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Monday, October 31, 2016

Bewitched Table Runner



Finished up this delightful table runner just in time for Halloween.  The pattern, Bewitched Table Runner, is from Amanda Lipscomb's blog The Cozy Pumpkin  It's a great tutorial and went together easily.  This runner provided areas to practice a variety of free motion designs which I am just learning.  (Don't look too closely ; )  )

Thanks Amanda for providing this tutorial.  Can't wait to work through some of your other patterns in the future.

Sunday, October 16, 2016

Baby Boy Quilt

Saw this fabric, Le Elephant by Ellen Crimi-Trent for Clothworks, at The Running Stitch and couldn't resist using it with the pattern Yellow Brick Road from Atkinson Designs. It is  made for fat quarters and has easy-to-follow instructions. 
I had it professionally quilted with bears, moons and stars and the quilting really pops on the solid border and backing.  I like using Kona solids for that reason.





Friday, October 7, 2016

Yellow Brick Road Pattern

Sometimes I like a quilt pattern so much I make several quilts from it.  Different color schemes and slight size adjustments can create a new look.   

The pattern I turned to most in 2016 was Yellow Brick Road from Atkinson Designs .  It is  made for fat quarters and has easy-to-follow instructions.  

Directions are provided for several sizes (baby, lap, twin, queen and king) and it makes a good choice for beginner quilters or those who simply like the design.  

Quilts were made for grand nephews on the East and West coasts as well as 2 of my granddaughters.  The quilts will make great keepsakes for them.










Irish Chain

A pattern that has been around a long time is the Irish Chain.  The simplicity of this traditional design is what appealed to me.  Using directions from Eleanor Burns' Irish Chain  Quilt in a Day book I pieced the top.  Mind you it took me a bit longer than a day :)

The quilt was professionally quilted on a long arm quilting machine in a Meander pattern.  I hand stitched the binding.  A work of love.


This pattern consists of only 2 block designs.  Hard to believe when you see the final effect.  I have seen this pattern in a different block arrangement, but I like the traditional look.  A simpler version of the single Irish Chain is also included in Eleanor's book.

The soft blue and yellow colors are perfect for this baby  quilt.   It's large enough to use through the toddler years and maybe more.  After that who knows, maybe a wall hanging!

The backing is a Kona solid I purchased at Mad About Patchwork  They always have a super collection of solids - lots of shades of colors.  I like to use solids as backing because it shows the quilting so nicely.