Anna Maria Horner, Hand Quilted, On a Whim Quilt

Welcome!  I'm pleased to have finished another hand quilted project.  This is a made with a pattern from Thimble Blossoms - one I have made before - called On A Whim.  

The rainbow of shades are from the Anna Maria Horner line, True Colors.  I had a large piece of fabric from her older Loulouthi line which I used for the borders.  The white background pieces are simply a white sheet from Ikea.

The backing is my favourite...VOILE!  So soft and cuddly.  The pieces are ones I have collected from Anna Maria Horner and from Tula Pink.  And, as I have mentioned, the quilt is completely hand quilted.  I used a rainbow of threads that I had, DMC perle cottons in size 8 and Aurifil cottons in size 12.  It's the squishiest and snuggliest.

QUILT STATS:

Pattern: On a Whim by Camille Roskelley for Thimble Blossoms

Fabrics: Anna Maria Horner, True Colours fat quarters and Loulouthi Framed in Sea Glass

Thread: machine pieced with Aurifil 50 wt, hand quilted with Aurifil 12 wt and DMC 8 wt.

Backing: various voiles from Anna Maria Horner Little Folks and Tula Pink lines

Batting: Warm & Natural

Dimensions: 68" by 82"

Completed March 2016

Katagami Bricks Quilt

It's been so long I'm kind of blanking at the moment as to how I do this.  How do I put pictures in, again? :)

Here is an actual finish after 7 months!  A quilt for a teenaged nephew.  Parson Gray can be relied upon to produce manly but elegant fabrics perfect for boy quilts.  The latest line, Katagami, is what I used for this twin sized quilt.  Scroll down for quilt stats!

QUILT STATS:

Dimensions: 70" by 90"

Fabrics: Katagami by Parson Gray for FreeSpirit

Backing: Kona cotton solid in Navy

Thread: Aurifil 28 wt in Grey (for the top) and Navy for the back.  (Yes, it worked for machine quilting!  I wasn't sure whether this thicker thread would work, I usually use a 50 wt, but it gives a nice bold stitch line a bit reminiscent of sashiko.  A good fit with these Japanese inspired fabrics!)

Batting: Warm and Natural