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30’s Squared

Rachel — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:25:54 +0000

I am so in love with this quilt!!! The pattern is so easy, I and am loving it. It simply uses a layer cake plus yardage, and since I’m always looking for patterns to use with layer cakes, this one is definitely a keeper.

The post wash measurement is 52 x 63.

For the label I incorporated it into the backing design. I used a Sharpie and wrote on the white fabric.

I don’t often get pictures of my finished quilts with their recipients, but I am hand delivering this quilt to the recipients tomorrow, so hopefully when I get back from vacation I’ll post some pictures of the hopefully delighted recipients with their quilt.

Spring Flowers Recap

Rachel — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:10:59 +0000

Spring Flowers is done! And I LOVE it!!!!!! For starters I used Camille’s Baby Mine pattern. The pattern is a great deal because you get 2 patterns for the price of 1–a girl quilt and a boy quilt. I wasn’t 100% sold on the flower applique pieces that go with the girl quilt. So I hunted through my library of patterns and found one that I love…it’s called French Roses by Heather French. Some day I’m going to make an entire quilt of French Roses (I even have the fabric for it), but since that’s down the road I figured I give the French Roses a whirl by substituting these flowers for the ones that came with the Baby Mine pattern.

The French Roses pattern uses the soft edge applique technique, which I thought is perfect for a baby girl’s quilt. I’m certainly in love with soft edge applique!

I’m so glad I made this modification. I think the French Roses flowers are softer, more feminine, and just downright adorable.

The quilt measured 40 x 50 prior to washing and measures 37 1/2 x 47 1/2 after washing…perfect size for a baby.

Front

Back

Polka dot binding matches the inner border

Label: I used a piece of muslin, cut the edges with pinking shears, wrote on it, then soft edge appliqued it to the quilt

Fabric: Butterfly Fling by Me & My Sisters Design for Moda, the white is a white on white design with butterflies, the polka dots and some of the fabrics in the flowers are from my stash.

Side note: I started working on an improv project tonight. I got everything out and set up (machine, ironing board, started cutting fabric etc.), then went to sew, and my sewing machine won’t sew! Grrrrrrr! So I’m bringing it in tomorrow to get serviced, because one can’t have a non working sewing machine when one NEEDS to sew!

Bowl of Cherries: Done

Rachel — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:46:04 +0000

I finally finished quilting and binding the Bowl o f Cherries quilt. I really do like the way this quilt came out, and I sure hope my Aunt Ann likes it.

See the cherries

Instead of using a separate label, I decided to simply write on the back of the quilt. I’m really liking this idea….it’s simple, it’s easy, and it’s permanent.

Rocqua: Labeled

Rachel — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:03:46 +0000

Sometimes the hardest part of finishing a project is getting started with the finishing touches. That’s where I’ve been with the Rocqua Rythm quilt. It was waiting patiently for me to sew the binding. I determined that yesterday was going to be the day that I got started.

Much to my surprise I started and finished all within 4 hours! I must be getting faster at hand sewing, because at a 65″ square it surely isn’t a small quilt.

Anyway, this morning I put the label on, and as I type this it is getting washed. Not sure if I’ll have pictures up today, because the light is bad—it’s been pouring for the last 9 hours and I think it’s supposed to rain all day. So until I get some photos up, I hope this tides you over.

Do You Label?

Rachel — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:01:15 +0000

I haven’t labeled any quilts yet. I know you are supposed to, but honestly it seems like so much work. But then I found these awesome custom labels from Sweet Water, and thought I’d give them a try. I love them!!! So easy to design and use. They are iron-ons, and after you iron them on, you simply stitch around the edges. I chose the label that gave me the space opportunity to write something in, and it turned out great.

I will definitely be using these on ALL of my quilts!