April is a busy birthday month for me, so this year I made decided to make some Layer Cake quilts for my daughter, Varinia, my grandaughter, Ishta and I finally finished the Strip Quilt for my granddaughter Ce'Nedra. Layer Cake quilts are quick to make. I simply lay the squares out on the floor and move them around until they look aesthetically pleasing. Then I take a photo … [Read more...] about Honey Honey Layer Cake Quilt for My Daughter Varinia
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Quilt Block: Ribbon Star Quilt Block Tutorial
This block is just so easy to make. You can make a quilt by simply sewing a number of the blocks together or you could add sashing between the blocks. It looks great either way. Add some borders and you have a truly lovely quilt. I have only used two contrasting colours but you could change it up by making each block a different colour or even each of star points in a … [Read more...] about Quilt Block: Ribbon Star Quilt Block Tutorial
Quilt As You Go Quilt With Sashing – Reversible Quilt
This is a 'quilt as you go with sashing' quilt. The sashing is added as you piece it together. It is fully reversible and looks great in either soft vintage materials or bright moderns colours. We have just done line quilting on the main quilt with curved quilting on the borders. After quilting the finished quilt measures approx. 62" x 52" ---SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS … [Read more...] about Quilt As You Go Quilt With Sashing – Reversible Quilt
Connor’s Caterpillar Heavy Hauler Truck Construction Quilt
For my eldest great grandson's birthday I decided to make him a quilt featuring the Caterpillar heavy hauler truck, construction quilt. The panel features a CATerpillar heavy hauler truck and measured 36" x 44" I got a bit carried away with the borders and ended up with a quilt measuring 70" x 90", quite a large quilt for a young man. I keep telling myself that it … [Read more...] about Connor’s Caterpillar Heavy Hauler Truck Construction Quilt
Toddler Quilt – Axel’s Quilt – I See Animals Baby Quilt
One day you may buy a quilt kit and when you get it home it's not quite what you were expecting. Well that happened to me. Some time ago I bought a quilt kit which I intended to make up for one of my great grandsons. When I got around to opening it, I was a bit disappointed as the pieces didn't seem to go together, there was no coherent theme, the instructions were awful and it … [Read more...] about Toddler Quilt – Axel’s Quilt – I See Animals Baby Quilt