Bento box for siblings

 

Oh this was a fun quilt to make, I was having  a phase of loving black and white fabrics, for my siblings bee block for this year I chose the bento box block, so simple and really effective too. 

In laws quilt

 Now this is a lovely quilt, dont get me wrong but it just confirmed my aversion to solids. I made this version of a QAYG sampler quilt for my inlaws who picked the fabrics. All very pretty but too many solids for me. It did turn out well though!

The ribbon border is such a favourite.

Marcus maze

 

What a great fun pattern this was, Marcis Maze by Mack and Mabel. I made 3 quilts for siblings with this. Used up loads of scraps!

Hexies

 I went through a phase of making hexies, I couldn’t be faffed sewing them all together so used up some solids (I hate solids , sorry but I do!) and made this wee one, cute!

Original farmers

 Oh this was a challenge but such fun in the end.

I did love making this so much, I will admit that the block with the 16 Y seams almost broke me 😂😂 but hey I learned so much with this quilt, and coming back and looking at it reminds me what an achievement it was. It looks so much brighter than I remember too. I quilted it myself on a long arm at beechwood, this was the first time I used a commercial long arm, great fun! I showe it at the stitch gathering that year.

Crafty BOM stichery dickory dock

 I am really loving recreating these blog posts which I lost, I think I loosing them was a good thing, now I can revisit happy memories of the past.

This was a crafty block of the month from 2013 which I managed to finish in 2014. I did it quilt as you go, I think at that point I was hopeful of honing my fmq technique. It wasn’t to be, me and fmq were not to be!

Amy Gibson of stichery dickory dock was the tutor, I loved her style and she picked some great skill builder blocks for us. Looking back I can see how much I learned from this class and it was all free too! 

For the back of the qayg blocks I used up left over fabrics, fat quarters etc, all in all a great fun and educational quilt to make! I think it went to siblings together.

Orphan blocks

 

Orphan blocks, we all have them, I love using them up, simply size up and sash!

APQ quilt

Oh I loved this one! Loved making it, can’t remember the title but it was a low volume quilt. Lots of piecing but I loved the options it gave me for refining the process! I used up loads of lovely vintage fqs, some very happy memories here.
 

Mardi Gras quilt

Oooohhh now this one brings back memories! All good ones, Mardi Gras quilt, pattern by Carol Munro

I used to do lots of classes at Seattle quilt company up in Aberdeen. It was a great quilt shop, lovely class space, I would go up on a Friday night, have a blast out on the town with chums then me and Irene would rock up hungover to the quilt class 😂😂 I was a bit scared about doing curves but Carol is a fab teacher and it was a skoosh as we say!!! Lots of happy memories in this one.

I have no clue to what this quilt was!!

 Ok I remember making this quilt but have no recollection of the pattern etc, total blank on this one! But what a fun scrappy quilt to make, I don’t even know if I have the pattern any more but it would be pretty easy to re create.

Muckhart row by row

 

Ahhhhh Muckhart, what super memories of that group. This was a block of the month they did, a row by row quilt, loved the yellow contrast with the teal floral borders.

Pile o fabric skill builder quilt

 I am carrying on in my quest to recreate all the blog posts I accidentally deleted! Yes I know I am so Sheldon!!

This was my finished quilt from the skill builder quilt along by Pile o Fabric. I used my favourite fabric at the time for the background it was a bright pink polka dot fabric from IKEA. I bought meters of it! I love looking back at this quilt because I had such a happy time making it. Really did, my version was very different to most of the others which were very modern and beautiful but I liked mine too, it epitomises my style 😊 i think it was one of my first attempts at quilt as you go as you can see from the back. It went to siblings I think. I loved this one! I think the inset circle block was my favourite to make, I was quite intimidated by it at first but the directions were really good.