June 20, 2011

Quilts For My Sister, My Friend

In a previous post, I shared that my sister picked out fabric for me to make her a few quilts for her living room.  They're done!  There are three table toppers, 20" and less, and one piano bench cover.  All made out of 8 fat quarters, 1-1/2 yards of brown Bella solid, and white muslin for backings.

Hanging on the design wall

Liberated wedding ring quilt block - tutorial at Little Miss Shabby

My favorite - fun circles!  I'm getting a circle cutter after this project - you'll definitely see more circle quilts from me!  The circles are quilted in a freehand round manner with brown thread, and the white background is quilted in freehand stipple with yellow thread.  I didn't have a matching green thread, so I chose yellow instead so it'd show up more and enhance the background.

Piano bench cover with 3 layers of batting - hmm, much cuter in real life than this picture.


Back of the piano bench cover

Enjoy, sister!  I Love You!

If you'd like a handmade quilt in one of these patterns Contact Me !

Linking to:
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Don't Waste Your Homemaking
Market Yourself Monday
Nifty Thrifty Things
Homemaker By Choice
Chic On A Shoestring
Home Stories A to Z
Handmade Tuesdays at Ladybug Blessings
Our Simple Country Life
QuiltStory
A Bowl Full of Lemons
Reasons to Skip the Housework
Take A Look Tuesday
WIP Wednesday
Fireflies and Jelly Beans

15 comments:

  1. These are wonderful. Your sister is very lucky. I love the piano bench cover! What a wonderful idea. How did your machine do with three layers of batting?

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  2. @ Miki Willa - For the piano bench cover, I first freehand quilted the quilt top in a meandering pattern and then added two additional layers of batting with the backing, sewing right sides together and then turning it right side out. I then used my *new* walking foot to quilt the straight lines you see in the picture of the back. It worked great!
    Mrs. Hearts

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  3. Found your blog via Our Simple Country Life. These quilts are beautiful!

    Amy
    http://makingajoyfulhome.blogspot.com

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  4. Lovely works! I love the circles, so beautiful. Your sister is certainly lucky!

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  5. I LOVE the circles quilt!! Very cute!

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  6. Lucky sister! Absolutely gorgeous! Great designs and fabrics. Thanks for linking up!

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  7. so pretty!! I love the fabrics you used! You've inspired me to make a seat cover for my piano bench...adding to the list!

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  8. Looks great. I love the colors!!

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  9. I love the patterns and colors you chose. And the idea of making one for the piano bench is brilliant. I'm sure it was fun knowing they were for your sister. I love making things for mine.

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  10. Love the colours and patterns, the circles quilt really caught my eye.

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  11. All of these are absolutely beautiful!

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  12. Beautiful!
    Thank you so much for linking to {nifty thrifty things} last week!
    I hope to see you again tomorrow!
    xoxo,
    Vanessa

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  13. They look beautiful. Thanks for linking it up to my link party.

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  14. GORGEOUS!! I love the browns and blues.

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