Birthday Quilts!

 I made this Union Jack quilt for my sister Sara in honor of her birthday which was yesterday.  I've had it finished for a while but had to wait to show it. 

 

 Sara served a mission for our church in England when she was younger and has always had a great love for that country and people.

 

 I used whatever red and blue fabrics I could find in my stash, most of them are from the Connecting Threads Canning Day collection but I also used a red from the Sherbet Pips collection.  The pattern is called Victory Garden by Busy Bee Quilt Designs.  It measures 56 x 62, a perfect lap size.

 

 Yesterday was also my sister-in-law Stacy's birthday so I made her this sweet lap quilt.

 

 I used FigTree Quilts Butterscotch and Roses collection, a charm pack and honey bun plus fig tree cream for the sashing.  The pattern is called Square One by Camille Roskelley found in her Simplify book.  It measures 56 x 65 and both quilts have a 80/20 cotton poly batting.
 

I loved making these quilts.  They both turned out just the way I wanted them to.

Quick Baby Quilt!

 Miranda and I have been invited to a baby shower this weekend so I needed a quick quilt.  Luckily I had some charm packs of Strawberry Fields by Fig Tree Quilts. 

 

I used 72 squares so the quilt measures 36x40.  I pieced together a binding and back with some leftover larger pieces from Whitney's birthday quilt and the X Marks the spot quilt.

It turned out very cute and will be perfect for a sweet baby girl.

On Its Way to Whitney

 Whitney will celebrate a birthday next week and so this quilt is for her.

 

 I used 2 Jelly Rolls of Strawberry Fields from Fig Tree Quilts by Joanna Figueroa and Bella Moda White.

 

 I used this pattern.

 

The colors in this fabric collection are beautiful. 

 

 I tried a new quilting pattern and I think it turned out very well.

 The binding is made up of different prints that I had left over.

 

The back is the beautiful yellow print from the collection.

 



The quilt measures 88 x 96 and has a Hobbs 80/20 batting.

Happy Birthday Whitney and sweet dreams as you lay under this cute quilt.

X Marks the Spot!

 Monday evening I started the first block for this quilt.  I didn't have a pattern so I just improvised after reading a couple of tutorials for similar looking quilts.  I used 30 layer cake squares and 30 charm pack squares for the blocks.

 The fabric is "Strawberry Fields" by Fig Tree Quilts, designed by Joanna Figueroa.  The setting and corner triangles are "Fig Tree" cream.

 I cut each layer cake square into 4 five inch squares and then added the matching charm pack square for each X.

The inner border finished at 3 inches and the outer border will finish at 6 inches.

The quilt measures 83 x 95.  This is a perfect summer quilt, in fact it looks perfect for a picnic because of the gingham but alas that will never happen, we will not be eating on this quilt.

This Week's Project!

 I've had the pattern and fabric for this project for a while,  it's been sitting in one of my fabric closets.  The pattern is called Cameos and the fabric is Mill House Inn, both are by Fig Tree and Co.  The green inner round is actually left over from the Fresh Cottons fabric I had for the Saltwater Taffy quilt.(also designed by Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree and Co.)  figtreequilts.com

The pattern is for a lap size quilt but I wanted to make this one a queen size for our bed so I bought extra fabric because I need 42 cameos instead of 20.

 I started out with rectangles and then added a square to each corner then trimmed.

 I then pressed each corner out flat

 and added the top and bottom, then the sides and

 trimmed the corners again.

 Now it's time to open the Honeybun (I used 2)

and add another round.

 Here is one of the finished cameos,  isn't it pretty?

 I have finished 20 of these and have 22 more finished except for the 3rd round.  I had no idea these would be so time consuming, though I know once this quilt is finished it will be well worth the time and effort.

This is only part of what I have trimmed off of the corners.

Stash Building

 Sunkissed

 Sherbet Pips

                                                                               

 Dream On by Urban Chiks

and Strawberry Fields by Fig Tree Quilts.

Believe it or not, I have something particular planned for each of these yummy fabrics.  Eventually I'll get around to using them, meanwhile I just love to look and feel.

And Finally...Saltwater Taffy

Do you remember this quilt?  It has been in the quilting pile for months.  I finally finished it yesterday.

This view from the back looks like a stained-glass window.

The Fresh Cottons fabrics from Fig Tree Quilt Co. were so fun to work with. 

The pattern is called "Salt Water Taffy" by Joanna Figueroa.  The dimensions are 54 by 64, and the batting is 80/20 cotton poly.

When I was deciding how to quilt this I thought about what taffy looks like and I remembered one of my favorite flavors was pink with brown swirls.  Therefore I quilted swirls.

I chose one of the green prints from the Fresh Cottons collection for the back and a brown floral for the binding.  I know it might seem strange but I love the browns in this fabric collection because they remind me of my favorite chocolate pudding.  My family will know which one I'm talking about, the one from the Lion House Cookbook.

This is the first quilt that I have made for myself (that's my story and I'm sticking to it). I love, love, love it.

Now that this is done, my quilting que is empty.  I don't have anything to quilt until I get another quilt top finished.  I'd better get busy...... making some of that pudding.

Fresh Cottons!

The fabric for my next quilt came in the mail on Tuesday, I'm so excited.  Ever since I first saw the Fresh Cottons collection I've loved it.  I will be making the Salt Water Taffy pattern by Fig Tree Quilts and hopefully entering it in the county fair in a few weeks. I started cutting yesterday and today I will be sewing the pinwheels together. Wish me luck.

Also, check out my Etsy shop.  Some of the quilts from the July Jamboree are for sale.  Just click on "jennteach" and it will take you right there.