A Scrappy Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt - Part 2

An update today on the progress of my Scrappy Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt, and as you can see my enthusiasm for English Paper Piecing (EPP) has not waned. After many long evenings with needle and thread - accompanied by catch-up TV and coffee - the quilt top is finished!

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Once all of the "flower" units were completed they were laid out and arranged (and re-arranged) until I was happy with the layout. The units were then sewn together in horizontal rows. There are nine rows with each alternate row starting with either a whole or half unit. Yes, it is definitely more fun to piece the units than it is to sew units together into rows! As the quilt top grows it becomes more and more awkward to hold on to, but it is worth it in the end. Removing papers as you go does help. A lot.

QUILT DETAILS

Scrappy Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt

Quilt top measures 56 inches x 72 inches.

50 Scrappy Grandmother's Flower Garden Units.

8 part-units for the left and right hand side of the quilt.

TOOLS AND NOTIONS for English Paper Piecing:

1572 - 1 Inch Hexagon Papers

1 Inch Hexagon Template with 3/8" seam allowance.

Water Soluble Basting Glue - Sewline.

Straw Needles - Size 11.

The Bottom Line 60wt thread by Superior Threads.

The solid background fabric used in my quilt top is Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in Ballet Slipper; a soft and delicate shade of pink (and not so easy to photograph!). I used almost 3 yards of solid background fabric for this quilt top. I do however use a 3/8" seam allowance when EPP'ing which therefore requires more fabric, but makes basting fabric onto papers a much easier task.

All of the papers have now been removed from the quilt top. I still prefer to glue baste when English paper piecing, and as you can see the glue/fabric combination has not affected the seams or frayed the fabric edges when removing the papers. I try to use as little glue as possible, even storing the glue refills in the refrigerator for a short period of time (30 minutes), so that the glue is firmer and less of it ends up on the paper and fabric. I tend to need to do this more often in Summer than in Winter. I am very slow at thread basting!

I am contemplating quilting this quilt top myself ... and yes, the thought of ruining the quilt is very much on my mind.This thought never goes away, even after having already successfully quilted so many quilts. I did try to ensure that all of the fabric pieces are on-grain which will go some way toward stabilizing the quilt top and thereby avoiding the potential for shifting, puckers, and tucks, when quilting. Fingers crossed.

Thank you for stopping by and scrolling through the many photos. I imagine that there are lots of fabrics used in this quilt top that you have seen before, or have in your own fabric stash!

Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:
A Scrappy Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt - Part 1
Hexagon paper pieces and template available from Tales of Cloth
More RPQ English Paper Pieced Quilts:
Mandolin Quilt - May 2018
Liberty Stars Quilt - January 2018
Floral Hexagon Quilt - September 2017
Liberty Stars Pillow Cover - July 2017
The Daisy Chain Quilt

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Sunday Stash #443 More of This and That

I may have despaired this week that I have no Sunday Stash to show you, cries that went largely unheeded by my family for I think they may have heard those words before. And too often. This time of the year seems slower in terms of fabric releases - which is not a bad thing - and so I thought I would show you some pieces of fabric that I have picked from local stores and online in the last few weeks.

Floral Lattice ~ Rose Collection by Quiltgate

 - Printed in Japan

This pretty fabric bundle is a vintage and feedsack inspired selection of fabrics. The first being a very pretty floral print from the rose collection by Quiltgate, printed on a fine quilting cotton and available in five different color ways (pictured directly above). I love this daisy design and purchased a small piece of each available color way.

Also part of the first bundle is this fun text fabric featuring a range of recipes. This print is from the Calico Crow collection by Lauren Nash for Penny Rose Fabrics.

And with the release of the Palace Garden Tana Lawn Collection several new designs have been added to my Liberty of London fabric stash (as well as a re-stock of a favorite classic design).

A Palace Garden - Liberty of London

SPONSOR NEWS

The Fat Quarter Shop  20% off Basic of the Month: Kona Cotton by Robert Kaufman. 20% off Notion of the Month: Olfa Rotary Cutters and Blades.  Prices are as marked. Ends 31 July 2018.

Fabric Worm 10-50% off Organic Fabric. Prices are as marked. Ends today 15 July 2018 at 11pm PST.  Free US Shipping orders $25.00+. AND spend $50+ and save $5 with code redpepper. Every day.

Miss Matatabi Summer Sale! Up to 50% off! Prices are as marked, ends today Sunday 15 July  2018

Fort Worth Fabric Studio   Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in Black, White, and Snow - just $5/yard. Every day.

Pink Castle Fabrics  Just In: De La Luna by Tula Pink for FreeSprit Fabrics and Grunge by Basic Grey for Moda Fabrics.

Stash Fabrics 20% off Basic of the Month: Carolina Gingham. Made of the softest fabric, Carolina Ginghams are perfect for quilt backs, garments and of course picnic blankets. Prices are as marked. Ends 31 July 2018.

Bobbie Lou's Fabric Factory Shop the SALE category!

Sewtopia  Front Yard by Sarah Watts for Cotton + Steel now available for pre-ordering. This collection is due to arrive in our shop early next month and we have bundles listed for 20% OFF and yardage is 10% OFF for one week only. 

Craftsy  Up to 60% Off Kits & Supplies To Knit, Quilt, Crochet & Sew. Prices are as marked. Ends today 15 July 2018. Find great deals on the supplies & tools you need for next project.

Enjoy Sunday!

Rita

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Fabric Giveaway! Alice Caroline Exclusive Liberty of London

A sponsored Giveaway.

Alice Caroline is delighted to announce the launch of their brand new and exclusive Liberty collection of fabrics. The collection has been designed in collaboration with the Liberty design team. Alice has chosen her favourite prints and created a collection of gorgeous new colorways which are now available exclusively from the Alice Caroline website.

There are 12 beautiful and popular Liberty prints which have been recoloured to create a stunning Liberty rainbow in dusty tones. The rainbow tones in this new collection are pretty soft pastels that still have the hallmark of strong Liberty design and colour.

This range has been inspired by Alice's love of Liberty fabrics and by her desire to see new colour options in some of her favourite prints. Alice has spent many months collecting scraps, delving through archive fabrics and playing around with colours to get to this point. And what a treat the collection is; a rainbow of dazzling colors. The rainbow theme means that the whole collection works really well together for sewing projects and of course quilting.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

Today Alice is giving away a Fat Quarter Bundle of the complete exclusive Liberty of London collection (12 prints in total) to one lucky RPQ reader.

To be in the draw leave please a comment on this blog post. Only one comment per person/per email address - email me if you are not able to leave a comment (redpepperquilts at gmail dot com) and I will leave a comment on your behalf. International entries welcome! 

For an ADDITIONAL ENTRY to win please head on over to my instagram account:  https://www.instagram.com/redpepperquilts/

The draw will take place at 10pm (Australia EST) on Saturday 14 July 2018, at which time comments to this post will be closed. The winner will be announced by edit to this blog post, and will also be contacted by email.

Thank you for all of your entries!

ENTRY HAS NOW CLOSED

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The lucky winner of the Liberty FQ bundle is:

Paula ~ @mudpiesandpins

With thanks to the team at Alice Caroline for the generous giveaway!

Good luck everyone!

Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:

Alice Caroline - Online Store

Click here to see the Exclusive Alice Caroline - Liberty of London Collection.

AND not to be missed:

Click here to see the new Liberty of London - A Palace Garden Collection

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Sunday Stash #443 Liberty of London Tana Lawn and More

This week's Sunday Stash bundle is a selection of new arrivals. I have slowly been adding several of the new release and some old favorite Liberty of London Tana Lawn fabrics to stash, as well as some perfect stash basics.

Chambray by Andover Fabrics is available from:
Jones & Vandermeer

I LOVE stash basics - gingham, checks, dots, stripes, solids, chambray - and the above feed my more recent obsession with all things blue. The Liberty floral fabric pictured above is long time favorite Liberty print called Betsy. This color way is Betsy N. Pictured as well is gingham in blue by Yuwa Fabrics and Chambray by Andover Fabrics. 

Pictured above are three prints from the bespoke Liberty of London Collection for The Strawberry Thief. How pretty are those floral prints? There are more prints that form part of this collection - you can see more of the designs from this collection here. Pictured below are a re-stash of some classic Liberty designs ~

Last but not least are these three fabrics from the Sun Print 2018 range by Alison Glass. I am a little late to the Sun Print party and have only recently noted these for their simplicity of design and saturated color. Available in more color ways.

Diatom in Seaside, Parakeet, Seagull from the Sun Print 2018

collection by Alison Glass

Sun Print 2018 by Alison Glass is available from:
The Fat Quarter Shop
Fabric Worm
Stash Fabrics
Kiwi Fabric (Etsy)
Pink Castle Fabrics

SPONSOR NEWS

The Fat Quarter Shop  20% off Basic of the Month: Kona Cotton by Robert Kaufman. 20% off Notion of the Month: Olfa Rotary Cutters and Blades.  Prices are as marked. Ends 31 July 2018.

Fabric Worm  20-60% off selected fabrics. Prices are as marked. Ends today Sunday 8 July 2018. Free US Shipping orders $25.00+.  AND spend $50+ and save $5 with code redpepper. Every day.

Miss Matatabi  Just in: Front Yard by Sarah Watts and Freshly Picked by Melody Miller for Cotton + Steel. AND $15 Flat Rate International Shipping orders $100+. 

Sewtopia  Announcing Sewtopia Sewing Retreat ~ Spring 2019. Included in your registration fee, you’ll have the opportunity to take classes taught by Karen Lewis and Sherri Lynn Woods, at the Hilton Salt Lake Center located in Salt Lake City, Utah. All the details here.

AND Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in Black, White, and Snow - just $5/yard. Every day.

Alice Caroline  New Liberty of London Tana Lawn Collection - A Palace Garden -  now available.

Enjoy Sunday!

Rita

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One Patch Quilt :: Diamonds

A Finished Quilt.

QUILT DETAILS

One Patch Quilt - Diamonds

The finished quilt measures 54 inches x 68 inches.

360  diamonds.

18 vertical rows of 20 diamonds. 

Diamond fabric pieces have been cut from 3½" fabric strips

using the Creative Grids 60 Degree Diamond Ruler.

Fabric Selection:

Printed cotton fabrics - alternating light/dark.

100+ different printed fabrics by various designers/fabric houses.

Quilted:

Machine quilted on a domestic sewing machine.

Batting:

Low loft cotton batting.
Quilt available for purchase from my Etsy Store.

I love a good scrap buster quilt and similarly enjoy combining color and low volume prints. This quilt was the best of both those worlds! Here the fabric - the various prints and the colors - do all the work, and the quilt design, while fun and interesting, is secondary to the overall presentation of the quilt. This quilt feels very "me" and choosing fabrics from stash was intuitive. It doesn't always flow this easily and without hesitation.

The quilt has been quilted with straight vertical lines only. The lines are spaced one inch apart and I have used a quilting guide attached to the walking foot to assist with keeping my lines nice and straight (by running the guide along the seam lines and previous quilting lines). I very rarely mark quilting lines on the quilt. Supporting the quilt well during the quilting process is key and I am fortunate to have a large sewing cabinet into which my sewing machine lowers to ensure that I have a large flat working surface. 

For the back of the quilt I have used a small scale floral fabric - Meadow in Summer - from the Best of Sarah Jane collection for Michael Miller. This is such a pretty floral fabric and complements the soft color palette of the quilt perfectly.

And for the binding I have used a soft pink/white stripe - Essential Stripe in Baby Pink for Moda Fabrics. 

This quilt is available for purchase from my Etsy Store.

All the listing details here:

One Patch Quilt :: Diamonds

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

As always, thank you for stopping by!
Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:

Red Pepper Quilts Etsy Store
One Patch Quilt :: Diamonds - Work in Progress
Creative Grids 60 Degree Diamond Ruler

More RPQ One Patch Quilts:

One Patch Quilt - Row Houses - May 2018

Scrappy Apple Core Quilt - April 2018

Retro Half Square Triangle Quilt - January 2018

Scrappy Irish Chain Quilt - November 2017

Scrappy Grandmother's Flower Garden - May 2018

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Sunday Stash #442 Tea for Two by Liberty of London

The Tea for Two collection is the most recently released range of fabrics by Liberty of London created specifically for patchwork and quilting.

The Tea for Two collection is a limited edition collection which consists of a set of eight prints inspired by an afternoon tea as a much loved British tradition, filled with cupcake delights and a set of china cups. Follow us down the garden trail to uncover a secret meadow where an afternoon of sweet treats are enjoyed amongst a plethora of flowers. The collection features daisies alongside trailing vines, hearts, toadstools and hidden strawberries.

The color palette includes warm dusty pinks, coral tones mixed with lavender, denim and cornflower blues. The warmer, neutral tones are inspired by stone paths on local walking trails. All Liberty fabrics are printed using traditional printing techniques which ensure a deep penetration of ink dye for a high-quality finish. The base quality Lasenby is 100% cotton specifically woven with sewers in mind and like most standard quilting cotton is 44" wide.

TEA FOR TWO BY LIBERTY OF LONDON is available from:
Alice Caroline
Pink Castle Fabrics

SPONSOR NEWS

Sewtopia  Announcing Sewtopia Sewing Retreat ~ Spring 2019. Included in your registration fee, you’ll have the opportunity to take classes taught by Karen Lewis and Sherri Lynn Woods, at the Hilton Salt Lake Center located in Salt Lake City, Utah. All the details here.

Stash Fabrics  Shop the Sale Category! Over 1000 fabrics staring at $3.85/yard. See them all at : stashfabrics.com/clearance ✂️

Fort Worth Fabric Studio  40% off Spring Robins from Clothworks with code ROBINS40. Ends Friday 6 July 2018.

I Love Fabric  Just in: Let it Snow by Rae Ritchie and Kaleidoscope by Alison Glass. AND Shop the Sale! Lots of new additions - prices start at $6/yard.

Alice Caroline New Liberty of London Tana Lawn Collection - A Palace Garden - available from today 1 July 2018 (UK time). 

Enjoy Sunday!
Rita

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