Rainbow of Rectangles

This is a post I can't believe I never wrote up.

Back in 2012 I followed along (mostly) with scrappy 12x12 link on right sideboard.

Pictures are telling me they were taken Jan-April 2012

Here it is Rainbow of Rectangles, my first shot at a quilt.

 

On the back I used a fun ABC print that I had for years :/





I did the binding in the same print



Finished size is 35 x 46

Turtle Stripes

This is a finish that's posting is way over due.

Turtle Stripes and plush toy  ~

This was gifted Oct 2012 to my great nephew.

My niece said turtle and this is what I created, I used Ty Pennington fabric.

I created strips and worked them up randomly, took the scraps and made squares then bordered them to make the top wider.

 Fun little turtle on the back.

Backing is cream flannel and fluffed up so nicely after quilting and washing.

Ticker Tape

Another finish & tutorial I never wrote up.

Rainbow Ticker Tape

Pictures are dated July 2012 
This is made from rainbow charms from a 2012 swap.

 Cut charms in half

 Then random thirds

 Layout placement of colors, I used 1 yard of black as the background

 Pin

 I left a space for a label

 Used the letter feature on my machine along with some stabilizer

 After I finished I realized I messed up a tad, I didnt stitch my pieces down through the layers of top/batting/backing
I suggest this to be done if you give it a try.

again I made a mistake,
here you see my finish as a turn and top stitch.
I used velour as the backing

 Time to trim those strings

 All those strings actually look kinda pretty to me

 Coordinating Rabbit

 Rolled all pretty

 A card to go with :)

Available

Available to be loved 

Rabbit in Stella

 Fox in Winters Lane

Twirling Around

My first Big Finished Quilt
Twirling Around pattern by Sew BitterSweet Designs

and can you believe I never blogged it!!!
Pictures are dated  April-July 2012

My helper Arie, as I was pinning, that's what I get when I step away for a minute

 Finished! Huge! Beautiful!

 I love the piecing on the back that I did with the left overs

 Shown here on a twin with the pillowcase I made too,
both have made the couch in the office their permanent home :)

Rainbow Love ~ Finished!!!

On Tuesday I posted my WIP then went to town on the quilting.

I did change out the second to last row to include a rainbow of charms.

As for quilting I straight stitched the width of the foot all throughout the heart.

 I changed the thread to coordinate per section. Pink for the pink & red, yellow for the orange & yellow, green on green, blue for blue & purple. I then stitched a grid on the black to mimic the charms, so every 4.5in per say, then did a diagonal across to finish it all off.

On the black I used a Rainbow thread as well as on the back. I did the binding with the backing.

This sucker is huge for me. 67.5in prior washing.

The note book writings afterward

Washed, folded, sitting pretty

linking to Finish it up Friday