Showing posts with label jelly roll quilt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jelly roll quilt. Show all posts

Monday, March 31, 2014

1600 Quilt

I know...The most original quilt name ever, right? 
*sigh*
I just can't think of a good name.  If you have one, feel free to share.

So I don't know why I have never posted a WIP on this quilt.  I made the top ages ago.  Like maybe August 2013...
I wanted to see how long it would take me to do the 1600 jelly roll challenge. 
Answer: About 3 hrs. 
That's bad, huh?  Oh, well.  I iron my seams yo.  It has been sitting on my table since August.  I finally started quilting it a few weeks ago and put the binding on this past weekend. 


I had this "jelly roll" (i.e. not moda) and just didn't know what do do with it.  This pattern was fun and easy. 
I was super proud when I finished the quilt top...and I didn't like it one bit.  I'm not sure why I wasn't a fan, just didn't connect.  I think that it was all of the brightness, all at once.  It was so far from my comfort zone.  But as soon as I started quilting it - I fell in love.  It just made it for me.  Now it is special and pretty.  Lol



The back is my favorite part.  I wanted the solid brown. And promptly ran out before I was finished.  If you look really hard you can see that there are two different color browns  - two different Kona Brown die lots.  Ooops.
To me, the quilting adds to the front - and completely changes the back.  I love all that texture!



I have no idea what you call this Free Motion Stitch.  But it is fun...someday I will learn to make all of my loops the same size.  ;)

And you will be seeing this stitch again from me...soon. 


Solid blue (Country Classics - from JoAnn's) holds all of those busy prints together. 

This quilt is also for sale.  Please leave a comment or email me if you are interested. 

Quilt Specs:
  Quilt measures -
  Batting - 80/20 cotton/poly batting
  Quilting - FMQ, brown cotton thread
  measures - 44.5 x 54 in.  (large toddler quilt, or small lap quilt)
  Cost - $120 + S&H

Have you had any fun quilty challenges lately?

 - Katelyn





Saturday, September 24, 2011

Training quilt

I have been posting about my quilt, the first one I have ever tried to make...a training quilt.  
Well I finished it!!

I quilted and put the binding on it.  

Now it is not perfect...

It is a training quilt after all...

But I do have some good spots:)

 And after I washed it, it crinkled a little...and is ready to keep someone warm!

Thank you to Diary of a Quilter blog for the beginner quilt tutorial!!
http://www.diaryofaquilter.com/p/beginning-quilting-series.html

Of course I am not quite sure what I am going to do with it now...lol.

On to my next project -