tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510318781275118542024-03-13T10:47:27.847-07:00Pitter Putter StitchBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.comBlogger317125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-72033672442347047112015-01-06T17:50:00.000-08:002015-01-06T17:50:16.216-08:00Finished Pixelated Dragon QuiltFor the past few years, I've made a couple quilts for Christmas for my in-law family. Since the recipients know they're receiving quilts, I usually ask for color choices and general styles. Here's how the conversation with my brother-in-law went this year.<br />
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Me: What colors do you and your wife like?<br />
BIL: She said we'd like something in black, red, and gold with dragon motifs.<br />
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He was joking at the time, but when I reminded him that I was making separate quilts for each of them, he said a bit hesitantly, "Well, I actually really would like a dragon quilt." So, that's what I set out to make for him.<br />
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I brainstormed for quite a long time about different possible ways of making a dragon quilt - paper piecing, applique, patchwork. I had almost settled on paper piecing, but wanted to enlarge all the patterns I found. I kept hemming and hawing because I wasn't fully committed. Then, I happened upon the <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/quilts/patchwork" target="_blank">Patchwork Pattern Maker</a> from the <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/" target="_blank">Victoria and Albert Museum</a>, which is this really great tool you can use to turn any photo into a quilt pattern. I searched for and tested several images of dragons until I found one that I liked and thought would translate best as a pixelated image.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/16169063022" title="Pixelated Dragon Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="Pixelated Dragon Quilt" height="500" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7582/16169063022_b7275db31b.jpg" width="456" /></a><br />
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I cut up three inch squares of varying prints in black, gray, green, red, orange, and yellow. For the background, I used whites and creams, whatever I had on hand. I then added some wide strips of fabric to the bottom of the quilt, representing a building or some other hard surface that the dragon is landing on or taking off from.</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/16169823515" title="Pixelated Dragon Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="Pixelated Dragon Quilt" height="500" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7489/16169823515_718f369bf4.jpg" width="332" /></a><br />
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I quilted the body of the dragon in wavy lines and the wings have a scale motif quilted on them. The background I quilted in meandering loops.</div>
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I quilted each section of the "building" with a separate design. This one shows the angled meandering stipple and if you look closely at the yellow, you can see large ripples.<br />
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The back is comprised of various green fabric strips. I'm kind of a one-trick pony when it comes to quilt backs (if I piece the back at all), so I was glad to have a fairly easy, but not a flat sheet quilt back.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/16169063962" title="Pixelated Dragon Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="Pixelated Dragon Quilt" height="500" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7526/16169063962_d73e260950.jpg" width="461" /></a></div>
Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-78554558942417293272015-01-04T18:01:00.000-08:002015-01-05T19:14:12.920-08:00It's about time I blogged again, eh?Beuller? Beuller? Anyone out there?<br />
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I can't believe four months have passed since my last post. Well, I guess I'm not surprised. 2014 was a crazy year for me. I started grad school, got laid off, found a job, had a parent pass away, had another child start school, and ended the baby stage in our family. I still managed to make things, but the documenting part fell by the way side. I'm not sure I'll be any good at blogging this year, but I do hope to keep track of my projects better throughout the year. Here's my first attempt at catching up.</div>
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After seeing <a href="http://fussycut.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Angela</a>'s <a href="http://fussycut.blogspot.com/2014/01/finally-sewing-with-chicopee.html" target="_blank">Arkansas Crossroads</a> quilt she made out of Denyse Schmidt's Chicopee line, I knew I had to use my DS Florence fabric to make one of my own. I pieced the top several months back using Florence, coordinating solids, and Kona white.</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/14876379596" title="Arkansas Florence Crossroads by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="Arkansas Florence Crossroads" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3836/14876379596_52aafa37f3.jpg" width="440" /></a></div>
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Once it was all put together though, it didn't quite feel like "me" so I let it sit for a while. As Christmas neared and I hunkered down to finish gifts, I realized that this quilt was begging to be given to my son's teacher. My son is high functioning autistic and has attended a specialized school for the last two years. He's been blessed with a saint of a teacher and I wanted her to know how much we love and appreciate her. What better way to say that than with a quilt?</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/15983757919" title="Florence Arkansas Crossroads Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="Florence Arkansas Crossroads Quilt" height="450" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7561/15983757919_019bba3ae2.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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I really love how the quilting worked out with this one. In the main patchwork blocks, I quilted fairly tight meandering loops. Then, in the white sections, I quilted squiggly lines. The texture it created is so fun, and you can see it pretty well from the back.</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/15983758999" title="Florence Arkansas Crossroads Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="Florence Arkansas Crossroads Quilt" height="405" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7476/15983758999_8a570a4ce1.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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The scrappy binding is made up from several pieces of leftover binding strips from other projects that coordinated well with the colors in the quilt itself. (I love it when things work out that way!)</div>
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My son delivered the quilt to his teacher's house, who leaves only a couple blocks away. She was touched by the gift and he said he was glad to have made her feel happy. And I was very happy to hear him say that.</div>
Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-30546220621162304002014-08-13T08:00:00.000-07:002014-08-13T13:57:59.196-07:00WIP Wed 8/13/14: The one with all the quilt top beginnings<div>
Now that I'm back into the swing of sewing again, I want to try harder to blog. I have a tendency to post things to Instagram because it's so quick and easy, but I forget that my blog serves as a sewing journal so I can document all the things I make. Needless to say, these pics are all from my IG feed (@pitterputterstitch). </div>
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I bought this V & Co pattern, which I really love, and then pulled together a group of navy, teal, and peach fabrics. For the background, I picked this Moda Bella teak, and I'm not sure I love it. In fact, I think I may not like it. I'm debating between recutting my background fabric using a lighter neutral or just pushing through and finishing the blocks as is.</div>
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This was such a fast top to put together. I used Denyse Schmidt's Florence with coordinating solids for the main blocks and Le Creme dots for the background. I plan to make another one of these soon.</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/14876379596" title="Arkansas Florence Crossroads by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="Arkansas Florence Crossroads" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3836/14876379596_52aafa37f3.jpg" width="440" /></a></div>
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This paper pieced star is called the New Star and I got the pattern from <a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/N/NewStarBlock.html" target="_blank">Quilter's Cache</a>. The Salt Lake Modern Quilt Guild is making a charity quilt using paper pieced stars and this color scheme. When I made this block, I forgot to use the designated solid background, so lucky me, I get to keep this one. It'll turn into a pillow eventually.</div>
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In an effort to make a quilt for everyone in my family, I started on this neon plus quilt for my niece, Chamy. She's 19 and loves neon. When my dad was sick, she spent a lot of time at my parents' house tackling projects that needed to be done. She even refinished my parents' 11x40 foot deck! She's awesomesauce so I wanted to make her a quilt right away.</div>
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When Sarah Jane's Wee Wander line came out, I bought a fat quarter bundle of the whole line. This is such a sweet collection and I wanted to make coordinating quilts for my two girls. I played around with layouts and really liked this one, but The Middle has a mind of her own and convinced me to change it up. I'll post the final layout when I can take real pictures with my camera.</div>
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For The Baby's quilt, I made a variety of patchwork blocks. I've since sashed them all in a cream solid and then I'll add a border around each block with green and blue solids.</div>
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I haven't made a small-strip striped quilt before. I pulled a focal fabric and then grabbed blues, reds, oranges, and greens to go with it. I pressed and trimmed all these blocks last night and settled on the final layout. I'll piece the top tonight. That'll put me at five quilt tops to baste, quilt, and bind. Not bad for a month's worth of sewing.</div>
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Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-25781779404661553162014-08-09T06:00:00.000-07:002014-08-09T06:00:00.503-07:00Finished Scrap EPP Flower PillowThere are times when I'd rather hand sew than sit in front of my sewing machine. The downside to the flexibility of that is that I sometimes just end up with these random blocks that I don't have any use for. This is one of those blocks.<br />
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Earlier in the year, my friend, Marci, put together a fundraiser for her coworker so she could get a cochlear implant. I offered a prize for donations. Not only was this a good cause, but I wanted to get motivated to finish something.<br />
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The lucky winner was really patient with me because when she won the drawing, I was in the midst of finals for grad school. She was sweet enough to let me know I could take my time. Unfortunately, right after finals is when my dad had his stroke and then passed away. I didn't have a lot of sewing mojo for a while after he passed, but I finally finished this pillow the other night and got it sent off in the mail.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/14809190216" title="English Paper Pieced Flower Pillow by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="English Paper Pieced Flower Pillow" height="463" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3907/14809190216_7dd7477708.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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I had sewn the flower using English paper piecing and then appliqued it onto some crosshatch fabric. I needed to enlarge things a bit so it'd fit a 20" pillow form so I added a border using the same colors I used in the block.<br />
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Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-61628635042476046132014-08-06T12:12:00.002-07:002014-08-06T12:12:58.815-07:00Finished Garden Fence QuiltA few years back, I gave my mom a bundle of fabric for Christmas. I had finished my <a href="http://pitterputterstitch.blogspot.com/2011/12/poseidons-garden-fence.html" target="_blank">dad's quilt</a>, but hadn't gotten far (or done anything really) on my mom's quilt. Several years have passed and I finally got around to finishing up and gifting her the quilt.<br />
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I used Lost and Found by My Mind's Eye for Riley Blake and the <a href="http://hyacinthquiltdesigns.blogspot.com/2010/07/winner-and-block.html" target="_blank">original Garden Fence tutorial</a> from <a href="http://www.hyacinthquiltdesigns.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Hyacinth Quilt Designs</a>. (I used the <a href="http://hyacinthquiltdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/01/garden-fence.html" target="_blank">revised Garden Fence block</a> for my dad's quilt.) This quilt uses 35 blocks that finish at 12 inches. I then added to narrow borders in a red Moda grunge fabric and then added an ivory border to make the quilt a bit bigger.<br />
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The backing is a gray flat sheet from Target. I used a gray bias plaid binding.<br />
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My friend, <a href="http://quiltfinishing.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kayli</a>, did the quilting for me. She used various floral motifs from the prints on the front.</div>
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I especially like the double flowers she free-handed.</div>
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In the thin red border, she quilted these swirls.</div>
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And the outer border is made up of piano key quilting. You can also see a bit of the binding in this pic.</div>
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In addition to the quilt, I made a few pillowcases using <a href="http://lovelylittlehandmades.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-magic-pillow-case-tutorial.html" target="_blank">this awesome tutorial</a>, which is my go-to for pillowcase-making.</div>
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It felt so good to finally finish this project. And I think my mom was happy to have something new to go in her newly remodeled bedroom.</div>
Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-9816470041359505452014-06-18T12:42:00.000-07:002014-06-20T09:21:39.061-07:00Farewell, Dad...until we meet again.Saying I've had a rough last month and a half would be an understatement. I lost my dad.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As a child, I scratched "Dad" into the surface of my dad's jewelry box.<br />
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He had a stroke on May 1, ironically the first day of stroke awareness month. After a few weeks of gradual decline, my dad's health turned critical and we knew he wouldn't be around much longer. He was placed on hospice and <a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/deseretnews/obituary.aspx?n=marvin-leroy-halliday&pid=171282651&" target="_blank">passed away</a> early in the morning on June 8. I was able to be there and I'm so glad I got to spend these last few weeks with him.</div>
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We buried him a week ago today.</div>
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While I had prepared myself for his passing, I didn't realize I would feel like this after his death. The ache I have for his loss is terribly poignant and strikes at odd moments throughout the day: in a work meeting, watching TV, reading a book to my daughter, singing bedtime songs. I miss my dad so much it hurts.<br />
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My parents would have celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary in August. My dad would have turned 75 in September.</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jshj/4198572469" title="Marv and Elsie by Josh, on Flickr"><img alt="Marv and Elsie" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2647/4198572469_9f9d815449.jpg" width="387" /></a></div>
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Despite the crushing weight of mourning for him, I know I will see my dad again. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I'm a Mormon. Because of that, I know that life continues beyond the grave. That belief certainly doesn't take away or lessen the pain here and now of not having my dad physically on earth, but it is incredibly comforting to know death is not the end.</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jshj/4198545725" title="Marv and Brooke by Josh, on Flickr"><img alt="Marv and Brooke" height="334" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2658/4198545725_cf81327801.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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For his birthday last year, I made him this mini quilt. He always sung the Lionel Richie song when he called me on the phone. I took the mini quilt home last week and hung it on the wall by my bed. I will be turning it into a pillow so I can hold and squeeze it when I'm feeling low.</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/9953445136" title="I Just Called to Say, "I Love You" Wall-Hanging by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="I Just Called to Say, "I Love You" Wall-Hanging" height="367" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3689/9953445136_e7ac8d7a3b.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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I sewed a little bit on Monday and it felt like the first time in a really long time. It's amazing how things you love drop down on the priority list when the things you love the most are in jeopardy. Sewing is therapeutic for me though so I hope to get back into the swing of things in the coming days and weeks.</div>
Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-20933692708792535162014-05-28T07:32:00.000-07:002014-05-28T07:32:48.073-07:00Finished Nordika Tumbler Baby QuiltAfter I finished my Nordika Scrappytrip quilt, I had a lot of leftover fabric strips, enough to make this baby quilt as well as a few Dresden wedges that I'll get around to showing one of these days.<br />
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One of my friends is having her third baby and this time, it's a girl so I thought this would be a great set of fabrics for her little one. I played around with cutting the pieces and settled on tumblers. Thus, the Nordika tumbler baby quilt:<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/14188671715" title="Nordika Tumbler Baby Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="Nordika Tumbler Baby Quilt" height="384" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7448/14188671715_386821a9ed.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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I used a strip of the tumblers on the back along with some oval elements and one of my favorite Nordika prints.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/14001988929" title="Nordika Tumbler Baby Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="Nordika Tumbler Baby Quilt" height="347" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7413/14001988929_10f43c350a.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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Back in April, I did a little demo at the Salt Lake Modern Quilt Guild meeting on how I free-motion quilt. I then let anyone who wanted to try sit down with this quilt. So this one has a variety of quilting, including these cute little flowers.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/14001988729" title="Nordika Tumbler Baby Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="Nordika Tumbler Baby Quilt" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2935/14001988729_7d26240b83.jpg" width="332" /></a><br />
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I showed how I like to incorporate words into my quilting occasionally. This one has the words "love" and "family" FMQed into the edge of the quilt.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/14186081222" title="Nordika Tumbler Baby Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="Nordika Tumbler Baby Quilt" height="359" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2937/14186081222_b437b6134c.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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For the binding, I used the red floral print that dominates the quilt as well as the tartan plaid and a solid light gray.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/14186080852" title="Nordika Tumbler Baby Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="Nordika Tumbler Baby Quilt" height="331" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7437/14186080852_ede12dba7b.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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My friend's baby is due in June so I'll be wrapping this one up and sending it her way soon.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/14208795013" title="Nordika Tumbler Baby Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="Nordika Tumbler Baby Quilt" height="332" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7326/14208795013_d8d9ec0448.jpg" width="500" /></a>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-27009680190341983682014-05-16T11:42:00.002-07:002014-05-22T12:43:36.853-07:00#SLMQG May '14 Mini Quilt Swap <div>
I missed out on our guild meeting last night, but I was able to virtually participate in our mini quilt swap via Instagram (thanks for posting, ladies!). Here's the mini I made (and that <a href="http://thequiltingmill.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Barbie</a> took to the meeting for me).</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/14001984639" title="DS Mini Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="DS Mini Quilt" height="296" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5485/14001984639_053e7440e7.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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I had an orphan English <a href="http://paperpieces.com/" target="_blank">paper pieced</a> block (<a href="http://paperpieces.com/contents/en-us/d93_Large_Blocks_10___04.html" target="_blank">star blossom</a>) sitting around that I just didn't know what to do with. I initially was planning on turning this into a pillow or bag,<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/14188613394" title="DS Mini Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="DS Mini Quilt" height="457" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7423/14188613394_f761d3e599.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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but then I had this leftover block from a quilt I'm working on using my <a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.bigcartel.com/product/urban-abacus" target="_blank">quick curve ruler</a> that matched the color scheme and fabrics. I added a border from one-inch scraps and a section of patchwork below it.</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/14002040897" title="DS Mini Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="DS Mini Quilt" height="477" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7405/14002040897_98c7d16e98.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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Then I joined them together.</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/14208794393" title="DS Mini Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="DS Mini Quilt" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2919/14208794393_9b80bc4d33.jpg" width="358" /></a></div>
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I've really been enjoying a fluid approach to quilting lately. I haven't been planning out quilting designs and instead have just been quilting a quilt however I want. If I change my mind during the process, I let my quilting change. This mini is no exception. I started hand quilting the black background half. I quilted a few Xs and just kind of went with it.</div>
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I quilted three rows around the star and then went willy nilly around other sections.</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/14185363921" title="DS Mini Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="DS Mini Quilt" height="271" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7334/14185363921_2c2702f0d5.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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Since most of the fabrics on the front are from <a href="http://dsquilts.com/" target="_blank">Denyse Schmidt</a>, for the backing I used a piece from her <a href="http://dsquilts.com/fabric_and_patterns.asp?PageID=255" target="_blank">Chicopee</a> line, which I think goes really well with the fabrics on the front.</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/14188612814" title="DS Mini Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="DS Mini Quilt" height="308" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5581/14188612814_737541e211.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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I used two blue/green solids for the binding, which I machine stitched to the front of the quilt and then hand-stitched to the back. I usually do my binding all by machine, but I wanted to sit in front of the TV instead of in front of my sewing machine to finish this one. And I'm happy to report that my hand-binding is getting better!</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/14186078092" title="DS Mini Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="DS Mini Quilt" height="332" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7407/14186078092_cc46cc25d5.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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I don't know the exact measurements of this one. I think it's around 16"x22" or thereabouts.</div>
Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-30391795630350498992014-04-10T19:20:00.001-07:002014-04-10T19:20:53.593-07:00Finished True Colors Chevron Quilt<div>
I finished my fourth quilt for the year! And it's the fourth month. I didn't think I'd have four finished quilts at this point in the year with how busy I've been with school. But, I'm happy that I've finished my two main quilt goals for the year. In a couple weeks the semester will be over and I'll be able to spend more time quilting, hopefully.</div>
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Here she is in all her colorful glory. I'm really pleased with how everything came together for this quilt.</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/13770574924" title="Finished True Colors Chevron Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="Finished True Colors Chevron Quilt" height="470" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3827/13770574924_fce54f9387.jpg" width="500" /></a><div>
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For the backing, I pieced half yard cuts of some of the True Colors prints with yard cuts of two of Anna Maria Horner's Dowry prints.<br /><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/13770577154" title="Finished True Colors Chevron Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="Finished True Colors Chevron Quilt" height="448" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2902/13770577154_8699d539ab.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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I did a variety of quilting on this quilt with no real rhyme or reason. I changed designs when I felt like it.</div>
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I also initially planned to bind this quilt by hand so I cut the binding at 2.5 inches, which is smaller than my typical 3-inch binding. After attaching the binding to the front of the quilt though, I just wasn't feeling the hand-binding thing and ended up finishing it by machine.</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/13770580204" title="Finished True Colors Chevron Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="Finished True Colors Chevron Quilt" height="332" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3742/13770580204_4366685018.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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And just because he's cute, here's an photo outtake of the mister. Love his guts.</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/13770579074" title="Finished True Colors Chevron Quilt by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="Finished True Colors Chevron Quilt" height="500" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7110/13770579074_c759cccd77.jpg" width="332" /></a></div>
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Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-7016273903060166312014-04-02T18:32:00.000-07:002014-04-02T18:34:17.225-07:00WIP Wednesday: AMH True Colors Chevron Quilt Top<div>
I had a busy month of March. I finished this quilt top on March 9. I went to work on March 10 to find out that the company was doing a round of layoffs and my position was affected. So the last few weeks of the month were spent submitting my resume, interviewing for jobs, working on house projects, and not spending enough time sewing. I was blessed to get a new job just over two weeks later, and I started working again this week. So, the WIP I have going on right now is this quilt top.</div>
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As I mentioned in a <a href="http://pitterputterstitch.blogspot.com/2014/03/wip-wednesday-3514.html" target="_blank">previous post</a>, I used Anna Maria Horner's True Colors line (two fat eighth bundles) that I picked up from Amanda's <a href="http://www.westwoodacresfabric.com/" target="_blank">shop</a>. I then pulled out my parallelogram die for my Accuquilt Go Baby fabric cutter, but you can easily cut this shape with your ruler and rotary cutter. I then pieced the parallelograms into this chevron design and used the leftover fabric to make half square triangles (HSTs) to use in the side borders.</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/13593047394" title="AMH True Colors Quilt Top by Brooke, on Flickr"><img alt="AMH True Colors Quilt Top" height="466" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7176/13593047394_dae1f92ba4.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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I've since pieced the backing, basted the quilt, and started quilting it. I hope to finish it up soon so it can get some use at my house before mother nature turns up the heat.<br />
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Linking up with:<br />
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Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-5280255963185444312014-03-22T20:06:00.001-07:002014-03-23T08:36:03.041-07:00Accuquilt Pezzy Print Quilt<div>
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Disclaimer: I received the Accuquilt Go Baby Triangle in Square die as compensation for this post. However, all opinions are my own.</span></i> </div>
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Several months ago I started on this quilt using the Triangle in Square die from Accuquilt. I had a bunch of pezzy prints in multiple colors so I paired them with matching solids and set to work cutting.</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/13258944403/" title="Accuquilt Pezzy Print Quilt by Pitter Putter Stitch, on Flickr"><img alt="Accuquilt Pezzy Print Quilt" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7117/13258944403_1e57a0ec7d.jpg" height="490" width="500" /></a><br />
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Right away I could tell Accuquilt had made improvements to its dies. The other dies I have are an older generation and a few threads usually have to be clipped with each cut job. This die cut amazingly well; I didn't have to clip a single thread--and I cut through at least four layers each time.<br />
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Another great thing about cutting fabric this way is that the side pieces end in flat sections at the top and side rather than points. This really helps when aligning the fabric to sew each piece together.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/13258944183/" title="Accuquilt Pezzy Print Quilt by Pitter Putter Stitch, on Flickr"><img alt="Accuquilt Pezzy Print Quilt" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3711/13258944183_451d9dd7ef.jpg" height="490" width="500" /></a><br />
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I was really inspired by <a href="http://thequiltingmill.blogspot.com/2013/10/bloggers-quilt-festival-diamonds-baby.html" target="_blank">Barbie's quilt</a>. So, after assembling all my sets, I started testing layouts. This was my first one.</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/13259155504/" title="Accuquilt Pezzy Print Quilt by Pitter Putter Stitch, on Flickr"><img alt="Accuquilt Pezzy Print Quilt" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3667/13259155504_f09f0cae47.jpg" height="491" width="500" /></a><br />
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I really liked that layout, but as I started sewing the pieces together, I came up with this pyramid layout that I wanted to use instead. </div>
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I could have assembled the pieces more in a log cabin style, but since I had already pieced one of the sections, I had to add triangles to the ends of each row. To do that, I cut 5" charms.</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/13258793275/" title="Accuquilt Pezzy Print Quilt by Pitter Putter Stitch, on Flickr"><img alt="Accuquilt Pezzy Print Quilt" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7303/13258793275_d8d0ff526c.jpg" height="462" width="500" /></a><br />
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Then I cut those charms in half diagonally.</div>
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After piecing the center square (which is comprised of a white triangle, black strip, and black and white print triangle), I pieced two sections of the pyramid, the other two sections of the pyramid, and then I pieced those two halves together. Here's the result.</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/13258797365/" title="Accuquilt Pezzy Print Quilt by Pitter Putter Stitch, on Flickr"><img alt="Accuquilt Pezzy Print Quilt" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7379/13258797365_68c631d660.jpg" height="375" width="500" /></a><br />
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The top at this point was more of a baby quilt size so I added a narrow border on both sides and a wider border on the ends.</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/12277203216/" title="Accuquilt Tutorial Quilt - Pezzy Pyramid by Pitter Putter Stitch, on Flickr"><img alt="Accuquilt Tutorial Quilt - Pezzy Pyramid" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3822/12277203216_fe8c873a7c.jpg" height="500" width="356" /></a><br />
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I had intended to use this plush blanket for the backing, which is partly why I added the white border in the sizes that I did instead of making it bigger.<br />
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I quilted a large meandering stipple throughout the quilt and bound it in a multi-colored pezzy print.</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/12277069094/" title="Accuquilt Tutorial Quilt - Pezzy Pyramid by Pitter Putter Stitch, on Flickr"><img alt="Accuquilt Tutorial Quilt - Pezzy Pyramid" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2837/12277069094_8293a7449c.jpg" height="500" width="365" /></a><br />
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I had a few pieces leftover so I pieced them like so.</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/13258943373/" title="Accuquilt Pezzy Print Quilt by Pitter Putter Stitch, on Flickr"><img alt="Accuquilt Pezzy Print Quilt" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3774/13258943373_264365792a.jpg" height="500" width="500" /></a><br />
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And turned it into a little doll quilt, which I gave to my coworker for her daughter.</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/13258797885/" title="Accuquilt Pezzy Print Quilt by Pitter Putter Stitch, on Flickr"><img alt="Accuquilt Pezzy Print Quilt" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7136/13258797885_ba335f2427.jpg" height="500" width="500" /></a><br />
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This die is pretty diverse. I can think of a few more quilts I'd like to make using this die. Now, I just need to find the time to make more.</div>
Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-45884287616334567982014-03-05T10:22:00.000-08:002014-03-05T10:22:19.300-08:00WIP Wednesday: 3/5/14I haven't had a lot of things going on in terms of sewing for the last little while because I've been so busy with work and school. But, after writing a couple of big papers, I needed a bit of fabric therapy. One of my quilt goals I set for the year was to use my Anna Maria Horner True Colors fabrics to make a value quilt. I used my Accuquilt Go Baby cutter and my parallelogram die and set to work on this:<br />
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I used two fat-eighth bundles and some Kona white for the top chevrons. I want the quilt a bit wider, but I don't have enough fabric to cut out more parallelograms. My leftover fabric pieces are triangles so I've been toying with the idea of adding a border of flying geese, but I'm still thinking about it. Next week is my spring break, so hopefully, I can get more work done on it.<br />
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Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-75968668698193135292014-02-21T11:00:00.000-08:002014-02-21T11:00:56.291-08:00Finished Horsey HST Baby QuiltMy coworker's wife had a baby in December. Our department was planning on going in on a minkee blanket for his baby girl, but then another coworker said, "I have this friend who makes quilts..." (wink, Brooke, wink), so I ended up making a baby quilt.<br />
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I bought this adorable Ann Kelle horse (or is it a donkey?) print for my youngest because she loves horses, but when I started looking through my stash, I thought this print would look so cute in a baby quilt, especially because I could pull in non-girl colors and it'd work out great.<br />
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I enlarged the <a href="http://pitterputterstitch.blogspot.com/2011/05/may-bee-block.html" target="_blank">block</a> that I made for Angela in the Sew Beautiful Bee back in 2011. I then added a white border and grabbed a bunch of pieces of leftover binding from other projects.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/12277205606/" title="Horse Baby Quilt by Pitter Putter Stitch, on Flickr"><img alt="Horse Baby Quilt" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7412/12277205606_403f4cdccc.jpg" height="500" width="484" /></a><br />
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I backed it in minkee so it'd be cuddly soft for baby Maxine. This was the first time I've used minkee in a quilt back and it was SO MUCH EASIER than I thought it'd be.<br />
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I quilted organic straight lines on each side of the squares with my free-motion foot. I prefer using this foot because the walking foot takes longer and I like the flawed straight line better with the free-motion foot than the flawed straight line I get with my walking foot. =)<br />
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The quilt measures about 38" square. And, this is the first quilt that I've made start to finish in a day--about 4 hours. (This includes selecting the fabric, calculating the measurements to enlarge the block, cutting the fabric, piecing the individual blocks, piecing the top, basting the quilt, quilting the quilt, and binding the quilt.)</div>
Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-78845296327613720442014-02-19T15:36:00.001-08:002014-02-19T15:36:46.877-08:00Cuckoo Divided BasketI like to make handmade gifts for people, especially those that I know appreciate the time and effort that go into making something myself. My sister is one of those people. I couldn't come up with an idea for her for Christmas, but then she rearranged her bedroom and needed a better way to organize some of the stuff she keeps by the side of her bed. Enter the <a href="http://www.noodle-head.com/2013/01/divided-basket-pattern.html" target="_blank">divided basket pattern</a> by Anna at <a href="http://www.noodle-head.com/" target="_blank">Noodlehead</a>. I had bought the pattern a little while before, but hadn't yet tried it out. So, I gathered the needed supplies and went to work.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/12276652955/" title="Divided Basket for Hawley by Pitter Putter Stitch, on Flickr"><img alt="Divided Basket for Hawley" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3744/12276652955_828fb23206.jpg" height="392" width="500" /></a><br />
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I picked this cuckoo clock print as my focal fabric and then pulled some other prints from my stash.<br />
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I decided not to cover the webbing with fabric to eliminate an extra step, but I do think that the baskets I've seen that have fabric covered handles are super cute.<br />
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I also think that the center divider needs something a little stiffer. It definitely serves its purpose by separating the items in the basket, but I think I'll switch it up a little bit next time. I also want to play around with adding more dividers. My mom asked for a basket like this and that she can insert into her ginormous purse that can help organize the contents a little better. I'll have to fiddle with the pattern a bit to get it to work the way I want.</div>
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I'm really pleased with how the basket turned out and plan to make a bunch more. I can see a lot of fun color combos playing well in this basket. I think it would be fun too to leave out the divider and have a nice big basket for storing some of my little one's toys in downstairs in the living room.</div>
Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-2322252682664281992014-02-15T10:13:00.001-08:002014-02-15T10:13:48.871-08:00Finished Nordika Scrappy Trip QuiltA couple days before Christmas, I wrote about some of my <a href="http://pitterputterstitch.blogspot.com/2013/12/2014-planning.html" target="_blank">2014 goals</a>. The first item on my list was a scrappy trip quilt using Nordika by <a href="http://www.incolororder.com/" target="_blank">Jeni Baker</a>. I really loved my <a href="http://pitterputterstitch.blogspot.com/2013/10/finished-chicopee-scrappy-trip-quilt.html" target="_blank">first scrappy trip quilt</a> that I made for my nephew. When I bought some Nordika and coordinating solids and oval elements from Art Gallery, I knew I wanted to make another scrappy trip quilt for me. After Christmas, I got the itch to start this quilt, and I finished it a couple days after the new year. Not bad for accomplishing my first goal of 2014 so soon into the new year.<br />
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I initially planned to use the same layout as my first scrappy trip quilt, but after piecing a couple rows together, I changed my mind and used this layout instead.<br />
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It's funny that my favorite block, which is made up of blue, gray, black, and berry, really jumps out at me in this quilt (fourth row from the left, fourth block down).<br />
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For the backing, I used a variety of solid flannel strips that coordinated with the colors on the front.<br />
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The binding is the yellow bias plaid print from Nordika, which ended up being the perfect fit! I stipple quilted on the sides and then I quilted the rest in meandering loops.<br />
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The quilt measures about 72 inches square and it's been in constant use at my house for the past two months--my favorite!</div>
Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-70066975665358017402014-02-06T20:00:00.000-08:002014-02-07T12:52:11.068-08:00Finished Odds and Ends Trinkets Strip QuiltA friend of the family spends Christmas at my folks' house every year. Sometimes it's hard to come up with gift ideas for her. She always spoils my kids, so I like to return the favor. This year, I made her a quilt. She likes vintagey things so when I saw this Trinkets Odds and Ends print of these girl clothing patterns, I thought it'd be perfect for this friend. I was under a bit of a time crunch, so I went for a simple strip quilt using various prints that went with the focal fabric. I separated the varying width strips with Kona snow.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/11636722966/" title="Strip Quilt by Pitter Putter Stitch, on Flickr"><img alt="Strip Quilt" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2852/11636722966_0ceddec041.jpg" height="500" width="305" /></a><br />
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The fabric I used for the backing was a large cut of blue fabric (no clue what kind) that I got from the mister's grandmother. She'd had it for years so I thought it fit well with the vintage feel I was going for. I opted to lightly quilt in the separating strips. I quilted a variety of meandering designs.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/11636723556/" title="Strip Quilt by Pitter Putter Stitch, on Flickr"><img alt="Strip Quilt" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3781/11636723556_6e2a3d8dc8.jpg" height="500" width="332" /></a><br />
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I was limited on the size of the backing so the quilt is actually longer than I think it should be, but if I had eliminated some of the rows, I don't think it would have been big enough for a suitable lap quilt. So, the quilt measures approximately 55" by 70".Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-78635245129056179412014-01-09T15:29:00.001-08:002014-01-09T15:29:32.234-08:00Finished Blue Plus QuiltThe third quilt I finished for Christmas is this blue plus quilt for my brother-in-law. While my sister-in-law had been quick to respond to my request for favorite colors, my BIL didn't say a word (so typical...just teasing J!). Since blue is my favorite color and I have at least two times as much blue fabric in my stash than any other color, I figured it'd be a good, manly choice for my BIL's quilt.<br />
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I made a <a href="http://pitterputterstitch.blogspot.com/2012/05/finished-twin-quilts-round-two.html" target="_blank">plus quilt</a> for a friend's baby in 2012 and I really loved how it turned out. (Funny how such a simple pattern can be just what the doctor ordered.) I decided to use that pattern for my BIL's quilt too. So, I pulled out a variety of blue prints ranging from light blue to royal blue to navy to teal and cut them up into five-inch charm squares.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/11505419245/" title="Blue Plus Quilt by Pitter Putter Stitch, on Flickr"><img alt="Blue Plus Quilt" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7311/11505419245_226a0f2bf3.jpg" height="361" width="500" /></a><br />
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One of my goals at the beginning of 2013 was to make more pieced quilt backs, which is not something I like doing. For this quilt, though, I used up some larger blue and green cuts of fabric to make a simple back, nothing fancy.<br />
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I quilted straight lines on each of the seams and bound the quilt in a variety of blue prints. The quilt measures about 67 inches square.Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-28010631634704947932014-01-07T05:00:00.000-08:002014-01-09T15:29:52.860-08:00Finished Labyrinth QuiltNext up is the Christmas quilt I made for my sister-in-law. We usually rotate through the adults in the mister's family so I knew well ahead of time that we'd have this particular couple for Christmas.<br />
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I asked my sister-in-law what colors she wanted and she requested brown and blue to match her bedroom. I had a fat quarter bundle of Riley Blake's So Sophie fabric that matched perfectly with what my SIL asked for. I added in a few more brown and blue prints and used the <a href="http://redpepperquilts.bigcartel.com/product/labyrinth-quilt-pattern-pdf-file" target="_blank">Labyrinth quilt pattern</a> by Rita of <a href="http://www.redpepperquilts.com/" target="_blank">Red Pepper Quilts</a>.<br />
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I quilted the centers of each block with a flower design that radiated out. In the negative space, I quilted meandering loops.<br />
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For the backing, I used up the rest of the So Sophie fabric I had along with a couple other larger brown and blue cuts of fabric.<br />
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The quilt measures about 70 inches square.Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-36314237270040873862014-01-05T15:00:00.000-08:002014-01-05T15:38:31.714-08:00Finished Pixelated Camera QuiltThis week I'll be sharing my Christmas quilt finishes. I made four quilts for gifts this year. First up is the pixelated camera quilt for my father-in-law.<br />
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When I first started attending family functions with the mister's family before we were married, I had to quickly get used to all the cameras being used by various family members. Knowing I was getting my picture taken, it was hard not to pose or at least make sure I was presentable for the picture. See, the mister's family likes the candid shots. After a year or two, I finally got comfortable enough that I rarely notice now if I'm having my picture taken. And a bonus is that my kids are comfortable around cameras too and we'll have a lot of photos of them during all stages of their lives.<br />
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In the years that I've been quilting, I've never made a quilt for my father-in-law, while my mother-in-law has three quilts from me. So this year I decided to remedy that and a camera quilt seemed the most fitting for him.<br />
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I went with a mix of gray prints for the camera and background and a few blue prints for the lens.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/11505495283/" title="Pixelated Camera Quilt by Pitter Putter Stitch, on Flickr"><img alt="Pixelated Camera Quilt" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7345/11505495283_76a8f17123.jpg" height="451" width="500" /></a><br />
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The backing is a great camera print from Robert Kaufman. I decided to leave the selvage on, but can't decide if I like it or not. I was trying to be frugal, but looking at the backing in this print, it jumps right out at me.<br />
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I quilted the lens in a spiraling circle. The rest of the quilt is comprised of meandering ripple quilting. I used two light blue prints for the binding.<br />
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This quilt was a big hit with my father-in-law when we celebrated Christmas with the mister's family, and it was my final pixelated quilt for the year.Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-607062450140771162014-01-03T06:00:00.000-08:002014-01-03T06:00:00.707-08:00X-Factor Pillow Swap ReceivedBack in November, I <a href="http://pitterputterstitch.blogspot.com/2013/11/my-pillow-for-x-factor-pillow-swap.html" target="_blank">shared the pillow</a> I made for the X-Factor Pillow Swap on Flickr. After my wrist and elbow surgery in October, I was itching to make something, but couldn't yet use my rotary cutter or sewing machine. Instead, I did some English paper piecing that ended up being a good form of physical therapy.<br />
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The round ended the first of November and we all had the chance to vote for our favorite pillows. This was my first choice and I was so happy to see it arrive in my mailbox!<br />
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Tina from the UK (Cottilello on Flickr) made this amazing low-volume wavy pillow cover. The fabrics she used are so fun - clothespins, barcodes, cameras, text, needles and thread, scissors. I currently have the pillow sitting on my couch, but plan to put it in my sewing room if I ever get one of those.<br />
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This was a fun swap to participate in this year. It was low-key and not as time-consuming as some of the other swaps I've participated in. I could make a pillow that I wanted and *hopefully* it would be well enough received that I could get my first choice pillow in return. I'm hoping to participate in more rounds in the future.Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-24239420551447383352014-01-01T08:45:00.000-08:002014-01-01T08:45:13.140-08:002013 Quilts in Review2013 was a pretty good year for me in terms of quilt production. I made 23 quilts this year and two more quilt tops, but I'll count those as 2014 finishes when I complete them.<br />
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When I look back at these quilts, I think the theme for the year was patchwork. There are a lot of pixelated quilts, simple patchwork quilts, and other designs using 2" squares. I wonder what my theme for 2014 will turn out to be.</div>
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I'll be back to share some of the quilts I made for Christmas gifts. Hope you're all starting the year off just the way you want to. I'm hoping to get my first 2014 quilt finished today!</div>
Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774743314071443639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851031878127511854.post-89110379373901028932013-12-31T10:24:00.000-08:002014-01-01T08:11:04.701-08:00Happy New Year's Eve!<div>
From my crazy family to yours!</div>
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Ever since finishing my nephew's <a href="http://pitterputterstitch.blogspot.com/2013/10/finished-chicopee-scrappy-trip-quilt.html" target="_blank">Chicopee Scrappy Trip quilt</a>, I've wanted one for myself. And I decided a couple months ago that I wanted to make it out of Nordika by Jeni Baker. She even put together an amazing <a href="http://www.incolororder.com/2013/07/nordika-color-matching.html" target="_blank">color-matching guide</a> that I used to order some coordinating oval elements and pure elements fabrics since the scrappy trip pattern takes a ton of yardage.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The other project that I'm really excited about is a half-square triangle quilt using Anna Maria Horner's new True Colors line. I haven't been a die-hard AMH fan in the past (I know, blasphemous - there are lots of prints from her that I've loved though), but the colors in this True Colors line are so saturated and absolutely glorious!<br /><br /><br />
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My quilt won't look like this one from Anna's booth at Fall Quilt Market, but I definitely will be using HSTs in my value study layout. I. Seriously. Cannot. Wait!</div>
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There is one more project swirling in my head today that I think I want to tackle next year as well. I just don't have the fabrics figured out yet. I really love <a href="http://fussycut.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Angela</a>'s Arkansas Crossroads quilt that she posted on IG today (and has shown snippets of in the past). I absolutely LOVE it!</div>
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So there you have it. A few projects I'm excited to work on in 2014. I've got one more quilt to finish up for Christmas and I'll be back to share my other finishes for the end of the year. Merry Christmas next week to those of you celebrating!</div>
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Can you believe that I actually finished some projects this week?! I can hardly believe it myself! Here's to [hopefully] many more finishes in the coming weeks.<br />
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An old friend asked if I'd make some stockings for her family for Christmas this year. Her decorations are lime, turquoise, pink, and purple. Since she needed one more color so there'd be enough stockings for each member of her family, we chose gray to go with the rest of the colors. I raided my stash and pulled together several prints for my friend to choose from and this is what she picked.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitterputterstitch/11166727143/" title="Colorful Christmas Stocking by Pitter Putter Stitch, on Flickr"><img alt="Colorful Christmas Stocking" height="332" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7428/11166727143_b444de6375.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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I used the same pattern here as I did with my own Christmas stockings last year, which you can find on Fabricworm's blog <a href="http://fabricworm.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-stocking-tutorial.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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For the hanging loops, I pulled out some grosgrain ribbon that I had on hand. I also used Kona white for the lining and the cuffs.</div>
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My friend was in town for Thanksgiving so I was able to give these to her last week. I'm excited for her to share pictures of the stockings hanging up with the rest of her decorations.<br />
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The second project I managed to finish this week is a quilt for the <a href="http://www.festivaloftreesutah.org/" target="_blank">Festival of Trees</a>, the proceeds from which benefit a local children's hospital here in Utah. Primary Children's has played an important role in my life as my son's club foot was treated there as well as his recent surgery. My sweet nephew, who passed away several years ago, was also treated there for his medulloblastoma. The festival is a really great cause and I was happy to help in some way.<br />
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The fabric for this queen-size quilt was donated. Since there wasn't much variety, I opted to enlarge the <a href="http://thimbleblossoms.bigcartel.com/product/surfside-pattern-161-pdf-pattern" target="_blank">Surfside</a> pattern from Thimble Blossoms, which I think works well with only two fabrics. I used a dark brown king flat sheet for the backing. This quilt was a beast to quilt on my domestic machine, so I was really glad when I finally finished it on Saturday.</div>
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While I was happy to finish these two projects this week, I still have more to finish before Christmas, including five quilts (why do I do this to myself?). I have a few other things I'd like to make for my kids for Christmas, like these <a href="http://onelittleproject.com/how-to-make-cloth-diapers-for-a-baby-doll/" target="_blank">cloth doll diapers</a>, <a href="http://wewilsons.blogspot.com/2011/01/dress-up-crown-tutorial.html" target="_blank">fabric crowns</a>, and <a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/2013/02/monstrously-warm-rice-bag/" target="_blank">monster rice bags</a>, so I hope I can be as productive as possible.<br />
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I don't know what my problem is, but lately, I keep wanting to start new projects without following through on others. Here's a peek at what's in progress at my house this week:</div>
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Navy, teal, and peach <a href="http://vandco.bigcartel.com/product/flower-box-quilt-pattern-pdf" target="_blank">Flower Box</a> quilt (pattern from V and Co.). All fabric cut; one block pieced.</div>
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EPP project using jewels and hexis; blue, green, orange prints pulled from my scrap bins.</div>
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Accuquilt diamond quilt. I'll have a tutorial for this one when I finally get around to piecing the top.</div>
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Pixelated camera quilt. I've pieced 1/4 of the blocks into rows. I need to come back to this one asap, but I also need to have no one in the house to mess up the layout so I don't get confused on where the blocks should go.</div>
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Labyrinth quilt. This one should have been done by now. All I need to do still is add an outer border and then it's ready for basting. Sometimes, though, the thought of cutting and adding a border is SO NOT what I want to work on.</div>
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Oranges and bacon pillow (thanks, Marci for the nickname). This one is a result of me not knowing what football laces look like when I was making my nephew's pixelated football quilt. There are a bazillion layouts that I came up with, but haven't been able to settle on one. Plus, I have to make one more X block and I've been putting that part off.</div>
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And finally, plusses in blue. This one is all pieced and awaiting basting. I've been putting it off because I hate basting and if I'm going to move my kitchen table and clean the spray residue from the floor afterward, I'm going to baste more than one quilt at a time. As soon as I add the border to the labyrinth quilt and finish the camera quilt, all three of these will get basted.</div>
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I don't like this feeling of not being able to finish a project all the way through before starting a new one. I know I've said this before, but it feels almost paralyzing. Maybe I'm just in a finishing funk or something. I hope to complete at least one project before next week though so I can feel like I'm accomplishing something. Especially with Christmas coming so soon.</div>
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