Category Archives: Quilting

Red Poppies

Quilting
~ 7 1/4″ x 9 1/4″

During the pandemic our Guild had an online Trunk Show with Darcy Hunter, a Fredericton quilt artist. She teaches online workshops but her description of the process was good enough that I thought I could figure it out with the help of Stacia and Deloise. So I bought a pattern for myself and different ones for them and we worked on them during our sewing session at Panorama.

I’m pleased with the way this turned out but, I admit, my pattern was the easiest of the three. The black lines are thread painted which I’ve only done once before. We used a facing to finish off the pieces; I’ve used that method previously but it was new to Stacia and Deloise. It’s not often I try something they haven’t!

Happy Birthday Elizabeth

Quilting

July 2, 2022

On a recent visit to Calgary Elizabeth asked if I had any of the daisy fabric left over from the table topper I made for her. I wasn’t sure but when I got home I discovered that I had a bit and that there would be enough to make her a mixer cover.

Madison was my co-designer; she helped to the measuring and then help decide on the fabric placement. We had decided that the Live, Laugh, Love fabric would be on the outside but then I discovered that I could make it completely reversible. There was more hand stitching than I expected but I’m happy she can use it either way.

Elizabeth sent me a photo and Madison’s measurements were spot on!

Calendar Block – June

Calendar Blocks, Cards, Quilting
From Quilts Corner

This block gave me a chance to try out a few new tricks.

I wanted to get the background to be more of one tone while using up different blue fabrics. For the most part I think I succeeded, although there are still a few that stand out too much. While being careful to get the blues right I should have had better contrast between some of those blues and the purples in the butterfly.

I used a new facing technique to finish the block. The technique is meant for a modern quilt or for a design that you want to float to the edges. Neither of those things are happening in this block but a smaller project seemed like a good chance to try out the method. I used a 2.5″ strip for the facing but another time I’ll try a 1.5″ strip.

The back doesn’t look much different from a regular binding but it is much easier to get the corners looking sharp.