The Picnic Quilt

I finished a quilt! I'm calling this one the picnic quilt because that's what it reminds me of with the gingham patchwork and dandelion print backing. This quilt was intended to be sold in my Etsy shop, but I love it too much and it now belongs to baby #2. That keeps happening for some reason....

If you're interested in this quilt I did put up a made to order option in my Etsy shop. Nora told me she wants a purple quilt for her birthday and Madison had the idea to remake this quilt in shades of purple, so that might be in our future. My "to quilt" list just keeps getting longer. I'm glad to finally have this one checked off the list!

Black and White Triangle Quilt

I finished a project! I've been bit by the sewing bug lately and have been wanting to complete all of the projects I started last year. Also the ones I haven't started but bought fabric for... which is most of them.

I made this quilt with left over black and white Kona from Nora's quilt. I really like the graphic quality and scale of the design. I am still just starting to get into quilting so my inclination is to go for simple patterns, such as half square triangle designs, until I really get the hang of it.

For the backing, I used the same fabric as Nora's quilt, just in black and white. I wanted a gender neutral version but with the same feel. The quilting runs diagonally on the long sides of each triangle.

Nora didn't want to miss out on a photo-op, so she crashed me shoot. 

Then this happened and we were done with that! I have a lot of quilt designs that I want to try out, this is a really fun hobby and I'm glad that I decided to try it out.

Quiltapalooza

I have my first craft fair coming up so I have been preparing for that as well as balancing custom Foxglo orders. I'm hoping to bring 5 quilts with me to the show since it is my first one and will likely be semi-small. Consequently I bought some fabric. It's going to be hard parting with these because I love all of these prints so much. 

These fabrics are for a custom quilt order. We're doing grey and white chevron on the front with the coral dot fabric on the back and coral binding. It should look really cute when it's done. I love neutral quilt tops with a colored binding. 

These prints are from the Wee Wander collection by Sarah Jane for Michael Miller. They are so good. I'm going to make a 60 degree triangle quilt with these. I love the playful prints in these cool tones. 

Another set of Wee Wander prints. It was hard to narrow it down when choosing what I wanted. This will likely be a pinwheel quilt top with the fireflies are the backing. I love the firefly print, which is funny because I hate bugs. But I like them on fabric? We'll just go with it. 

I'll be sure to post progress pictures as I keep going on these! Wish me luck!

I Made a Quilt!

When I was in college, I took a class that focused on all different kinds of hand sewing techniques. One of the things we studies was quilting. Ever since I have wanted to make a quilt of my own, but never made the time for it. Until now! Here is my first ever finished quilt. I think it's super cute and glad I finally took the time to do this. 

I decided recently that I was going to add some new products to my shop, Foxglo. Quilts, blankets and pillows were on my mind. Like the rest of my items, these are going to be modern, bold pieces that are meant to bring some fun to your home. I love black and white so a modern herringbone quilt seems like the perfect first try for me. This exact one I'm giving to Nora, because I can't possibly sell my first ever quilt. I made it a toddler size so it will be perfect for her now and for years to come. 

 

The backing of this quilt is a pretty pink arrow print. The edges are hand-bound with black fabric, and the whole thing is 100% cotton.

If you are interested in placing an order for this quilt, I have it listed in my shop here. It is available in toddler size [36"x44"] and throw size [60"x44"]

I hope you like it as much as I do!