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

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

Two of a Kind

I made these two quilts at the request of my husband.  One is for someone whose spouse has terminal cancer and the other is for someone who just had a heart transplant.  They use the Modern Pearls quilt pattern by Julia of Red Rainboots Handmade.  She offers the pattern for free here.  I did make the quilts smaller by leaving off two columns.  My quilts finish about 60 by 76 inches.  

The two fabrics I chose are Kona Lighthouse and Kona snow.  I think those colors looks so pretty together.  The backings are an off white minky.  

I cut the quilt out and basically followed her pattern with the lights and darks reversed.

Pretty soon I had one quilt on the design wall and another quilt top made.  

Then there were two quilt tops.

I loaded one large piece of minky a little bit differently.  I rolled the backing onto the bar normally used for the top.  I had to be careful when advancing the quilts, but it helped to manage the bulk of the minky.  

The first quilt was quilted with loopy spirals.

The second was quilted with a plain spiral. 

They were loaded one right after the other and came off the frames one right after the other.

I trimmed them at the same time.

On Halloween my husband asked me if I could hurry and finish one of them.  He wanted to gift it the next day.  So I did.

I got the binding on...

And took a couple outdoor photos before the trick-or-treaters came.

The other quilt sitting unfinished was bothering me, so I finished the binding after the kids were in bed on Halloween.

I had hoped for some more sunlight to take photos, but my husband checked the weather forecast.  It would be at least a week if I waited for a sunny day.  He wanted to gift the quilt before then, so I did the best I could.

I really enjoyed making these quilts, but I must admit I missed bright colors.  I just hope that these quilts can bring the recipients and their families some comfort.  

XX,

Jasmine