#Quilting

[pebblethief]

got my first 2 rows of quilt done! (of 11)

[quilt-giving]

Hand quilting has begun on the Star Trek Vulcan quilt.

[tensionissues]

My Kona Color of the year challenge for my local modern guild. We do this every year and my personal challenge was to put an emotion on fabric. Cause I'm too literal and don't understand how artists can manage to convert feelings without words.

The only emotion I could think of was what I've been feeling lately, and that's anger. And I'm still too literal, cause this is what popped in my head.

I used heat n bond to trace the pic and fuse the pieces to the background (don't recommend it), 1/4 inch pre-made fusible bias tape to out (first time doing that!), and fmq'd it.

I did find the inspo picture online, but it was a sticker from an Amazon seller who I'm certain stole the art as well. I wish I could give credit.

[mari-beau]

So a baby shower popped up in my schedule and I've had to set the dinosaur quilt aside... but clearly I am obsessed with Elizabeth Hartman's patterns because I noticed the registery was for woodland animals themed items, so... decided perfect opportunity to try the Lookout pattern.

Also, honestly only making it because I did end up having enough fabric in my stash and just had to buy a backing fabric (and went with a simple broadcloth, because yay! hedge fund that ran Jo-Ann fabrics into the ground and I can only locally get fabric at Walmart now). Otherwise, quilt would be out of budget for this gift level.

[acallfromolympus]

I DID IT!!! Can’t believe it’s actually done. About a month ago I had never sewn in my entire life and here I am. It’s not perfect but I did this all with my hands and I’m just glad that I can move on to the next part.

I’m gonna sleep WELL tonight lmaoo

[memorylanemenagerie]

I forgot to mention i made a quilt

[stquilts]

Next Phase… Basting

Here we are. One of the parts I was most anxious about. Creating that quilt sandwich.

Finding a spot to spread everything out flat is not easy. Tables aren’t big enough… I don’t have a huge kitchen island. I ended up using my sunroom floor (cleaned it first, don’t worry). I didn’t enjoy that. I’m too old to be crawling around on my hands and knees, on concrete no less, to spread this out and pin it. That being said…. It worked. Next time, I’m just going to clean off a table. It’s true the whole thing won’t lay flat but I can move it around and get the sides that hang down. It’ll be easier on my knees, that’s for sure.

It was easier to do than I thought. Which made me think I wasn’t doing it right. I started pinning in the middle and went out to the edges in sections. I had to do a fast trip to Michael’s because I ran out of pins! I don’t know if I used too many or too few but everything is sticking together… no puckering I can see. There’s a tool to help close the pins which was awesome. My non-shredded fingers thanked me for the impulse buy.

I’ve already started the quilting process…. But more on that later.

[the-sad-tomato]

More thread/scraps bags! They are so fun.

[ashlgcostumes]

This thing is killing me

[bluedesignwall]

Weekend stitching. The third side panel for the big blue star hexie quilt is growing steadily. Making good progress there but progress on the backing for the scrappy star quilt is moving along a little slowly. I want to use fabric from my stash for the backing, preferably scraps. It’s a bit of a struggle. I will take my time, it will work out I am sure. For now though I need sleep.

[creepingfreely4u2]

New England Quilt Expo 2025 quilts pt 4

[allegorechoquilts]

I inherited a box of “quilt materials” from my husbands great aunt a while back and finally got around to going through it while unpacking today and I found out that she was 16/30 squares through a quilt sampler! I’m going to try to finish it. I offered to finish it and give it to her son, but was told he is drowning in quilts from her lol so I guess I’ll just keep it. I think that would be a super cool personal quilt. I’ll post pics of the squares when I get a chance :)

[startenthousand]

Well I guess I won't be finishing this top tonight...

[mari-beau]

Animal Blocks are done! Just all the trees to go!

(Pattern by Elizabeth Hartman)

[gummi-stims]

Quilt stitching with uv-reactive thread from samrhymeswithhamm on tiktok!