Confession time: this cute doggie may have influenced me to invite this photo to the A Quilt A Day pool.
Right?
Luckily for all of us, quilter and chihuahua-mom Julia Bravo followed up with a tutorial for this project, which, when the dog was removed, turned out to be an ironing board cover.
Not a quilt, per se, but something you’ll need if you’re going to be doing any quilting. And it’s patchwork! Squares, no less, which is turning out to be the unofficial theme of this week. Squares that are a great reminder to come up with a project to use all the kawaii fabric I’ve been hoarding.
I don’t, as a rule, really love quilts that only use fabric from a single fabric line, because… oh, I don’t know. Variety is the spice of life. Nobody had charm packs in the old days, and I like vintage quilts. And so on, and so on. So why did I buy fat quarters of the ENTIRE Nicey Jane line??? I bought 40 fat quarters, you guys. What do I even do with these?
The short answer is this: Make the best quilt in the world! The trouble is this: I’ve never been totally sure what I think the best quilt in the world would look like. I keep asking my husband what it would be, to the point that last night, he googled “Most Awesome Quilt World.”
Most of the results were video game-related quilts. Which is fair.
Anybody more decisive than me want to weigh in here? Because I have 40 fat quarters burning a hole in my sewing cupboard.*
*Who am I kidding? I took them out of the sewing cupboard and put them on display in the living room, to better accost visitors as to the best quilt in the world.
I’d love to see this trend continue to include even more of my childhood favorites. The obvious downside is the sheer number of childhood favorites I have!
As time goes on, and the fabric we love becomes more and more rare, its increasingly tempting to hang onto our favorite prints indefinitely. Which seems like a good idea at the time. And then your sewing room begins to look like mine, and…. yeah.
This adorable doll quilt by davenjilly is just the inspiration I need to remind me that scraps can go a long, long way.
The fussy-cut bits of Heather Ross don’t make up much of the surface area of the quilt, at all, but they are the most prominent design element. The wonderful accent borders really build the design out, and add interest, without pulling focus. I really love that the overall effect isn’t too matchy or symmetrical – I think, with fussy cutting, it’s better not to be too fussy, otherwise.
Using a few scraps and a purchased scrap pack from Starlit Nest, Jill spent a minimum of her fabric resources to create something that is destined to be an heirloom. Like I said, it’s the perfect inspiration for the rest of us to get cutting!
I know this post doesn’t feature a quilt, but since those of us who love quilts pretty much always love fabric, I wanted to take a minute to list some of my favorite fabrics handmade not by big fabric companies, but by ordinary crafters who love to get their design on.
