Oh hey! A give away!
I’m sure that lots of you have been seeing mentions of Fat Quarterly around the internets. Pretty exciting stuff! A new e-magazine with lots of fun patterns and projects for the modern sewist? Yes please!
The first issue launches Tuesday, April 27th. Click on over for loads more info!
Meanwhile, wanna win the first issue?? Just comment on this post! I’ll close comments on Sunday and announce a winner the same day!
Just so busy that the poor blog is seriously suffering. Lots of sewing going on but I can’t show you here.
I have managed to squeeze in a block or two for bees and so on…
Got to work with some beautiful shot cottons for Sew Connected 2.
And a couple of blocks for the raffle quilts we’re making for the L.A. Modern Quilt Guild. You’ll be hearing more about these quilts for sure!
Otherwise hope you all have a wonderful Monday!
This and that today.
Have you seen that we’re doing weekly posts on the Modern Quilt Guild blog about what different member guilds are up to around the country and world?? Well we are! And while you’re over there, if you haven’t joined yet, check that a member guild hasn’t popped up near you! We’re at an amazing 54 guilds strong… and still growing!
And did you see the amazing give away over at the Fresh Modern Quilts flickr pool?? It’s in celebration of growing to 2000 members and I put together a cute little fat quarter pack that’s included in the tons of amazing prizes.
Otherwise I’m back to work again so I’ll be around here less. Not completely gone but quiet for sure. I promise I’ll be back with a vengeance in June!
I finished up this simple and fun baby girl quilt top. I’m calling it Pink Stacks!
I took some (horrid) photos as I went so I thought I’d show you how I made it. I’m hesitant to call it a tutorial as there’s so much winging it involved and I didn’t keep track of my fabric quantities…. Plus it’s super easy!
My finished quilt top is 45″ x 60″.
First, I cut out (at random) what seemed like enough rectangles of fabric that would make up my “coins.” The goal was to have enough fabric to make up two stacks of coins that, when sewed up, would each be 60″ tall.
My coin fabric rectangles
I cut more than I thought I needed and it ended up being just enough. I knew that I wanted to include a small pop of blues so I also cut those bits of a fabric.
My rectangles vary in width from 6″ to 14″. Make sure you have some variety in widths from narrowest to widest.
Next it’s time to add the background fabric to either side of the coin fabric rectangles.
Cut out your background fabric so that when sewed onto your coin fabric, it will measure 23″ wide. I do this by sight, putting the rectangle on my cutting mat and just using the inches on the mat to know how much white to cut. Be sure to account for seam allowances. I always err on the side of cutting too much as it’s easier to trim it down than redo it!
For example, if your rectangle of coin fabric is 7″ wide by 9″ long, your background fabric should be 17″ wide x 9″ long.
Next cut the background fabric down the middle and sew the two peices of background fabric onto either side of the coin fabric rectangle.
Trim down to 23″ wide and cut into strips of varying widths. My strips varied from 2.5″ to 4.5″ wide.
Repeat this process of framing your coin fabric rectangles in background fabric and cutting it into strips until you have turned all of your coin fabric in to coins.
Using a design wall or the floor (get those cats closed in the bedroom!), arrange your coins in two columns in a fashion you like.
If you need to make new or different coins, do! I found I didn’t have enough wide ones so I made some more and added them in. Take time to make sure that the coins are arranged so that you have wider and narrower ones evenly spread around the quilt.
Finally, assemble the top by sewing together the strips into two columns, and then sewing the two columns to each other.
You have a quick and easy finished quilt top!!
The Modern Quilt Guild has a brand new flickr group??
Why yes, it does! Please join us there if you haven’t already!
I know you all just saw this quilt top – but it’s now finished!
I ended up binding it in black (this is my first use of black in a quilt ever) and I’m really happy with the outcome.
And of course I did another of my usual pieced backs:
I really enjoyed working in all neutrals, but now back to color!!
