Featured Products Inkling | PDF $12.00 Add to cart Harvest Star | PDF $12.00 Add to cart Misty Mountains | PDF $12.00 Add to cart Latest from the blog Wildwood Bear Path Quilt | A Finished ProjectBear Path Quilt. Quick, versatile, and gorgeous in nearly every color. Have I mentioned how much I love this pattern? I haven’t shared this version in a blog post yet which is such a shame, because she is a beauty. And, she went to her forever home about a year ago! So, it is way overdue. Want to make your own? 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 Inkling | PDF $12.00 Add to cart Hand-Quilted Hexi Coin Pouch | 07 $20.00 Add to cart Hand-Quilted Hexi Coin Pouch | 06 $20.00 Add to cart Everything Rifle Paper Co. produces is gorgeous, and these fabrics were no exception. I knew that big, floral print would be perfect for a Bear Path quilt, and I set to work right away! Bear Path is really a super fast make, so in a matter of hours you can have a finished top, even this throw size which clocks in at 63″ square. We took some photos of this quilt in our local park next to the blooming crabapple trees and it was simply magical. For the backing I chose Fable in Green from the same Wildwood fabric collection by Cotton + Steel. I just couldn’t get over how beautiful those bunnies were! (There’s also squirrels, and snails, and all sorts of other critters hidden in the print). When it came time to quilting, I decided to hand-quilt the whole thing in two Aurifil 12 wt threads. The majority of the quilt is quilted in blue, but to make the dark blue section pop more, I used a lemon yellow for quilting. The hand-quilting details really add more texture to this already beautifully packed quilt. I brought *cough* 5 quilts on vacation with us this summer and managed to get a picture of this quilt on the edge of Lake Michigan at sunrise. It was such a beautiful sunrise and trip. This quilt was a gift for our friends in Canada, and is living out its best life up there. I’m so happy it went to such a lovely home, because it is one of my favorites I’ve ever made. Want to make your own? Bear Path comes in 4 sizes and is a great way to showcase your favorite prints! Find the pattern in my shop! You might also be interested in… Rollakan Bear Path QuiltSolids Bear Path Quilt Baby Bear Path Quilt You might also like: Pojagi Inspired Cloth Napkins Bear Path | A Quilt Pattern Hand Embroidered Converse Shoes | A Makeover Zippy Crossbody Bag | A Finished Project... Read more...Add Magnets to Kona Fabric Swatches | DIYI don’t think my Kona fabric swatch guide lasted more than a week in my house before I started chopping it up. Of course, then the issue of storing it cropped up. Where would I put all these little fabric chips to keep from losing them? I decided to add magnets to the back of my fabric swatches and house them on a dry erase board in my craft room. Not only does it provide inspiration every time I walk by them, but it keeps me from losing them all around the house. Supplies: Kona fabric swatch guideRotary cutter with USED bladeScissors14 adhesive 5″ x 8″ magnetic sheets (7 packages) I bought mine at Walmart Instructions: 1. Using your rotary cutter and a ruler, cut your swatch guide into rows. You want to use a used blade here, because the paper will ruin a new blade. 2. Trim off the white cardstock end so that you have one end of the row that is flush with the fabric swatches. Then cut the rows so that you have 9 fabric swatches joined together. 3. Peel backing off magnet sheet. Stick 3 rows of kona swatches onto it. Each magnetic sheet holds 3 rows of 9 swatches (or 27 swatches). 4. Cut the rows apart, then cut each fabric swatch out individually. I choose to do this with scissors in front of the tv, but you could certainly use your rotary cutter here. 5. And there you have it! Magnetized fabric swatches! How easy was that? Repeat the process with the rest of the swatch rows. For the pieces you previously cut, piece them onto the magnet sheets until you fill up the sheet. You might also like… DIY fabric swatch guideNonslip Rulers | One Weird Trick You might also like: Fabric Swatch Cards | DIY Invisible Seam Backing | A Tutorial Every Adventure Tote Hack | Orphan Blocks and Panels Frankenbatting | The what, the why, the how... Read more...Pojagi Inspired Cloth NapkinsPojagi is a form of Korean hand stitching where your seams are fully enclosed, creating a beautiful, reversible piece. I first saw Daisy from Warm Folk talk about it, and I knew it was something I wanted to try for myself. Since the beauty of Pojagi is seeing both sides of your finished piece, this technique would work well for placemats, curtains, a simple linen shirt, apron, or table runner. Here’s some examples of traditional pojagi and a brief history. The beauty of pojagi is that creating the stitches results in a whip stitch on one side and a row of tiny, vertical stitches on the other. Reversible, beautiful, uses scraps, and hand sewing. It ticks all the boxes for me. I chose to make some cloth napkins that I could use everyday and I love their beauty and simplicity. For fabrics, I wanted to use up what I have in my stash. I knew that cotton would work well, but wasn’t sure what to use until I found these little fat eighth packs from Quiltcon. These are artisan cotton fabrics from Windham Fabrics, and have a beautiful woven texture and depth of color. I had two packs, one from Quiltcon 2019 and the second from Quiltcon 2020. I loved the idea of not only using up something I already had, but being able to remember two fantastic trips filled with amazing memories when I used them. To prep my fabric for stitching, I first zig-zagged all the raw edges and threw them into the wash. I don’t normally prewash when quilting, but I know from previous experience of buying cloth napkins (before I was a sewist) that after that first wash they turn into parallelograms and distort in a myriad of ways. So, prewash! I was so glad I did, too, because these fabrics shrunk a lot more than I expected them to. Once washed, I pressed them and then cut each fat eighth into a 8.25″ x 15.75″ rectangle. I used two fabrics for each napkin, which finishes at about 14″. If you’re trying to do quilt math right now and don’t understand how the numbers add up, I promise you they do! Due to the way you construct and sew Pojagi, you end up using more than a 1/4″ seam allowance. When it came to sewing, I found this tutorial especially helpful and informative. I first sewed the two fabrics together to create a square, and then hemmed the edges in the same fashion, doing two opposing sides, then the finishing with the last two sides. I used my absolute favorite thread, in my favorite weight, and my (current) favorite color to make these! The entire process of making the cloth napkins (apart from zig-zagging the edges prior to washing) was made using Aurifil 12 weight thread in #2311. This color is a creamy, almost vintage off-white that lends itself to timeless projects beautifully. I just got an entire cone of it, I love it so much! I love how these cloth napkins turned out, and my mom exclaimed them “too pretty to use”. But I’m looking forward to finding a little basket to house them in on our kitchen table, adding brightness and beauty to that spot! Since most of the colors are dark, I’m not too worried about getting them stained. If they do stain, I’m sure I’ll be able to do some creative visible mending to keep them looking fantastic 😉 My next Pojagi project will be a set of curtains. I just need to decide on fabrics and size! It will probably be a longer-term project. What would you make with this sewing technique? You might also like: Inkling | Posy Fabric Visible Mended Jeans | A Finished Project Queen Celtic Crossing | Finished Quilt A Boro-inspired Pouch & Favorite Thread Weight... Read more... Follow us on Instagram Week 5 of the #inklingqal 🥳 We’re making 3 mo Planning to baste this baby size #spyglassquilt th Turn your Kona color card into magnetized swatches In yesterday's #InklingQAL newsletter, I gave inst We’re more than halfway through the #inklingqal Load More... Follow on Instagram
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