Hockey and Ringette Jersey Quilt

Joy brought this wonderful quilt that is made out of hockey and ringette jerseys.  Joy was commissoned to make this quilt by the Ringette player and she wanted to include her partner's hockey jerseys as well.

Very simple quilting was the request for this quilt.  A few options were considered, but after seeing me post a quilt with some freehand organic wavy lines, the request came in for that to be the final selection.  It was a great option for me, as I got to work from the front of the machine and could see when I was approaching a thicker crest or heavy vinyl number.

The 1 HP motor on my machine handled the jerseys, batting and fireside backing with no issues at all.  Joy otped to utilize Marion's binding service. The black and white stripe is reminiscent of a referee's unifrom and makes a great finish.

Boomerang

Eileen made this queen size version of Boomerang by Jaybird Quilts.  It is a gift for her nephew.  Eileen used the same fabrics as the cover of the pattern and wondered about having me do some custom quilting as if would show up so well on the solid fabrics.

We different quilting options including custom, and pantographs.  I asked her if her nephew would would appreciate the extra effort and cost of custom quilting.  She was pretty sure he wouldn't notice.  His mom was also sure he wouldn't notice!  So instead we focused on choosing a quilting design with a masculine feel that complimented the piecing.  Vertical wavy lines was the choice and I think it is a winner!

I am a handguided long arm quilter - no computer here, so I chalked the one line on the quilt to make sure I had what I saw in my head, and then I just echoed freehand for the rest of the quilt. There are variations, but I don't mind that as it feels hand made, not mass produced.

Eileen chose a navy Stonehenge backing from the selection I have on hand and I think it compliments it nicely.

Atomic Starburt

 

September is upon us and I am finally starting to feel organized after our move from Dauphin, MB to Selkirk, MB at the beginning of August.  There are still boxes to unpack and pictures to hang, but it is feeling better everyday.  In between unpacking and trying to find time to enjoy some summer activities, we moved daughter #2 in to residence at the University of Manitoba for her first year, so our new home is also feeling the effects of an empty nest.  I am happy to finally share Kendra's grad/dorm room quilt!

 
The pattern is called Atomic Starburst by Violet Craft.  I added more blocks to the original pattern so that it would be more of a single bed size. Kendra and I looked at many examples of this pattern with heavy custom quilting, but somehow that just didn't feel right for us.  Freehand wavy lines let the pattern and fabrics shine. The stars and diamonds are Alison Glass Sunrprints by Andover, background is Simply Neutral by Northcott, and the wide backing is Rhoda Ruth by Robert Kaufman.

I always love to add some personalization in the quilting when I can.  I interrupted the wavy lines to add these details.

I made two throw pillow covers from some of the leftovers. I loosely followed this Diamond Lattice Pillow tutorial from sewswetness.com I think they turned out pretty cute and were really easy.

Here is a close up of the quilting on those.  I wanted the diamonds to pop so I added tight u-turns in the sashing.

And here you can see the ensemble in action!

Scrappy Trianlges

Tracy brought me this crisp quilt.  She made it with her sister for their niece's upcoming wedding.

We talked about many different quilting options, but decided on freehand wavy lines.  I love the modern feel that it gives.

If you love the look of the this quilt, but are uncertain about how to construct it, there is a tutorial from Film in the Fridge.called the Scrappy Triangle Quilt block tutorial.

A very cheery backing to finish things off!

Scrappy Triangle Quilt block tutorial from Film in the Fridge.