Raw Edge Circle Appliqué Quilt

Always wanted to master applique?
Raw Edge applique is one quick and easy method and a great introduction to this technique that I'll be teaching next week in my one day class in Manhattan.

Circle Appliqué Quilt- $70

Saturday, 17 January 2015 - 11.00 am to 5.00 pm, The City Quilter, Manhattan

Learn to cut perfect circles and add them to a whole cloth quilt base using a raw edge applique method, then machine quilt to finish your baby/lap quilt By the end of the afternoon you could even be ready to bind your finished baby/lap quilt.  

Open to anyone who knows how to use a rotary cutter and sewing machine and can sew a straight seam.

Here's pics of my class sample, currently on display in the store.

Fabrics:

Ed Emberley's Picture Pie collection: Alphabet, Foxes and Scribble for Cloud9 Fabrics and Michael Miller's Black & White Clown Stripe.

Tools:

Circle Savvy Ruler by Creative Grids.

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The class was inspired by my Foxy Circle Quilt donated to charity earlier this year and which had a great response via social media and in store.

If you live in the greater New York area or are making a quick visit to the Big Apple, why not join in one of my classes?

You can find details of all Spring 2015 classes I'm teaching via the 'My Classes' link in the side bar or by clicking the link button below.

May You Always Have Quilts - A Wish For Oliver

What's a baby's bedroom without a quilt so I made this tumbler quilt using more of the Rocket Age fabric by October Afternoon for Riley Blake (Rocket Main Blue/Rocket Captain Blue/Rocket Stars Orange), you remember I used it to make these various storage baskets for Oliver's room that I blogged about here and including a tute for the 3 circular baskets.

So this is the quilt I made

It was a very quick make and I got to use my latest quilting tool - a Tumbler Double Strip Ruler by Creative Grids.

Each block measures 4" finished and my finished quilt size is about 50" x 42" but I forgot to measure it once finished so that's very approximate.

I fussy cut some of the fabric images but in the main I didn't worry about it as it would have wasted so much fabric

The quilting thread is Aurifil #4140 - Wedgewood.

And some more full shots

My wish for Oliver - "may you always have quilts to keep you warm" x

Not too small - it'll be perfect to snuggle under when he's a little older too.

I love those double track quilting lines.

Binding detail

and rolled shot!

Next I trimmed a couple of hand towels and wash cloths to match.

For now the quilt's folded in Oliver's cot (he's not using it yet as he's still in his crib).

And these are hanging stars I had made by Sharon of Spotty Dog Designs - she's based in England but took my order from the States over Facebook, I paid by Paypal and she shipped to Spain and now they're now hanging in Oliver's room. Super lovely to work with, Sharon makes really great customisable ceramic gifts at incredibly reasonable prices so do take a look at more of her work on here on Facebook.

Check out those storage baskets I made keeping everything close to hand for Mum during nappy changes. 

And a last look at Oliver's 'May You Always Have Quilts' quilt.

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