Quilts So Far

Sunday, December 30, 2018

I don't consider myself a prolific quilter, but looking at all these listed out, it seems I may be a tad bit mistaken. At 6 throw quilts, you can definitely determine what my favorite size to work in is! They're easy enough that they all are gifts, to family, friends, PhD cohort members, advisors, newlyweds, newly-babied, etc. I've learned over time that none of my quilts will ever be perfect. My inability to sew a straight line looks terrible up close, but when the quilt is taken in as a whole, all the flaws seem to melt away. That, and shrinking the quilt a bit in the dryer covers 75% of all flaws!

The best versions of my quilting process are detailed in the Triangle Xmas Tree Skirt and Double Wedding Ring Quilt. I've decided to do a lighter touch on the documentation in quilts going forward, as the tiny steps of starting to machine quilt, basting a quilt sandwich, making continuous bias binding, etc. are all extensively documented on this blog.

My first quilt was entirely paper pieced and hand sewn, and it's what started me down my journey of machine quilting. Hand quilting is painful for the finger tips, and takes quite awhile to complete. After the Hexagon quilt, the only hand-quilting I do is for personalization or for double wedding ring quilts. Although, I am interested in trying TalesOfCloth's light machine quilting followed by hand-quilting over time. This would give you a usable quilt almost immediately, with the hand-stitching being added over time.

Anyways, here's the running list of all things quilt-ish on this blog:

Queen Sized

1. Blue, Gray, Yellow Isosceles Triangle Time Wimey Quilt (queen size) with coordinating pillowcases.
   
   
2. 100% Hand-Sewn Hexagon Quilt (queen size)
   
   

Throw Sized

3. Grays & Muted Colors Double Wedding Ring Quilt in the Blithe Fabric Collection (throw size)
   
   
4. Modern Flying Geese Quilt in Yellows and Grays (throw size)
   
   
5. Minecraft Inspired Diamond Ore Baby Quilt (throw/baby size)
   
   
6. Minecraft Inspired Farm Animal Baby Quilt (throw/baby size)
   
   
7. Over-sized Bear Paw Quilt in Plaids (throw size)
   
   
8. Diamond Strips Quilt as You Go in Pastel Ginghams (throw size)
   
   

Tree Skirt Quilts

9. Hexagonal Equilateral Triangle Christmas Tree Skirt (Xmas tree skirt)
   
   
10. Winter-themed Circular Dresden Plate Christmas Tree Skirt (Xmas tree skirt)
    
    

Miscellaneous Quilt Projects

11. Quilted Sewing Machine Cover in Trees (miscellaneous)
    
    
    
12. Two-sided Quilted Sewing Machine Cover in Starburst + Hexagons (miscellaneous)
    
    
    
13. Bear Paw Mini Quilt Block (sachet size)
    
    
14. Mini Double Pinwheel Quilt Block (sachet size)
    
15. Mini Star Flower Quilt Block (sachet size)
    
16. Circle of Geese within a Circle of Geese Quilt Block (wall hanging)