ALYOF - Patchwork Prism quilt completed

My goal for June was to finish this mini quilt for the Sew Sew Modern swap on flickr. I just love how this has turned out.  My partner loves colour, rainbows and similar designers to what I do, so I hope she likes this.

 I scaled down the original version of Anna Maria Horner's Patchwork Prism  to make 2.5" triangles.  I have used a variety  of fabrics...213 in total.  The effect of the prisms is better if you stand further away from it, so it will be perfect on the wall.

For the back, I just used a Joel Dewberry print. I thought the front was busy enough without making it too riotous on the back!

I straight line quilted it with my walking foot, following the triangles. And for the binding I used a print from the Botanics range by Carolyn Friedlander which blends in really well with the rainbow on the front.

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Broken Glass quilt

I really like Jen Kingwell's patterns so it was only a matter of time before I got bitten by the bug and started one. I  had a lovely stack of AMH Dowry, True Colors, Hand Drawn Garden and a few other AMH bits and pieces so decided these would look amazing in her Broken Glass quilt.

I must have counted wrong though as I ended up with 60 more triangles than I was supposed to, and I wasn't going to waste them, so it has ended up being a huge quilt!  The triangles are cut from a template and this was the most tedious part. I cut about 4 - 6 triangles from each fabric, so there aren't too many repeats.  Then the piecing began....

I chain pieced the triangles together to save time and then recruited in extra help to speed things up.

And then it started to take shape....

Now I have to just sew all the blocks together...

ALYOF - June Goal

I have joined another swap...this one is the Sew Sew Modern swap on Flickr. You are required to send one large item and one small item to a secret partner.  I was a little stumped at first as I don't know my partner at all and it's always kind of hard making something for someone you don't know.  However, I know she loves colour and her fav designers are my fav designers as well, so that was a start.

I figured a mini quilt would be the way to go, so chose Anna Maria Horner's Patchwork Prism as a start. However, her quilt is a full size quilt so I downsized it to 2.5 inch equilateral triangles and hoped my math was correct!! I wanted to make a rainbow of colour as her flickr and Pinterest photos seemed to indicate she was a rainbow kinda gal! I started off with purples and radiated the colours outward from there.

and it grew a bit more...

and a bit more....

A total of 213 fabrics with no repeats.  Yikes! So my goal for June is to quilt and bind it before the end of the month. It's not due to be sent until the middle of July, but I would love to get this finished this month.

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ALYOF May goal - Churn dash pillow completed

My goal for May was to finish my Churn dash pillow that I started recently. I don't have many pillows and I intend to make a few more.  It's a great feeling to finish up something so quickly, rather than making a big-ass quilt!!

I think I am smitten with this pillow.  I love the colours and I love how it has turned out.  The churn dash is such a simple block, but looks so effective.

For the back, I used a Lu Summers print that works really well with this pillow. It's simple and not too fussy and just complements the low volume on the front. And the binding is a Pearl Bracelet fabric.

And my fav block ...

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Blogger's Quilt Festival - Small Quilt

This is my second entry into the Blogger's Quilt Festival hosted by Amy.  I am entering this quilt into the small quilt category.  

I really like the Flea Market Fancy range by Denyse Schmidt and wanted to incorporate it into a quilt. I thought wonky stars would be a great way of showcasing them. However, I am way to much of an A-type personality to get too wonky, so that's as wonky as I get!  The low volume prints are from a  range of designers and collected over the last year.

For the back I made a giant wonky star and used some of my fav prints from the range at each end.  

I quilted it on my machine using a loopy spiral using white Auriful. I took the lazy option and did machine binding with another DS print from Spotlight.

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Bloggers Quilt Festival - Large Quilt

I always look forward to the twice yearly Blogger's Quilt Festival. I love seeing all the quilty amazingness in blogland in one place. So much talent and inspiration.

I am entering 2 quilts. This one, I think, is my absolute favourite of all the quilts I have made and I am entering it into the large quilt category.  It started as a quilt-along back in March 2013 and we made 3 blocks a week from Tula Pink's City Sampler book.

I have used a variety of fabrics, but mainly Tula Pink, a bit of Denyse Schmidt, and one or 2 prints from other designers that just went with my colour scheme. The solids are Kona, Cotton Couture and Art Gallery.

It is so hard to pick a fav block, but there are some I love a little more than others.  I think my number 1 fav has to be that adorable hedgehog, and of course purple is my fav colour as well.

For the back, I pieced together some of my larger cuts of Tula Pink along with a piece from Joel Dewberry as well. that just went so well with the colours I had already chosen. 

I didn't feel up to the challenge of quilting it on my home machine so took it to a long arm quilter and told her she could quilt it however she wanted!  I love what she did with it. Simple, but so effective... Alternating wavy lines in each block and a spiral in the sashing.

And a final photo...

Thanks so much to Amy for hosting another Blogger's Quilt Festival.  Please go and check out all the quilty awesomeness there...

A Lovely Year of Finishes - May goal

I don't think I ever blogged about what I received in the X Factor pillow swap. The theme was Log Cabin and one of my favs from this round was a lovely pillow by Sami. I just loved the colours and the text writing. It has some of my fav fabric ranges in it too. 

It's looking very lonely on my couch so I have decided to make a few more pillows.  I love the churn dash block and there are some gorgeous quilts popping up in blogland, on flickr and on Instagram. I took my inspiration from some of these and configured the block so my finished pillow would be 20 inches.

I am totally crushing on that raspberry colour at the moment.  I wanted a bit of interest in the centre of each churn dash, so I fussy cut some cute little squares.  I adore that little bee!  My goal for May is to finish this pillow.

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