Clattering Noises

  I made this quilt before, based on a grid picture I found online. For this quilt, I used up fabric I had in my stash, which is why the border squares around yoshi  are dark green (Instead of the classic black). I did not have enough silver or  yellow fabric for the background, and now there is a striped background. The squares cut for this quilt were 2 1/4”, and the final size is 96 cm by 127 cm (38“ by 50“). If I do this one again, I cut it even smaller, which I have probably had done in my first version . Like then, I quilted the dark border squares a wiggly line and every second row in the striped background. With the larger size, this left the fabric around the face a bit lose, but I did not want to start quilting in the face. Finished with a silver binding. The background is a mish-mash of donated and stash fabric.

This quilt was based on this free tutorial and made up with a fairytale themed jelly roll. Instead of using white solids as the contrast as I first had planned, I found a solid dark navy at a project Linus meeting. The cutting process is pretty intense, so is the arranging of the rows. Once the first few liens are there it gets easier. The pattern I used is made with  2 1/2“ strips. The finished size was 95 cm by 110 cm (37“ by 43“). Next time, I might add a couple more rows to make the quilt a bit longer. The tutorial can be used for any size strip, I might try 3.5” next, which is nice for fabrice with larger patterns. The backing fabric was from my stash. Due to the contrast in colour on the quilt top I came up with a quilting pattern that did not cross from dark to light fabric. The result is a pretty geometric pattern on the back, look like honey combs almost. Finished it with a navy binding. I absolutely adore the quilt, it is looking fresh and modern.

This quilt was made up based on this free tutorial . I used 12 strips of a fairy tale themed jelly roll with white background fabric to create the granny square quilt. I love how the blocks come together, it’s a great project if you only have some time here and there.  To get the size requirements right, I only made 12 blocks. Each block is 9“ before sewing and 8.5“ after sewing. I used 3“ strips (finished width 2 1/2“) in between squares. I used a donated fabric From Project Linus for the backing and a cherry red binding. I quilted around the blocks as well as a smaller square inside the block. Final size is  90cm by 118 cm (36“ by 46“).