Thursday, March 10, 2022

A Charming Barn Quilt 3 - Crystal Lane version


My quilted wallhanging stash was short on quilts to transition from Christmas to spring so enter Crystal Lane by Bunny Hill Designs for Moda Fabrics.
I've only ever made one version of my A Charming Barn Quilt 3 pattern and thought this fabric line would be a great match. It's nice when an idea works out so nicely : )


The blues of Crystal Lane bring sunny clear skies into any space. 
They are perfect to add cheer to any room despite gloominess outdoors.


Went with some straight-line quilting grid-work in the center of the quilt and staight line quilting intersecting in the corners for the borders.


Turned out lovely and a nice change from diagonal straight-line crosshatch quilting.


A Charming Barn Quilt 3 quilt pattern is a very quick make using part of a charm pack/5" squares stacker, some border fabric, and a bit of background. So satisfying and fun!
Pattern can be found in my shop here.

Check back to see what I do with the leftover charms, an even quicker finish.

Happy quilting, everyone : )
Anna

 

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Thursday, March 3, 2022

New Pattern: Charming Ripples - a table runner quilt pattern

 


Inspired to use a charm pack (5" squares) as simply as possible, Charming Ripples was created.
This simple yet striking table runner was a super quick, really fun quilt to make up.


All you need in addition to a pack of 5-inch squares (a charm pack or stacker) is a bit of accent fabric (the white here) and some border fabric (the lovely green plaid of Farmhouse Christmas by Riley Blake Designs).


With a standard charm pack you can make up both the small table runner and the medium tablerunner.
The large quilted table runner will use most of a standard charm pack or 5" stacker.


Can we pause for a moment to enjoy appreciate the warm coziness of Farmhouse Christmas by Riley Blake Designs? All the feels - Christmasy, wintery, warm, cozy. 
Love it! Think there needs to be more making with it.


Simple straight-line quilting keeps with the simplicity of the quilt design.
Quilted table runners are the funnest quilt projects to quilt up - easy to work through the machine yet with the length to give you some great quilting time. 


If you are looking for a quick quilting project to complete for your table or buffet, give Charming Ripples a try. There are about 2-3, maybe more : ) on my wishlist to do : ) 


The Charming Ripples pattern can be found in my shop as a downloadable PDF digital file.


Happy quilting, everyone : )

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Sunday, February 20, 2022

Just a Charm Pack Quilt

 Recently I have been in a bit of a sewing/quilting doldrum but still wanting to feel productive and make. Just didn't know what to make or what pattern to use, couldn't seem to settle on anything. One of my kids suggested I make something just for fun. With a little bit of reminiscing, I remember having a lot of fun making with just a charm pack of 5" squares. It's been ages since I made with just a charm pack.


It's so easy and fun! All you need to do is grab a charm pack, in this case Flirt by Sweetwater for Moda Fabrics, pair up the lights and dark and make a bunch of HSTs (half-square triangles). HSTs are such a versatile block/quilting unit. You can literally spend all day testing out different layouts. My love for HSTs is still going strong : )


With no background or pieces to cut and no borders (I'm not a big fan of borders), this cute little quilted wallhanging went together so quickly.
Note to self: it would go even quicker if you remember to press seems open AFTER trimming up with the Block-Loc.


I even took a little extra time and quilted crosshatch straight-line quilting a little smaller than I usually do. Love it!


Don't you just love a good star center on your quilts, especially wall hangings or table toppers?
This simple quilt design (about 24" square) is perfect for the cute text prints and small prints of Sweetwater Flirt. 


Moda Fabrics black Marble for the binding. 
This little quilt is going in our master bedroom. Currently a black, red, white and gray check quilt resides on our bed and this is going to look just right on the wall.


If you find yourself in a bit of a sewing/quilting funk, grab yourself a charm pack that you like, make a bunch of HSTs, and before you know it you will have finished and quilted a cute little quilt that you can use as a table topper or a wall hanging.

Pattern now available in my shop here!!

Happy quilting, everyone : )
Anna
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