Frequency - Mini Quilt Finish

I have a fun finish to share with you today.  I have been posting bits and pieces of the quilt on Instagram, but I am excited to show you my finished mini quilt I am calling Frequency.

I made this mini quilt for the EZ Triangle challenge for QuiltCon 2016.  The challenge was to use a little triangle ruler (that doubles as a key chain) to make a quilt.  My idea was to create a graphic design using appliqued triangles.  

My first thought was to go with some Kona white as the background but that seemed to be a little flat.  To give the background a little more interest while still preventing it from becoming too busy, I used some Oakshott fabric scraps I had won from Casey York Designs.  The amount of scraps I had determined the size of the finished quilt (about 21" x 16").

To start, I chopped up the scraps into 4" wide by about 3-8" long and sewed them into strips.  I then sewed the strips together at different angles.  My hope was that the angles in the background paired nicely with the triangle applique.

I made the triangles from Kona pepper and used Heat and Bond lite to attach them to the quilt.  I initially thought to make a sun type pattern with the triangles, but when I was not sold on that design I played around with other designs until I settled on this star-like design.

Next was my favorite part, the quilting.  I must admit that I love tiny quilting.  I find that it relaxing and I love the texture it gives the quilt.  Because the quilt was small, it really did not to take me too much time to complete.  

In the background I quilted each row of piecing with different designs, alternating between pebbles, swirls, and paisley patterns.  I used tiny pebbles in the triangles.  To blend in with the background I used a beige Aurifil thread (2310) and used Aurifil black for the triangles.  Fingers crossed this gets into QuiltCon.

Thanks for dropping by! 

Quilt Stats:

• Finished size: 21" x 16"
• Fabrics: Oakshott fabrics and Kona pepper
• Thread: all 50 wt Aurifil.  2021 (cream) for piecing, 2310 (beige) for quilting background, 2692 (black) for triangles

I am linking up to Link a Finish Friday, Whoop Whoop Friday, Thank Goodness Its Finished Friday, Finish It Up Friday, Fabric Frenzy Friday, and Show Off Saturday @ Sew Can She.

Mini Barn Quilt Finished

Disclaimer - I was provided the Mini Barn Quilt Kit for free by Terri-Ann of Childlike Fascination and Mini Barn Quilts, however all opinions are my own.

I have had the pleasure of getting to know Terri-Ann through being co-hosts of the 2015 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop this summer.  I remember when Terri-Ann first told us about her idea to create mini barn quilt kits with wood and fabric.  I loved the idea and could not wait until until she was ready to launch.

I was super impressed from the minute the kit showed up at my door.  The kit has professional packaging, great instructions and even a YouTube video...really the hardest part was picking out fabrics to use!  

Once I selected my fabrics I used Mod Podge to adhere the fabrics to the little wood shapes and a razor blade to trim the fabric on the shapes.

I then glued the pieces onto the base using Elmer's glue.  You can paint or stain the base, but I really liked the natural bamboo wood color so I left mine as is.

The base has little grooves on it to make attaching the wooden pieces to the base easily and accurately.  And here is my finish, you will notice that the middle fabric is different in the final version than the in-progress pics, I decided at the last minute that the first fabric was too pink and not a true enough red.

This kit was super fun to make and now I have some wonderful new artwork for my sewing room! You can order yours right here  :)  I'll leave you with a little peek at all 6 designs that are currently available.

I am linking up to Link a Finish Friday, Whoop Whoop Friday, Thank Goodness Its Finished Friday, Finish It Up Friday, Fabric Frenzy Friday, and Show Off Saturday @ Sew Can She.

Tova Top in Doe

For my last homemade, wearable item for QuiltCon I made a second Tova Top by Wiksten.  Because this was my second time making the pattern (the first Tova I made using a Chicopee print from Denyse Schmidt) I used some of my new, favorite print from the new Doe Collection by Carolyn Friedlander for Robert Kaufman.  

This time around I made the shoulders and bust as a small and graded out to a medium at the hips.  The shirt came together pretty quickly and easily as I had figured out most of the steps during the making of the first Tova.

I will be wearing this shirt on the Saturday of QuiltCon when I have a lecture taught by Carolyn Friedlander.

So a question - how many of the same style shirt is acceptable to have in your wardrobe?  :)

I am linking up to Link a Finish Friday, Whoop Whoop Friday, Thank Goodness Its Finished Friday, Finish It Up Friday, Fabric Frenzy Friday, and Show Off Saturday @ Sew She Can.