Previously On This Week: 30 October

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Monday, 29 October 2012

Hurricane Sandy

 

'Across Continents' - An Improvised Quilt

 Love knows not distance; it hath no continent; its eyes are for the stars - Gilbert Parker

Here's my latest quilt finish and it's a first for me - I've moved away from traditional piecing and quilt patterns and instead I've pieced the fabrics in a modern, improvised, rectangular design.

I was inspired by my fellow Manhattan quilt store Staffer, Mallory, who made a fab quilt using Kibibi Sheeting in Sienna from the Africa collection by the De Leon Design Group for the Alexander Henry Fabrics Collection 2012, it's amazing with wonderful birds and flowers and I used it as the inspiration to pull all the other fabrics!  

Other fabrics in the quilt are:

Red fabric on the quilt top - P&B Textiles Bear Essentials 2 collection

Yellow paisley fabric - Andover Fabrics: Crimson Bouquet A-5413-Y by Jo Morton

Below is a fern floral fabric inspired by a quilt from the International Quilt Study Center & Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln designed by Jo Morton and Kathy Hall - Andover Fabrics: IQSC Square in Square A-5885-K

 

I've switched continents again including a striped panel of Wagara indigo Japanese fabric across the bottom of the quilt top and also two strips of another Wagara indigo to frame the upper rectangle on the quilt top.  I've used these two fabrics sparingly as they're so expensive $36.50/yard!

Creating a base for all the fabrics is the wonderful Kaufman Essex Linen Yarn dyed Black
 and the binding is Shades of Black by Me & My Sister Designs for Moda #22196

The finished quilt measures 52" x 80" and the quilting is 4.5" vertical lines using Aurifil #4030 - Plum and a 3.2 stitch.  I've also quilted 1/8" either side of any seams to support the differing weights of fabrics at these weaker points.

And here's the back - the red on this side of the quilt is the most wonderful, soft Peppered Cotton #26 Garnet from Pepper Cory for Studio E Fabrics.

That peppered cotton is just to die for and is probably one of the main reasons that this is now my favourite quilt that I've ever made!

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Previously On This Week: 23 October

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Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Rhinebeck And All Things Woolly

 

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

An Unexpected Modelling Assignment

 

I'm Blushing!!!

This is the fastest I've ever put a post together as I'm about to fly out the door to work - I just had to share with you the news that my internet quilt friend Sarah @Quilt Candy is featured today over at Quilt Story.

I won't say more just that there's a whole heap of loveliness aimed at me in the story which is the reason that I'm blushing, all I did was put The City Quilter's exclusive fabric in an envelope and post it, Sarah did the rest, designing and making an amazing quilt!  Head over to Quilt Story and read all about it :D

Now I really have to dash - Bernina Sales Training is calling!!!

Autumn's Golden Gown - A Quick HST Method and Jelly Roll Quilt Tute

 

 Through Autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way

You always loved this time of year

"Forever Autumn" by Wayne, Osborne, Vigrass

I haven't made anything using jelly rolls before so I decided to give it a try, another quilting method to tick off my list!  I made up the design as I went along but it was so simple that I thought I'd share my method with you here.

A Quick HST Method & Jelly Roll Quilt Tute

So here's my tute for a 50" x 72" finished jelly roll quilt.

I used approximately 40 x 44" x 2.5" strips (that's usually just one jelly roll but check the number of strips included in whatever roll you're using).

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The Technique
Sew strips together lengthwise in sets of 8 strips using a 1/4" seam.  

 Iron the seams flat (to the side or open, whatever's your preference) and measure the width of the 8 joined strips.  Using this width measurement cut the 8-strip wide fabric into perfect squares.   You'll have sections left at the end of cutting that aren't large enough, sew these together in any direction to make fabric large enough to cut more squares of the required size so you can create more HSTs. 

NB: In the photos below I've used the same method but only 4 strips rather than 8 strips, please don't let that confuse you!

 

Place 2 fabric strip squares right sides together varying the direction of the strips with each set of 2 squares.  

 Here I've placed the strips at right angles to each other.

Here's how to make super fast Half Square Triangles (HSTs) -sew around all 4 edges of the 2 layered squares using a 1/4" seam. 

 Now cut straight across both diagonals of the joined squares creating 4 HSTs.

Cut through where the sewn lines cross rather than through the fabric corners. 

Turn the cutting mat, not the fabric, and cut across the opposite diagonal.

 thus creating 4 HSTs

that open up into squares.

There are so many ways you can then place the HSTs to create different designs/layouts.  Here are a few examples but these will be different depending on the direction of the original 2 squares when you sew them together and it will also vary when you start sewing together your leftover sections of fabric.

 I played around with the layout choosing my favourite placement for the HSTs and sewed them together in rows which I then joined. 

 Then I added a 3" border to create the quilt top creating a finished quilt that's 50" x 72".

The jelly roll fabric wasn't labelled so I have no idea what any of the fabrics used in the quilt top are.  I do know what the purple border fabric is though, it's Padstow Range Cabbages & Roses Ltd, Floral Whitestone Lavender by Moda.  The backing and binding are Philip Jacobs for Rowan, Cactus Dahlias PWPJ054 - Gold.  

I have quilted using a 1" wide vertical straight line and the top thread is Aurifil #2340 - Cafe Au Lait and the bottom thread is Aurifil #2255 - Dark Red Orange.

Here's lots of finished pics taken on my roof garden:

 

 

Hope you've enjoyed the tute and if you use it be sure to let me know, I'd love to see what you make with it.  I'd also appreciate you dropping me an email if something isn't quite clear or should you spot any errors so I can improve the tute for everyone!

ANOTHER MADE BY ME...

Added 8 September 2015:

I made another version of the quilt as a sample for a class I teach - you can read about it here:  

AND MADE BY YOU...

Added 8 February 2014:

Cleo Savala has made this fab version of the quilt - she contacted me via my Facebook page "Wanted to share a photo of my take on your Autumn's Golden Gown.  I just used the blocks from the HSTs and then used the rest as a pieced border.  It was fun, fast and easy!  Thanks.".  Thanks to you too for sharing Cleo, it's so wonderful to see a tute I've written made up by someone else and your quilt is gorgeous :D

Added on 20 February 2014:
Last night at the Manhattan quilt store where I work staffer and tutor Karen Moore Haynes was busy showing off her latest quilt top to students in her class so I snapped a quick photo.  Inspired by Cleo Savala's version of my Autumn's Golden Gown quilt that I shared earlier in February, isn't it just wonderful - made with a narrow jelly roll called a 'honey bun' - 1.5" strips instead of 2.5".  I hope once Karen finishes the quilt I'll be able to share that with you too :D

Added on 15 May 2014:
Take a look at the finished quilt by Karen Moore Haynes - she's offset the above panel in a solid background with a self-colour binding and diagonal quilting; it looks fantastic.

Added 21 January 2016:

Cleo Savala has made another version of the quilt - she contacted me via my Facebook page "Made another Jelly Roll quilt for my sister who's in the hospital recovering".  Another fab finish Cleo, thanks so much for sharing and we send our best wishes to your sister for a speedy recovery :D

Dorothy Calvani, a student from one of my classes, has sent me this pic of her finished Jelly Roll quilt.  Dorothy spent time considering the finished design rather than using a random technique, she has created some strong points and staggered continuing lines across the blocks.  She used a pillow turn technique to finish her quilt making this a super fast easy quilt finish, thanks so much for sharing the pic Dorothy I love how this turned out so much :D  If you'd like to try the pillow turn technique for yourself I have a tute for it here - you may be surprised but my fabric coasters are made in exactly the same way just on a much smaller scale!

Another student, Susan, from my Jelly Roll Quilt class brought her quilt top along to our May 2016 NYC Metro MOD Quilt Guild meeting so I was able to take this pic of her with it.  Gorgeous colours Susan, I love it :D

A Quick HST Method & Jelly Roll Quilt Tute

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