Jumping In - WIP Wednesday

My Sister-in-law has always loved quilts.  She even talked with my mother about wanting to make them.  So 3 Christmas' ago we all pitched in and bought her a Baby Lock sewing machine.  Since then she has made pjs for her children, pants. shirts, hoodies, and dresses.  She is incredibly talented.  But she has been too scared to try a quilt.  I think that is silly, as I am scared to make clothes.  lol.

But a few months ago she sent me a text saying that she bought me fabric (a jelly roll of Tula Pink's Acacia).  However, she liked it so much that she was going to keep it.  I cracked up.  She said that I could make her a quilt...or she might try.  I told her we could do it together. 
She picked out a solid and another jelly roll to go with it.  She wanted a quilt large enough for her bed...talk about jumping in with all she has got! She also decided to make it into a duvet cover, so instead of binding the quilt she is going to sew a backing to it and stuff a duvet in.  But It has to be quilted first.

After much deliberation she chose to make a Rail Fence quilt.  I have never made one of these or seen one in person.  So I got to try something new!  We started ironing, cutting, and sewing the fabric on December 30th.  But I am counting it as a 2014 project since Sarah left on the 2nd and I had to finish sewing the rows together alone...

This top is 94.5 x 94.5

Fabrics: Jelly Roll of Tula Pink's Acacia, Jelly Roll of Soho Chic for Moda, and yardage of Moda Bella Solids in Teal.

These fabrics work so well together!  I am so proud of my sister-in-law for picking them all out on her own (pretty much).  ;)

There were 14 left over blocks.  So I made a couple pillows.

This one finished 17x17.  The quilting is what Sarah wants me to do on her quilt.  I put a 18in pillow form inside and it is a lovely fit.  This is Sarah's pillow cover that I am going to send with her quilt.  

 This pillow finished at 11x11 and I didn't have a pillow form...so I made one out of old sheets and stuffing.  I loved doing the circle quilting, but don't think I really want to do this on a large project.  I want to keep this one for myself...but it is Sarah's fabric, so if she wants it, I guess I'll send it to her.  LOL

I can't baste or work on quilting the quilt for at least a week...but in the meantime I plan on washing the pillow covers so I can see how they crinkle up. 


What are you working on this week?

 - Katelyn