Chevron quilt

Finished! I started this project wanting to use up these fabrics, my stash has grown and it's time I whittle it down before I purchase new fabrics. I have some strips left from where I did not have enough of all four fabrics to make another round or set for more rows. This came from an Eleanor Burns Pattern Zig Zag. I just love her patterns so easy to follow and really this was fun and easy to put together. I was trying to make mine bigger more like a queen size and it did not work out.I got it about wide enough I just did not have enough for the length. I used roughly the equivalent of 2 jelly rolls for this quilt. I don't think I'll ever do that zig zag border at the top and bottom again; that was my idea and not part of Eleanor's pattern her version finishes much more simply.

Below is a closeup of that pesky border. mostly it was just very time consuming and the valley's were a bit tricky.

I quilted this on my machine at home using a chevron pattern.

Fabric Love Friday

Robert Kaufman, everyday favorites. I think I have a thing for scissors...

Purple and Aqua Triangle Topper

I can't believe it was over a year ago that I posted this project. I had finished piecing it but never quilted it. Until recently I have been a bit shy with quilting on my home machine. You've seen me do straight lines with my walking foot but never free motion quilting. This is my third small project that I have done on my home machine. My quilting is called loopy line and it's probably more of a variation than a true design but I like it. I wasn't too fond of stippling I'm a girl who needs to cross the lines and break rules and this design allowed that freedom. Now all I need to do is add the binding.

I tried to get some close-ups of my stitching.

Here's a few photo's of the back side. I used matching thread in my bobbin so it really shows up on the white. My first two free motion  projects were with white thread so you couldn't see the mistakes. My quilting is far from perfect but I am so glad I have taken the leap into free motion. I wish I would have done this sooner.

Thanks for reading♥ Olivia

Cherry Table Runner

I love this block it's so simple and uses up a lot of scraps you could easily make an awesome quilt with this pattern. For this runner I did the equivalent of two blocks plus a partial on each end. I did not have enough of these scraps to make a full third block and I'm kinda glad I didn't. I really like how this turned out instead. I've been a bit obsessed lately with runners and place-mats lately as you can see from my pin board.
Also this is my second free motion quilting project! Yay!

Thanks for reading♥ Olivia

whirligig quilt

This Whirligig quilt was from an Eleanor Burns Pattern I loved making this I actually used scraps instead of full strips and this is only a small/baby quilt size but it was so much fun, someday I'll make one bigger. This has been sitting in my to be quilted pile for quite some time and after trying a few practice sandwiches I decided to quilt this free motion. This is my first completed free motion project. I was so excited by how this turned out that I had to share. I followed this guideline for how I was going to free motion quilt from Pinterest. There are some great tutorials and very encouraging words out there to beginners who want to give this a try. I can't believe it took me this long to take the plunge into free motion quilting.



Thanks for reading♥ Olivia

Fabric Love Friday

Timeless Treasure's *avocado*, not sure what I'm going to make but I love it.