quilting

Baby Boy Blue Quilt

Posted by Lunden on Jan 6, 2009 in quilting

I was racing against the clock making this quilt but alas, some babies like to be born early. Little Nikolas Ryan was born two days ago, before I could get this finished and sent off in the mail. Of course, I made a lazy crafter’s decision of going ahead with my small stash of pre-made binding without measuring it first and came up about 12 inches short. Hopefully Joann’s Fabric won’t dally and send me some more pronto. (The fact that I can’t just drive to a Joann’s makes city living at a time like this pretty painful.) And I am not too worried that the new mommy will will be offended that the quilt will be a little late. I am sure that...

Finished Scrap Quilt

Posted by Lunden on Jan 2, 2009 in quilting

I started this quilt several months ago and I finally finished it the week before Christmas. This is one of few times where I started a quilt and didn’t finish it right away. My scrap bag was over flowing and making a scrap quilt seemed like a great idea. I started by cutting the scraps into two incch pieces of various lengths and then sewed them into long strips. Once I had nine strips, I sewed them together and cut them into twelve inch blocks. The sashing came from my stash, along with the batting and the yellow binding so the only thing I had to buy for this project was the white muslin backing. Here it is partially quilted and waiting for the binding. And here...

The Holidays Are Coming!!

Posted by Lunden on Nov 18, 2008 in other projects, quilting

Like you needed me to remind you of that. That is what Walgreens and all of the other drug stores are for. How else would you know that the holidays are coming unless you saw Christmas stuff for sale in October? As usual, the holiday season is going to be busy so I am trying to get a head start on my gift list. My goal this year is to make as many presents as I can with at least one handmade gift for everyone on my gift list. I have created my list and this past weekend turned my sewing room into Santa’s workshop and was able to cross two things off my list. The presents are finished and photographed and all ready to be tunred into blog posts, but the recipients...

The Cutest Little Elephants

Posted by Lunden on Nov 8, 2008 in quilting

Today is a perfect day for sewing, lots of rain and no other pressing errands. I started this quilt the other night and was able to finish it up today. We don’t know if the recipient is a boy or a girl so the colors and patterns are all very gender neutral. The bright animals and colors just make me so happy and the back is a nice, light blue that works with the cream thread I used for the free motion quilting. I even added a little tag to the back, just for...

Baby Boy Zoo Quilt

Posted by Lunden on Oct 12, 2008 in quilting

Here is my latest baby quilt. The quilt top is Alexander Henry’s Zoo 2D print and the back is a vibrant royal blue. I was able to show off my new found free motion quilting skills on this one and let me tell you, working with a crib size quilt is so much easier than quilting a double size quilt. I love the simplicity of this quilt and the great contrast between the royal blue and the white in the quilting and the...

Just In Time For Fall

Posted by Lunden on Sep 14, 2008 in quilting

Here is my latest obsession. After finishing the Bird Quilt, I was consumed with the idea of making another quilt for our house, and one that is really for David. (You know that they say, “the quilter’s husband always goes cold.”) I had a stash a Japanese fabric and had been eying a pack of charm squares at City Quilters for a long while, so the quilt design was pretty obvious. And if I say so myself, the charm square quilt did not disappoint. I also got to break in my new quilting gloves that I received as a birthday present from my mom (Hi Mom!). They were terrific and I only managed to sewing my finger once. As for the free motion quilting, I am...