A collection of quilts made with the Albion fabric collection by Amy Smart for Riley Blake Designs - including precuts-friendly quilt designs!
A collection of quilts made with the Albion fabric collection by Amy Smart for Riley Blake Designs - including precuts-friendly quilt designs!
More than two years ago, I made my very first memory quilt from the clothing of a loving father. The daughter gifted it to her mother and I understand it has been displayed on her mother's bed every day since then. Late last year she asked me if I would take the scraps from that project and make five small quilts so that each of her siblings could also have a memory quilt to remember their father by. That is the primary project I have been working on in 2017. She wanted to gift them for Father's Day this year and I will be delivering them to her this week. I wanted to make these versatile so that they could be used as a pillow, a table topper, or a wall quilt. Each one has an envelope backing so that a pillow form can be easily inserted. Here it is as a table topper. Each small quilt is 23" to 24" square. The backings are made from clothing as well. They are just as unique as the quilt fronts. It was a sunny and breezy day when I was taking photos. There were very few big pieces left by the time these backs were made. The center one uses a shirt that was a bit too thick for patchwork but made a great pillow back. The pillow form fits in that one by unbuttoning the shirt front. Here is a closer look at each of the quilt fronts. I was constantly reminding myself that the focus of these quilts is the clothing. Not the patchwork. Not the quilting. There were a couple of tops I made and set aside because the clothing was not the focus. While I love them all, this simple square in a square is one of my favorites, mostly because in the beginning, I thought it would be boring. It is anything but boring. You can't see it in the picture, but this is the most heavily quilted of the set. I was so nervous with this one because about half way through, I thought it was going to be overdone, but once it was finished, it turned out to be the one with the most old fashioned feel to it. Most of the clothing fabric is shirts. Some is pajamas, and some, like this solid red, is from boxer shorts. In this case, red Santa boxer shorts. It's the perfect accent fabric and I just love the fun behind the history of it. I wanted each one of these quilts to be special. There was one point when I was struggling to come up with patchwork designs for them. This was a last minute addition to replace one that I was feeling ho hum about. When these were in the completed top stage with no quilting on them, this was my favorite. What I like most about this quilt, is that every piece of fabric is from clothing. All of the others have a Moda Bella solid for the background. There weren't enough really light clothing items to do that throughout, but I'm happy that this one is all clothing. This is the only one where part of the quilting is in a darker thread. There is a flower quilted in the center of the larger squares in a dark blue thread, and that same thread is used to stitch lines diagonally through the darker fabrics. There is also a layout mistake with the patchwork on this one. I did not see it until it was far too late to correct, and I think it adds an element of quirkiness. Can you find it? I am really excited to finish and deliver these small quilts. Making memories is a very special part of quilt making for which I am thankful to be a part.
3.5.15 indigo + oatmeal quilt #48 nap quilt approx. 67" x 58" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 2.27.15 old + new quilt #47 nap quilt approx. 72" x 59" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 2.25.15 harlequin style quilt #46 lap, baby size approx. 49" x 37" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 2.7.15 framed squares quilt #45 shades of gray, blue and yellow lap size approx. 48" x 40" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1.31.15 framed squares quilt #44 farmhouse quilt lap size approx. 48" x 40" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1.25.15 tumbling blocks quilt #43 farmhouse quilt full size approx. 94" x 74" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1.20.15 Another framed squares farmhouse quilt quilt #42 largest one yet full size approx. 90" x 72" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1.9.15 First finished project of 2015 echo quilt #41 Nap size approx. 60" x 45" Scrap buster project. Because of the positive comments on the straight line quilting on a past project I did this one with vertical and horizontal line quilting as well. Looks good. I was able to get new labels made in time for this quilt. This quilt SOLD within 3 hours of listing in the shop.
Father’s Day is Sunday, June 19, and graduation ceremonies will be popping up everywhere soon. When it comes to gifts for dads AND grads, there’s always a wonderful way to say What way is that? Why, with a quilt of course! Today we’ve rounded up three quilts that will easily pull double duty. From one …
Great Ideas for Memory Quilts, Keepsake Quilts and for Recycling Men’s Shirts! Men’s shirts have a lot of usable fabric for creative quilters to work into quilts. Recycling is always a great idea, plus men’s shirts provide the ideal fabric for more masculine quilts. All-cotton shirts, besides being more comfortable to wear, are perfect for …
It feels like it’s been a marathon of sewing for the last two months, but I’m excited to finally share my new patterns with you before I head off to Market! I made these in my new fabric line – Modern Neutrals, which will be in stores in October 2014, until then – be creative! I had some […]
Alle y * Ume Quilts sind entworfen und handgefertigt von mir - Yoshimi, 100 % Baumwolle, vorgewaschen und eine Menge Gedanken in den kreativen Prozess. Diese modernen Spiel Stick Design Quilt ist fertig an Sie versenden! Der Rücken ist grau. Die Grenze und Quilting Thread ist Marine. Dieser Quilt ist Maschine genäht, gesteppt, und fertig mit Maschine Bindung. CA. Größe: 38 "x 56" MATERIAL: 100 % Baumwolle (Gewebe, mit der Wimper, Nähen & Quilten Thread) Pflege: Handwäsche oder Maschinenwäsche in kühles Wasser auf ein Schonwaschgang und Wäschetrockner trocknen auf low
Welcome to the Moda Blog tour!!!…I am Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings…I’m glad you stopped by…I have been a moda designer for a couple of years now and I truly LOVE it!! I design …
Pieced entirely of 2nd hand dress shirts and a piece of leftover quilt batting from another project. Donated to the silent auction at the annual fundraiser for our local creative arts center. Purchased by a local woman for her grandbaby boy.
There’s something magical about quilts. Perhaps it’s the creative process of selecting color combinations, arranging the blocks to create an...
Our nephew Adam will graduate from high school this May, and I’ve completed his flannel quilt with a few months to spare. Last fall I asked Adam if he had any special requests for his graduation q…
made from my husbands old shirts. blogged here: sandrasaunders.blogspot.com/2011/03/dads-shirts-keepsake-...
More than two years ago, I made my very first memory quilt from the clothing of a loving father. The daughter gifted it to her mother and I understand it has been displayed on her mother's bed every day since then. Late last year she asked me if I would take the scraps from that project and make five small quilts so that each of her siblings could also have a memory quilt to remember their father by. That is the primary project I have been working on in 2017. She wanted to gift them for Father's Day this year and I will be delivering them to her this week. I wanted to make these versatile so that they could be used as a pillow, a table topper, or a wall quilt. Each one has an envelope backing so that a pillow form can be easily inserted. Here it is as a table topper. Each small quilt is 23" to 24" square. The backings are made from clothing as well. They are just as unique as the quilt fronts. It was a sunny and breezy day when I was taking photos. There were very few big pieces left by the time these backs were made. The center one uses a shirt that was a bit too thick for patchwork but made a great pillow back. The pillow form fits in that one by unbuttoning the shirt front. Here is a closer look at each of the quilt fronts. I was constantly reminding myself that the focus of these quilts is the clothing. Not the patchwork. Not the quilting. There were a couple of tops I made and set aside because the clothing was not the focus. While I love them all, this simple square in a square is one of my favorites, mostly because in the beginning, I thought it would be boring. It is anything but boring. You can't see it in the picture, but this is the most heavily quilted of the set. I was so nervous with this one because about half way through, I thought it was going to be overdone, but once it was finished, it turned out to be the one with the most old fashioned feel to it. Most of the clothing fabric is shirts. Some is pajamas, and some, like this solid red, is from boxer shorts. In this case, red Santa boxer shorts. It's the perfect accent fabric and I just love the fun behind the history of it. I wanted each one of these quilts to be special. There was one point when I was struggling to come up with patchwork designs for them. This was a last minute addition to replace one that I was feeling ho hum about. When these were in the completed top stage with no quilting on them, this was my favorite. What I like most about this quilt, is that every piece of fabric is from clothing. All of the others have a Moda Bella solid for the background. There weren't enough really light clothing items to do that throughout, but I'm happy that this one is all clothing. This is the only one where part of the quilting is in a darker thread. There is a flower quilted in the center of the larger squares in a dark blue thread, and that same thread is used to stitch lines diagonally through the darker fabrics. There is also a layout mistake with the patchwork on this one. I did not see it until it was far too late to correct, and I think it adds an element of quirkiness. Can you find it? I am really excited to finish and deliver these small quilts. Making memories is a very special part of quilt making for which I am thankful to be a part.
