Lost and Found Quilt

Finished up this quilt Sunday. I used Riley Blake's Lost and Found fabric line (or at least that is what most of the fabrics are). There really is no pattern, I just started with a square in the middle and went from there.

Here are some closeups of the quilting in progress:

This might be my best feather to date:

 

Here are some closeups of the finished quilting:

Here is a closeup of my machine binding:

 

And here she is fresh out of the dryer in all her crinkly goodness:

 

Gathers & Giggles Galore!

Another baby quilt done! Only one more to do....that I know of anyways.

The mom-to-be is not the girly-girly type, so I wanted to stay away from the typical baby pinks and purples. She has a bit of a hippie flair to her, and I think this quilt is the perfect fit!

This is from the Gathers & Giggles pattern by Sew Much Ado (click here to learn more).

 

I have been very brave (at least for me!) in trying new free motion quilting patterns. Every design on this quilt was something new for me. Here are some close-ups of the quilting.

 

Here is a peek at how the back of this one turned out:

 

 

 

I have also been working on perfecting a machine binding technique. This is the fourth time I have done it and I think it turned out perfectly.

 

Happy Monday!

Boston Lobsters

I can't find the words to describe how much I love this quilt. LOVE. 

Isn't she perfect!? I made this quilt for my manager who is having a baby boy in about a month. She loves Lobsters, Boston, and the Red Sox. When I found this lobster print (which I'm hoping really is lobsters and NOT crawfish), it just seemed perfect. When I was looking for fabric to go with it, I came across a Reunion Jelly Roll (by Sweetwater for Moda) I had in my stash, which complements it perfectly - so many great navys and reds.

Just a simple 16-patch that I strip-pieced and then alternated with the lobster squares. In case you are interested, these are 8-inch finished blocks, so this is somewhere around a 40x40 quilt.

I just did a simple stipple for the quilting, and did machine binding.

Aren't they cute!?