph this quilt and found a large dirty mark on it

and panicked as I have to hand it over to my friend on Thursday.

So into the washer and dryer it went, which I believe was better as

it has shrunk slightly and makes the quilting look better.

I have used the panto Butterfly Kisses by Timeless Quilting Designs.

Sorry the photos aren't great as it was late at night .

Happy Quilting!!