Larissa Loves Quilts: June 2008

Friday, June 13, 2008

Work In Progress

So I said I would share what I have been currently working on, here are the blocks roughly arranged on the floor. This has to be one of the most fun looking patterns I have tried. It is a lot of fun to think of different ways to quilt each fish.

Simple mock up, what this might look like all done

Close up

The pattern, you can buy it from here www.stargazey.com

Friday, June 6, 2008

Butterfly Garden

So I just finished another baby quilt that I have been working on for months, then when I got sick with this baby I was unable to finish piecing it together because I felt so aweful. Well two weeks ago I brought out my sewing maching and actually used it for the first time since before Christmas. I also began work on another project which I will share soon, if I get the blocks trimmed up quickly, but it is for our own newest addition, whose gender is still unknown. I suddenly realized last week that I actually never finished my third sons quilt even though they all have one (His is simply not quilted or even basted only the top is finished and now seems a little futile to finish it since he is already 15 months old!) But this pattern is from a WONDERFUL book called Stack a New Deck. I LOVE this book it is sooooo imaginative and quick and fun. I made curtains for the boys room from a pattern in this book, which I must document when we get them rehung from their latest washing.

This pattern is one I have made twice because I like it so much, the original was a larger lap quilt for a wonderful woman, but I loved it so much that I had to make a second one for a baby. I used several fat quarters and then looked in my stash to add the backing and the border. I think it came out beautifully! It is hand quilted, which has become very soothing for my uncomfortable joints lately. I hope you enjoy looking at this one as much as I do!!