Disappearing Nine-Patch Full-Size Quilt in Meadow - Finished!

This is a quilt for a dear friend whom I told you about in this post.  She has had to seek shelter outside of the family home, so I made this quilt for her in her new tiny place.  Something special to begin her new life. It took only 11 days to complete this quilt set from cutting it out to completion. Maybe that means I sew too much?!? I don't usually put borders on quilts because I rarely buy yardage of fabric and simply never have enough fabric to do so, but this special quilt called for a border - from her favorite fabric in the Meadow collection, of course.  It's a smoky blue-gray, not purply as this shows. I have been eyeing pillow covers on Etsy that were tied at the edge rather than closed with an envelope backing.  Wouldn't you know that I already owned the book that shows how to do this???  It is Shams with Style by Anka's Treasures.  There is a flap that covers the back of the quilt on one side and a flap that covers the pillow itself on the other.  I am absolutely delighted to know how to make this and plan to make lots more in the future! The pillow cover is quilted on both the front and the back, and I couldn't decide whether to quilt it in straight lines on the diagonal or with an allover meandering stitch ... so I did one side with lines and the other side meandering!  I really like both of them, but I think I like the straight lines on the diagonal just a tad bit more.  Marking out the quilting lines is the perfect use for a Hera Marker along the edge of a yard stick. The edges of the pillow sham are bound just like a quilt with a wider strip of fabric to make it look like piping. Quilt Stats:

• Pattern:  Disappearing 9-Patch
• Size:  Full size, 80" x 93" before washing
• Quilt Top Fabric:  Meadow by Blackbird Designs for Moda
• Batting:  100% cotton
• Backing:  Extra-wide quilt backing in country blue tone-on-tone
• Binding:  Rose Silo Rouge from the Fleur Rouge collection by Anna Griffin
• Quilting:  All over large meander in gold thread on Mrs.Singer, my 1896 Singer 31-15 mounted on a long-arm quilting frame.

Pillow Sham Stats:

• Pattern:  One-piece front and back with tied edge and inner flaps to cover pillow, from Shams with Style by Anka's Treasures
• Size:  20" x 26"
• Fabric:  Rose Silo Rouge from the Fleur Rough collection by Anna Griffin
• Batting:  100% cotton
• Binding:  Extra wide deep red from Kona
• Quilting:  Straight line on the diagonal on one side with small allover meander on the other.

Linking to:

Oh Happy Day! Girls Twin Quilt

Introducing Oh Happy Day!

A super fun, happy quilt!  I love working with these colors!  

{though quilting doesn't feel like "working!"}

Ric Rac is just CUTE!

I posted about this quilt here in July.  It began as a jumbled mess and took shape with adding white sashing.  Then she spent many lonely months on Mrs.Singer's rails because Mrs.Singer was not cooperating.  After missing having a long-arm quilting machine for so long, I had Mr.Hearts take a look at her, and he quickly determined I had ordered the wrong size of belt.  After a thorough oiling, a new belt, and a needle adjustment, she is singing away again!!!  She was so happy to be quilting again that she did a lovely job quilting this sweet quilt!  Oh Happy Day! came to life when I added the ric rac and finished it off with a bright pink binding.

Quilt Stats:

• Name:  Oh Happy Day!
• Pattern:  Disappearing 9-patch blocks with white sashing trimmed in ric rac.
• Size:  62" wide x 83" long, perfect twin size!
• Fabric:  High-quality fabrics including Flower Sugar by Lecien, Pam Kitty by Lakehouse Goods, Queen Street by Jennifer Paganelli for Free Spirit, and Moda Bella White
• Embellishments:  Turquoise ric rac
• Quilting:  All over loopy meandering on Mrs. Singer, my vintage 1896 industrial machine set up on a quilting frame
• Backing and Binding:  Connecting Threads aqua turquoise daisy on bright pink
• Batting:  Hobbs 100% cotton
• Value:  Super Happy!

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Linking to:
Richard and Tanya Quilts

Crazy Mom Quilts