Monday, February 17, 2025

Christmas Carol Charm Pack Scrappy Table Runner


With the left charm pack squares of Christmas Carol ( 3 Sisters for Moda Fabric ) from my Star Compass Barn Quilt, I made up this darling little table runner. I made it just like the little runner I quilted up  with left charms of Avalon (Fig Tree for Moda Fabrics) almost 7 years ago. 


The prints are mostly all the light prints from the charm pack. Paired with a warm white background and same binding, the sense of calm and peacefulness this little table runner exudes is so very welcome and warming.


I did simple wavy straight-line quilting with my walking foot. It adds a little bit of flow to the quilt without disturbing it's peacefulness.


Love this little tablerunner quilt!
( and love that fact that I got two quilts from one charm pack : ) 

 

It fits perfectly across the top of a small bookcase, and I think works well, even in the middle of February in Minnesota, for a bit of wintery cheer.

Quilt details:
Fabric - Christmas Carol from Moda Fabrics
Batting - cotton flannel
Quilting - wavy straight-line quilting done on regular sewing machine
Size - 10.5" x 42"

Happy quilting, folks : )
Anna

Sunday, February 16, 2025

Christmas Carol Star Compass Barn Quilt

Oh! I love everything about this Christmas Carol Star Compass Barn Quilt quilted wall hanging.

 Finished way out of season (or very early : ) but finished! and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out. 


The fabric is the gorgeous line Christmas Carol by 3 Sisters for Moda Fabrics. So beautiful! It's a very classic fabric line with beautiful small prints and classic holly. The text print is perfect!


The inner border and binding is a Moda Marble that I've had for years. I think it frames this Star Compass Barn Quilt perfect and works marvelously with that warm tan small floral print.


Just had to get this picture in the winter sunshine. There is something special about quilts in winter sunshine.


This is the first Christmas version of Star Compass Barn Quilt that I've made.  I made the charm pack/precut 5" squares option of the quilt pattern.  Using a charm pack makes what little cutting there is go even quicker. 


This little wall hanging quilt would have been done a couple weeks ago, but I just couldn't decide on how to quilt it. I had half a dozen quilting pantographs I was considering and just couldn't seem to narrow it down. I wanted the quilting to let the fabric and quilt pattern shine.


Based on the reviews and name : ), I settled on Briar Rose in Winter from My Creative Stitches. It does not disappoint. It stitched out smoothly and quickly, and I think it is the perfect finishing touch on quilting up this wallhanging. It suits the fabric so well and doesn't detract from the fabric or quilt pattern. Love it!!!


Kinda looks like a butterfly at this angle : )

Quilt stats: 
Pattern - Star Compass - available in my shop.
Fabric - Christmas Carol from Moda Fabrics
Batting - flannel
Longarm quilting pantograph - Briar Rose in Winter
Quilting thread - So Fine from Superior Threads

Happy quilting, everyone!
Anna

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Tablerunner from Magical Winterland Easily Done leftovers


My favorite part about the Easily Done quilt pattern is the leftovers are enough to make another sizable quilt.  This is the third table runner quilt I've made with leftovers from three different Easily Done layer cake quilts. 
You can see how I used the Flower Girl leftovers here and what I did with the Holidays at Home scraps here. All different yet all beautiful, simple, and easy quilts to make.


This Magical Winterland quilted tablerunner will grace our little entryway shelf for the next month or so and I love it.


Here's a little picture of one of my favorite fabric pairings - perfect red paired with the cutest little botanicals print. 


Don't my ceramic little trees and houses look darling on this quilted runner? The quilty texture looks so good with them.


The quilting added amazing texture and dimension. Really like the movement and flow. It is the Winter Tempest pantograph from My Creative Stitches. It was so fun to watch it stitch out on the APQS Millie. 


For a few minutes I thought about using a gray thread but proceeded with a warm white So Fine. Haven't found the courage to try color, yet.


Quilt details:
Fabric: Magical Winterland from Riley Blake Designs
Batting: flannel
Binding: Moda Bell Marble
Size: 18.5" x 78.5"

Happy quilting, folks : )
Anna

Friday, January 31, 2025

Easily Done - Magical Winterland gifted

Easily Done quilt pattern

 Totally smitten with the Magical Winterland fabric line from Riley Blake. It makes the perfect Christmas-winter quilt with its touches of vintage and whimsy.


Using a layer cake or 10" stacker, this Easily Done (quilt pattern in my shop at this link) quilt made up so quickly.  

 

Here are a few of my favorite prints - the tiny check, the small botanical print, the churches.


With wool batting, the quilting really popped! The pantograph West Wind in Winter from My Creative Stitches turned out so so pretty on the top and backing! (the backing is a flannel sheet : )


Easily Done is such a fun quilt to make. It's one of my favorite patterns. And, there is enough leftover of the layer cake to make a sizable quilted runner. Two quilts from one layer cake - awesome! (Stay tuned - the runner is next to be quilted.)


Another look at the longarm quilting that was quilted using the APQS Millennium and Quilt Path.
The quilting texture is amazing!


Trying to capture crinkly quilty goodness here.


Oh! And what do we think of the white binding? I wasn't sure about it. None of my greens or blues would work with the top and back so white it is. I really like it! 

Happy quilting, folks!
Anna : )

Saturday, November 23, 2024

New Quilt Pattern: Pumpkin Time


Next up in my "Seasons" little quilt series is Pumpkin Time. Mix and match prints and colors or simplify and use limited prints. Either way this quilt pattern turns out darling.


This small quilt pattern is written for two sizes - 
40" x 40" - table topper/wall hanging
15" x 49" table runner.
Can be made with charm squares, layer cake squares, fat quarters, or scraps. It's a very versatile pattern. 

 

A couple of my favorite blocks.


And the adorable little pumpkin border fabric! Love!


The Pumpkin Leaf Swirls quilt pantograph from Mindy at QuiltingTogether.net stitched out beautifully and is the perfect finishing touch. Love how the vines and pumpkin leaves flow over the quilt top.


My sample of Pumpkin Time is made with Hello Autumn by Monique Jacobs for Maywood Studio. This fabric line is filled with warmth and charm. It gives all the cozy autumn vibes and my photos definitely don't do it justice.

The Pumpkin Time  quilt pattern is available in my shop here.

Happy quilting, everyone : )

Anna