Category Archives: Quilting

Calendar Block – May

Calendar Blocks, Cards, Quilting
from Quiltish Corner

It turns out that April showers (the Umbrella last month) DO bring May flowers.

This was a quick project but it needed to be if it was going to arrive on time. I was able to dip into my colour-coordinated bins of squares so I didn’t need to do much cutting. Aside from a few mis-steps attaching the stems it could easily have been done in a day.

The quilting isn’t fancy but adequate. I want to work more on getting the backgrounds (in this case the sky) in the same tone but not all the same fabric. There is always something to work on.

Flutter

Quilting
~ 43″ x 59″

The pattern is from one of the 3-yard quilt books that Deloise and I have shared. The fabric was from the Community Quilt cupboard at the Guild. It is seldom that there is enough yardage of colours that go together so I feel like I was lucky.

I worried about the colours running when the quilt was washed, particularly the darker pink. I think it was dyed by whoever donated it as other members had picked hand-dyed fabrics for some of their projects. I don’t always wash my quilts but I had to see how this would work out. I put two colour catchers in with the quilt, along with some Synthrapol. The colour catchers came out a bright pink but there doesn’t seem to be any bleeding on the quilt.

This will be a donation quilt for the Guild and a finish for my April UFO Quilting Challenge.

Happy Birthday Madison

Cards, Quilting

April 10, 2022

I am really trying to wrap my brain around the fact that Madison is 21 this year!

Again, I was looking for something a little different to present Madison’s gift in. I picked up this wallet pattern from another Guild member. I’ve never made a wallet before and I was quite intimidated but as the time was closing in on getting it done I dived in.

Surprisingly the whole thing went together quite well. I’m not sure I’d make it again, but I’ve kept the pattern just in case.

The closure on the front called for a rivet but I didn’t have any so I used velcro to close it. I added a bit of bling to the front with an old brooch of Mum’s.

There is lots of room inside for cash, coins and cards.

Happy Birthday Emma

Cards, Quilting

April 7, 2022

Gift cards are about the best I can do for gifts for my grandkids and I wanted something a bit different to present this year’s card in. Emma is quite an artist and I thought this zippered pouch would hold some of her different pens and pencils.

Yes, I said “zipper”. The zipper went in quite well but I misunderstood the directions on the pattern and had to do a bit of adjusting when I closed up the sides. The lighter fabric is what I used for the lining. A Chapters gift card will fit nicely into the pouch.