Even with company this weekend I did manage to make progress on the Salt Air Quilt.  When I started this quilt I hadn’t yet figured out what fabric I would use for binding.  I really didn’t have anything on hand that would look good and the local shops around me don’t carry this line of fabric {at least not yet} so i took to the internet.  I chose getting it quickly over the least expensive online shop.  Luckily the Fat Quarter Shop is in my backyard and this is what I chose for binding.

Too bad they are an online only shop,  I would probably camp out there if they were a brick and mortar.  Here are a few pics of my progress on the quilt

While I’m waiting on the fabric I am contemplating adding some quilting lines so that each seam is outlined.  What do you think?  Quilt more or leave it alone?

Since I’m undecided I decided to fill my time by layout a new baby quilt with blocks I’ve had done for awhile.  It’s very similar to the baby quilt I made for my sister.

Hopefully both of these will be finished and up for sell in my shop by weeks end!

Yesterday I finished the Salt Air HST quilt top.  It was still raining when I finished so I had to wait till this morning to take some pics.  I love how it looks with the light coming through it.  I originally was going to layout all the hst in the same direction but then sewed a row the wrong way.  Instead of taking the seams out I just changed my layout. {Is that lazy or what} Ultimately I’m happy with the mistake and think the quilting will turn out really nice for this design.

I hope to get started on the quilting today and plan to sell this one in my etsy shop.  I’ll post when it gets listed!

I recently finished up a cute baby quilt for the newest member of the family.  I had a ton of fun making this one and the fabric was just so pretty.  It was difficult for me to send it away.  I used Promenade from Riley Blake and I’m so glad I have some left over to use in another project.

I used a tutorial by Little Birdie Secret called Gather Love and you can find the tutorial here.  I must say I’m already having separation anxiety from this quilt.  But, I know that it will be loved and cherished!

I month ago I received my Charming Solids Club packet of Good Fortune fabrics.  I knew I was going to use this collection for my nieces 5 year-old quilt but I wasn’t quit sure how I was going to use it.  It took me forever to decide and I’m really loving the challenge of coming up with different ways to use charm packs.  I finally decided on doing HST and I had plenty of white fabric on hand to do it.  So I set to work needing to finish this quilt quickly so I could take it to the party.

I think she really liked it!  I love how the colors are so vivid in this collection.  I will definitely make another one of these quilts.  It was fun, fast, and easy.  It was also the first time that I quilted using a wavy pattern which was also super fast and easy.

I would love to hear your comments or see you HST quilt projects.

I don’t know if you have seen or heard about Aunt Edna by Denyse Schmidtbut it’s a stasher for sure. I’ve just started to see it around on the web and loved the colors.  I doubt I ever would have noticed it in the local Joann’s because I never walk down the quilting fabric aisles, ever!  I typically buy all of my quilting fabric on Etsy or at my local quilt shops.  I only go to big box stores for basic supplies and always with a coupon in hand and besides the quality of their fabric just isn’t there… until I met Aunt Edna.

I’m glad the images of this fabric collection was compelling enough to make me go and check it out for myself.  It’s been awhile since I’ve even been in a Joann’s but since it was coupon commotion week I decided to make the drive.  I was delighted that the fabric quality was there and overjoyed that I had enough coupons to buy a bit of each print.  I doubt I would have indulged myself without the coupons because these prints come at a price, $12.99 a yard {ouch!}

I also was able to pick up a few supplies too.  A little Gutermann thread here and a little batting there and I’m ready to go.  Couldn’t wait to get back home and start making something.  I had a couple of different projects in mind and was changing my mind every few minutes.  Then I just went totally out on my own and decided to come up with my own quilt design.  Here is a peek at what I’m working on.

If it turns out alright I’ll post a tutorial.  Hopefully it will be my first quilt tutorial that will be followed by many more!

until then,

~alician

It’s always nice to be included in an Etsy Treasury