WIP: Coral+Turqoise

Coral+Turquoise: Mitten to Apple inspired by In Color Order

 I have a new work in process: Coral+Turquoise.

Coral+Turquoise: Mitten to Apple inspired by In Color Order

I've finished the inner portion of the lap quilt, but I've yet to add the borders and other accents I have in mind.

Coral+Turquoise: Mitten to Apple inspired by In Color Order

So far, I'm loving the look of this little project! I've admired Jeni Baker's In Color Order Arithmetic Quilt for quite some time, and when I received a bunch of eighth yards for my birthday in various tones of coral and turquoise, I immediately wanted to create my own version of her popular design.

Coral+Turquoise: Mitten to Apple inspired by In Color Order

So I paired those beautiful colors with some beautiful Robert Kaufman Quilter's Linen- swoon! Then, using some math (to figure out how best to utilize those eighths) and graph paper, I figured out exactly how many squares I could make out of my gifted fabric, and I filled in the missing "pluses" with the quilter's linen... so simple!

Coral+Turquoise: Mitten to Apple inspired by In Color Order

I can't wait to finish this baby up - won't be long I now (<famous last words, eh?)!

*I'm linking up to Freshly Pieced's WIP Wednesday!!

Farmhouse Hexagon

Farmhouse Hexagon: Mitten to Apple original design

 I was on vacation recently and had the time to make what I've taken to calling my Farmhouse Hexagon. 

Farmhouse Hexagon: Mitten to Apple original design

 I was on vacation in northern Michigan, and picked up these fabrics at Stitches for You in Mio, MI.  I had been dying to use my diamond ruler, and this little chevron was manageable project for this novice quilter. So I used the California Girl: Moda fat quarters I picked up and sliced away. I mirrored some of the seams when quilting and backed this mini-quilt with natural muslin.

Farmhouse Hexagon: Mitten to Apple original design

 Since I finished this cutie when I was still on vacation, I took the opportunity to take the completed photos along the Au Sable River - what a beautiful setting!

Farmhouse Hexagon: Mitten to Apple original design

I'm pretty pleased with this little vacation project - and now this quilt is proudly displayed on my coffee table and adding a splash of color to my living room.

*I'm linking up to Crazy Mom Quilts' Finish it up Friday! If you're stopping by for the first time, welcome!

Wonky Stars: top completed

When I started my quilting journey a few months ago and began searching the internet for accessible quilting tips and ideas, one of the first blocks that jumped out at my was the wonky star. As a first-time quilter, I was drawn to the idea that the finished stars weren't supposed to line up (for obvious reasons) -  so I scored some Heirloom (by Joel Dewberry) fabric on sale at The Little Fabric Shop (along with the background blue The City Quilter) and got to work.

I don't have a fancy design wall , but thanks to some painter's tape and an almost empty wall in my NYC apartment, I was able to hang my blocks as I completed them to make sure I had enough variety in my star shapes (I was about 40% finished at when I took this photo).

And after lots of cutting and piecing, I finished enough blocks to make a top for a comfy lap quilt.

I love all the bright colors in this top (I'm obviously just a kid at heart), and I can't wait until it is finished. I've decided to take a crack at quilting it myself (yikes!) so I'll pots photos as soon as I'm finished!

Finished: My first quilt

In Color Order's Patchwork Chevron

Yes, I finally finished my first quilt! I got it back from the quilter recently and finally found the time to hand stitch the binding... can you believe it?

Thanks to In Color Order's Patchwork Chevron tutorial, my first quilt was actually successful... the tutorial was amazing - it never ceases to amaze me what can be learned on the internet these days!

So I have my first quilt down... and hopefully many more to go! :)

WIP: English Paper Piecing

I recently purchased my first set of English paper piecing templates. I was anxious to try them out (having only read about them online), so I pulled some fabric from my stash and started playing.

I recently snapped up two fat quarters of Shelburne Falls by Denyse Schmidt's, and paired with a couple of solids from my stash, I got to work.

I'm having an absolute blast and can't wait until all of these little pieces become something!

Pinwheel Table Covering

Over the weekend I was able to "gift" the project I recently completed for my mom: a Pinwheel Table Covering.

Pinwheel Table Covering: Mitten to Apple original

Using pieces of printed Hobby Lobby fabric, along with solid gold and black, I made this 20x30" covering for a small table my mom has.

I ended up quilting in two different thread colors: black in one directly and grey in the other. Before sewing the binding, I also added strips of black elastic to the corners so the covering can be attached to the corners of the table I had in mind.

I'm pleased with how this project turned out and I hope my mom enjoys it!

Pinwheel Trivet

The other day I stumbled upon the sweetest tutorial on Craftgawker. And thanks to Schlosser Designs, I was able to make a super cute trivet for a Mother's Day gift. (Note: the tutorial calls them potholders, but I'll be gifting mine as a trivet, since the recipient could really use a cute one like this!)

Spring Pinwheel Potholder - Schlosser Designs

Isn't is just so sweet?

I got a little carried away with the quilting... but I was just having so much fun!

If you're looking for a simple and fun project, I'd highly recommend this project!