Quilting Progress - Finishing Quilts!

I have been loving my HandiQuilter Fusion machine. I am also super lucky to have the Pro-Stitcher for it, which is the computerized quilting for the HandiQuilter quilting machines. Although I love the process of and results from free motion quilting, sometimes it's nice to sit back and let the machine do all the work...and frankly, sometimes all a quilt really needs is a good all-over pattern.

According to Instagram, both of these quilt tops were finished a year ago (heavy sigh), but alas they are quilted!

First up, my Houndstooth Quilt. Simple navy and white solids.

Close-up of the quilting...the pattern is called Turbulence by Apricot Moon. I thought it added the perfect touch of movement and curve to the straight lines of the houndstooth.

I found this Alexander Henry print called Sloane and instantly new this had to be the backing. I think it adds the perfect contrast and complement to the front.

And my St. Louis 16-Patch Quilt. I used a variety of Anna Maria Horner and Art Gallery prints - and there is even a token Tula Pink print in there.

I found this great all over digital pattern for the quilting - it has some leaves, flowers, and a swirl. Thought it was the perfect pattern for this quilt top. Here are some closeups.

 Now my to-bind stack of quilts is growing! I'm thinking a binding/movie/netflix weekend may be in order.

#MoxieQuilt Done!

I couldn't be happier with how this Moxie quilt turned out!

I love Tula Pink's Fox Field line. It was so much fun - the colors and the prints - and the Moxie pattern was easy to follow and so fun to do! You can find Tula Pink's free pattern by clicking here.

For the quilting, I put on my big-girl panties and got really - REALLY!!! - brave and tried all sorts of new things. Only the top and bottom "wave" were done using the Pro-Stitcher, the rest was completely free hand.

More closeups of the quilting...

Another Brick in the Wall

About this time last year I wanted to whip together a quick and easy quilt that used up a bunch of bright and fun scraps I had lying around. This quick and easy quilt is called Rows of Bricks and the pattern is found in Julie Herman's Skip the Borders book.

Used IKEA fabric for the backing and finished it off with an easy all-over stipple on my long arm.