New Post: Shine Barn Quilt

She's a beauty! Introducing my newest barn quilt pattern -  Shine.

As with all my barn quilts, all you need to get started is a charm pack or 5-inch stacker (precut 5" squares) and some background fabric of choice. Toss in some border fabrics of your favorite prints and you have the perfect mix for a fresh barn quilt.

My charm pack of choice is Abloom by Corey Yoder for Moda Fabrics.

It's such a pretty blend of florals and small prints and just perfect for a springtime/summertime quilt. 

The Shine Barn Quilt is pieced in sections versus rows as in all my previous barn quilt patterns.

Such a fun wallhanging quilt to piece. I really enjoyed making Shine Barn Quilt.

I knew almost immediately that I wanted to quilt this quilt up with the Floral Crosshatch pantograph from Urban Elementz. I used this panto earlier this year on my Love Blooms A Charming Barn Quilt 3 and really wanted to use it again, and it does not disappoint. The Floral Crosshatch pantograph is a sweet blend of florals and crosshatching, which, as we all know, is an all-time favorite of mine.

Shine Barn Quilt is available in my shop. You can choose one of three sizes and from four layouts.

20" x 20" (mini charm - uses 2 1/2" squares)

43" x 43" (charm pack - uses 5" squares)

96" x 96" (layer cake - uses 10" squares)

Happy quilting, everyone. Can't wait to see your versions of Shine Barn Quilt.

Anna : ) 

Charmingly Done - Georgia Baby Quilt

What do you do when you need to make a baby quilt fast? Grab my Charmingly Done quilt pattern and a charm pack of Georgia by Brenda Riddle for Moda Fabrics plus a little bit of accent and background fabric. In just a few days I was able to make this adorable baby quilt in time for a mid-week delivery.

Isn't it incredible how quilting changes a quilt top? The dimension and texture it adds are just amazing!

And the quilt back!!! Can we pause for a moment to gush?! The Avalon edge-to-edge longarm quilting pantograph from My Creative Stitches really pops on the bamboo velour backing. Just beautiful!

I couldn't be happier with the Avalon panto. It stitched out beautifully, and I think it's graceful flow and whimsical flowers really suit the quilt, the fabric, and a sweet baby girl.

The recipient mom wanted "something violets and daffodils." When I heard that I immediately thought of Georgia - the colors are perfectly violets and daffodils : )

Truly one of the prettiest quilts I've made in a while and the perfect way to commemorate a special baby girl's birth.

Here are some post-wash pictures trying to capture the crinkly cuddly goodness of a good baby quilt.

The Charmingly Done quilt pattern can be found in my shop here. You can use charm packs, layer cakes, fat quarters, fat eighths, or yardage, and it makes five sizes from lap to king. 

Happy quilting, everyone : )

Anna

New Quilt Pattern: Charmingly Done - House and Home

Not sure why there is such a gap in time from start (June 2022) to finish but here she is, Charmingly Done, my newest quilt pattern (available in my quilt pattern shop),  freshly washed and already in the spring rotation of quilts.

Charmingly Done is designed for charm packs (precut 5" squares), layer cakes (10" precut squares, fat quarters, fat eighths, or yardage and includes five sizes from lap to king. 

My sample quilt for Charmingly Done is made from leftover scraps of House & Home from Poppie Cotton. I cut 5" squares and added in Moda Bella Solids Earth as the accent. Moda Bella Solids Earth is such a great brown, although a bit challenging for me to capture its trueness. It's like a nice warm hug of smooth milk chocolate, not too strong and not too weak, and works perfectly with House & Home.

 

The prints of House & Home are so lovely, especially the florals. 

The colors are soft and calm.

Backing is a flannel Cuddl sheet. Have used these sheets before and they wash up so soft and make a great quilt backing.

For quilting I selected the Triplet edge-to-edge longarm quilting pantograph from Ma Tante Quilting.

I wanted the quilting to be simple and clean yet add a bit of softness and flow to the quilt. Triplet is just perfect! It's also a fun pantograph to watch stitch out because it goes so quickly and smoothly.

Quilt Stats:

Pattern - Charmingly Done by Fresh Dew Drops Quilting

Fabric - House and Home from Poppie Cotton

Accent Fabric (brown) - Bella Solids Earth

Longarm quilting pantograph - Triplet from Ma Tante Quilting

Thread - So Fine from Superior Thread

Happy quilting, everyone!

Anna : )

 

Custom Baby Quilt - Bella Solids - #3

This is the third custom baby quilt I've made for Kellie using the same Moda Bella Solids colors, very different patterns but the same colors, backing, and binding. Such a neat idea for baby quilts!

This time I was able to offer longarm quilting. The final quilting pantograph choice was Ikat from Urban Elements. I like how it softens the edges a bit but still complements the shape. It was a fun quilting panto to watch quilt out. 

The quilting looks kinda cool on the back, too.

With just an inspiration picture, it took me a minute to figure out how to design the block, but in the end, the quilt pieced together quicker and easier than I anticipated.

Quilt stats:

Size - 47" x 53"

Fabric - Moda Bella Solids

Batting - cotton

Longarm quilting pantograph - Ikat

Love Blooms - A Charming Barn Quilt 3

Using a charm pack of Love Blooms by Lella Boutique for Moda Fabrics I finished up this fresh new version of my A Charming Barn Quilt 3 quilt pattern.

It was a quick finish for February. A Charming Barn Quilt 3 is an easy quilt to get finished up if you are short on time.

This pattern is available in three sizes using precut fabric mini charm (2 1/2" squares), charm pack (5" squares), or layer cake (10" squares).

 

The quilting - we need to talk about it!

I settled on this longarm quilting pantograph fairly quickly. Crosshatching - it's a no brainer for me : ) With the scattering of flowers, perfect!

This is the Floral Crosshatch pantograph from Urban Elements.

It stitched out quickly and didn't use up a lot of bobbins.

Don't you love how it pops in the white border?!

I'm not sure how I feel about a red, white, and pink quilted wall hanging, but I do love the quilting.

Here she is coming fresh off the frame. This was the moment that I knew I picked the right longarm quilting pantograph. The light was hitting it just right. So lovely!

Quilt stats:

Pattern - A Charming Barn Quilt 3

Fabric - Love Blooms by Lella Boutique for Moda Fabrics

Batting - flannel

Thread - SoFine from Superior Threads

Pantograph - Floral Crosshatch from Urban Elementz

Happy quilting, all!

Anna : )