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I went ahead and got the brown hexagons stitched to their backgrounds this week as well. Enthusiasm and excitement is infectious and when we surround ourselves with good. Our first block will be frost from the patches of blue book page 79. The light of the flash made some of the stems look blue. Nov 21, 2014 a red background foulard sets the blocks. Livin blue quilter in retrospect, it seems as if i have been sewing all of my life. Fast four patch quilt tutorial featured by top us quilting blog, diary of a quilter. Jun 11, 2005 the light backgrounds need to be a longer strip, at least 18 in length since you will need that same background for 4 four patches in each block. By some miracle i have found an image from my old blog of my own centre.

Im just adding a few blue borders and a novelty print border, and more of the blue borders, nothing fancy. You take three yards of coordinating fabrics, cut them up, mix them up and sew them back together. Note for this block in particular, i am giving instructions on piecing a 6 6 12 unfinished sawtooth star block. The ninepatch variation quilt above would be a great way to use up a stash of blue fabrics. It starts with a small teardrop that is echoed closely over. See more ideas about quilts, quilt patterns and quilting designs. Patches of blue quilt along block 1 frost laundry basket quilts. As always, when printing a pdf file be sure to tick no scaling and double check the measurements of the pattern. I do believe i am all caught up until the july color is announced. Razzle dazzle quilter i live in beautiful taupo, new zealand with my sister, two fur persons cats. Jan 16, 2018 im already working on my january quilt, its a blue scrappy patch rectangle, made with 6 four patches.

I will be posting a new blog on the 15th of every month showcasing a new section of the quilt. It is meant to be done with sarahs latest spotlight collection but i thought id give it a go from my stash. Halloween adventures bought orange background only, the rest was stash dressing gown fabric supplied free as part of my harmony art organic design brand ambassadorship limegreywhite design from treasured adventures all stash. Lincolns quilt, pat sloans out west, quiltdoodles bom. Finish the layout out by adding the light pieces to the block. I love how the nine patch white corner squares are against the white background, giving the quilt a light and airy look.

After six months of living in this house, it is finally time to banish the brown and gray, and i could not be happier, even though it has made a real mess around here. I have been making my scrappy four patches into quilt tops though but as chain blocks like a nine patch irish chain as i had the same issue finding a pattern i liked. Since i was trying to emulate toy pinwheels, i decided to use a skyblue background fabric. The fourth blue umbrella was completed this week for all 4 blues completed in june. Once i had the four patch sewn i cut a 9 12 square of my background fabric and layered them right sides together and sewed a 14 seam around the.

Aug 05, 2015 trim the tips from the sides of the background triangle by aligning a ruler along the edge of the four patch unit and cutting. Flannel ragtime quilts perfect for the starving student living in a basement apartment, freezing their knickers off. Jun 28, 20 the problem i had was in background fabric. Most have already been washed to remove any excess dye and icky chemicals used when fabric is manufactured. Since i was trying to emulate toy pinwheels, i decided to use a sky blue background fabric. Jewel toned batiks for a 16 patch quilt now ready to slice and create blocks. Marcie patch quilter, designer, patchalot patterns. Jun 02, 2015 use a 4 patch unit made with 2 blue and 2 white squares instead of the corner units shown. In total, you will have sixteen 6 sawtooth star blocks, that will be sewn together into four blocks, to be added to the quilt. Last night i recorded it for my moon journal quilt. Fast four patch quilt tutorial quilting tutorial diary of a quilter.

This one is from irena bluhms book, blooming background designs. I am getting a little anxious to get this one done. There is only a small difference between the two patterns allowing you to split the background fabrics in the part 4 version. I love designing, piecing and quilting, and of course buying fabric. Quiltfabrication is a contemporary quilt blog featuring original ideas, designs, techniques, patterns. The life and times of a quilter walking the high road. Miss jules was working on the blue linen 4 patch quilt a design from anni downs kate worked on the wall hanging and annis quilt dancing chickens and flying pigs bomall her remainder blocks are prepared ready to stitch. Dec 24, 2019 halloween adventures bought orange background only, the rest was stash dressing gown fabric supplied free as part of my harmony art organic design brand ambassadorship limegreywhite design from treasured adventures all stash. May 21, 2014 but instead of using just two fabrics from a charm pack i resized it and replaced one of the fabrics with a four patch made with 5 charm squares and that turns out to be 9 12 square. I was able to hand deliver the block to leanne in person at quiltcon last week. I think it was our last project, and for our sins we came up with a hexagonal shaped centre portion for our quilts, made our own and then sent them off on their travels. Remember to align the tip of the triangle to the seam in the four patch unit to ensure that the triangle is centered correctly.

I much prefer a colour background then whites for kids quilts, really brightens it all up. Nov 08, 2015 hi, im desley from addicted to quilts, a long arm quilter who is passionate about what i do. Enthusiasm and excitement is infectious and when we surround ourselves with good vibes, great people and positive energy, its pretty awesome. On page 7 of the blog post, she shows marking the hst, sewing them, cutting and then. I found the outer border at a quilt store in oklahoma city.

Half square triangle quilt of flea market fancy by cabbagequilts. A busy moms blog about quilting, sewing and fabric. It would fit on a king bed too just turn it sideways. Jun 9, 2018 explore bconkys board odd background quilts, followed by 144. This quilt top had the nine patch blocks on point and set in strips. Eventually i will get some slow stitching time today. This baby quilt top has nine patch blocks and an eight pointed star block.

May 05, 2018 for the second step you will utilize the same tutorial to create 2 4. Hmm, there may be another quilt or two in my future. The blocks i had cut from the animal fabric were 15 inches square, perfect for using 5 inch squares to make 9patches as alternate blocks. Hi, im desley from addicted to quilts, a long arm quilter who is passionate about what i do. The nine patch variation quilt above would be a great way to use up a stash of blue fabrics. Back in 2015 i was still a member of the stingy brits online bee with a great bunch of girls. Falling stars is quilted with an allover swirl and petal design. I make lots of quilts, many as gifts, some for charity, and a few on commission.

Im waving wildly over here, from the significant mess that is my life right now. Im already working on my january quilt, its a blue scrappy patch rectangle, made with 6 four patches. Block a paying close attention to the 4 patch orientation, sew a remaining 3 14 x 6 background strip to a 4 patch. I enjoy exploring and experiencing creativity, color, style,and evolving as a quilter. The block in falling stars is a great one for rearranging into different layouts. What is needed for the autumn cabins quilt, are four blocks, consisting of four 6 sawtooth star units. Block b paying close attention to the 4 patch orientation, sew a remaining 3 14 x 6 layer cake blue strip to a 4 patch. The background i indigo dyed with a resist moon, i hand stitched in meteors path, the moon beams and crystal stars, with the meteor itself being a piece of mica i collected from the black hills of. Sew a background square to a layer cake blue square, press to the background fabric. The kids at the middle school crank them out so fast we cant keep up with the quilting on them. Jul 15, 2018 block a paying close attention to the 4 patch orientation, sew a remaining 3 14 x 6 background strip to a 4 patch. So far i have kept up and am on wk 4 at the moment. Margaret pieced this jelly roll race type quilt from her stash for a wedding gift, i quilted it with a design named surf. I bought the kit for this quilt which included a jelly roll and charm pack of bunnyhill designs fabric.

Heres a closeup photo to show you a little more detail. To drive home the tropical island theme, we found a background design, shown in the photo below, that resembles shells. Using a section with a background 6 strip and the 4 patch section with the added background 6 strip, sew 12 of these blocks. In a mad moment i opted to free machine the big square blocks, treating each patch with a different pattern and referring back at times to a cushion i had made in a previous life, at a sheena norquay workshop. Two 19th c nine patch quilt tops and two early toiles two nine patch quilt tops, one a baby quilt, are in diannes collection. I quilted it with a digitised design by darlene epp named trillium. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. After adding some sashing and some blue setting triangles around the border, this quilt was a go. I teach quilting locally and have an off season from april through august so i thought it might be a way of staying connected to my students.

Originally, the blue fabric on the back was turned to the front for the binding, but a dog chewed one side of the quilt and i repaired it by cutting off the damaged row and rebinding the quilt. Feb 27, 2019 explore nancyrayls board modern quilts grey background on. Jul 14, 2016 the remaining white space was still considerable, and needed a filler with a substantial pattern. Ill be showing you more about that later this week. I used the same blue pen for marking up the background but i need. This time using white or low volume fabrics with grey, pink, peach, or blue for the background and the center star should be pink, peach or bluegrey. Aidan got 2 free tickets from his teacher for him and emily to attend an event at a local state park where they are showing the art of knapping with the silver river knapp in. The outside border is a deep double pink, and chrome yellow is used for a narrow inner border. Ishbels second quilt is a maple leaf design pieced with stonehenge gradations fabrics. Patches of blue quilt along fabrics laundry basket quilts.

For the second step you will utilize the same tutorial to create 2 4. I premarked the xhatching with blue washout marker before loading the quilt. I chose the yellow and green to coordinate with the animal print, and somehow i managed to use them all up. On the design wall, i cut some of the bird batik to see how i like it with the crazy pieced blocks. This one, too, looks great on a black background, but would look terrific with blue, grey, or even blackonwhites. When i started my blog a couple of years ago, i confess i wasnt all that sure what a blog was all about. Welcome to my blog, where i ask questions about quilting, life, and everything.

In case you were wondering, here is the pattern for these super size 9 patch quilts. This pattern is called blooming 9patch and the quilt is sized at a generous queen. I think the next block will have the alternating block fabric for the background. See more ideas about blue jean quilts, quilt patterns and quilts.

I have the squares cut out and the quilt ready to be put together. See more ideas about quilts, quilt patterns and patches. The blocks in this mystery are of different sizes and need a bit of help to become a whole quilt. You can send me an email or comment to this post and add your blog address or ig handle. I started playing with them on the design wall and liked the way this was shaping up. Border treatments, xhatching, and a motif in the background squares rounded out the quilting.

I think i became a little obsessed, it isnt perfect, but i like the texture and it wont be looked at by any quilting judges. Because of the masks curved shape i took the advice from one of the videos to sew a 38inch seam on the outside curve for the interior piece while the outside piece and all other seams are 14inch. I hope youll enjoy reading about my quilts and travels. It keeps me grounded, intrigued, gives me a purpose and identity. But instead of using just two fabrics from a charm pack i resized it and replaced one of the fabrics with a four patch made with 5 charm squares and that turns out to be 9 12 square. Some of my pieces were light so i didnt want to use a light background. If any of you wish to download and print these patterns, the links are below. I made a tiny 412 inch block using 2 238 inch white squares, along with 114 inch white squares and 114 by 2 inch white rectangles, and 2 238 inch blue squares, one 2inch blue.

Featuring contemporary, unique quilts and quilt patterns. I have been patch working and quilting for over 30 years. The remaining white space was still considerable, and needed a filler with a substantial pattern. Barbara brackmans yankee notions, celebrating mary brown, cheddarback bom, derby house quilt, mrs. I managed to get all the dark blue hexagons stitched onto their black background. This will hook the blocks to each other when stitched into a row. Alison brought three quilts but i only seem to have photos of these. The bunnyhill christmas wheels quilt finished and on the wall for 2015.

I started my long arm business in 2003, and as my business name suggests, i am totally addicted to quilts. Its the next instalment of the mystery quilt and this time i am increasing your workload if you go to my mystery qal page here you will find the link to this weeks instructions there are two blocks to make this time, plus a little extra, what i call infill strips. She used a heavy flannel sheet instead of a cotton batting and the backing fabric is the same solid blue as the front. The larger quilt is a giant double 9patch that measures about 45 by 45. Remember to align the tip of the triangle to the seam in the fourpatch unit to. I finally finished my celebrating mary brown block. I love how the ninepatch white corner squares are against the white background, giving the quilt a light and airy look. I do like the light blue you have used as the background. Dec 15, 20 the background was to be a scrappy blue patchwork, so i had quite a pile of blue nine patch blocks. It was very disappointing to discover the red fabric bled badly in this line.

Your finished blocks should look something like this. I premarked the xhatching with blue washout marker before. Sew it altogether, then add a border out of the same background fabric and start. The light backgrounds need to be a longer strip, at least 18 in length since you will need that same background for 4 four patches in each block. This time using white or low volume fabrics with grey, pink, peach, or blue for the background and the center star should be pink, peach or blue grey. After the blocks were completed i took some of them to hobby lobby and found the burgundy and yellow fabric. May 07, 2020 the larger quilt is a giant double 9 patch that measures about 45 by 45. This is setting on an antique quilt for the picture. Two of the 4 patches are made from one 9 dark strip and the other two 4 patches come from a contrasting 9 strip.