Moda Punctuation charm packs

I had two Punctuation charm pack and are playing a little with HST while sipping my caffe latte and half-way watching a movie... So many options and possibilities but I kind of like this one :)

Wrapping up June

Amylouwho show & tell: 

June came to an end – and so did my ’instant satisfaction quilt’… literally finished it half an hour before July 1st. I needed something fast and easy in between my hand quilted stars. And with 4 charms squares from Freebird Moda and some extra for backing and borders it was easy. I went for Camille’s ‘Coming home’ pattern. It her version it's subtle and calm. My version ended up being a bit on the wild side, but I love it nonetheless.

This is the front

And this is the back

And the best part is that it was tested and approved already this morning.

Next quilt project is a Charming stars quilt from Moda Bakeshop with some Riley Blake fabric. But before then another crafty project... Knitting. I have not knitted since I was a teenager, but we’re going to drive down to France soon and I can’t imagine not doing anything crafty for 2 weeks. So knitting it must be.

Lacking so much experience though I do not dare to rush into a complicated pattern – it’s a vacation after all – so I made my own pattern but are aiming for something like this – really simple:

 

Coming Home

A little update on the ‘Coming Home’ quilt….The colors are a bit on the wild side but I can’t help loving it even though. 

I finished the blocks and just ordered fabric for the border and backing. I was planning to do a 5x6 block quilt but decided I wanted a square instead so I made another row today and it's now 6x6. It will take a weeks time before the border fabric comes so I will have plenty of time to plan a back. Or I could just go ahead and start a new quilt  ;)

Do you know the feeling of a detail that always catches your eyes? For me it is the green block in the top row. One of them has a white dot that blends in with the neutral background. Arghhh! Why did I not see this when I laid up the blocks?

I had a bit of a struggle picking the color for the border. The quilt it self is very intense. Wanted to go red to frame it a bit but they were is sold out (have to get it from the UK for tax reasons) so I opted for a green border instead.

Funny thing I noticed today while sewing was that the Freebird fabric matches the poster I have over my table perfectly. Isn’t that funny? Guess I must really like the Freebird colors :) 

Instant satisfaction

I needed some instant satisfaction on the quilting front. We have a long weekend (yeah) and its filled with social activities, family visits and a bat mitzvah so I wanted to whip something up that I could spend a few minutes on here and there without losing the red thread.

I saw the ‘Coming Home’ pattern in Camille Roskelleys ‘Simplify’ and thought it would be great with the 4 Moda Freebird charm packs I had. So far I used  3 and have 5x6 rows. It is so much fun to make this... just what I needed :)