LEFTOVERS
Spent the day in the sewing room yesterday , what a treat for me!
I am working on a project with this beautiful red print I talked about here on this post.
Some of the left over pieces from the blocks are under the rotary cutter and oh I have a lot of them!
Just had to whip up the little quilt, I was really curious how this fabric would be on a border. Isn't it wonderful! This will be for our entryway table for the holidays.
moda bella solid #60( probably my all time favorite muslin/background solid fabric just looks great with reproduction fabrics in mho)next I sewed them together then cut into 1.5" and made 4 patches.
Laid out the quilt to the size I wanted and cut the borders 3.5" quilt is approx 17" x 21"
before I knew it I had a little quilt made from leftovers! Aren't those just the best quilts?
Have to admit I will be looking at big bold prints like this with a new eye now...love how this fabric cut up and oh love it as a border too.....
I always love sharing when I find a great new blog well here is
a new blog Every Stitch....be prepared to be awed. She does amazing work.
37 comments:
Very cute quilt and great border - and can't wait to see what you have been doing with the red fabric. I have bought some for "the future" too - can see a lot of potential there :)
Thanks for the post
Every Stitch
Wonderful colours for the festive season. That border almost looks like fireworks. Beautiful fabric.
That border is so striking! I may need to add some of that print to the stash before your fabulous projects result in a scarcity in the market. ;-)
Love your little quilt. That fabric made a great border, I will have to keep my eye out for that print.
Wonderful! I always love cutting up big prints into little squares...every square is a surprise! Glad you're sewing! ENJOY!
Your little quilt is awesome! And I love the big print in a mini also...this one worked really well! It's so fun to get something done quickly to enjoy right away!
Such a terrific big print. It makes a statement but also looks perfect for the mini.
Your red print is gorgeous on the border! Just found a bolt of 9900-60 in my stash! I agree, it's a great solid!
Didn't take you long to get back into your sewing room...electricity is a wonderful thing! The border fabric is gorgeous, this is a beautiful quilt!
You were right - that fabric is amazing!! Looks great - so glad you had a fun day playing :).
Love your little quilt. I saw that fabric in a shop and thought of you! I wanted to buy it, but my stash runneth over, so I am trying to show restraint!
Oh my, Kathie, that looks fabulous! Love it!!!!
Oh wow, that is a great border fabric. Love how it turned out. Thanks for sharing.
WOW! I love dramatic entrances!
A "found" quilt from leftovers...those ARE the best! Darling too!!! Thank you for another lovely post!
So glad your machine is busy again!! Love Every Stitch...her work is wonderful.
So glad your power is back on, and that you are sewing too! I love, love, love the border fabric. It really makes that little quilt sing!
Little quilts from leftovers are the best. This one sings!
Oh! That fabric is fantastic! It makes a great border, it must be hard to cut-up?! Leftover make such fun quilts. It' almost like a 2 for 1 Sale! cheers, Claire W.
That is a pretty fabric. It photographs well. I didn't buy a big piece of it and I think that might wind up being a decision I regret.
Gorgeous!
Wow! This is fantastic. I would have never thought of adding white to this print, but it's a winner!
I love this little quilt! That fabric is so gorgeous.....nice to see it in the border in a big enough piece to really enjoy the pattern! Beautiful! And yes....'Every Stitch' is amazing! I was on another blog that mentioned her a few days ago.....so glad to see her beautiful work, too! Those folks down under are doing the most amazing work!
I adore my quilts made out of leftovers. They make me feel very happy! Congrats on a beautiful little quilt!
Wow! It's amazing what a little power can help accomplish! We should have swapped residences during the power outage...I've been doing nothing but hand work lately, and I have a good battery light that I wear around my neck...even with all the lights BLAZING. You could have been exercising my much ignored machine. Glad things are becoming more normal for you!
In stitches,
Teresa :o)
Love your fabric and the quilt! So glad to have you back at your machine! Happy days!
Glad you are back to sewing and have your power back. I know that it will take some people a long time to be "normal" again. What a blessing to be able to quilt and sew for our homes. We take so much for granted.
Louise
Oh how lovely. I am still just looking at my stack of this colleciton, maybe I need to whip out a small quilt too. Can't wait to see your big project with this print, the sneak peek looked fabulous!
What an awesome little leftover quilt! That fabric is divine and I love the checkerboard effect! xo
I just made a little quilt from scraps too--they ARE the best!!
I knew we were going to see this fabric put to use soon. Darling!
New to this blog and looking forward to posting some useful info. Also enjoyed what is posted so far. Thanks to everyone.estetik
Glad to see things are back to normal at your place :0) That gorgeous print looks just fabulous cut up and as a border! Your little quilt is wonderful!
That beautiful fabrci makes a statement doesn't it?! Love it!!
Thank you for sharing your latest quilt, complete with instructions. As usual, I'm inspired by your work.
Beautiful, Love those simply mini's. They have a great feel. I like the fabrics you used, they are so "Kathie"
What an exquisite fabric! It turned a simple pattern into a remarkable quilt.
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