Tuesday 29 April 2014

Almost there...


I had a bit of a set back... When I got back to the fabric store the linnen was sold out and I had to make do with what I had at home piecing the smaller pieces. It worked ok luckily and is hardly noticeable. 


See the circular quilting? I like the texture of it. My husband says it reminds him of a Japanese garden because it looks like the pattern they make in the sand. I normally don't name my quilts but the name sort of fits this quilt. The giant fans looks like flowers too. 


Now to quilting it a bit more and I should start to find a suitable border. Background is (needless to say) thick, luxurious fleece in a beautiful dark blue. Maybe a bit 'easy' but it's the fleece quilts that gets all the usage around here. It's so soft you can actually see my footprint in it.





Saturday 19 April 2014

So sorry.. Can't help myself

Tired of me and the fans yet? If so I've got good news. Unfortunately the fan quilt needs to take a short break as I have run out of linnen. The boys and me are in Sweden for Easter and I can't get my hands on more until Tuesday when I'm back home and the shops opens again. So no more picture bombing for a few days.

This is as far as I got.. Photo curtesy goes to the sweet cousins who are enjoying the time together tremendously - Freja, Erik and Jens.




Friday 18 April 2014

Fans progress

I'm working on my fans today - if that doesn't bring out the good mood, I don't know what would. Maybe the fact that Amy's quilt festival is near (starts May 7).

I decided to use quilt-as-you-go method making big rings on the linnen. It doesn't show as much as I would have liked, but - hey - I can live with it :)


Two down - fourteen to go.


Update at 18.31 :) 4 down and 14 to go


I may actually have a finish for the festival...



Saturday 5 April 2014

Quilting detour


Today I made a little quilting detour - decided to finish a project I shelfed last year. It was the scrappy trip top, which sadly ended up with only 5x5 square and was too small. You know how we like big  quilts around here...

Also, I love the Sweetwater Hometown line, but it's really difficult to match with other fabrics and as I ran out of fabric after 25 block, the top ended up  60x60 inches:


However, when cutting the linnen for the fan quilt I suddenly thought of a really simple solution. The linnen goes great with the Hometown line and also has an interesting tactile feeling that's adds some interest. 

Today was the day to carry out my idea. I was at my quilting group and could use the big basting table we have there for cutting the big pieces of fabric. 

Bad picture alert - just came home with the top folded and no time to iron it or hang up. It was either daylight or ironing. You know how it is. 

I think (hope) it is straighter than it appears on the picture. I haven't basted it yet, so time will tell. Had to cut the linnen on the bias so I was really careful not to pull it when adding the red border.


It's huge - haven't measured it but guessing around 90-95 inches each way. The linnen will require a lot of quilting, but I have a plan and right now I'm thinking this project will end up much better (and much bigger) than first anticipated.