Melissa and I completed our quilts for the All People Quilt Quarterly Challenge and got together for pictures today. Please check them out and “like” them if you do! Melissa’s quilt is so gorgeous! I never thought of doing anything like that! Hers is super frilly and mine is super simple. Too much fun!
Here’s the quilt I am currently working on. I had to take a break to answer the phone so I decided to snap a picture for you guys. This quilt has been a bit of a nightmare from start to (almost) finish. Between machine malfunctions, broken needles, and a desperate search for matching thread, I am ready to just be done already. At least this quilt will be doing double duty. Not only is it my half of an entry for a contest, it is also my youngest son’s Christmas present. I am thankful he is so small and I can work on it whenever I want. Lorelei is also getting a quilt for Christmas but I will have to work on hers in secret.
Jownby over at A Tisket, A Tasket is doing the 12 Days of Christmas. So much fun! Today is day four so you have plenty of time to catch up or head over for an idea or two!
I made this matching set today. You can click on the Free Tutorials tab above to find the link for the oven mitt. This hot pad was also very easy. You can use your own block pattern or follow my tutorial for my block.
STEP ONE:
Cut one 6″ square for center of block.
Cut four 3′” squares for corners of center block.
STEP TWO:
Sew 3″ squares to your larger square from corner to corner as shown. You can mark lines to follow with a fabric pencil but I am lazy and didn’t bother.
STEP THREE:
Cut the excess triangles from each corner leaving a quarter inch seam allowance.
STEP FOUR:
Press.
STEP FIVE:
Cute two 1″ x 6″ and two 1″ x 7″ strips for the inner border. Sew on the 6″ long strips to opposite sides. Press. Then sew on the 7″ strips to the two remaining sides. Press. Trim off any excess.
STEP SIX:
Cut two 3″ x 7″ and two 3″ by 10″ strips from the outer border fabric (I used the same fabric as the inner triangles). Sew on the short strips first. Press. Then sew on the long strips. Press. Trim excess.
STEP SEVEN:
Layer finished block, Insul-bright, and backing in a quilt sandwich. Baste as desired (I didn’t bother since they were so small.). I used my walkingfoot to quilt a quick grid pattern.
STEP EIGHT:
Once your block has been quilted, trim the excess. Cut one 2 1/2″ by width of fabric (usually about 44″) for binding your hot pad. Use the double binding method as you would on any quilt.
STEP NINE:
Wrap up your completed set for a great gift this season or enjoy them in your own kitchen.
I started out with this oven mitt and this fabric:
Yea, I know, the oven mitt is totally gross. I swear I wash it but after 10 years or so it has lost what little charm it may ever have had. It is time for something new and fresh.
STEP ONE:
Take and old oven mitt and turn it inside out (it lies flatter this way). Trace the shape onto which ever type of paper you have available. I prefer freezer paper.
STEP TWO:
Cut fabrics large enough to cut out two of your oven mitt shape (front and back). You need three layers. Main fabric, Insul Bright (or 100% cotton batting), and your lining fabric. Make a quilt sandwich and baste together using safety pins or your method of choice.
STEP THREE:
Quilt your fabric sandwich. I lowered my feed dogs and used a free-motion quilting foot to quilt around the larger print. You could also use a walking foot and simply quilt a grid.
STEP FOUR:
Cut out your oven mitt. Make sure that you cut one front and one back (cut a back by simply flipping your paper template over and cutting a reverse image).
STEP FIVE:
With right sides together, stitch along top and sides of your mitt. You may use a straight stitch for this if you like but you will need to still zigzag stitch the bottom of the two side seams for added strength.
STEP SIX:
At this point you could fold over the ends (around the wrist) and topstitch and call it done. I decided I wanted it a bit more decorative so I just turned it right side out and bound it using the single fold binding method used for quilting. I cut my binding strip 1 1/2″ wide.
STEP SEVEN: Bake, gift, or just enjoy! ***Matching hot pad to come tomorrow-ish.****
Alright, I saw a copy of this image on Mid Ohio Quilter’s blog and got just a wee bit excited. So I immediately headed over to Moda and found the same image. But, of course, no explanation at all. Does this mean we will soon be seeing round precuts? Or am I just imagining the whole thing?
Better late than never, right? The kids and I had a great night trick-or -treating. I am just happy I finished Lorelei’s costume Friday morning (3:30 a.m.).
Allison over at Cluck Cluck Sew has a great tutorial posted for using all those scraps you’ve got laying around. I can’t wait to finish one of these. Go check it out! Everything she does is always so cute and this tutorial is great.
Brenda over at Pumpkin Patch Primitives Quilt Shoppe is giving away a Fat Quarter Bundle of Red Rooster’s Pumpkins & Spice Fabrics by Whimsicals. That’s 27 fat quarters! Awesome! These fabrics are sooo delicious! Go over and get yourself entered and check out Brenda’s fabulous blog!
I am so excited about this fabric. Isn’t it gorgeous?! It isn’t often that you find cute material for a boy quilt. I finished cutting up this fabric and I have started the piecing. My friend Melissa and I are both making quilts for the All People Quilt Quarterly Challenge. Updates to come!
