A Wee Update and Some Business

Hey there friends! Just a quick post to claim my blog for Bloglovin, a site if you are not already using to follow blogs, I suggest you do! Just a sec, Follow my blog with Bloglovin. Ok. That's done! Here are a couple of quilts I've been working on to pretty up this post a bit. More on them later when they are finished!

 

I tried a little hand quilting on that last one! I'm hooked, I dare say, and already looking about for other quilts to hand quilt some more!

American Jane Tumbler Baby Quilt

American Jane fabric makes me go *squeee!* and especially when I sew it up into a quilt! This happy little quilt is going to someone special having a baby this summer. I don't know if mama reads my blog, but if she does... oops. The sweet couple was planning on decorating the nursery in a "vintage toy" style, so I think this might fit. I hope they didn't change their decorating scheme and I hope they and baby like the quilt. Cuz if they don't, I'm keeping it!

 
Oh, and those white flecks covering the quilt?  Not dandruff or fluff.  Those would be SNOWFLAKES. This is spring in these parts, folks!

Quilt Stats: Size: 34" by 40"
Fabrics: American Jane ABC 123, Peas and Carrots, and School Days
Quilting: All over meander with Aurifil 50 wt in 2021
Batting: Warm n Natural
Completed: April 7, 2013

Paris Quilt

Paris Quilt, a photo by CoraQuilts~Carla on Flickr.

My quilt I made to remember our trip this past fall to Paris is complete! Come and visit my Paris Quilt set on my Flickr photostream to see pictures of it!

 

From Tripping to Kaleidoscoping

Feeling in a daze, cuz I just got my Kaleidoscope Quilt Top done today! I cut into the fabric starting January 17, while I waited and waited for Bernina to come home. And I even pieced some blocks on old Kenmore. But now that she's here, there is no reason to stop quilting at every opportunity.

Just as I was sewing together the borders, my iron quit! Gah! So she hasn't been pressed in this picture, and the border hasn't been pressed at all, but it's a done top. So I'm happily rushing to share it in all manner of social media of course!

Go check out the tutorial from Don't Call Me Betsy on how to make one of these.  Or try this pattern.  I used a combination of both :)

Scrappy Trip Along Finished!

Not much to report here, except that my Bernina is home and I was finally able to quilt Scrappy Trip Along! I tried a new to me quilting method: Orange Peel!

I followed the tutorial at Oh Fransson! My first few rows were terrible, but after quilting all 80 inches of this quilt's width, my results were satisfying enough! I even was graced with a visit from Miss Kitty while photographing this quilt. Always a treat to have a kitty approved quilt!

 

Quilt Stats:
Size: 50" by 80"
Binding: Chicopee Cross Square in Green
Backing: Verna Clover in Earth by Kate Spain
Batting: Warm & Natural
Square size: 2 inches, finishing at 1.5 inches
Completed February 17, 2013