Clattering Noises

Inspired by this quilt , I set out to make another one. This time not to use up pre-cut strips, but going through my stash and find far quarters or larger pieces of fabric to create a lighter version of the chevron quilt. My son helped me coordinating the colours. Same pattern used, I just added one or two more squares on each side to make the quilt a little wider.  The backing was  dark grey fabric and I quilted with white thread across the white background. Size 97 cm x 113 cm (38” x 45”), donated to Project Linus in November 2022.

 Pre cut strips! An endless supply of pre-cut strips from this quilt . I am not sure which pattern exactly I used and how the idea of a chevron quilt came to me, but this was sure a fun project. I grouped the strips in rainbow colours and with this (or a similar) pattern , I created the chevron look. The great thing about it is that it has no triangles, it’s as simple as stitching a strip of colour to a strip of main colour and then arrange those squares in zig zag to form the chevrons.  The finished size was 83cm x 116 cm (33” x 45”) and I gifted this quilt to a work colleague and his wife who had a premmie in Sept 22. Bub is turning one soon  (I type this post a year after I made the quilt) and I hope they got good use out of this colourful blanket.

 I took on this quilt at a Project Linus meeting. More strips than required were already cut up and a few hearts cut out. I did the appliqué first, just the pink hearts on the white background. Next, I randomly chose the fabric strips I liked most and arranged them in the log-cabin style pattern. I ended up with 4 by six squares, and added a white border.  The background was a nice batik fabrics,, which I also used for the binding. Final size 102 cm by 122 cm (40” by 48”). The quilt was dontated to Project Linus in November 2022.

 This quilt here  came with many pre-cut strips. Too many in fact for the size I ended up doing. From the stash of strips, I chose some blue and pinks and made this stash buster quilt, which always find very satisfying. The background was a cute green paw print. Not much more to report on, I believe this was a smaller size, maybe 30” by 40” (77cm x 104 cm). Dontated to Project Linus November 2022.

For Project Linus, I occasionally just sandwich some finished quilt tops and backings together. One of those quilt tops caught my interest. I recreated this pattern, which is made up of nine large squares, with rectangular borders and smaller squares between them.  I made this dinosaur-themed quilt before, this one is now space-themed. Dark planet and moon fabrics, and some blue galaxy fabric (also as backing) were bordered by light yellow, dark yellow and grey moon surface style fabrics. This one was a joy to sew up. The finished size was 100cm by 110cm (39" by 43"). Donated to Project Linus in July 2022.

This is my third layer cake quilt, these are Number One and Number Two . The squares come together quickly and I just love arranging those squares! I initially just selected blue, teal and green fabrics, but that ended up looking a bit dull. I added some interest with a contrasting yellow. I still like my first version best. But I am sure there are many more to come whenever the stash calls for clean-out.  The backing was a green and white striped donated fabric. Final measurements 100cm by 120 cm (40“x50“). Donated to Project Linus in July 2022. 

 For Project Linus, I occasionally just sandwich some finished quilt tops and backings together. One of those quilt tops caught my interest. I recreated this pattern, which is made up of nine large squares, with rectangular borders and smaller squares between them.  For the large squares, I found two dinosaur-themed fabrics and an elephant fabric in my stash. The rectangles were made out of orange/red and teal fabrics. The backing was patched together with some leftover fabric from the top. The finished size was 100cm by 110cm (39" by 43"). Donated to Project Linus in July 2022.

The two heart quilts I recently finished ( #1 and #2  ) came with a quite few cutoffs from the heart corners. I’ve sewn those cutoffs together into strips and added alternateing strips of the two solid background fabrics in between. It is not the most exciting quilt, but I found it very satisfying that all fabric got used up instead of being thrown out.  The background fabric is a dark teal with cute insects on it. I have not measured this quilt, but is was a tiny one. Donated to project Linus in June 2022.

I follow the Quilty Love blog and love all the colourful quilts on there. This cute heart quilt got my attention and I purchased the pattern to make up quilts for Project Linus from donated fabrics This version is made up of calming greens on a white background, in contrast to the “fiery” version here . The pattern is easy to follow and kept me busy during a week of Covid isolation. The background is a lovely batik style green fabric. Final size 93 cm by 108 cm (36.5” by 42.5”).  Donated to Project Linus in April 2022.

I follow the Quilty Love blog and love all the colourful quilts on there. This  cute heart quilt  got my attention and I purchased the pattern to make up quilts for Project Linus from donated fabrics. This version is made up of bold pinks and one orange strip on a slate background, in contrast to the  “calming” version here . In hindsight, I would probably switch out the inner two pinks, as the right is mostly darker than the left.  The pattern is easy to follow and kept me busy during a week of Covid isolation. The background is made up of a dark navy with white florals and a patch of pink used in the quilt. Final size 93 cm by 108 cm (36.5” by 42.5”).  Donated to Project Linus in April 2022.

  For this quilt I followed the  snowball fight quilt , which I used before ( floral and animal version). The fabrics were some assorted pirate prints, in blues and sandy browns. They were tied together with the solid colour, a dreamy blue. Unlike the other two versions, I did not arrange the blocks as a pattern, but randomly. The background was a playful dolphin and whales print. The quilting lines followed the inside of the octagons. Final size 88x121 cm (35”x48”). The quilt was donated to Project Linus in April 2022.

During my last visit to a Project Linus meeting, I took home some donated fabrics. From a few patches of safari photo panels and a wonderful brown giraffe fabric I created this gem. Unfortunately there wasn’t enough of the background fabric, so I used some slate solid fabric from my stash between the panels.  The background was made up of one large print with some white background fabric. The final quilt size is 95cm by 107 cm (37” by 42”). Donated to Project Linus in April 2022.

 Another ultimate scrap quilt! Like for this rainbow quilt , leftover scraps  from multiple quilts were given a new life. I cut 2 1/2 by 7 1/2 inch strips, which my 8 yo arranged by colour. I am reasonably happy with the result. Whilst cutting out I had my doubts about this one working out, but it ended up nice enough for a kid to enjoy. I used the multiple zigzag stitch with different colored yarns along the rows. Final size 35“ by 44“ (90 cm  by 110cm). Donated to project Linus QLD chapter in March 2022.

I used this cute baby quilt tutorial (unfortunately not available for free anymore) before for   for this dreamy quilt . Now the second time around, the background fabrics were all black and white. Initially I planned the strips to be all in orange, but then I found some yellow and turquoise to make things a bit more fun and child friendly. The backing was constructed using the orange and yellow solid fabric and some donated fabric from project Linus with VW campervans on it, all matching colours! I kind of like the result, but my first go (the dreamy one) turned out much nicer. Final measurements 100cm by 120 cm (40“x50“). 

 From one of my favourite quilt designers, Emily of Quiltylove, comes this cute baby quilt tutorial (unfortunately not free anymore, so I removed the link). I collected a few scrap fat quarters and fabrics at the November Project Linus meeting and this pattern was perfect to use those up. This first version is made out of muted green and brown colours, with some red and navy contrast fabrics. All is tied together with white stripes and binding. I love how this quilt turned out, it has a dreamy feel to it. The backing is a funny Olaf the snowman fabric, which got a white snowy border to bring it to size. Final measurements 100cm by 120 cm (40“x50“).