AND MORE
So I made more, because of course I want to share. :) White eyelet, green gingham, black gingham, tan linen, and blue linen can all be found at JudeHarbor.com and in the Etsy shop.
Oh my gosh, I saw the cutest pattern for these and had to make some! They've been a great seller at local markets, and it's easy to see why.
I had so much fun designing and appliqueing this quilt.
I had many already made blocks for Lori Holt's Bee In My Bonnet Granny's Garden Sew Along Quilt and then had a handful of the background circles all ready to be used. I opted to make a quilt with the Granny's Garden blocks and then a similar, but more masculine, second quilt. The quilt with the Granny's Garden blocks was claimed by my sister immediately, so much so that I didn't have time to get many pictures of it! I now introduce the more masculine version of this quilt, still using Lori Holt fabrics but differently.
Instead of following the same applique technique in the first quilt I did raw edge blanket stitch applique on this one. The eyes of the whale and fish are circles of Minky, and the mast of one of the boats is a satin ribbon.
You'll find this quilt in the Jude Harbor Etsy shop.
These quilts were crafted from a few "jelly rolls" I was given, using a pattern I was also given.
Super quick and easy and the end result is amazing! I did add in the borders to add some calm to the quilt, I'm a border/sashing fanatic, especially when I can involve white.
These beauties are in the Etsy shop here and here.
It's in the Jude Harbor Etsy shop waiting for a new home.
It has been far too long, but I've finally found time to make some quilts. And I dusted off the long arm quilter for some of them. I'm feeling very satisfied with myself, and can't wait to make more, more, more.
Here's the first of the finished quilts -
It can be found in the Jude Harbor Etsy shop here.
Simple pattern, but taken up a notch by turning the blocks on-point.
Many of the fabrics come from Lori Holt collections, some others I'm not as sure of the origins. My mother had a friend who could no longer sew and asked if I wanted some of her fabrics. Um, YES! And that's how I inhered two file boxes jam packed with mostly wonderful Lori Holt fabrics (and a few others being used for upcoming projects). I've had so much fun with these new fabrics (and don't get me started on the fabrics I picked up at some great prices at Joann over the last month - I've had to add many, many long shelves to the sewing room to accommodate that haul).
In other, even more wonderful news, I got a call at the beginning of December asking if I'd care for a newborn baby when he got out of the NICU. Um, YES, yes, yes! He's been with us for almost six months now and is a joy. We're head over heals in love with him and are very blessed to have him in our company.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1068612444/baby-girls-floral-quilt-whole-cloth
Another new whole cloth quilt. This one is just so sweet and soft for a little girl.
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Y'all - this fabric is from Hobby Lobby and I love everything about it. Hobby Lobby isn't always my first go-to for fabric, but they've got some great finds at really good prices (I've been told their fabric is 30% off every other week, I'm not sure if that's true - I just check the website before going in).
Priced at just $79 this quilt will sell very quickly! You can find it in the Jude Harbor shop and the Etsy shop.
While I love, love, love piecing quilt tops and the whole quilting process I thought it'd be fun to try making some whole cloth quilts with some fantastic fabrics I found (at Hobby Lobby).
This is the first quilt made - boho plants and flowers on two coordinating shades of pinkish coral. I quilted it with loopy swirls, a favorite of mine, and the binding is a fabric I had in my stash.
The time saved not piecing the top allows this quilt to be priced lower - just $59 for a 35" by 42" quilt.
So will I give up piecing quilts for whole cloth quilts? No way, but it's fun to add something new to the repertoire.
I've been working on all sorts of new stuff for the holidays, including stockings and ornaments, which can be found here , and our Jude Harbor stand alone shop soon.
This sweet Christmas quilt was so fun to put together.
It's the perfect size for a wall hanging or toddler bed cover ... or whatever your heart desires.
The quilting was done on the long-arm machine with a fun star pattern.
I'm hoping to get some more holiday quilts or some table runners done in the next few weeks so keep an eye on the shop.
I am, admittedly, very far behind on many things, including here. I'm doing my best to catch up, but with foster kittens (four this time!), Christmas products, and markets coming up it's not easy!
This quilt was made in August. Yes, I'm that far behind.
Anyhoo ... made in August as was her sister quilt, below, which has already found a new home.
The quilt was crafted from some charm packs I happened upon. I am not a big fan of pre-cuts, but do love charm packs - such an easy opportunity to use a whole bunch of different coordinating fabrics without buying yardage of all of them.
And the backing fabric is just wonderful, and such a good match to the front.
The quilt is available in the Etsy shop here.
Recently some decadent dinosaur flannel fabric magically appeared on my doorstep, along with a whole bunch of other fabric from Ziggie Lane Fabric. <- she has great sales, worth checking out and then I won't be alone in my fabric-aholic-ness.
Back to the dino fabric. I had to make quilt from it right away.
I opted to use the yummy dino flannel as the backside and created six appliqued dinosaurs for the front, on a white Kona cotton background.
The quilt is quilted with lots of straight lines 1" apart and sewn on the diagonal. I also quilted around each dinosaur.
The binding is the yummy coral / sherbet print.
After sewing the top I shared a picture of it on my personal Facebook page and immediately sold the quilt to one of my favorite mamas to my most favorite eight month old (currently, by choice, my one and only daycare baby).
There is a second quilt in the works, very similar to this one, which should be finished in the next few weeks.
The blocks on this stunning toddler or baby quilt were so much fun to make and the end result is just fantastic!
To make the blocks a Moda Woodland Secrets charm pack was coordinated with some other simple prints to create six 9-square blocks. The blocks were then cut on the diagonal, mixed up, and sewn back together. This block is known as a Disappearing Nine Patch.
White Kona cotton provides the sashing and border. The backing fabric is a fun dotty coral, and the binding is a coordinating green print. The quilting is done with meandering loopy lines.
The toddler or baby quilt measures 38" by 51", long enough for a small sofa throw quilt if desired.
Available at either our website or Etsy shop.
A few works in progress to share!
First, two quilts that just need to be photographed. They are both super cute and, unintentionally, share a lot of similar colors.
This one is ready to be quilted on the long-arm quilter. I'm waiting for sewing machine oil to arrive before getting started on it, in the meantime it's loaded and waiting.
I started quilting it a few days ago and ran into some tension issues. Not a big deal, but then the bobbin got wonky and the machine stopped working completely - the motor ran but nothing else happened. In reading the manual I came across a blurb that said to look at what you were last doing to find the source of your problem - so I surmised this was a bobbin issue. The bobbin came out and got fixed, but still nothing. I played around with the bobbin housing for a bit and got some tweezers out and found a little stuck thread. Worked on that and still nothing. Hmm. Googled and googled and googled some more and finally found a video that dealt with the issue. Sure enough, there was a tiny piece, maybe 1/2" long, of thread stuck in the bobbin. My son Adam and I worked at it for about 2 seconds and that pesky thread came out and the machine worked again. Seriously, the tiniest little piece of thread!
I finished this top last night and, once I find a great background fabric, it'll be ready to be quilted too.
My mother has been supplying me with quilts to practice long-arm stitching on. These two are the next to be played with. She donates these quilts to a local hospital and they are perfect for learning new techniques on. After seeing Instagram videos of the amazing work long-arm quilters do I am excited to keep learning (and there's so much to learn and practice!).
Lastly, this sweet charm square pack is next in line to be made into a quilt. I know Christmas is a long way away and even Hobby Lobby doesn't have their Christmas stuff out yet, but I can't wait, this one is just way too cute.
