2014-12-24

035 Christmas Eve Delivery ~ Neve

 Zebras, Black & White, Hot Pink & Hearts
 
That was this little 6 year old girls request, when I asked her what kind of quilt she would like.
 Well I found Zebra print for the background, a variety of pink (some hot) for the daisies which I appliqued with raw edges. The short piano keys border alternated the pinks with another zebra print, that shows a herd of zebras.. They were her favourite part, she said.
 
For the backing, I used an Ikea fabric that seemed so appropriate. It's refreshingly colourful, with a variety of birds and wildlife. Not quite enough for the back, so I chose one of the colours in the back, a pink to extend the fabric.
Free motion is my favourite quilting, and for the centers of the daisies I did a pebble quilting, to make them stand out better. (it's quite cute on the back)
Bundled with a Zebra ribbon, ready for delivery.
Within minutes, she disappeared..... to put it on her bed.
How rewarding is that??
too sweet!!  Measures 60" x 77"


2014-12-21

While Making Pie today...

I heard an awful crunching sound...
 oops.... i forgot about the pins on the back... strong  needle though.

 The tops with lattice top "pie crust"
 trimmed 
and Done!! Two hot pads!!
a Perfect Hostess Gift.


And for the Host....

034 Merry Christmas 2014

I'd love to make a Christmas quilt or two...each Christmas.
This year was interesting..
I got suckered into making a queen sized quilt.
Oh My!!!  ....anyway....

 The lint roller after cleaning up the cutting mat once the trimmings were done. I thought it had that candy cane look..
 This is the Backing fabric that was 'given' to me.. It's gorgeous, but I needed to add a bit to make it fit; I used a solid navy blue from my stash along the bottom and side. It worked!
Oh My!! It wouldn't fit on my design wall, (no floor space) so we did the sandwiching on the wall in the hallway.
 Oh My!!!!  This is the top (part)....the bottom is actually on the floor, but the top is DONE!!
 Binding, I actually don't mind attaching binding. Since revamping the sewing room I now have an extra table that I can move to the side of my sewing table - which holds the weight of the quilt while I'm binding....so much easier.
 There it is.... DONE!! 
Not only is she a Christmas fan, the recipient of this quilt has two cats - named Star & Noel....  so if you click on it to enlarge this photo you'll see the captions from two Christmas Carols, done free motion quilting.
I thought the navy blue worked well with the backing.

I told DH if he ever hears me talking of making a queen sized quilt for anyone other than for US.... 
to have a serious talk with me!!
If I had more room in my sewing room, and my quilting frame was extended to it's fullest (not enough room for that) a queen sized quilt wouldn't be an issue...... one day....but Oh My!!!!
My faithful helper.... Maxim....he  l-o-v-e-s to help!!
Measures 79" x 110"