Featured Products Zippy | PDF $12.00 Add to cart Inkling | PDF $12.00 Add to cart Harvest Star | PDF $12.00 Add to cart Latest from the blog Whole Cloth Hand Quilted QuiltThis month’s Aurifil Artisan challenge was a whole cloth quilt. Immediately, I knew that I wanted to do organic hand quilting. This is something that I’ve wanted to try for a while but didn’t have the push to do so, until now! Although hard to capture correctly in photographs, the top fabric is a Windham Artisan Cotton Solid Aqua/White. I love the softness and lovely drape of Artisan Cottons! Huge thank you to Windham for providing this fabric for me to play with! When thinking about the threads I would use, I went for colorful-but-subtle. From far away, you can see the the stitching lines but the actual thread color is hard to distinguish. Come in close, though, and you can see a myriad of colors! I used six thread colors in all in Aurifil 12 weight: 5021, 2615, 2564, 5016, 4644, 5008. I didn’t have a structure when it came to which thread I used. I cut a long length of the first color and stitched until the thread ran out. Then I switched to the next color. Instead of a specific repeating color order, I picked threads based on how I wanted the colors to flow. For example, the blue and green threads are the darkest, and the tan, grey, and purple threads are all fairly light and similar. My goal was to spread out the dark threads by interspersing the light ones between them to keep an area from being too heavy or noticeable. To start stitching, I first started by drawing one line with my hera marker onto my quilt sandwich. I stitched this line, then continued by stitching subsequent lines. I mostly followed the first line’s path, sometimes varying the distance to keep things interesting. I kept stitching, stopping once in a while to check how the quilting was progressing. If I knew I wanted to change direction, I would draw a new line with my hera marker to provide a guide for the new path. My goal was to keep my stitching looking fluid, I didn’t want harsh angles or breaks. The backing is an evergreen woven cotton from a local store. I think one of my favorite things is the fact that the thread colors play so differently on the backing than the front. What stands out on the front is mostly hidden in the backing, and vice versa. It provides a great point of interest. I used Hobbs 80/20 batting, which is my go-to for hand-quilting. With the woven cottons on the front and back, this is turning out to be the coziest quilt I’ve made and has been a joy to hand stitch while watching tv in the evenings. I’m only about halfway done with my quilt, which will finish at about 72″ x 80″, a very generous throw size. Overall, I’m super pleased with this whole cloth quilt, and think there might be more in my future! Although stitching takes a while, since it is organic it is more freeing than following strict lines. The result is subtle but beautiful, and would be at home in many living room styles. You might also like: Inkling | Posy Fabric Pojagi Inspired Cloth Napkins Wildwood Bear Path Quilt | A Finished Project Queen Celtic Crossing | Finished Quilt... Read more...Inkling QAL Wrap-upThe Inkling QAL was my second quilt along (find all the info about Harvest Star QAL here!), and it was just such an absolute blast! The BEST Inkling quilts were created, full of creativity! If you didn’t take part in the quilt along, there were a lot of tips and tricks that were shared throughout the weeks. If you’re planning on making your own Inkling quilt, these could be very useful for you! Inkling QAL Blog Posts: Initial blog post with fabric requirements and prize infoQuilt kit stockists Inkling Tips & Tricks: Inkling alternative assembly videoUsing directional prints for Flying GeeseHow to make Flying GeeseHow to trim Flying GeeseUsing your phone for quilt layoutsHand Quilting Tips & Tricks Walking Foot Quilting Using up Inkling Scraps: I used the waste triangles from making stitch & flip corners and turned them into fun 4″ star blocks! Get all the info here. Inkling QAL Newsletters: Each week I sent out a newsletter with our sewing goal and progress. You can reference them all below: Week 1Week 2 Week 3 Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7 Riley Blake Designs Blog Posts: Riley Blake Designs sewed along with us, and wrote a blog posts FULL of inspiration! You can check them all out here! Want to make your own? Zippy | PDF $12.00 Add to cart Zippy | Set of 5 $30.00 Add to cart Zippy | PAPER $12.00 Add to cart Hand-Quilted Pouch | Black and White | LTP $23.00 Add to cart Inkling | Set of 5 $30.00 Add to cart Inkling | PAPER $12.00 Add to cart You might also like: Inkling Quilt Kits! Inkling Quilt Along!... Read more...Zippy | A Quilt PatternMeet Zippy! The Zippy quilt pattern is super fun, fast, and modern! Purchase Zippy Quilt Pattern: Zippy | PDF $12.00 Add to cart Zippy | Set of 5 $30.00 Add to cart Zippy | PAPER $12.00 Add to cart Hand-Quilted Pouch | Black and White | LTP $23.00 Add to cart Inkling | Set of 5 $30.00 Add to cart Inkling | PAPER $12.00 Add to cart For my cover Zippy quilt, I was craving bright colors that really made the design pop! I used Moda Bella Solids in Amelia Pink, Citrine, Emerald, Mango, Peach, Petunia, Prussian Blue, Robin’s Egg, Black, and White. Zippy is fat quarter friendly! The bigger sizes need 18″ usable width, so if you’re worried your fat quarters will be too tight, you can use 1/3 yards. Or use more fabrics for a scrappy effect! Zippy has “A” and “B” blocks but if you’re using solids, you can make them all the same and simply rotate them, which makes it even better! I’m saving all of my little off-cuts to make a scrappy zipper pouch. I’m a big fan of using up all the scraps. I quilted Zippy using a decorative stitch on my Janome machine. I’m working on a tutorial for this. It is a super fun way to jazz up straight line quilting! I am just so in love with how bright and fun this quilt is! I hope you love it as much as I do. Zippy comes in 5 sizes (Pillow, Baby, Lap, Throw, Bed) and is perfect for the beginner quilter. Find it in the shop along with other fan favorites below! Zippy | PDF $12.00 Add to cart Zippy | Set of 5 $30.00 Add to cart Zippy | PAPER $12.00 Add to cart Hand-Quilted Pouch | Black and White | LTP $23.00 Add to cart Inkling | Set of 5 $30.00 Add to cart Inkling | PAPER $12.00 Add to cart Read about other Zippy quilts: Ruby Star Society Golden Hour Zippy Quilt You might also like: Misty Mountains | A Quilt Pattern Modern Crossing | A Finished Quilt Zesty | A Quilt Pattern Harvest Star | A Quilt Pattern... Read more... Follow us on Instagram I’m planning some fun sewing the next few months For this month’s Aurifil Artisan challenge, I us Thanks for all the love on Zippy! Don’t forget t It is release day for Zippy!!! You can find the pa Zippy releases tomorrow! Swipe 👉🏻 for fabric Load More... Follow on Instagram
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