Frankie Quilt - A Finished Quilt

Frankie Quilt

A Pattern by Emma Di Stefano (Treehouse Textiles).

My Frankie Quilt is done and I am so pleased with how it turned out. It has such a fresh and modern feel to it! I have enjoyed working on this project; working with triangles, hexagons, and cutting fabric with templates. As always I immersed myself in the fabric and color play, even to the point of choosing and cutting fabric for more star blocks than was needed (I think my next quilt will need to be a scrap quilt to take care of the endlessly overflowing scrap bin).

The quilt is quilted with edge to edge straight lines; first by ditch stitching the horizontal seams, then by quilting vertical lines just 3/4" apart. The horizontal quilting lines are hidden (in the seam) but serve as a foundation to help stabilize the quilt sandwich. I then added vertical lines at evenly spaced intervals; first 3 inches apart, then added additional lines in between.

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No lines were marked for the quilting, instead I used a quilting guide attached to the walking foot to assist with keeping the lines straight (by running the guide along the seam lines and reference points on the pattern/star block).

For the back of the quilt I have used my all time favorite backing fabric ~ Newsprint by Carrie Bloomston from the Story Collection. It really is the perfect backing fabric and the good news is I still have a nice stash of this fabric on hand. It really does complement my quilts so well.

Once again I have matched it with my signature black and white stripe binding fabric ~ 1/8" Stripe by Timeless Treasures (available from Fabric Bubb).

QUILT STATS

Frankie Quilt

A  pattern by Emma Di Stefano ~ Treehouse Textiles.

Acrylic templates also available from Treehouse Textiles.

The finished measures  60 inches x 72 inches.

46 Star Blocks.

Instead of adding borders to the top and bottom of the quilt as per 

the pattern I have added an extra row of stars (additional 7 stars).

Solid Fabric:

Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in White.

 Batting:

Low Loft Cotton Batting:

Warm & White batting from The Warm Company;

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

With permission from and credit to Emma Di Stefano (Treehouse Textiles) this
 quilt is available for purchase from my Etsy Store.

See all the listing details here:
Modern Star Quilt - Frankie Quilt

As always, thank you for stopping by,
Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:
Red Pepper Quilts Etsy Store
Frankie Quilt - Work in Progress
Frankie Quilt Pattern and Acrylic Templates available from Treehouse Textiles

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Frankie Quilt ~ Work in Progress

Since finishing my Carousel Quilt I have eagerly been looking for my next hand piecing project; something portable, simple, and preferably a block based design for which I can choose, cut, and mark fabrics in advance.

And I thought I had found it! Frankie Quilt is a star based design and pattern by Treehouse Textiles. Acrylic templates are also available for this pattern (a triangle and a hexagon - templates are sold separately) which allows for quick and accurate cutting and marking of fabric pieces.

I couldn't wait to get started on this quilt. The day the templates arrived in my mail box I hand pieced the first star block. At that point I had to re-assess my overly ambitious plans for this quilt. Hand sewing was going to take much longer than anticipated and realistically this wasn't the right time for me to commit to another slow sewing project.

However, what can be done by hand, can also be done by machine, and I quickly worked out an easy way to sew this quilt by machine ~ simple row sewing, no inset seams. Sewing the pieces together into rows does make it feel like you are working on a giant puzzle, with each row of stars interlocking with stars from the previous row as well as the next row. A design wall - or design floor - comes in very handy!

QUILT STATS

Frankie Quilt ~ a pattern byTreehouse Textiles

Quilt top measures approx 64 inches x 72 inches.

46 Star Blocks.

Instead of adding borders to the top and bottom of the quilt as per 

the pattern I have added an extra row of stars (additional 7 stars).

Background fabric is Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in White.

I used acrylic templates to cut all fabric pieces.

I have loved working on this quilt top, and regardless of how you go about piecing it together (by hand, by machine, or even English Paper Piecing) the quilt design is modern, fresh, and so striking. I especially enjoyed choosing the fabrics for each star block, so much so that I ended up with a few star blocks that didn't make it into the quilt. Mind you, it was a lot of work and I have had some late nights which are catching up with me now. Lots of coffee and an afternoon nap have seen me through this day.

Ready for basting and quilting!

Thank you for stopping by,
Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:
Frankie Quilt Pattern and Acrylic Templates from Treehouse Textiles
The finished Frankie Quilt ~ all the photos!

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