Custom Baby Quilt - Bella Solids - #3

This is the third custom baby quilt I've made for Kellie using the same Moda Bella Solids colors, very different patterns but the same colors, backing, and binding. Such a neat idea for baby quilts!

This time I was able to offer longarm quilting. The final quilting pantograph choice was Ikat from Urban Elements. I like how it softens the edges a bit but still complements the shape. It was a fun quilting panto to watch quilt out. 

The quilting looks kinda cool on the back, too.

With just an inspiration picture, it took me a minute to figure out how to design the block, but in the end, the quilt pieced together quicker and easier than I anticipated.

Quilt stats:

Size - 47" x 53"

Fabric - Moda Bella Solids

Batting - cotton

Longarm quilting pantograph - Ikat

Love Blooms - A Charming Barn Quilt 3

Using a charm pack of Love Blooms by Lella Boutique for Moda Fabrics I finished up this fresh new version of my A Charming Barn Quilt 3 quilt pattern.

It was a quick finish for February. A Charming Barn Quilt 3 is an easy quilt to get finished up if you are short on time.

This pattern is available in three sizes using precut fabric mini charm (2 1/2" squares), charm pack (5" squares), or layer cake (10" squares).

 

The quilting - we need to talk about it!

I settled on this longarm quilting pantograph fairly quickly. Crosshatching - it's a no brainer for me : ) With the scattering of flowers, perfect!

This is the Floral Crosshatch pantograph from Urban Elements.

It stitched out quickly and didn't use up a lot of bobbins.

Don't you love how it pops in the white border?!

I'm not sure how I feel about a red, white, and pink quilted wall hanging, but I do love the quilting.

Here she is coming fresh off the frame. This was the moment that I knew I picked the right longarm quilting pantograph. The light was hitting it just right. So lovely!

Quilt stats:

Pattern - A Charming Barn Quilt 3

Fabric - Love Blooms by Lella Boutique for Moda Fabrics

Batting - flannel

Thread - SoFine from Superior Threads

Pantograph - Floral Crosshatch from Urban Elementz

Happy quilting, all!

Anna : )

 

New Pattern: Little Bitty Trees - Winterstone

When it's -20 degrees and colder outside, this is as close as I'm going to get to walking in a winter wonderland, and I'm not complaining. Love! Love! Love this little quilt hanging out with my tree collection on the brand new shelf my husband made me : )

This is my newest quilt pattern and next up in my Seasons Quilt Series, Little Bitty Trees, made using Winterstone from Robert Kaufman.

This fabric is so pretty! It has shimmery silver accents that are fairly impossible to capture with a camera.  It has a very elegant feel.

Little Bitty Trees is written for two different sizes - 

this wall hanging at 40" x 40" and a table runner at 15"x 49".

The trees can be made with precut charm squares, scraps, layer cake squares, fat quarters, or yardage.

It's such a versatile quilt pattern.

The longarm quilting pantograph, Winter Tempest, is another one I love from My Creative Stitches. 

It complements the elegance of the fabric with just the right touch of snow and wind. It stitched out beautifully and smoothly and is the perfect finishing touch to my newest quilted winter wall hanging.

Quilt stats:

Pattern: Little Bitty Trees available in my store here

Fabric: Winterstone from Robert Kaufman

Batting: flannel

Thread: So Fine from Superior Threads

Longarm quilting pantograph: Winter Tempest

Happy quilting, fellow quilters : )

Anna

Christmas Carol Charm Pack Scrappy Table Runner

With the left charm pack squares of Christmas Carol ( 3 Sisters for Moda Fabric ) from my Star Compass Barn Quilt, I made up this darling little table runner. I made it just like the little runner I quilted up  with left charms of Avalon (Fig Tree for Moda Fabrics) almost 7 years ago. 

The prints are mostly all the light prints from the charm pack. Paired with a warm white background and same binding, the sense of calm and peacefulness this little table runner exudes is so very welcome and warming.

I did simple wavy straight-line quilting with my walking foot. It adds a little bit of flow to the quilt without disturbing it's peacefulness.

Love this little tablerunner quilt!

( and love that fact that I got two quilts from one charm pack : ) 

 

It fits perfectly across the top of a small bookcase, and I think works well, even in the middle of February in Minnesota, for a bit of wintery cheer.

Quilt details:

Fabric - Christmas Carol from Moda Fabrics

Batting - cotton flannel

Quilting - wavy straight-line quilting done on regular sewing machine

Size - 10.5" x 42"

Happy quilting, folks : )

Anna

Christmas Carol Star Compass Barn Quilt

Oh! I love everything about this Christmas Carol Star Compass Barn Quilt quilted wall hanging.

 Finished way out of season (or very early : ) but finished! and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out. 

The fabric is the gorgeous line Christmas Carol by 3 Sisters for Moda Fabrics. So beautiful! It's a very classic fabric line with beautiful small prints and classic holly. The text print is perfect!

The inner border and binding is a Moda Marble that I've had for years. I think it frames this Star Compass Barn Quilt perfect and works marvelously with that warm tan small floral print.

Just had to get this picture in the winter sunshine. There is something special about quilts in winter sunshine.

This is the first Christmas version of Star Compass Barn Quilt that I've made.  I made the charm pack/precut 5" squares option of the quilt pattern.  Using a charm pack makes what little cutting there is go even quicker. 

This little wall hanging quilt would have been done a couple weeks ago, but I just couldn't decide on how to quilt it. I had half a dozen quilting pantographs I was considering and just couldn't seem to narrow it down. I wanted the quilting to let the fabric and quilt pattern shine.

Based on the reviews and name : ), I settled on Briar Rose in Winter from My Creative Stitches. It does not disappoint. It stitched out smoothly and quickly, and I think it is the perfect finishing touch on quilting up this wallhanging. It suits the fabric so well and doesn't detract from the fabric or quilt pattern. Love it!!!

Kinda looks like a butterfly at this angle : )

Quilt stats: 

Pattern - Star Compass - available in my shop.

Fabric - Christmas Carol from Moda Fabrics

Batting - flannel

Longarm quilting pantograph - Briar Rose in Winter

Quilting thread - So Fine from Superior Threads

Happy quilting, everyone!

Anna