Triangle Little Red Riding Hood quilt all complete

Sometimes I love to make quilts - just because!

I had in my stash a bundle of the beautiful "Little red Riding Hood" fabrics by Tasha Noel for Riley Blake Designs.  I have actually been working on a whole new quilt pattern using these fabrics that will be released soon (but more on that another day).

And with a new quilt ladder to hang quilts and to use as a prop for photos.

Fussy cut triangles that feature Little Red Riding Hood, The Wolf and Grandmothers house have been incorporated to compliment the triangular design and for interest.  

Now available this sweet Cot size quilt in my Etsy store 

 Listing - Little Red Riding Hood Triangle Quilt

Jemima x

A dream come true!

Many years ago when I started designing quilts being featured in Homespun was something that I dreamed about.  Well this month my dream came true!  Not only have I been featured for the first time with my quilt - "Sew Reel" but it also made the cover!

I designed the quilt with Cotton Reels to reflect my love of sewing and stitching. The "thread" on each of the spools if machine stitched using Gutermann Sulky thread to create the lines and look of the cotton on the reel.  The words "Sew Reel"  was a play on words.  I could not be happier to have such a wonderful feature in the magazine and in the coming months will have other projects featured as well.  

There was even an editorial on me.  Issue out now.

Sometimes I just love to get in my sewing room and just sew.  I had these Little Red Riding Hood fabrics by Tasha Noel for Riley Blake Fabrics and wanted to stitch up something fun.

This cot size quilt will be headed to my Etsy store very soon.  

Jemima x x

Diary of a Custom Order Quilt - Part 2

It is always hard to part with a quilt.

But knowing it is going to a home to be treasured and loved is all I need.

This quilt was commissioned by Indi at Kid Independent. She has written up a lovely feature of how this quilt all came together over at her website. Thanks for this feature Indi and your kind words on the quilt I made for your special arrival.

Jemima x x  

Diary of a Custom Order Quilt

I was recently contacted by Kid Independent to create a custom quilt to celebrate a new arrival.  Indi wanted the quilt to be gender neutral and had an idea of the colours she liked and the pattern she was after.  As soon as she described this I new the exact fabric to fit this custom order.  This is "True Colors" by Anna Maria Horner.  

Of course there needed to be some solids to co-ordinate.  We decided on the pattern Rainbow Fizz, so I set about cutting and stitching up lots of Half Square Triangle units.

Arranging and re-arranging till I was happy with the colour placement and then a little sewing later and ...............

A finished quilt top all ready for pinning and quilting. 

Jemima x x

Behind the scenes

At the moment I feel like the rough water beneath the boat.  All looks calm on the top but here - behind the scenes I have been madly sewing and stitching working on lots of upcoming projects.  There are a lot of projects that I work on for the Magazines and other Publications that I can only show you sneak peaks and I have to keep things under wraps -  I love sharing and only showing bits and pieces kills me!

This big pile of projects left the other day - can't wait to share with you the actual fronts and all of these projects later down the track.  

Anyway something I can show you is a project that I have just started (in-between far too many other unfinished projects).  Green Tea and Sweet Beans by Jen Kingwell has been around for a little while and I have seen several interpretations of this pattern - all stunning.  Some people have hand sewn the whole project using the templates but I have decided to mix it up and machine sew some blocks and hand sew others using techniques that I like and are far more familiar with.

I started with a Starter Kit from Westwood Acres Fabrics for this quilt and then went through my stash pulling fabrics that I thought show off the types and colours of fabrics that are my favourites.  These are my blocks so far and I am pretty happy with how it is all coming together at the moment.

 Propellar Blocks

Berry Basket

Drunkards Path

Double Pinwheels

(which despite unpicking twice are still sewn together moving in the wrong direction)

Churn Dash

Lozengers

Anyway there are a few custom order quilts which I am about to start that I can share with you as I go - so looking forward to not being so secret squirrel about all that I am working on.

Jemima x 

Confetti Cushion Tutorial

I put together this Confetti Cushion Tutorial last year for a Magazine but am only now getting around to uploading it all to my blog.  Good things come to those that wait right?  I must admit that these cushions are now being used as large floor cushions for the girls when they are watching TV but they do look great on a bed as well.

Confetti Cushion Tutorial

65cm x 65cm/25.5in x 25.5in finished size

Requirements

55cm grey fabric for centre squares

Approx 90 cm in assorted coloured fabrics for Confetti rectangles

70cm grey cushion back fabric

Cotton thread

Frixion Pen (heat erasable pen)

Pins

65cm cushion insert (25.5inch insert) 

Rotary Cutter

Ruler

Cutting Mat

General sewing supplies

¼ inch seam allowance included

Fabrics should be 110cm wide

Cutting Instructions

From the Grey fabric cut 36 squares – 4.75in x 4.75 in

From the assorted coloured fabrics cut a total of 72 – 3in x 6in rectangles

From the cushion back fabric cut 2 - 26in x 19 in rectangles

Step 1  -   Turn the grey squares over and mark on the back of the fabric, two lines from the right hand corner to 2 inches in from each of the opposite corners.  Do this for each of the 36 squares.

1    Step 2 - To make 1 block - take one of the coloured rectangles and with right sides of the fabric facing  place the rectangle so it is ¼ inch in further than the marked line and pin in place.   Machine stitch along your marked line.

Step 3 - Take a second coloured rectangle and repeat above step on the opposite side.

Step 4 -  Press seams toward the rectangles.  

Step 5 - Trim the squares with your rotary cutter to the size of the grey square.  You will need to make 36 if these blocks.

Step 6 - Once you have completed all the blocks arrange in a 6 x 6 formation until you are happy with how these look.  You can arrange the blocks anyway around you choose.  (Picture only shows 3 x 3).

Step 7 - Sew each of the 6 blocks together to make a row and then sew all the rows together.  Fork Pins work a treat to help keep your seams in place while stitching. Press your seams as you go for each sewn row.

This square should now measure 26in. Your cushion top is now finished.

Step 8 -   To make the envelope back for your cushion – take one of the back pieces of fabric and along one long side, fold over ½ inch and press.  Then turn over 1 inch and press.  Top stitch along both sides of the fold to hold the fabric in place and for a professional finish. Repeat for second cushion back piece.

Step 9 - With right sides together place the cushion backs with the raw edges to the outside of the cushion so that the opening  overlaps in the centre.  The picture shows first piece down to show right sides of fabric facing.   Sew around the outside of the cushion and zig–zag (overlock) the raw edges.  Turn your finished cushion out the right way and fill with your insert.

This Tutorial is for Personal use only 

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