Let's sew another quick gift for Christmas. (This post is the second in the series "5 Quick Gifts to sew for Christmas". See all the posts here.) Babies and kids always need a new quilt/blanket so this Christmas let's sew for them a cozy, soft and warm little quilt. You need only ONE HOUR of your time! Ready? Here is what you need: 1. a piece of minky in the desired size (you could … [Read more...]
Baby Quilt Finished
Do you remember Barb's quilt top and its story ? I finished the quilting. I loved doing it and I love that I am part of this story. The quilting is similar with the one I did on my own quilt. I LOVE to quilt tiles on the roof and bricks on the walls! On the white sashings and borders I stitched bubbles and pebbles. Usually, I wash all my quilts before adding the binding. But I am not … [Read more...]
Work and Love
The work and love we put in our quilts! Those who don't quilt could say these are just words. Even when we make our own quilts, I think we are not always aware of the "work and love". We just make quilts and don't count anything. But when someone sends a quilt top to you, asking to quilt it, it is impossible not to see the huge amount of work and the love the quilter stitched on it. I don't … [Read more...]
Warm, soft and cozy
Perfect for Alex! One layer of minky, one layer of wool batting, one layer of flannel. The first thing I did was to draw 6'' circles on the flannel. Then I made the quilt sandwich: minky+batting then the flannel on top. I had no problem quilting through all the layers (with darning foot and free motion stitching). Then I added a 4'' wide binding. Quick and easy project … [Read more...]
Quick and easy project
1 yard of cotton fabric + 1 yard of flannel + thick polyester batting. I quilted the sandwich following the pattern on the fabric - no marking lines. I used the only decorative stitch I have on my machine.A very lightweight piece, soft and puffy. Like a comforter.Happy Friday ! … [Read more...]
Baby quilt
Delivered ! It measures 45"x45". Pictures of the quilt top here and here Initially, I wanted to quilt just the background but the largest pieces left unquilted did not look nice so I had to quilt them all. I took the pictures after the quilt was washed. I don't use too often cotton batting, but in this way I can appreciate it even more, right ? I love the look of the quilting and … [Read more...]
Baby quilt top
I am not totally satisfied how it turned out. Hopefully I will like it more after quilting. … [Read more...]