Modern and Simple

 I showed some fat quarters recently and this is the quilt that came of them. So simple to make but I like the statement it makes because of the fabrics.

The pattern is in this book and on the cover above by Kaffe Fassett - Quilts in the Sun. What a difference fabrics make! I like both quilts but they are very different. It began with 20 fat quarters.

 Here are a couple of close-ups and I used a pantograph called Geometric Path to complete the modern look.

Thanks for viewing my blog and stitch when you get a moment!!

First Year Clothes Quilt

My nephew's wife asked me to make a quilt with her one year old's clothes. I had not done this before but she found a picture on Pinterest for inspiration so I went from there. It was a similar technique as doing a T-shirt quilt really, except with 'flags' or 'pennants'.

 The picture I saw had smaller bits of the clothes but since these were special clothes she wanted more of the detailing to show. 

I just happened to have a nice triangle ruler that worked well so the cutting was easy.

 I used a very soft interfacing on the back of the clothes so they would not stretch as I sewed them and would keep a little body after the quilt was made.

 I also cut small strips - 3/4" of the fusible Wonder Under to lay on the outside edges to bond the pieces, so the zigzagged edge would sew better. I rough cut the pieces at first, added the interfacing then fusible THEN cut with the ruler so my edges would be nice and sharp.

 I added his name at the bottom . . .

and just thought this little shirt with buttons was so cute, too!

 Here's the full quilt! Just looks like some little clotheslines to me with all the clothes hanging on it.

 I quilted a fun freehand swirl design.