The previous 3 posts were quilts pieced by my customers Mom, this quilt was pieced by my customer. She told me that she decided that since she inherited her mom’s sewing that she should make a quilt.
It was quilted with the pantograph swirls.
When the sashing in a quilt are dark as they are in this quilt, using a 60 weight thread and a colour that blends with the lighter fabrics works well. You can still see the partial spirals in the sashing however they don’t jump out as they would with a heavier thread.🪡
The backing fabric was a fun find, it works so well with the quilt top and using the same fabric only cut on the bias for the binding added more interest.
I was such a pleasure to work on these four quilts!
Framing scrappy 16 patch blocks with a unifying colour clearly ties all of the random fabrics together in this quilt. It is the third of my customers Moms quilts.
It always amazes me when I am working on scrappy quilts how many different prints there are out there! I recently read where a quilter asked if any others look at scrap quilts to see if they have any of the fabrics!! I admit that I do and am amazed at how many I don’t have!
I chose the pantograph Here and There with its heart like shapes it has such a nice soft flow with great coverage and the hearts of course make one think of a Mothers love.
Look at this backing!! I admit that it was fun shopping for the backings for these quilts and this is one that just makes me smile.
I again chose a very dark green binding to frame the quilt it matches some of the fabrics in the 16 patch blocks and is very close to the dark green in the backing.
It’s a wonderful feeling to have completed another quilters work for her in order for her daughter and other family members to enjoy 💗
This is the second of three quilts that I recently completed for my customer that were pieced by her Mom.
In my imagination, her Mom was using up her stash or perhaps her scrap bins to make the three quilts as they are definitely scrappy. She tied all of her blocks on this one together with inset triangles and border with the same butterfly border.
I chose the pantograph Rhododendron which added softness against the angles as well as coverage of the piecing.
The backing chosen for this quilt is absolutely gorgeous and a perfect fit for this quilt.
I found this beautiful dark green fabric for the binding and cutting the strips on the binding added a little more dimension than cutting straight on grain would have given.
I personally like to make my bindings 2 1/4” and use the edge of my walking foot as my guide when attaching the binding to the front of the quilt.
When I make bindings for my customers and or attach them to their quilts for them to hand sew down I cut the strips to their preference as 2 1/4” can be a little more challenging to stitch down.
Somehow it’s mid November! The leaves have all fallen and the last few mornings have been frosty but for the most part the daytime temperatures have been mild for this time of year.
Where have I been? Busy quilting for the most part.
I have completed several jobs and some I do not have permission to share yet. One was a large queen sized quilt with scallop edges that I hand stitched the binding down…
And then….
One of the true joys in Longarm quilting for others is helping to finish quilts that have a lot of meaning to the owner. This fall I had the pleasure of finishing 3 quilts that were my customers Moms final quilts along with my customers first quilt.
I will write separate blog posts for each starting with this one of her Moms.
Anyone who knows me knows that I love scrap quilts and this one was no exception. There are several fabrics in this quilt that were not quilting cottons and some appeared to be from some time ago reminding me of my childhood. Ok the 70’s
This quilt required a little TLC and I did my best to add extra stitches where needed.
I recently read a post from a Longarm quilter on Facebook about a quilt she was working on that some of the seams didn’t quite meet and wondering why any quilter would miss that. One response was perhaps the quilter is aging and her eyesight isn’t what it once was.
I happily made the necessary repairs hoping that one day if that is me someone might come along and do the same.
Having quilted for others for almost 20 years I have learnt many ways to tackle issues that come with some quilts. Special quilts that need to be completed.
I did consider removing the final border and reapplying it but reconsidered due to all of the bias involved.
Instead I made gentle pleats as needed and hand stitched them down after quilting.
My customer brought me the 4 quilt tops and requested that I choose the backings which I did and ordered them with her approval.
Sometimes using the same fabric for the binding just works.
I carry Hobbs 80/20 on the roll for customer quilts, I do my best to get the very best price that I can so that I can pass that along.
I haven’t added very much about life on this blog for a while. Our summer was busy and for the most part great. After spending this bonus 6 and a half weeks travelling south of here in the spring it feels like we have had an extra long summer.
The summer weather here held out throughout September and we had our last swim in the pool on the last day of summer!
This morning we woke to a hard frost and a chilly house so decided to put the furnace on for a bit. (Also to make sure it’s working)
The view from the living room window shows that it is truly Fall.
We also winterized the pool and tucked away the pool toys yesterday.
Some of the summer highlights included having two of our grands for almost a week, Olivia was almost a year and Jaxson almost 4 kept us on our toes but and gave us so much joy during their stay!
Kaija and I didn’t get as much sewing in as we had planned, the weather was just too nice not to be outside!
The Jack in the Box is always a big hit with the grands!
Liam still enjoys making a fort and having a nap in it!
I had so much fun with these two little sweeties, my daughter Emily’s daughters. They are pure joy!
Our annual trip to the Dells was extra fun with another family joining us this year.
After a fun stop along the lake everyone agreed that our next stop should be Dairy Queen in Two Harbours.
Everyone had a great time at the Waterparks, somehow I didn’t get many pictures this year.
We celebrated Kaija’s 5th birthday at Moose Jaw Pizza, her Dad had also recently celebrated his birthday it was a significant one as well and began with 4 😊
Joan used a layer cake from Zen Chic to piece this gorgeous quilt!
I chose the pantograph Jitterbug to dance all over this quilt top, adding curves over the angular piecing created a softer appearance.
When piecing the backing I took the extra time to match the seam…always a complimentary service. It was well worth the effort as it was not easy to find the seam.
I love how beautiful the stitching and design show up on the back as well as the top. Her quilt was trimmed and ready for binding at pick up.
Many of my customers ask me to choose the quilting design for their quilts. More often than not as soon as I look at a quilt top I know how I want to quilt it.
My initial thought was wow, I love all of the colours in this quilt, how fun!! On closer inspection of the fabrics…all batiks had various shapes ranging from bubbles, dots, curls, swirls, flowers and leaves and more.
The pantograph Waterworld came to mind initially which surprised me to be honest as it’s one that I often use on baby or children’s quilts.
The more I thought about it, as I prepared the quilt for loading onto my Longarm, (which involves pressing the top and in this case piecing the backing) the backing colour confirmed my choice.
The next decision was thread colour, the fabric used in the border and sashing initially read black but it is actually a very dark blue with hints of a softer blue, choosing a baby blue thread worked perfectly.
The thread plays really well across all of the colours, there is some contrast on the border and sashing however it isn’t enough to jump out at you.
While we were travelling in the spring I was able to visit Hancocks of Paducah where I treated myself to a fat quarter bundle of Tula Pink prints…I didn’t have a plan for the fabric I just liked them.
A few weeks after returning home I decided to treat myself to a new Oliso project iron, I chose the Tula Pink one because it looks so happy! This was definitely not a need purchase just a I really want purchase 🥰
For a year or so I have been watching and admiring Minki Kim’s YouTube tutorials and her patterns and when she came out with her pouch pattern for the iron I knew I wanted to make it!
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