Pretty Bricks Quilt Pattern Now Available

The Pretty Bricks Quilt pattern (quilt featured a little while back) is now available at JAQS Studio on Etsy.

A easy and fun quilt top design

Right size for small children or lap quilt (42"x54")

Great pattern to feature smaller prints:

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