Zig Zag - Scarlet Birds

I think I caught the HST bug. Been wanting to make more and more of half square triangles. I had a few fabrics left from the last Zig Zag quilt so I decided to make this :)

The front is has two different color prints of pinks and oranges:

I was a little hesitant at first to stick with just 2 colors pallets for this quilt, but I glad I tried it for one of these zig zags quilts. I love the way it keeps the quilt design simple and puts the focus on the zig zags and rather than the different colors.

Of course there's the back of the quilt... AKA my FAVORITE part :)

I was super anxious to use this fabric (Nest - Bird Paisley in Scarlet by Valori Wells for Free Spirit). I LOVE the way it turned out. It's one of the few quilts that I think the back outshines the front...though I am super happy about the front too! And don't forget the golden colored polka dot fabric. It keeps the Bird Paisley fabric more playful and less serious and the colors compliment each other perfectly.

Oh I wish I had two of these quilts - I absolutely love seeing front with the back. The colors are so light and playful. The quilting is straight lined zig-zags about 1.5 inches apart along the seams. I also added a stitch along each of the seams to make sure it stays nicely sewn down for durability.

I don't recall the name of the binding fabric :(. But I like to call it stripes and swirls:

Like every other quilt I make - I want to keep it for myself. But (as my husband keeps reminding me) my quilt closet is super full and this will need to find itself a new home. So I will be listing it on my JAQS Studio Etsy site.

I will also be sharing this project at these lovely linking parties.

Quilt Information:
Zig Zag Quilt - Bird Paisley Scarlet
Front: 100% Cotton Prints and Solids
Batting: Warm & Natural 100% cotton
Backing: 100% Cotton Solids (Featured: Bird Paiseley from Free Spirit and Deck the Hall Dots from Henry)
Completed Dimension: 48" x 48"
Quilting Method: Zig Zag straight line quilting about 1.5" apart with the seams
Binding: Machine Stitch for extra durability

Where to Buy?
Zig Zag Quilt - Bird Paisley Scarlet
Fabrics Used for this quilt

Zig Zag Quilt

I am very excited to share my next finished quilt.  It is one of 2 big Zig Zag quilts I'm working on and it is finally FINISHED :).

A view of the front and back:

The front features 7 Zig Zags with 3 alternating color schemes. All the Zig Zags in the front are cotton prints.  The back of the quilt is a selection of coordinating Kona solids (bottom pic).

A closer look at each of the 4 color Zig Zags running across the quilt top.

Which one is your favorite?

One of the things I absolutely adore about this quilt is the binding.  Unfortunately I don't have the print/designer for this fabric :(.  But I totally love the way it goes with the colors:

I am putting this one on JAQS Studio Etsy site, so please swing by and take a look :).

 

Below you can find more information about the Zig Zag quilt.

Quilt Information:
Zig Zag Quilt (#1)
Front: 100% Cotton Prints and Solids (seeing listing below)
Batting: Warm & Natural 100% cotton
Backing: 100% Cotton Solids (seeing listing below)
Completed Dimension: ~72" x ~84"
Quilting Method: Free Style Meandering
Binding: Machine Stitch for extra durability

Quilt Top Fabrics:

Greens:

-In The Manor - Floral Pale - Sage fromKaye England

-Mingle Monaluna for Robert Kaufman

-Heath - Chartreuse (light green) from Alexander Henry

Oranges:

-Flower Bucket Butterflies - Orange by Genevieve Gail
-Strawberry Field by Alice Kennedy for Timeless Treasures
-Nest - Berries by Valori Wells for Free Spirit

Pinks:

-London Cats Vine - Pink
-Bloom-Bloom Lead Floral by Studio E

Blues:

-Little Farm - Blue from Alexander Henry

-Farmdale Blossom: Turquoise from Alexander Henry

Solid:
Kona Solid Cotton-Snow

Backing:
Kona Solid Cotton-Butter
Kona Solid Cotton-Tarragon
Kona Solid Cotton-Apricot

Featured fabrics are available at JAQS Fabrics.

I'll be sharing the quilt at all these lovely linking parties.

A Whole Lot of Pins

There's a lot of pins around my living room for last couple of days.  Perhaps the most labor intensive part of quilting - BASTING.  First you get out hundreds of safety pins, get on your hands and knees and proceed to use all those safety pins - one at a time until your entire quilt sandwich is security in place...and if you're like me (*read paranoid*) you will probably use A LOT of pins to make sure nothing could shift even an centimeter ;).

On the left is the Zig Zag quilt (#2) ready for it's pinning.  On the right is the Circle My Way quilt - first experience having to pin down raw edge circles on a quilt top.  So far so good :).  Just 2 more quilts to go...

I've tried the sewing technique and even the spray bast technique but I I think I'll stick with the safety pins.  Despite having to use band-aids to avoid the inevitable pokes and being on hands and knees all day, I actually don't mind it :).  I love how I get to see every detail of the quilt top up close ;)...and the results is definitely worth the work.

Weekend Wrapup: With a Teeny Bit of Sewing

Holiday weekends are great - lots of great food, lots of time with family and friends and even a teeny bit of sewing ;).

I finished making the rest of the binding for the Zig Zag quilts.  This is one of the fabrics for the binding - bright, colorful and playful :)



Once all the binding was ready I moved onto creating more circles for the upcoming Circle My Way quilts. They are quite fun to make but a little time consuming I must say. Here's a peak of the raw edge edges:



Have a safe and wonderful Independence Day USA readers :).

Oh yeah just a reminder that the JAQS Fabrics sale of 15% off (coupon code FABRICLOVE15) your entire purchase will end July 5th - come on in and take a look at the great fabrics available :)

-Q

Weekend Wrapup: Zig Zagging

Not much sewing this weekend - time with family weekend :).  Lots of activities: tide-pool, beach, gardening, games, play-play-play, and just having fun.

One thing that I did manage to work on before the busy weekend was getting the #1 of the Zig-Zag quilt sandwiched and basted.  Now it is ready for some quilting - and no I haven't decided how I'm going to quilt it yet :P.  It's a huge quilt so I'm thinking free-motion?

Here's a peak of the Zig Zag quilt ready to be sandwiched:



Sandwiched and ready for basting - check out the many...many...many safety pins. I get a little paranoid the layers getting shifted, so I usually use A LOT of pins to keep all the layers in place. Better safe than sorry right? :)



Have a safe Memorial day everyone!

-Q

Weekend Wrapup - Belated

Had quite a productive weekend - niece's birthday party (HAPPY BIG 5!), spend some fun times with the boys, and even spend some time in the sewing room.

Made a lot of progress on the Zig Zag quilt:

A preview of the Pretty Bricks quilt COMPLETED :)

...and of course a messy messy sewing table to boot:

...don't forget the chaos that was the nicely organized fabric closet. 

This closet tend to get pretty darn disorganized pretty often - with the onset on new projects, more quilts and fabric orders coming in.  Don't worry this looks pretty neat a few hours after this photo was taken - I can't stand it THIS messy :P.

Have a great week everyone - happy sewing!

-Q

Weekend Wrapup - Half Triangles and Outdoors

This weekend was full was half triangle fun - for the Zig Zag quilts.

That means a lot of cutting and sewing:

...and pressing:


I could totally see how making these half triangles can be quite addictive.  More progress to show SOON :).

This weekend was also full of beautiful weather. Remember the little nest in our little planter box?  Well all five of those eggs have hatched and now we get to watch these 5 little birds grow up:

How adorable are they? They are just 2 days old in this picture and already they look much bigger...though still teeny tiny.

This is the first year ever that I have had any orchids re-bloom :).  This is the one outside in our walkway - 4 stems of beautiful orchids!



Have a great and productive week!

-Q

Weekend Wrapup - Triangles Triangles

I'm gearing up for Zig Zag Quilts - THREE of them.  That means there will be a whole lot of half triangles.  Here are the cut fabrics ready to go:

Notice the chalk marking pen and scissor ready to go. I prefer using scissors instead of a circular blade to make small cuts like this.

There's something quite relaxing about half triangles. Here's one in process:



Hopefully I get a chance to work on these quilts sooner than later. This half triangle thing is quite addictive :).  Have a productive and fun week!

-Q