Yours Truly - A Flying Geese Quilt

The Finished Quilt

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QUILT STATS

Yours Truly - A Flying Geese Quilt

The finished quilt measures 45 inches x 55 inches.

8 rows of 22 Flying Geese Units (and a random variation).

Each Flying Geese block measures

 3 inches x 5.5 inches (incl. seam allowances).
Flying Geese units pieced with Bloc Loc Flying Geese ruler.

Warm & White batting from The Warm Company;

a low loft batting perfect for use with low volume and bright white fabrics.

This week has flown by! The lead up to Christmas is such a busy time of the year and I was concerned that I may have set myself too many tasks to complete this week. Basting, quilting, and binding this quilt was on my to-do list and I am happy to have ticked those tasks off. Done, done, and done. And I couldn't be happier with how this quilt turned out.

The fabrics used for this quilt are predominantly from the most recent collection by Kim Kight called Yours Truly for Cotton + Steel (due for release next month). Although not my usual color palette I have loved working with these colors and prints and enjoyed contrasting the prints with Kona Cotton solid fabrics, shot cottons by Oakshott Fabrics, and linen blend fabrics.

I have quilted the quilt with edge to edge straight lines; first creating a foundation of grid lines by ditch stitching all horizontal seam lines and then ditch stitching all vertical seam lines. I then added additional vertical lines of stitching - using a walking foot with quilting guide - just 1 inch apart. For the back of the quilt I have used a single floral print on a soft pink background from the Cookie Book collection also by Kim Kight for Cotton + Steel.

For the binding I have used one of my favorite Cotton + Steel prints from the Lucky Strikes collection (again by Kim Kight) called Clothesline Floral. This is a gorgeous print - such an unusual color - and I love how Cotton + Steel collections, from current and prior releases, all work so beautifully together.

This quilt is available for purchase from my Etsy Store.

See all the listing details here: 

Yours Truly - A Modern Flying Geese Quilt

In preparation for Christmas I am going to take a few days away from my sewing machine and my blog, but will be back with more late next week. I have been working on a hand piecing project for a few months now and once the Christmas rush is over I plan to spend some time with needle in hand, slow sewing, and enjoying the long, warm days of Summer.

Wishing all of my readers a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! 

Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:

Red Pepper Quilts Etsy Store

Yours Truly - A Flying Geese Quilt :: Work in Progress

RPQ Cotton + Steel projects:
Printshop Pineapple Quilt - August 2016
Bluebird Log Cabin Quilt - March 2016
Cotton + Steel Quilt - December 2014
Cotton + Steel Selvage Pillow Cover - December 2014
Garland Pillow Cover - December 2016

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A Handmade Christmas - Garland Pillow cover

While I have made numerous handmade items for Christmas gift giving I have made very few items that are intended for Christmas decorating despite having several beautiful Christmas fabric collections in my stash! In an effort to work from stash and get into the Christmas spirit this week I have pulled out a favorite Christmas collection - Garland by Cotton + Steel - and have made a pillow cover. 

I recently purchased a small kit of paper pieces for English paper piecing (EPP) from my local patchwork store.The design is based on the La Passacaglia Quilt (from the book Millefiori Quilts by Willyne Hammerstein) which features an intricate quilt layout of interlocking rosettes. The kit of paper pieces was for just a single rosette (papers only) which I thought was a great introduction to working with tiny paper pieces and a more complex design. (By the way, Willyne Hammerstein's books are an inspirational resource and I own both Millefiori Quilts and the more recently released Millefiori Quilts 2 - both published by Quiltmania).

I spent quite some time playing with fabric, choosing a contrast background fabric and fussy cutting elements from the fabric to feature. The actual paper piecing took way longer than anticipated and I have a whole new respect for the many quilters that are working on or have made the La Passacaglia Quilt.

Once the rosette was completed and the papers were removed I hand appliqued the rosette on a linen background fabric that I had already quilted (the background fabric was layered with batting and a backing fabric, prior to being quilted). For the back of the pillow cover I have used a canvas fabric also by Cotton + Steel (from the Picnic collection by Melody Miller). The pillow cover also has a zippered side seam for easy insert removal and cleaning. As always, the thought of sewing the zipper was more stressful than the task itself.

ALL THE DETAILS

Garland Pillow Cover

Pillow Cover measures 19 inches x 19 inches.

English paper pieced rosette (glue basted).

Features fussy cut fabrics from the Garland Collection by Cotton + Steel.

Linen blend fabric is Robert Kaufman Yarn Dyed Linen in Flax.

Aurifil 80wt cotton thread for applique.

Aurifil 28wt cotton thread for quilting.

The Bottom Line 60wt thread by Superior Threads for EPP.

Loft loft Warm and White cotton batting by The Warm Company.

The countdown to Christmas and the Summer holidays is on!

Thank you for stopping by,
Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:
Sunday Stash #330 Garland by Cotton + Steel 
A Cherry Christmas Quilt - July 2012
Christmas Crafting - Mini Quilt November 20112

RPQ English Paper Piecing Projects:

• The Daisy Chain Quilt
• The Wagon Wheel Quilt

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Rectangle Checkerboard Quilt 2

The finished quilt and a gallery of photos ~

QUILT STATS

Rectangle Checkerboard Quilt #2

(see work in progress photos here)

A selection of almost 180+ different quilting cottons make up this quilt.

Each finished rectangle measures 2.25 inches x 3 inches.

Warm & White batting from The Warm Company;

a low loft batting perfect for use with low volume and bright white fabrics.

The finished quilt  measures 54 inches x 72 inches.

This patchwork quilt is all about the fabrics and at the same time it is an excellent scrap and stash buster project. Working from stash is very satisfying and I love pulling out the many fabric "favorites"; working out what does and what doesn't go together, although generally I find that most of my stash plays nicely together. And of course sometimes the fabrics that clash the most make the greatest impact.

Whilst this quilt was strip pieced I did spend a lot of time and effort into randomizing the patchwork strips so that the eye isn't immediately drawn to the same fabrics that sit alongside one another. All of the fabrics that are fussy cut - the fabrics that feature an animal, bird, chicken, glasses - rather than randomly cut into, have been individually cut and pieced into a strip set. Some strip sets were taken apart and sewn together with pieces of other strip sets. Choosing and cutting fabric, and then piecing the quilt top is my favorite part of the process!

The quilt is quilted by ditch stitching all seam lines. Simple and functional rather than decorative quilting, and at the same time giving the quilt a lovely texture and a very nice drape. For the back of the quilt I have used a single fabric from the Strawberry Biscuit collection by Elea Lutz which is a nice variation to my usual quilt back fabric!

But I could not go past using my signature black/white stripe fabric for quilt binding (by Timeless Treasures).

This quilt is available for purchase from my Etsy Store.

See all the listing details here: 

Rectangle Checkerboard Quilt

The quilt is available for immediate shipping and will be sent by 

Express Post (for both domestic and international shipping). 

Thank you for stopping by!
Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:
Red Pepper Quilts Etsy Store
Rectangle Checkerboard Quilt 2 - Work in Progess
Rectangle Checkerboard Quilts #1 - May 2016

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Flowering Snowball Quilt 2

A Finished Quilt (and lots of photos!)

Today - this last day of November - I am sharing with you the finished Flowering Snowball 2 quilt. November has been exceptionally good to me. I have spent the last few weeks travelling with my husband; a trip to the United States that involved the running of a marathon (my husband!), endlessly wandering the streets of New York City and of course yarn and fabric shopping at fabulous stores like Purl Soho, The Brooklyn General Store and Knitty City. It was a wonderful trip but as always there is no place quite like home and although it has taken a week or so for the jet lag to wear off, I have basted, quilted, and attached the binding to this quilt in between fighting off sleep and the temptation to nap at random times of the day.

I have loved making this quilt! From choosing fabrics - especially working with low volume fabrics - to piecing the small Flowering Snowball blocks, even though I initially feared that I would not be able to neatly and consistently sew these tightly curved blocks. And truly, once you have made a handful of these blocks you soon find your sewing rhythm and with confidence sew all 80 of the required blocks! 

The quilt was finished with my usual backing fabric and binding treatment: backing fabric is Newsprint from the Story collection by Carrie Bloomston and binding fabric is a narrow black/white stripe by Timeless Treasures (available at Fabric Bubb at the moment). Quilted with straight - edge to edge - horizontal and vertical lines spaced 1 inch apart using Aurifil 40wt thread.

QUILT STATS

Flowering Snowball Quilt 2

The finished quilt measures 48 inches x 60 inches.

A total of 80 Flowering Snowball Blocks.

(10 rows of 8 blocks).

Each finished block measures 6 inches x 6 inches.

720 patchwork pieces.

That tiny black center square measures 1/2" x 1/2".

6" Acrylic Flowering Snowball Templates from Sunset Seams (Etsy).

Cotton batting ~

Warm & White batting from The Warm Company;

a low loft batting perfect for use with low volume and bright white fabrics.

See Work in Progress blog post here: 

http://www.redpepperquilts.com/2016/11/flowering-snowball-quilt-2-work-in-progress.html

Flowering Snowball 2 Quilt
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This quilt was sold prior to publishing this blog post.

If you are interested in purchasing one of my quilts
 - even one that I am still working on -
please don't hesitate to contact me by email.

Thank you for stopping by!

Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:

Flowering Snowball Quilt 2 - Work in Progress

6" Flowering Snowball Block Acrylic Templates 

Flowering Snowball Quilt - September 2016 - 9" blocks

Sewing Curves the no-pins way - a Tutorial

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