Figures Patchwork Quilt

Heather and I have a joke that we only want to make patchwork quilts from now on. We see a fabric line we line and want to patchwork it! Of course, that doesn't always work out but sometimes it does.
There is just something so satisfying about the simplicity of rows of squares.

This quilt was made by our friend, Erika, of Pink Suede Shoe (check her out on Instagram). She used a fat quarter bundle of Figures, by Zen Chic, and several other coordinating fabrics.

Heather quilted the figure 8's. Did you know you can mail in your quilt top and backing and Heather can quilt your quilt  and mail it back? So cool. Info on how to do that is here.

I think the backing is just as awesome as the front. Its like a reversible two for one quilt.

I added a few greens on the shelf to show that the navy goes with other colors too. Teal, red, tan...navy is the perfect compliment to so many colors.

You many have noticed there is no binding on the quilt. Yet. I have to admit, for me, sewing the binding on can really delay a project. Why is that? So close!

The Quilt Barn will be closed this week of Thanksgiving.  We will re-open again on Tuesday, December 2nd.  If you need to pick up a quilt, please call Heather at 208-420-3484.

Thanks!

Vintage Quilt Thursday: 6 Pointed Star

Welcome to another Vintage Quilt Thursday. Today is a continuation of my previous posts on the 6 Pointed Star quilt (you can see here and here) .

These 2 vintage quilts show another way to lay out your paper pieced stars.

Welcome to another Vintage Quilt Thursday. Today is a continuation of my previous posts on the 6 Pointed Star quilt (you can see here and here) .

These 2 vintage quilts show another way to lay out your paper pieced stars.

 The amazing feedsack top above (source here)  is pieced with hexagons as well as the white diamond spacers! It reminds me of an Irish chain quilt.

This pink beauty (source here, and its for sale!!) is pieced with 2 sizes of squares.

Here is Heather's quilt, and the inspiration for the latest Vintage Quilt Tutorial, that was joined with the same diamond shape.

Lots of options out there for your 6 Pointed Star quilt.
You can find the papers to make your own 6 Pointed Star here .

I have started working on the next tutorial and am quite pleased so far (fingers crossed). I will share the inspiration pic next Thursday so come back for that!

Indigo Denim Baby Quilt

Check out the adorable baby quilt Heather made with Indigo by Moda. She cut mini jelly rolls and used the Jelly Roll Jam II pattern. It finishes at 36"X39".

She used double poly batting and a wide chevron quilting pattern for a puffy soft quilt.

Kits are available in our Etsy Shop and in store. And can you believe they are $24.99!

Modern Building Baby Quilt

I have something to awesome to show you today. Have you been following along with my Modern Building Block show and tell? This is one of the blocks from the pattern book. I haven't made this particular block yet. You get an idea of just how big these bigger blocks are.

Our friend, Ericka, of Pink Suede Shoe (same name on Instagram) pulled great fabrics and made this shop sample a few weeks ago. There are a a few different lines in here:
Far Far Away, Up Parasol, Quilter's Linen, April Showers, and dots.

Erika added an outer border and fussy cut corner blocks featuring the frogs from Far Far Away. And of course the binding is the best!

We made a few kits and it includes the pattern book, fabrics for the top, and the binding. Happy Sewing!

What I'm Working On

Hello, I am sharing what I worked on this weekend today. Heather got in some bolts of Fancy by Lily Ashbury last week and I got right to work pulling coordinating fabrics.  I cut out triangles and arranged them in rows.

At first, I had them all mixed together in the hexie rounds but I didn't think that worked. I placed them together to color coordinate and liked that much better.

I showed Heather this morning and she commented on the grey stars in the middle. What do you know, I didn't even see it.

I am hand sewing this one with chunky perle stitches. Hopefully it won't take too long.

Here is my inspiration, Fancy bolts.

And a shot of the fabrics I pulled to go with it. My backing is the 4th from the top, an Emmy Grace print. I have extra I could use for the binding but I am not sure if it is the best choice. I probably should use it, I don't need anymore scraps. Use it Up!

The grey is an Architextures print that we are out of but more is on its way. Its a great background. It is an extra wide backing print. I love extra wide backings. Often, the last thing I want to do when I have finished piecing a quilt is to piece a backing. So satisfying to cut a chunk of extra wide and be done with it.

I took a few photos during and will post a quick how to tutorial and a pdf of the triangle. I am hoping to finish the quilting this week so maybe next Tuesday.