Sea Glass Quilt

This quilt is made from the leftovers and scraps of one of my mom's quilts.  I started sewing the triangles as leaders and enders, but that didn't last long.  

I divided the large half square triangles into separate color ways.  Then I was really curious if there were enough of the green, teal, and blue triangles to make a whole lap quilt.  These are big HST and are squared up at eight inches.  

I realized that if I left some blocks as plain background squares and added a border that there would be enough.  

The quilt top sat for a couple weeks while I worked on other projects.  I decided to name it Sea Glass because that is what the colors reminded me of.  

One day when my mom was sewing with me she kept saying how much she loved the fabrics.  She also said how happy it made her to see them all together.  So I decided to give the quilt to her.  She provided some off white minky for the backing.  While she was on a trip celebrating her 58th wedding anniversary, I quilted it on the long arm.  

I decided to try floppy freehand feathers.  They are kind of big, but my blocks are big.  

I am pleased with how they turned out for my first time quilting them on the long arm.  I did the binding for my mom too.  It was leftover backing from another one of her quilts.  

Another day I was able to take some better pictures inside.  

My parents came to our house for dinner the day after they got back from their trip and I was able to give my mom the quilt.  She loves it!

I hope to finish up the other color way into a quilt or two next year.  

XX,

Jasmine

Christmas Bear Star

My mom bought the fabric for this quilt over 25 years ago.  She never got around to working on it, so earlier this year I asked her if I could have it.  She sweetly gave it to me and I came up with my own pattern.  I feel like this is a modern traditional quilt.  I liked the look of some wonky star quilts, but didn't want to make it wonky.  I was inspired by Cluck Cluck Sew's No Point Stars and decided to combine the two ideas into one pattern.  

I first cut apart all the bear fabric into blocks.  It looked very country. I had 40 bears.

I used the 5.5 inch AccuAuilt square die to cut out the bears.  I marked the diagonals and tried to line up the corners.  The fabric wasn't always printed square, but my pieces are square.  I actually sewed the quilt together with a 3/8 inch seam allowance to make sure that you couldn't see any of the skinny heart border.  

Here are my first four stars.

Over the next few days I sewed star points whenever I got a chance in between taking care of kids, decorating, cooking, and life.

I originally wanted to have the bears face every which way.  We frequently lay quilts sideways on the sofa.  However, my husband and Cheetah vetoed that.

All the bears face the same way now.

I quilted it on the Bernina Q24 with a red minky backing.

I decided to quilt with a simple stipple because I wanted to quilt around most of the bears' faces.

It is bound in the red fabric from the stars.

I actually finished it in the afternoon.

The light was still pretty so I quickly laid it on the sofa for a picture.

My family loves this quilt.  

Can you believe I am now only two weeks behind in my blogging?  I still hope to catch up by the end of the year.

XX,

Jasmine

Christmas with 3 Sisters

My mom bought a fat quarter bundle of It Came Upon a Midnight Clear by 3 Sisters for Moda.  We realized that if we just added a few more fabrics that it would be enough for two Christmas quilts.  One is for her and one is for me.  We cut the quilts out at her house one Tuesday.  I finished mine later that week.  

I started by laying out all of the large prints on the design wall.  (Our rectangles are cut out at 5 by 10 inches.)

Then I added in the smaller and less busy fabrics.  I shifted the busy prints as I needed to.  

Another day I pieced the quilt top.

I used these large HST as leaders and enders.  They are squared up at 8 inches unfinished.

They are leftovers from one of my mom's projects.  I have decided to separate them into the warm and cool colors instead of combining them.  There is probably enough fabric for three quilts.  (I'm not very good at sticking with leaders and enders.  The cool color quilt top is already finished.)

Another day I quilted it on the Bernina Q24 with the loopy spiral.

I put the binding on later that night after the kids were in bed.

It looked so pretty the next morning on the sofa in my bedroom.  

Now it is on the landing with some other quilts waiting for snuggles.

I decided to name this quilt "Christmas with 3 Sisters" because the fabrics are designed by 3 Sisters and I have three sisters.  

XX,

Jasmine

Quilt Number 300

Just before I started blogging I came up with a numbering system for my quilts. According to that numbering system, this is quilt number 300!  I made it for Quilts for Kids SLC.  This is my fabric pull.  The fabric for the four inch strips and binding came from my mom.  The backing came from my stash.  

The top has 17 different fabrics and was sewn together jelly roll race style.  (Funny thing is that quilt number 200 was sewn the same way for another donation quilt.)

I pieced the batting together from the leftover batting of the six quilts I quilted for Quilts for Kids SLC.  I always find it helpful to lay the batting pieces over the quilt top to make sure I have enough before zig zagging it together.   

I quilted it on the Bernina Q24.

It is quilted with loops and scattered hearts.  It is so much fun to quilt in rows this way.

Here is what the backing looks like after trimming it.  It is kinda wild, but cute.  

I sew the binding to the back of the quilt by machine first.  Then I have found it helpful to iron the binding flat before top stitching it to the front.  My wool pressing mats make this so easy because I am not fighting the weight of the quilt on an ironing board.  (I only iron the binding like this if I have a cotton backing. I don't when I have a minky backing.)

Here it is all finished.

I still need to wash it and get some more pictures.  But I love it.  Be prepared to see a lot more chunky race quilts made with my mother's fabric.  I have found that if I keep the quilts simple that I can make more of them.  

By the way, if I were to number my quilts now, I would do things a bit differently.  But I don't think it is worth changing it up now.  Have you counted or numbered your quilts?

XX,

Jasmine

Cheerful Race

This quilt was a fast finish which I made for Quilts for Kids SLC.  I found out that quilts for teenagers aren't donated as often.  So when I went to the scrap quilt workshop I asked what size would be good for teenagers.  They said lap quilts would be good because they are supposed to be comfort quilts and not bed quilts.  I love making lap quilts.  

I used my chunky race quilt calculations and fabrics from my mother to make this quilt.  It takes 30 four inch width of fabric strips. I cut each WOF strip in half at the fold and cut off the selvages.  Three 21 inch strips are for one row.  Eleven and a half 21 inch strips are for four rows.  Forty-five and a half 21 inch strips are for 16 rows.  Each section is pieced like a jelly roll race and trimmed to the same width.  

I pieced the quilt top in the morning.  

I quilted it in the afternoon before dinner.

And I did the binding after the kids were in bed.  

I hope to get some better pictures before I wash it and donate it.  But it has been so cold and my kids have been sick off and on for the last month.  Check out the view from my back yard the day I finished this quilt.  

Cold.  That's all I can say.  

XX,

Jasmine