This quilt is made from a tutorial by CluckCluckSew, 'Easy Stack, Cut, and Sew Blocks'.
I used a variety of fabrics from bunnies, dogs, to canned vegetables and gardens.
The backing is filled with small dogs.
The quilting is a simple stipple design, and I made a scrappy binding. Finished size is 39" x 52".
This is my thirteenth charity quilt for the year 2022, and
number 92 all time for the children's ward at the hospital.
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This quilt is the result of the sew-along initiated by Terry Rowland of @trowstudios. Using scraps to make improvised 3.5" blocks and then sew the blocks into a colorwash design. I dug into my scrap bins and started making blocks.
After making about 10 blocks a day it took me a little bit over a month to make all the 320 blocks needed for my quilt, in all colors I had available in my scrap bins.
This is the resulting colorwash quilt. The colors go (almost) seamlessly over from one part of the quilt to the other. The quilt measures 48" x 60" and is my favorite make so far. Who would think that a bunch of scrap fabrics could result in this beauty?!
The quilt was taken out for a photo shoot on a windy Novermber day. No problems for my quilt holder to hang onto it.
As you can see there is no snow yet where I live. Actually it is very warm for being late November. The colorful quilt really brightens up the surroundings.
The backing fabric is an interesting one. For the binding I used a striped fabric in black and white.
I used cotton Hobbs batting with scrim binder for the quilt sandwich.
Using all kinds of fabrics for the blocks can result in surprises, like this ODD block. I love it!
The quilting was done with Aurifil thread 50wt, shaded light grey in color #4060 and white #2021 in the bobbin in an organic style.
Striped binding for the win!
No, my scrap bins didn't shrink much in volume after completing this quilt...
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Sometimes I just want to sit down and relax with a slow stitching project, no time limits, just for fun. Kawandi quilts seem to be my new relaxation.
This time I used blue and green scraps to make a needle book, this is the finished product.
The process started like this. The little quilt started like this. It is completely hand sewn. I used Aurifil 12wt thread in color 2720, a thread that was a good match for the scraps of fabric.
The completed fabric all stretched out, measuring approx. 4" x 8". A button and a crocheted loop was added for closure.
The inside (or backing) of the Kawandi is the softest flannel. A few pieces of wool fabric was cut with my pinking shears and sewn in for my needles.
Another tiny Kawandi project is completed, it feels good!
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Kawandi quilts seem to be one of the hottest projects around these days. I jumped on this wagon and made a charity quilt for the children's ward at my local hospital.
There are lots of interesting fabrics in this quilt, colorful prints with animals and many recognizable objects. This will be perfect for a little child.
Kawandi quilts are 100% handsewn and are sewn from the outside in. The first row of the project with fabric pieces of different sizes.
The starting point of this quilt was the softest piece of a flannel backing from my stash. With a thin cotton backing I started stitching.
A detailed picture of the process. Since you sew through three layers, the project is being quilted as you go (QAYG). I used a white cotton crochet yarn for the big stitching.
I made a little test project first of 6"x9" to get acquainted with the technique.
My big Kawandi quilt measures 28"x41" and is the softest and most cuddly quilt I have ever made! It is the most relaxing and rewarding quilting technique I have ever tried.
This is my twelfth charity quilt for the year 2022, and
number 91 all time for the children's ward at the hospital.
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Holloween is in a month's time, and those kind of projects are popping up all over Instagram. I have made two Halloween quilts in my early days as a quilter, Number 1 , Number 2 . Wow, it was actually 10 years ago!
The lining fabric is black with orange dots, so appropriate! A fast and fun little project.
The starting point for this quilt was a panel of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. I read this book by Eric Carle many times for my kids when they were small.
There was no way I could cut up this panel so I used it as a focal point for the quilt.
Final dimensions for this quilt is 36" x 43", a good size for a small child.
This is my eleventh charity quilt for the year 2022, and
number 90 all time for the children's ward at the hospital.
Keep on quilting!
