Lost treasure

Amazing what you find when you clean up.

I've spent the last few days sorting cupboards and moving my things into the new shed - or my new house if you are talking to Miss 6yrs.

Anyway I came across two sample panels I had made over a year ago for Better Homes & Gardens magazine that never ended up being used - long story - but to do with change of colour theme etc, that sort of stuff happens a lot with lifestyle publications......

So I decided to turn them into little baby rugs and get some use out of them!

I did these a little bit like a cushion - sewing the two right sides together and then turning them through the right way. 

Doing it this way means no binding and a baggy kind of quilt. 

To keep it together I have sewn all around the edge in a 1/4 inch seam & also a bit of stitch in the ditch (which I very rarely if ever do)around the squares.

This particular one is going to a school family that have just had a baby boy & the second one will be kept in the pile ready for the next friends baby.

More treasures coming up over the week!

Xx Siobhan

Baby Boy Quilt

I made an extremely quick quilt today 

I used half square triangles to create a zig zag pattern - easy piecing & very quick to come together

This quilt is for a new little boy born last weekend !

I wanted to mix my colours up a bit - I tend to play it safe and use lots of grey. 

I saw a little girl wearing a yellow & navy outfit yesterday and it sparked my interest. 

Navy blue & yellow makes me think of the 80's!? anyone else?

I used two Saffron Craig fabrics, then a mix of some solids that I had.

Hopefully it fits in nicely in its new home.

I usually go with a grey colour thread for my quilting, no matter the colour of the fabric.

Today I tried to match up threads with the fabrics, I wanted to do some fairly messy uneven quilting and didn't want the thread to stick out too much.

I went for a navy blue binding to frame it all and a spotty fabric for the back

not bad for a few hours work :)

Xx Siobhan