Clattering Noises

Not sure how a came across this free pattern , but once I saw it, I could not get it out of my head. Rainy weather doesn't have to be dull.  I thought I need to go shopping for some fabric to make the quilt, but then I found a light blue checkered ababy crib flat sheet that we haven’t really used. With some unicorn and hot air Balloon quilting fabrics for the cloud and matching solid colour strips for the rain, there was no need to buy new fabric!  The pattern is really easy to make up, and I love the result, it's so cute. The quilt was finished with a bright green border. Final size is 96cm by 115cm (38in by 45in).  This quilt was donated to Project Linus Queensland chapter.

With the remainder of the jelly roll used for this quilt with the addition of some solid fabrics, I made a stoplight quilt. The PDF of this free pattern can be downloaded  here . I’ve sewn up a total of 30 blocks, arranged in 5 rows and 6 columns. The final dimension of the quilt is 92cm by 126cm (36 inch by 50inch).  I used some funny pug fabric and some leftover blocks from the diamond quilt for the back. Finished the quilt with a bright cherry red binding. This quilt was Donated to Project Linus QLD chapter. Hope it will find a new happy owner.  

During the first stages of Covid-19, I turned back to sewing. Through a sewing meet-up, I got made aware of Project Linus, a volunteering Organisation that provides quilts for children in hospitals or in need.  For my first couple of quilts, I wanted to use jelly rolls (pre-cut strips), as I didn’t have a big Fabric stash at hand. I searched for free jelly roll patterns and went with this tutorial first. Three 2.5“ strips are sewn together, cut into squares then combined with a solid colour fabric. Due to COVID-19, my local fabric store was out of white plain fabric, so I used a silver colourway instead. I had several sessions with my 7yo son until we agreed on a way to arrange the blocks! I wanted wavy or stripey (the tutorial shows several ways of arranging the block), he was set on diamond shapes. The compromise was a diamond with stripes around. Final size is 100cm by 126cm (40x50 inches). The backing was made from stash fabric with a peace sign and woodland animals. I finishe...