Showing posts with label holiday quilts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holiday quilts. Show all posts

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Bode's Super Duper Special Halloween Quilt - Pattern

This is a modified pattern from a simple Charm Square Baby Quilt, the one I used to make my niece's, Benlee, quilt.

Pattern for a twin size quilt 64"x82"
Beginners quilt or Easy quilt

Supplies
1/2 yard each of 8 Halloween print fabrics (blocks)
2 yards tangerine solid (or complementary fabric for sashing)
3/4 yard orange and black dot (binding)
4 yards purple (backing)
Twin size batting (I used Warm & Natural for the nice drape it gives kid quilts)

Cutting
10    6"x6" of each of the 8 Halloween fabrics = 80 total 6" squares
10    3"x6" of each of the 8 Halloween fabrics = 80 total half squares
15    2.5" x wof to make 9 sashing strips = 9  2.5"x 66" strips
3      5" x wof to make one top border and one bottom border = 2  5"x66" borders
7      2.5" x wof to make binding strip
2      72" x wof for backing piece (will sew long sides together to make back)

Project Instructions
Sew 6" squares and half squares into 10 rows, pressing seams open. Each row will include 8 squares and 8 half squares, alternating between them. Start 5 of your rows with a square and the other 5 with a half square.

Once all rows are sewn, time to sew the solid sashings strips and the pieced rows together. Placing the 5" borders at the top and bottom of the quilt top and the 2.5" sashings between the pieced rows. Press seams open.

The sashing and borders might be slightly longer than the pieced rows. After sewing the sashings to the rows trim the excess fabric to match the pieced rows.

Now the quilt top is finished. Take the quilt top, batting and pieced quilt back to sandwich the quilt together. Quilt top face up, batting in middle and backing wrong side to batting.

Time to quilt as desired, I used a free hand motion quilting. But diagonal lines look nice too.


Piece, sew and iron binding strip using a double fold binding. Bind quilt.


Machine wash quilt on gentle cycle in cold water and tumble try low. Iron if desired.

Enjoy for yourself or makes a nice gift!







Thursday, October 18, 2012

Hi my name is Steph and I am a fabricaholic

Too true, I am addicted to fabric. I just cannot help it. If I walk into Jo-Ann Fabrics, Hancock Fabrics or Hobby Lobby I automatically walk to the quilting fabric. It is rare that I can walk into one of those stores without buying some fabric. I tell myself, "ohhh but I am building my stash. All of it will get used in some project."

 
I currently have TONS of Christmas fabric. Yes I did need differnt patterns for my mini Christmas stockings, but once that project is done for this holiday season I will still have lots of seasonal fabric. Guess that means someone is getting a holiday quilt next Christmas :-)



Last summer I picked up some quilt kits - can't wait to try those. Again, adding to my fabric stash.


 
I have another adiction that is just as bad....quilt patterns. I need an intervention.

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Saturday, October 6, 2012

My first blog ever!

Welcome to my new blog - this will be about some of my favorite things: my mini doxie, kayaking, my travels and my quilting/crafting.

I hope you enjoy my posts and if you have suggestions on content just let me know.

I will start with some of my current projects - my niece's quilt, nephew's Halloween quilt and my absolute favorite craft in the whole wide world - CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS!!!!

I will post the patterns and step by step instructions for Benlee's Baby Girl Quilt and Bode's Super Happy Halloween Quilt.