Under the Big Top Circus Pillow

I was lucky enough

this fall to work with 

a beautiful collection 

of fabric by Blend.

It is Calliope  by 

designer Maude Ashbury.

It is cute and whimsical.

After some deliberation, 

I decided to make a pillow 

that embraced the circus theme.

You can see some tricks to how I created the 

flaps to the circus tent and

other details over at Thermoweb.

I used Aurifil 12wt. thread 

to quilt the outside edge and to 

hand-stitch the banner string down.

I just love how it 

turned out.

The full pattern for the pillow 

can be found on my Craftsy
pattern page.

This would be the perfect
pillow for the nursery for all those spring or
summer babies that will
soon be arriving.
You will have to not sew on buttons,
if it is to be in a child's room. 

While you are downloading the 

Free pattern, go 

and check out the awesome sale that 

Craftsy is having.

It is Craftsy's End of Year Sale.

I picked up this quilt kit that 

I have had my eye on for some time.

It is the Paddy Cake Holiday Homies Quilt Kit.

I can't wait to get this 

and finish it for my son for next Christmas.

It is just too cute.

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Mini Charm Chocolate Big Sky Quilt

I have really been 

enjoying piecing as of late.

Just the pure, fun, and

simplicity of sewing a straight line. 

It really has had a hold on

me for the last couple months.

When Fat Quarter Shop announced

that they would be holding a Quilt-A-Long

for a new pattern using mini charms, 

I was all in. A sweet little quilt
made from Moda Mini-Charms.

And with the release
of this new fabric,
I was in.

I absolutely love this fabric line.
It is Big Sky designed by Annie Brady
for Moda.
The colors and designs are
just my cup of tea.
You can find the line of fabric
at Fat Quarter Shop.
The background fabric is
Moda Grunge Basics White.

There are several option sizes
to this quilt.  I choose
to do the lap size quilt
and I just love it.

Being that I felt that the fabric and quilt were
directional.  I really didn't want
bears or moose on
their heads, so when constructing
the quilt, I paid close attention to
the direction of each fabric.

It was a bit more time consuming that way,
but I really like that every fabric is
the same direction.

It is quilted with Aurifil
50 wt. #2830.
A lovely mint green,
you can find the color here.

I tried something a little different
with this quilt as well.
I cut striped fabric on the bias
to create a really fun
diagonal strip for the binding.

It has to be one of my favorite

backs and binding that I have

added to a quilt.

Just makes it all pop.

Problem is that every time I
make something, it doesn't stay in my hands
very long.
My son saw the fabrics and really
loved that it didn't look girlie.

So, I think this one will be wrapped 

under the tree with his name on it.

If you would love an adorable little,

You may purchase this lovely quilt kit Here

or choose your own fabrics and follow the free video tutorial HERE.

You won't be disappointed.  

The quilt was an absolute joy to 

piece together.

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Two Years in the Making

I try my hardest to finish

quilts that I start.

I do have a few quilt tops that

have yet to be quilted.

This monster of a quilt sat in

my quilting room closet for

two long years.

I had every intention of quilting it

by hand because of it's size.

It is 118" x 102".

My poor sewing machine would

never be able to handle it.

Or maybe like, I would not be able to. 

I looked at it several times,

thinking, I will never finish this

and that would just not do.

So, I packed it up and sent it off

to be quilted.

(Let me tell you, it

wasn't easy to let it go)

This was to be the first quilt that

I had not quilted.

I just got it back a few days ago and

have had it long enough to put the

binding on it.

I absolutely love the way it turned out.

I chose a poppy design for the entire quilt.

It would have taken me years to complete

and I would have never been able

to give it to its intended owner

without knowing my limitations.

And so Here is my big Finish!

(I hope my parents are enjoying

their new quilt.  Only a few years late!!)

A big thank you to Missouri Star Quilt Company

for taking such good care of it.

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