Modern Half Square Triangle Quilt - A Finished Quilt

MONDAY IN PICTURES

What better way to start the week than with a finished quilt (and already planning the next).  This quilt again showcases an extensive selection of low volume printed fabrics interspersed with more colorful prints; and most of those with a light/white background. 

The finished size of this quilt is 63.5 inches x 86.5 inches and is one of the largest quilts that I have quilted myself.  Although I again thoroughly enjoyed the fabric play and even the sewing and trimming of the Half Square Triangles, basting this quilt was a whole other matter.  

With the HST units set on point and many directional printed fabrics cut on the bias (off grain) the quilt top had a lot of movement and "elasticity" in it. Pulling the quilt top taut for pin basting resulted in much displacement and it became clear that I had to baste this quilt one row at a time, starting at the top and working my way down.  There were moments there where I was ready to be defeated by this quilt ...

Having said that the quilting went really well, and I encountered no movement of the layers, fabric puckering or tucks.  The quilt is quilted with a grid outlining the seam lines of the Half Square Triangle units as well as a set of vertical lines; a lot of big quilt, quilt wrangling.

For the back of the quilt I have used a red polka dot fabric by Tanya Whelan from the Delilah collection.

And I have finished the quilt with a pretty binding fabric - a soft baby pink and white stripe by Lecien from the Color Basics collection.  

My favorite part of this quilt is the corners!

(the mitered corners were not as tricky as they look!)

I have updated my Etsy Store and the listing for the quilt can be found here:

Modern Patchwork Quilt - Red Pepper Quilts SOLD

Thank you for stopping by,

Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:

Red Pepper Quilts Etsy Store - Modern Patchwork Quilt

Half Square Triangle Quilt - in progress

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Sunday Stash #182 - Glimma by Lotta Jansdotter

Glimma is Lotta Jansdotter's third fabric collection for Windham Fabrics - following the debut Echo collection and then Bella.  

What I like most about Lotta's fabric collections is that although they are all unique and complete in their own right each new collection has continued to be in the same large scale and contemporary style.  

The colors from the collections don't necessarily match but  I think you'll agree that they do indeed coordinate:

Here's one I made earlier ...

using a selections of fabrics from all three of Lotta Jandotter's

 fabric collections: Glimma, Bella and Echo.

Glimma by Lotta Jansdotter is now available from:

Fabric Bubb (Etsy)

The Quilted Castle
Fabric Worm

Pink Castle Fabrics

The Fat Quarter Shop

Westwood Acres (Etsy)

Enjoy Sunday!

Rita

RELEVANT LINKS

Bella by Lotta Jansdotter

Echo by Lotta Jansdotter

Baby Quilt - pictured above - using all three Lotta Jansdotter fabric collections.

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Inside Voices III ~ A Low Volume Fabric Bundle

I couldn't wait until Sunday to show you the next installment of the Inside Voices ~ a fabric bundle cleverly collated by Amanda from Westwood Acres and kindly delivery by my postie today.

Inside Voices III

It is no secret that I am in currently fascinated by low volume  fabrics (call it what you may ~ low contrast, white background, pastel, ... ) and I was lucky quick enough to pick up this bundle to add to my growing collection of low volume fabrics.

Clockwise starting from the top green (trees) fabric:

1. Just Wing It by MoMo for Moda
2. Jubilee by Bunny Hill Designs for Moda
3. Polka Dot Stitches by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
4. Love Notes - Doily in Cream - Echo Park for Andover Fabrics
5. Quilt Blocks by Ellen Luckett for Moda
6. The Good Life -Flower in Yellow by Deena Rutter for Riley Blake Designs
7. Posy - Story in Daisy by Aneela Hoey for Moda
8. Little Red Riding Hood - Mushrooms by Tasha Noel for Riley blake Designs
9.  ...
10. Glamping - Old Lace Miss Daisy in Shasta Pink by Mary Jane Butters for Moda
11. Geekly Chic - glasses - Riley Blake Designs
12. Little Red Riding Hood - Stripes by Tasha Noel for Riley Blake Designs
13. Bon Appetit from Michael Miller.
14. Maritime Modern - Chevron Wave by Marin Sutton for Riley Blake Designs

(I have no details on fabric #9 and fabric #13 (with kitchen utensils) but please feel free to fill in the gaps for me.

Rita

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A Half Square Triangle Quilt in Progress

[WORK IN PROGRESS]

300+ Half Square Triangles set on point.

100+ different fabrics.

It's been some time since my last Half Square Triangles quilt project [and I have made quite a few (here and here and here and here - way back in 2009)] and it felt like it was time to revisit the HST unit with a not quite low volume selection of fabric combined with a variety of neutral solid fabrics (much like the Strips and Bricks Quilt made in 2010).

From a selection of more than 140 different printed fabrics I have made 300+ Half Square Triangle units, each one  laboriously trimmed for accurate piecing. Although not immediately obvious from these images the HST units have been set on point.  For most directional printed fabrics (fabrics with a design that have a definite up or down) I have tried to ensure the "correct" placement of the print by cutting fabric on the bias (off grain).

Quilt top measures 64 inches x 86 inches.

More soon.

Thank you for stopping by,

Rita

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The finished Modern Half Square Triangle Quilt

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Sunday Stash #181 - Little Red Riding Hood by Tasha Noel

Little Red Riding Hood by Tasha Noel for Riley Blake Designs

Little Red Riding Hood - a collection of 21 prints (and 3 coordinating solid fabrics - not shown) - is Tasha's second fabric collection for Riley Blake.  It features adorable small scale illustrations depicting the characters of a favorite childhood fairy tale.

Little Red Riding Hood - Scallops in Pink, Aqua and Green

As well as adding a Fat Quarter bundle to stash I have also ordered some yardage of the low volume (read white background) fabrics in particular the cute mushrooms and the tiny florals - called Leaves - and pictured directly above) as well as the diagonal stripes (which I think will be great for quilt binding!):

Little Red Riding Hood by Tasha Noel is now available from:

The Fat Quarter Shop

Pink Castle Fabrics
Fabric Worm   ~ use code  aprilshowers to receive 10% off any order over $50.00 till 13 April 2013.

Fort Worth Fabric Studio

Enjoy Sunday!
Rita

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A Liberty Patchwork Pillow

I feel like I have been sitting on my hands this week ... impatiently awaiting the arrival of my order of the new Liberty Lifestyle Collection - Stile.  Now that it's Friday afternoon it is clear that I will have to wait till next week.

By Wednesday I was itching to sew and as I had been sent a complimentary set of Stile 5 inch fabric swatches by Liberty Lifestyle I decided to cut right into them.  

The details:

Fabrics:  Liberty Lifestyle Stile Collection combined with Liberty Tana Lawn

Cut 80 fabric pieces each measuring 1.75 inches x 4.5 inches

Layout: 5 rows of 16 logs.

The pillow cover measures 20 inches x 20 inches and is quilted with a closely spaced grid of intersection lines.  The lines are approximately a half inch apart which so happens to be the distance between my sewing machine's center needle position and the inner edge of the walking foot.  The dense quilting grid creates a lovely texture without detracting from the delicate detail of the fabrics.

For the back of the quilt I have used this limited edition medium weight upholstery fabric by Ink and Spindle:  Rooftops in Snow - a hand screen printed fabric printed using water-based, solvent-free inks.  I came across this fabric whilst tidying my stash last week last week and decided it was a shame to have this special fabric sit in the cupboard much longer.  It feels good to have used it for this pillow cover ...

The pillow cover has a zippered seam for easy insert removal and cleaning.

I have listed the Liberty Patchwork Pillow Cover in my Etsy Store.

I have also separately listed in my Etsy Store these three Liberty Pincushions : ~ they'd make a great gift for a sewing friend .... SOLD

Check out my Etsy Store:  HERE

Keeping my fingers crossed that my Liberty Lifestyle - Stile order arrives early next week.

Have a great weekend,

Rita

LIBERTY LIFESTYLE STILE collection now available from:

Pink Castle Fabrics

RELEVANT BLOG POSTS:

Liberty Lifestyle Stile Collection

Liberty Lifestyle - Stile - A Finished Quilt

New York Beauty - Circle of Flying Geese Quilt

Almost Wordless Wednesday

New York Beauty Circle of Flying Geese Mini Quilt

THE DETAILS

The New York Beauty Circle of Flying Geese Pattern

 is by Janice Ryan from Better Off Thread

Foundation Paper Pieced.  Pattern available from Craftsy.

Color spectrum fabrics from stash.

Background fabric: from the First of Infinity collection by Kumiko Fujita.

Backing fabric: Bloomsbury from the Summersville Spring collection by Lucie Summers.

Binding fabric:  Black and White Stripe by Timeless Treasures.

Finished size: 22 inches x 22 inches.

I absolutely love this mini quilt and can't possibly part with it.   It has already found a spot on the wall where from my vantage point I will enjoy it every day.

Thank you for stopping by,

Rita

EDITED TO ADD:  

Need help with Foundation Paper Piecing?  Here's an excellent online class by my paper piecing hero Carol Doak:

Carol Doak's Mastering Foundation Paper Piecing Craftsy class.

Sunday Stash #180

Several bits and pieces today ...

Geekly Chic - Geekly Glasses - by Riley Blake

Stitch Square from the Mod Basics collection by Michael Miller

(available in more colorways as well as in Stitch Circle)

Classic Diamonds from the Color Basics Collection by Lecien

And locally sourced a bundle of Japanese Imports ~ beautiful and unique designs in great colors.

Enjoy Spring break - school holidays - Easter.

Rita