Layer Cake Love

I had fun in my sewing room last weekend in between quilting quilts I got to design and make my own quilt!  It only took me 3 hours from start to finish, just enough time to get my 'sewing fix' but not so much time that it thew me off schedule.

Check out my YouTube Video for complete instructions on how to make this adorable quilt!

Happy Quilting!

Creative Grids Rulers

The right tools can make any job a lot easier to complete!  I've tried out many different types of rulers and in the end my favorite is Creative Grids!  Why?  The plastic is clear so I can easily see my fabric. Creative Grids lines are black and white so they are easy to see and aren't hard on my eyes (the yellow lines drove me crazy!).  They come in half increments which I use all the time and they have great grips on the back of them!

Happy Quilting!

Margaret

Perfect Points Quilt

I've had a couple of requests on my YouTube channel to show the quilt I made when demonstrating how to make Perfect Points and how to Bind A Quilt.

This quilt was designed by Pam & Nicky Lintott and is in their book titled Layer Cake, Jelly Roll and Charm Quilts.  The name of this pattern is Old Gold and is made from 1 Layer Cake and 1 Jelly Roll and finished at approximately 72 x 80.  This book is filled with 18 different quilt patterns that are all made from Layer Cakes, Jelly Rolls and Charm Squares.  At this point I've only made this one quilt but there are a few others in this book that I'd LOVE to make!  The directions are easy to understand and this book is a great book for beginners!

You can see my Perfect Point Video here.
You can see my How to Bind a Quilt Video Part 1 here and Part 2 here.
You can see my How to Attach Borders Video here.

If you would like information on where this book is available for purchase please email me at missmarker@rochester.rr.com.

Thanks!

Happy Quilting!
Margaret

Downton Abbey Block #4 - Castle Garden

Time to start sewing!

I like to lay everything out that I’m sewing so that I can make certain I’m sewing it together correctly.

First step was to sew the triangles on each side of the square.  Once they are sewn square up your triangle using the corner of the square as your guide to give you a ¼” seam allowance at the point. 

Next attach your triangle to create a 6 ½” square.  Set these aside.

Next we are going to make 4 flying geese units.

I start by laying my next block sections out.

Attach the outer triangles trimming each section as you go giving a ¼” beyond your intersecting points.

                             

Once those are attached attach your next triangle.

Don’t forget to clip the ‘rabbit ears’ and trim your blocks.

Square this up again by using the your ‘points’ to create your ¼”.  In the above photo I used where the black met the cream background fabric and the straight lines on my ruler.

I also used the points on my triangles as a second reference mark when squaring up each step.

Attach your next triangle

Attaching more triangles!

This squares up to 6 ½” x 12 ½”.

Next step is to make your center block.  Again I start by laying it out.

Make your flying geese first and then sew your center row.

The flying geese were 3 ½” x 6 ½”, once attached to the center block they were 12 ½” x 6 ½”.

I forgot to take pictures of the top & bottom rows!  Those rows square up to 3 ½” x 12 ½”.

Sew your three rows together.

Your finished block is 24 ½” and you are only making one!!!

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Happy Quilting!!

Jo Morton - Four Square Quilt

So what do you do when you make too many Four Square Blocks?  You make a table runner!  I'm hoping to have it quilted in time to put it on my table for Thanksgiving Dinner!!

Here's my Jo Morton Four Square Quilt minus the borders.  The fabric pictured is the border fabric.

I tried a new way to make Four Patches!  I love trying new things!

The best part of making four Patches this way is you can do with with ANY size Four Patch, all you need to do is add 3/4" to the size of your block.  So if you want your Four Patch to be 5" cut your squares at 5 3/4".  Here's how I made mine.

The size of my Four Patch is 2.5 so to that I added 3/4" and cut blocks of 3 1/4" square.

Place right sides together and sew 1/4" seam on two opposite sides.  I chain pieced mine!

Once you have sewn your 1/4" seam on each side you will need to cut these in half.  My 'half' cutting line was 1.625 or 1 5/8".

The next step is to press your seams and sew these pieces together end to end.

Wow do I have a LONG strip!  I should have realized at this point that I had too many!  

Oh well I needed a new table runner!

Your next step is to get your chain cutting going by making your very first cut.  For your first cut, lay your strip on the cutting table and put right sides together, now put your ruler on the wrong side of the piece and cut 1 5/8" off the strip.  

You now have your first Four Patch and another piece that is only have of a Four Patch.  Take the extra piece and attach it to the very end of your strip, this will become your last Four Patch!

Once you've attached it to the end go back to your beginning and start cutting away!  You end up with Four Squares that are ready to be trimmed up!

The thing that I liked the most about this way of making Four Squares is that I wasn't working with 1 1/2" squares!  

Happy Quilting!

Margaret

Quilt in 1 Day!

I designed and completed this entire quilt in 1 day!  I finally got around to completing the video and getting pictures taken today.  Here's the completed quilt:

I can't wait to get this on the Long Arm!  This is going to be so much fun to quilt with all that open space to 'PLAY' with!  I've got some time to decide exactly how I'm going to quilt this, there are a few customer's quilts ahead of this one! 


Here's the video and supply list:

v  1 Jelly Roll

v  4 Yards Fabric (for binding, border and blocks)

v  Background Fabric

o   2 – 52 ½ X 16 ½

o   4 – 34 ½ X 16 ½

o   4 – 26 ½ X 16 ½

o   2 – 18 ½ x 16 ½  


Happy Quilting!

 

 

 

 

A Beautiful Christmas Quilt!!

I had the honor to quilt a beautiful Christmas Quilt today!  This quilt is so perfectly square and straight!  It was a real pleasure to quilt it!!  I hope the customer likes it as much as I do!!

 

Isn't it beautiful?

 

It is quilted in a large all over Curly Swirl Pano with Gold Thread!

 

 

 

A close up of the large swirls.

 

This is the back!!

 

Isn't it pretty?

 

This quilt has put me in the Christmas Spirit for sure!

 

 

Happy Quilting! 

Our Next Quilter In The Family!!!

Every once in a while I put a plain piece of muslin on the Long Arm so I can mess around with new patterns.  Tonight was one of those nights.  Our Granddaughter (Maggie) stopped to see us and show us her beautiful Red Lipstick and Purple Eyeshadow.  As soon as she saw what I was doing she wanted to be a part of the quilting!

 

Maggie sat on my lap for a while while I quilted but then she decided that she needed to do some designs of her own!!  I found a Sharpie and away she went!  Maggie started drawing boxes and then I drew thread designs in the boxes, she thought that was wonderful!

 

 

It wasn't long before I decided the Sharpie wasn't a great idea so I gave her a water soluble marker to play with instead!

 

That was when she decided that the designs needed some additional color added to them! 

 

That paisley pattern was missing something, it isn't any more!

 

 

 

We MAY have our next generation of Long Arm Quilter's in the family!!!

 

Happy Quilting!!

Laundry Basket Quilts!!!!

Take a look at this quilt!  It’s it beautiful?  I’m absolutely head over heels in love with it!!!

72" x 72"

 

This quilt is designed by Laundry Basket Quilt and can be done as a block of the month.  What is really fantastic about it is Moda and Laundry Basket Quilts have designed what they call Silhouettes. 

 

Silhouettes are laser cut pieces of the fabric that have the fusing on the back!!  All you have to do is ‘peal’ and ‘stick’ them to your backing fabric and you are ready to go!  Talk about EASY!!  Once you’ve pressed the Silhouettes to your background fabric you can finish them by using your favorite method, button hole stitch (machine or hand), zig zag stitch or satin stitch!

I would love to do this as a monthly video block of the month lesson!  Anyone interested in joining me??

 

Happy Quilting!!