Quilt spotlight!

This spring when our peach tree was blooming, I was able to take some pictures spotlighting this quilt I made last year.

Mom's daffodils were in full bloom so I also headed over there to shoot this

jelly roll friendly quilt.

All you need to make this quilt top are twenty 2-1/2 inch strips and 1/2 yard coordinating fabric.

I like making lap quilts! They are the perfect size to snuggle up with.

They are also easy to make because of their small size, and can be finished up quickly!!!

~Anna

Baby boy quilt

Before I left the country this spring, I was working on a baby boy quilt for a missionary family expecting their fifth child (their forth boy!). After I heard about the opportunity to go to Africa, I only had two weeks before I left. With all that was going on, the quilt was put on hold. I knew I wasn't going to be able to finish the quilt I was working on for them before I left, but I still wanted to give them a quilt.

The Answer?

I dug through the quilts that I had made for myself and found one I could part with:)

I put together this quilt last year when I wanted to try using ribbon as a binding.

I used my own pattern design showcasing some baby boy flannel prints. I used two different embroidery threads and tied the quilt for an easy finish.

My ribbon binding.

The main reason I made this quilt was to try using ribbon as binding. I love the idea, but it was a little harder then I thought it would be. Anyone have any tips for doing this?

When I got home in June, I was able to see their precious baby snuggled in it when they stopped by our church before heading back to Mexico.

I was so glad to be able to give them a quilt to show my appreciation of what their doing in Mexico.

Right now I am working on another baby boy quilt that should be posted about next week. I deliver it on Wednesday. I will be glad to have that done. I am currently handsewing the binding, and working on the embroidered name tag for the back.

After thats done, I can finish two more baby quilts. One for a friend, and one for my dads coworker.

Both are very simple flannel quilts that are tied and finished with machine attached binding. I don't have a lot of time so both quilts are basic. Hopefully they will appreciate my effort!

Thanks for stopping by.

-Anna

Quilts for Twins

I just finished these two quilts for a set of twins.

The one on the left is for the girl, the one on the right is for the boy.

The room colors their aunt gave me were green and brown. She wanted the quilts to be similair, but different. I made them with the same fabric, but went with different patterns.

The quilt on the left is a "fair in square" pattern with a small sashing between the blocks. I have been wanting to make the quilt on the right for a while. It is a rail fence variation. This version normally only has two colors, but I have seen it done the way I did it with three.

Of course they also wanted elephants to go along with the quilts!!

I still love making these little guys.

I taught my sister Maggie how two make one a while ago, she did a great job and donated it to a silent auction at a autism awareness day. It sold for $50! Wow! I normally sell mine for $10 

I outline quilted both quilts. Outline quilting is my favorite way to quilt, and my favorite quilting look.

I only outline quilt baby quilts because they are small and easy. Any quilt bigger then a lap quilt, I do on my long arm machine.

I also made a set of blocks to go with the quilts. No ribbons this time. Instead, to add interest I used different fabrics for texture. My favorite to use was a thick brown corderoy with lots of "bumps"

I also added a lot more color into the blocks. And used more themed prints e.i. the monkey print, jungle print, and fussy cut animals. 

Both aunt (who ordered them) and parents liked the quilts!

One of their favorite parts was the hand embrodered name tags on the back(not pictured).

After their aunt saw these quilts, she orderend another one for her nephew.

All I have to do is put the border on and the top with be finished.

Until next time

Anna