#quilting project

[janerhoadesart]

Started this quilt about two years ago… And just recently finished piecing it, then basted and started quilting!

I’m quilting by hand—because I dislike quilting with my sewing machine—using thick pearl thread and bigger stitches. This makes it go a little faster.

I also recently stopped using a quilting frame and it’s made it soooo much easier to knock out a ton of work all at once. I’m hoping this one will be ready in about a month for when it gets really chilly at night so it’ll keep me warm all winter!

[eclecticcrafting]

Finished my second quilt ever - got it delivered to the baby today!

[wyrmscraft]

I had a nice pastel jelly roll and found this cute pattern at MSQC. I picked out the light teal for the pinwheel accent and a soft beige for the border and binding and did some simple straight line quilting on my domestic.

I should do this again. It was fun and fast and looks great.

[flintandpyrite]

The quilt top is done! It’s huge lol

[lucybellwood]

Finished hand-stitching this quilt made from my dad’s old shirts last night. Sinking into craft was a good way to rest and reorient while reeling from the news. Time to learn all about binding, I guess??

[fossilknits]

quilt's done! this photo is super washed out and i couldn't figure out how to edit it, sorry about that

[crochetrica]

i love you and so i weave you into my art

knitting song; paris paloma // learn how to knit; hawksley workman // knit and crochet heart sweater pattern image by MissMurphy Studio // davy crochet; the backseat lovers // not a lot, just forever; adrienne lenker // sister; sufjan stevens // Loose Ends project website

[authorwithissues]

The tapir took less than a day so onto Coping Project #2: another quilt for my cat

[stardustandash]

Hi! I just saw your quilted butterflies photo, and I was wondering if you would willing to share how to make them, or link to a tutorial? They're gorgeous and I'd love to try, but i don't know the right search terms to find those, i think.

Oh absolutely! Everyone needs an easy craft to do right now. This will be a photo tutorial, so if you need a video the search terms are "origami butterfly bookmark". The instructions will be pretty similar.

*If you are using a sewing machine a single butterfly should take between 15-30mins, and if hand stitching my guess is ~1hr

Tools: -2 Scrap fabrics or 2x fat quarters, one for the main/outer fabric, one for the inner contrast -I recommend quilting cotton, though any easily ironable, non-stretch fabric will work -ruler and marking tools -scissors OR rotary cutter and mat -Pins (if desired) -Thread in a matching OR contrast colour - depending on preference -Iron and Ironing board - You can use a piece of cotton folded into a thin pad in a pinch as long as it's flat!

Step 1: Cut out two rectangles. You can make the butterflies as big or small as you'd like, as long as it's in keeping with the 2:3 ratio. For me, I like to use 4" x 6" rectangles. Use your marking tools to mark out the rectangle on the back/wrong side of the fabric, then cut them out!

Step 2: Put the rectangles on top of each other, with right/patterned sides facing each other. Make sure all your corners and edges line up. Pin in place if using pins. (in this example one of my fabrics has the pattern on both sides of the fabric)

Step 3: Sewing! Mark a 2" gap on one of the short edges. If using hand needle mark out 1/4" distance from the edges. Sew. If using a machine, line up the edge with the 1/4" inch mark and sew. (Image is completed stitching, not placement on machine)

Step 4: Trim the corners without cutting into the stitching line, then flip the fabric inside out through the 2" gap you left. Make sure to stick your finger or something blunt but pokey -like a chopstick- into the corners to make sure they are nice and crisp!

Step 5: Press all your frustrations out by pressing that fabric! Get it nice and flat and crisp! Make sure you've folded in the edges of the 2" gap to match the seam allowance of the already-sewn edges before you press. Then, if hand sewing, slipstitch the gap closed. If using a machine, set your fabric at a 1/8" distance and sew around the edges, effectively closing the gap and giving you a lovely topstitch detail.

Step 6: Let's start folding! First move we're going to make is folding it in half, bringing the short edges together. Keep in mind, whichever fabric is on the outside will be the main fabric of your butterfly, and what is on the inside will be the contrast! Press hard! Then, make sure the edges you just brought together are facing you for the next step.

Step 7: Take the top fabric of the right open edge and bring it to the left side of the open edge. It will tent up in the corner, use this and press that tent down until you have what looks like a triangle of the outside fabric on top of two rectangles of the contrast fabric. Press! (I forgot to take pics of the whole process with the first one, don't mind the fabric switch).

Step 7.5: Flip your butterfly and repeat step 7 on the other side until you have a strange looking triangle like this.

Step 8: Take the inner corners of the contrast fabric and fold it up towards the outer fabric. The bigger this fold, the more contrast fabric you will see in the final butterfly. Press.

Step 9: Take the tip of one of the corners you just pressed up and bring it back to it's original position. Do not press. Gently press down on the tip of the corner, letting the fabric unfold. The butterfly wing should unfold, with the contrast fabric showing in the centre. Adjust until you have as much contrast showing as you'd like, then press hard. Repeat on the other side.

Congratulations!! You now have a butterfly!! You can make a garland, stick them on hairclips, or simply put them on your windowsill to keep you company! If you want to ensure that your butterfly doesn't unfold, you can add a small hand stitch in the centre of the two triangles that make up the "body" of the butterfly right along where the topstitching is.

Hopefully this was clear to follow, but if you have any questions, let me know!

[tru-makes-quilts]

improvising an autumn garland with scraps

🍁🐿️🎃🍂

[janerhoadesart]

I recently finished this baby quilt for my newest cousin 💕 I think this is technically my fourth finished quilt?

The pattern is called “Broken Dishes” and from what I can tell is a pretty traditional one. Alternating “light” and “dark” half-square triangles gives a consistent visual effect, although I made one mistake on positioning a quilt block. Hats off to you if you can find it!

The backing is soft yellow flannel. The quilting was done entirely by hand, although I did use a sewing machine to piece the top and do some other finishing. The batting is a thinner cotton but it’s still very cozy due to the flannel.

A lot of fabric was from store remnants, project remnants, or random bits I had lying around. Actually, these triangles were going to be a basic block quilt, but I didn’t want to make that after cutting all the pieces and instead cut the squares into triangles and made this lol.

[eclecticcrafting]

My sister-in-law/bestie is moving away from me so I’m making her a quilt! I started piecing today and I have to say I’m thrilled with how it is coming out. It was supposed to be coffin shapes but due to time I went with an easier pattern.

[wyrmscraft]

This was the first heart I did in this pattern. I loved it so much I made two more.

This was made with a layer cake, two different accents, and some border fabric.

It’s laid out on a queen, but it’s terribly short all the way around. A twin or double would be better.

I really love how dramatic the black around the center heart looks.

[flintandpyrite]

The view from my hand quilting table

[scribefindegil]

Since the Hubris Quilting post is making the rounds again:

I BELIEVE IN YOUR HUBRIS, FELLOW CRAFTSPEOPLE!!!

You CAN commit to that ridiculous project you've been idly contemplating!! You CAN learn an entirely new technique because it's what The Project requires! You CAN persevere in the face of setbacks and doubt! The capacity for Hubris Crafting is within us all if you choose to embrace it!!

Also if you have no one to appreciate your hubris visions you can always come to me and I will cheer and clap for you; this is a Promise!

[lissomelace]

And All the Stars of Heaven's Field

While I've been doing a lot of machine embroidery with Tolkien's heraldic devices, that was kind of a recent whim. I've always been put in the mind of quilt blocks before. And while I have some experience sewing, I haven't quilted before.

But it was my New Year's Resolution for 2024 to learn to quilt. And I finally finished the first block of the first project I SOMEHOW decided was my best option (in October, so...success?):

The original thought was to make a pair of Gil-Galad throw pillows! With the first side of one done, I now have to make THREE MORE OF THESE. Each of which have twelve needle-turned applique stars, eight of which have needle-turned applique centers and four of which I did some hand-worked eyelets on in order to get the center dot (the easiest and fastest part of this whole process).

Needle-turned applique boot camp aside, I'm really thrilled with how this is going. Sure, it's going to take me a million years, but I'm getting a lot better at this technique. I have also learned that just because something has a manageable number of colors in nice, geometric shapes DOES NOT MEAN it is efficient or possible to piece together.

(Am I learning proper quilting from this? Probably not. But when one is in the throes of Silm obsession, one does sometimes have to learn new crafts in an unnecessary way.)

(and at least I am not doing a bed sized quilt. At my current rate that would probably take me an appropriately elvish timescale)