Quilting at my Own Pace

For those who have just joined my blog and wondering why I'm posting mostly tops these days, it's because I'm trying to catch up from the past few crazy months. Also, my other projects are still packed in boxes and will stay that way until we move to our next house.

There are so many creative designers out there this day, which I'm grateful for, and way, way greater than myself.  It would be a waste of my time spending hours and hours over the internet trying to surpass their talents. Nope, Ithe ain't t doing that to myself. My interests are to educate myself with new techniques or excel in another area that needs improvement.

It's my journey into quilting and I'm inviting you to follow me and hope it challenges you to pursue your own interest in quilting in the area you thought you couldn't do yourself. And yes, I'm very pleased when someone joins my blog.

All my tops quilts are from the Easy Modern Quilts By Quilty (December 2016)

  My stash in three of those bins. A husband's dream come through *laugh* We are presently renting a one-bedroom basement suite. That's my sewing space for now.

This is what my blog is all about:
-My Blog is to keep me accountable for the goals I've set for the year.
- To share great designers and their ideas or patterns.
-To have fun at my own pace.
-To prove that I can sew beautiful quilts from my small stash of fabrics.



Suggestions:

-Have a list of at least 12 projects you want to complete these years. Maybe less if they are a super big project.

-Start a Quilt Planner and use it as a reference point.

-If you're a bit crafty, take pictures of your quilts and posted them in a scrapbook. That way you can show & tell when you've visitors over. Also, so many of us are giving our quilts away, so yeah having a picture is nice for references to what you have done in the past.

Selecting fabrics for a project can be tedious for the same as a beginner quilter. I learned to use a print  I really like, then blended my other fabrics around that one. Or I used the selvage, where there are the colourful dots, and use it as a referral source.

 Make sure you have Dark, Medium, Light, and one accent (contrast). Those were my first pick for Twist & Turns, but I had to purchase a lighter green that fit with my Teals, cause I didn't have enough the Yellow/green Batik.

In all, enjoy quilting!

Quilt 5- Tangerine

  Designer Cynthia Brunz

This quilt turned out more lovely then I thought it would be. Not really a fan of oranges, but made an effort of using my bright oranges fabrics for this project.

Quilt 7- Twists and Turns

  Twists & Turns by Krista Robbins

I love this quilt pattern with its rings and teals fabric, but I bumped into a few twists and turns that slowed me down.

The first one, which I had been warned does occur in the magazine: Pattern errors!! This has one-pieces cut the wrong size, which also affected the yardage of fabric by one meter.

I know, I know...why did I not sew at least one block before cutting everything? Because I trusted the designer and it rarely does happen. So far I experienced this only twice in my many...many years as a quilter.

 I draw circles in a grid of 4 x 5, then write in each circle the fabric.


The second thing that slowed me down was the quilt top assembly diagram was very simple with only four fabrics, but Krista used 17. So be aware of that.  To simplified mine, I use three light fabrics instead of seven.

 If you are a beginner, I suggest you simplify yours to five main fabrics and follow the quilt assembly diagram. Or if you're an adventurous quilter like me, do yourself a favour, draw a diagram with your fabrics in mind. It will save you a lot of grievances.

 

Counting each fabric, making sure I had 41 in total.

 

Third, the designer does not provide an exact number of how many Light, Yellow,  Dark Teal, and Light Teal rings you have in total.  At first, I was going to guess it as I go, but I didn't want to end with just Ligh Teal or have all my yellow rings in one spot. In the end, even with planning it on a diagram, I managed to have a few of the same fabric close by.

 Don't rush this one. Take the time and PLAN your rings.

  I thought of colouring my rings with crayons for my 20 blocks, but my crayons are packed, so that idea went out of the window. You can do your own diagram and colour it as your guide.

Thank you, Krista, for this beautiful design:)




Twists & Turns by Krista Robbins

https://www.keepsakequilting.com/twist-and-turns-digital-pattern