Marilyn’s Jane Austen Barton Cottage Quilt
Debbie’s mom Marilyn has been making some amazing quilts, and here is another one.
The pattern is called the Jane Austen Barton Cottage quilt by the Riley Blake Designers. I couldn’t find just the pattern but several stores are currently carrying the kit. If you’re interested search the name.
I used the cream Omni thread from Superior Threads and 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles.
I used Rolling Hills by Julie Hirt to quilt it. Such a great design!!! Especially on this house quilt.
These Jane Austen fabrics by Riley Blake are beautiful, and the house reminds me so much of the movies I love to watch over and over again.
Look at that beautiful quilty texture!!!
If you’re interested in having me quilt something, check out my edge to edge calendar and schedule a day or two.
Thanks for stopping by!! Happy quilting! Leisha
• My Hexie Flower Quilt •
I have never been more excited to share with you a quilt than I am today!! My hexie flower quilt is done. Finally! No more basting hexies or sewing flowers together. When I initially started back in the summer of 2015, I never thought it would take me this long. In fact it was going so slow that I started calling it my “forever and ever” quilt when I would share any updates. If you’re here for oodles of pictures and all the details from start to finish, you’re in luck!! Grab your favorite drink and enjoy.
My friend Erin made the most beautiful grandmas flower garden quilt years ago for her most adorable Lunden…which she called Lunden’s Flower Garden. After seeing her quilt I wanted to make a hexie flower quilt but had no idea where to start. Erin graciously shared several tips with me and my friend Jane taught me how to make my first hexie. Above is my very first flower. I actually whip stitched it and the white thread was showing in the seams sooo bad. I asked Erin what I could do better and she told me to do small binding-like stitches. So I unpicked the flower and sewed it back together. It looks much better.
When I started this quilt I started collecting Bonnie and Camille charm packs (5” squares of a fabric line) from several of their lines. Their lines go so great together!! I bought two of each one that I wanted in order to make the flowers. I cut the 5” squares in half both ways, which gave me four 2.5” squares from each 5” square, that is why I needed two charm packs of each line. Each flower requires 6 petals. I would use the extra squares as centers for other flowers, so there was no waste. I used nearly every Bonnie and Camille line starting with Vintage Modern and ending with some of their newer lines. My very first flower was made with scraps that I had leftover from another quilt. I don’t know who the designer is for that one. There are a few other fabrics that I’ve used on other projects over the years that matched the other colors, so I added them. It is almost entirely made from Bonnie and Camille fabrics.
You can see in the image above that the needle is going through the edges of both layers of fabric but not the papers. I learned as I went along to use straw needles…the one pictured above is not a straw needle, and to do the stitches a little smaller in length. Have you made a hexie before? If not, no worries, I have some youtube videos that may help you get started with basting the hexies and sewing them together. Here is video 1…video 2…and video 3. I have also been posting tips recently over on my instagram go to @leishakaye to check them out.
Let’s talk about all the supplies that I used. One of the best tips that Erin gave me was to buy a hexie fiskars 1” punch, get some linen paper…and a lot of it, and a single hole punch. Buying pre-punched hexies is great, however you need a lot and it can get rather expensive. I was also worried about the papers being too thick for my liking and the paper being different thicknesses if I had to keep buying more. This paper is the perfect thickness to add stability to the flowers and quilt without being too thick. I actually needed 20 or so more to finish my quilt and my mom was given some papers she knew she would never use. She gave them to me and since they were the same size I used them for those last few hexies for the edges of my quilt. They were hard to use and even harder to remove. So happy that I went with the linen paper.
To make it easier I have linked all of my supplies in my Amazon storefront. All you need is some of your favorite fabrics.
Everyone has difference preferences when doing english paper piecing, these are mine. There are a few different methods of basting…I chose to glue baste because I wanted to threads to be on the back of the hexies and I didn’t want to have to undo basting stitches on the front of my quilt when I was done. I actually never made a single hexie that was basted on the front of the fabric/hexie, so I cant give any instruction or tips on that method.
The Sewline glue pens are the perfect size. The tip is smaller than the traditional glue sticks we all used in elementary school and they are easy to refill. You can see above the super thin curved needles, those are straw needles. After I switched to those it was much easier to sew smaller stitches. Straw needles do bend, which is why mine are curved. I’ve even broke a few when I’ve put too much pressure on them. Even though that could happen, I still recommend them 100%. The Thimble Pads are the perfect addition to any sewist’s bag! I was sewing with friends last year and one of them told me about these perfectly sized little leather dots that you can stick to your finger in the exact spot that your needle is trying to put a hole in your finger every stitch that you take. Haha!! Seriously though. When you’re done using it just put it back on the sheet it came on ready to use again and again. You may be able to tell the top right one is the one that I used over and over. They come with several in a package, so I shared some with my sewing friends.
Just a reminder all of these supplies are already on an amazon list to make them easy for you to find.
I chose to use Aurifil thread because it’s high quality and thinner, which doesn’t add bulk to the seams. I used 1.5 spools for my quilt.
My sweet friend Kathy makes me little sewing pouches like this one, sorry I don’t know the name of the pattern. There are several adorable pouch patterns out there, find one that you like. I highly recommend getting the box of 50 Clover binding clips because you can get way more done than the package of 10 would allow you. I use 6 clips to hold the edges on the hexies after I’ve glued them and before I do the basting stitches. For instructions on gluing and basting head over to those youtube videos. (which I individually listed above) I love these binding clips to sew bags or any other bulky seams that I can’t pin, as well as for binding. Another must have!
This was the hexie pieces for one flower. This also gave me a little time for the glue to set before I hand basted on the backside.
Last fall I was shopping and came across this OttLite and had to get one. In the over 8.5 years I’ve been sewing this quilt my eyes have definitely gotten older. This was the perfect addition for me to finish sewing the rows together. I actually plugged in an extension cord and sat it next to me on the couch. You touch the tip of the light to turn it on and again and again if you’d like it to be the brightest. Touch it again to turn it off. The arm bends easily to get it exactly where you want it. I plan to also use in when I’m sewing with my sewing machine.
After I started, I came across a hexie flower quilt that Cat from Raspberry Rainbow posted on Pinterest that I absolutely loved. After seeing her layout I knew that’s how I wanted to make my hexie flower quilt. You can see above the colored flowers with the colored centers and the white flowers with the colored centers, with only the need for a single hexie between each hexie vertically. This made it look like there was a border of white hexies around each flower without there being a border around each one. Plus the added single colored hexie in the middle of all the white ones is so cute. Love it!
It felt so exciting to have my stack get bigger and bigger. Occasionally I would share updates on my instagram over the years on where I was. There may be a handful of posts I forgot to add the hashtag to, but its great to see them all together. To be honest this quilt sat for quite a while off and on over the years. If I didn’t have another project ready to go when I went to sew with friends, I brought my hexie flower quilt. A few of my friends also started one, too. They have encouraged me so much over the years.
It’s so fun to see the different stages over the years.
I actually did a blog post years ago when I was starting to sew the rows together. Check it out if you’d like.
After I made all the flowers with the exception of the edges, I laid my quilt out and made sure I spread out the bold colors and patterns throughout the quilt. When I was happy with the quilt I turned each flower over and marked it. Starting with the left side of the quilt to the right. Each row was given a letter and then each flower was given a different number as I go down the row. So the top left flower was A1 then next one on the same row is A2 and so on. I wrote on the back of the paper on the top hexie in the flower what the number was. This helped me keep track of the flowers and how I laid it out, especially for directional fabrics. I stacked each row to keep them together until I could sew the rows together. I sewed one single hexie between each flower, as you can see below. The next row is row B and is all the white background with the exception of the center of the white flowers. The white rows connect perfectly between all the colored rows, they just sit 1.5 hexies down from the edge. If you look at the other pictures you should be able to see more.
After I started sewing a few rows together it started getting bigger and bigger and a little more to work with. So I sewed the first half of the quilt together and then the second half, then I sewed the two big pieces together. I did leave the papers in the quilt to have more structure but also to protect all the hand stitching. Even though it was a little more cumbersome at some points it was still doable. I got really good at folding the rows in lots of different directions as I was lining up the next seam.
I really started to make some good progress in the last couple of years. Sewing the rows together is what took me the longest.
After I started to make some great progress I wanted to figure out what I wanted the edges to look like. I used a few papers that had fallen out to help me figure it out. As you can see below.
The top and bottom edges have half of a flower and there is a single long hexie row on the left and right side. To create the half hexie flowers I cut the papers in half and punched a new hole in the center of the papers, which makes it easier to get the papers out when I’m done.
This is the entire quilt sewn together without any edges sewn on. (above)
This is a look of the right edge and back of the quilt, after the edge piece is sewn on. Time for me to remove all the papers. If you’re interested in this process I shared a couple of videos on my instagram. Why do I have the holes punched? Watch this. You may enjoy watching me “quickly” remove a lot of papers. What happens when the papers have a hard time coming out? Let me show you. These are almost all of the papers from the back of the quilt. A few got tossed as they fell out or ripped.
Below you can see the bottom straight edge of the quilt. The quilt was completely sewn together and it felt so surreal. I couldn’t believe that the time consuming part was all done.
This quilt has truly been a labor of love. I loved each step even when it seemed like I’d never finish. I was more motivated to keep working on it when it all started coming together.
Some of the background fabric may look a little different in the picture above, its because some of the papers have fallen out. In order to stitch two hexies together it is imperative to keep the papers in. The only time I was okay with some of the papers falling out is if I had already sewn everything around it together. Even then I still kept most of the papers in to help the quilt be more stiff and protect the hand stitching.
Years ago my mom and aunt got this beautiful floral in their shop, Sisters and Quilters, so I hurried and got a large enough cut for a quilt backing before it sold out. I also got the same print with the pink background. It’s from the Hello Darling line from Bonnie and Camille. I chose to put the aqua floral on the back of my hexie quilt, and I’m in love with it!!
So many people over the years asked and asked how I was going to quilt it, I knew that I wanted to crosshatch it but didn’t think about doing a diamond crosshatch until recently. I used my On Point design and set it up like normal, I just changed the design size to a 8” height and 1” width. If your software isn’t letting you change the size, see if you have a “maintain aspect ratio” box that is checked. Uncheck it and it should work beautifully. I was able to do so on my Gammill Statler. So, if you’ve bought On Point in the past, try out those measurements and you’ll love the effect. If not, go to my shop and get it. I LOVE this classic finish. One of the reasons I wanted to quilt it like this is to help secure all of the seams better, but also I didn’t want to take away from this quilt by custom quilting it.
If you struggle with quilting designs that touch, this is what I do. I make these adjustments with every design I quilt, and when necessary I touch the quilt to get the points to line up.
After it was quilted I trimmed the top and bottom along the straight edge of the quilt. For the sides I trimmed the backing and batting 1/2 of an inch outside the hexie points and then sewed the binding on overlapping the inside of the hexie point. Here is a video to explain it a little better. It was my mom’s suggestion to sew the binding on first before trimming the sides, and I’m so happy I did so to avoided any seams coming undone.
Now, are you interested in the finished quilt size…how many flowers there are…how about hexies??? Let see how it all adds up.
My quilt was 54.5”x75” before it was quilted and it shrunk about an inch. There are 179 flowers and 16 half flowers (for the top and bottom edges). There are 1610 full hexies and 38 half hexies. No wonder it took me over 8.5 years to make. I decided a lot time ago I enjoy quilting more when I’m not in a rush to make each project I start. Which might be why I enjoyed this quilt. I also knew when it was finished it would be worth the many hours that I spent hand sewing it together.
I used my favorite Natural White Omni Thread from Superior Threads to quilt it. It blends beautifully over every color of fabric without taking away from the overall look.
How cute is that backing fabric and the hexies together…and that crosshatch! My favorite.
I have a few different Bonnie and Camille fabrics that I could have used for the binding, but this on point gingham print from their Vintage Picnic line was the perfect choice. It’s great with the quilting, but I wanted a lighter binding without a bold print. I feel like a red or navy would have distracted from the overall look of the hexie flowers.
Pictured above is the bottom edge of the quilt so you can see how the half flowers look along the edge. Below is a picture of the right side after it is trimmed and bound. I love how the finished edges turned out. It was easier than I initially thought it would be.
I love all the pops of color, florals and modern prints, and texture. I couldn’t be happier.
Have you made a EPP (english paper pieced) quilt yet? If not, you should!!
Another look at the quilt, binding, and backing together.
I almost forgot to add my “handmade by leisha kaye” tag when I was sewing the binding on. This quilt is absolutely “handmade”.
I got my tags from Custom Labels 4 U. They are woven and high quality. They are great to work with to get your design just right. Plus they are pretty cute! Right?! I’ve been using them for years.
I still need to decide where to display my quilt, until then it’s looking pretty good here.
Thanks for following along and being so kind with all of your comments and encouragement.
A closer look at the tag…The navy and aqua threads in the tag couldn’t be more perfect on this quilt.
Question, do you think I have a favorite flower? Is that like picking a favorite panto design of mine or all time favorite fabric? It’s definitely hard, but this is one of my favorites.
If you’ve made any english paper pieced quilts, which one is your favorite? Maybe someday I’ll start another one. Comment below and tell me about it.
Thanks for making it through all of those details. Did I miss anything? Do you have any questions? If so, let me know below.
If you’re interested in having me quilt for you, check out my calendar and schedule a day. Thanks for being here and happy quilting. - leisha
Morgan’s Nightingale Quilt
Excited to share this darling quilt that Morgan made!! Love the beautiful florals, especially on the cold snowy day we are having here.
The pattern is Nightingale by Brittany from Lo & Behold Stitchery. Such a fun take on a + quilt.
I used the amazing Triplet panto by Ambling Vines, which is available at Ma Tante Quilting. It’s a perfect design to pair with these lovely fabrics.
I used 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles and Natural White Omni thread from Superior Threads.
Loving that Triplet texture.
A close up…
Are you interested in having some edge to edge quilting done on a quilt? I’d love to help you finish your quilts up and add some lovely quilty texture. Check out my calendar and schedule a day. Happy quilting, leisha
Barbara’s Shortcake Quilt
Loving this darling quilt that has me dreaming of springtime.
Barbara made this Shortcake quilt, by Cluck Cluck Sew using Farmers Daughter fabrics by Vanessa at Lella Boutique. This pattern and fabric is a match made in heaven.
I used natural white Omni thread from Superior Threads and 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles.
Recently I found this darling quilting design that came free on my Gammill Statler called Rose Vine by Norma Sharp, which is a perfect fit for this quilt. The flowers and leaves in the quilting design look like they came directly from the fabric.
Lovely texture, which helps soften all the hard lines in the quilt pattern!!
Some close ups…
What are you currently working on? I’m so close to finishing my hexie flower quilt. Can’t wait!!
If you’re interested in having something quilted, check out my calendar and schedule a day or two. Happy quilting!! Leisha
Laurie’s Yellow Brick Road Quilt
Laurie helped a friend make this fun quilt for her granddaughter, so cute huh?!?!
The pattern is the classic Yellow Brick Road by Atkinson Designs. I’ve made a few quilts with this pattern. It’s fast and fun!
I used my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles and natural white Omni thread from Superior Threads.
The panto is called Dear Heart by Hermione Agee and is available at Urban Elementz. It’s a fun simple design that creates beautiful texture.
What is your favorite heart panto? Cupid is one of mine!! I’m actually going to use it on the first quilt I quilt this year.
A couple of close ups…
A minky swirl with all that quilty texture, is my favorite!
Are you ready to have some quilts quilted? Check out my calendar and schedule yourself a day or two. Hope your new year is off to a great start. • leisha
Lisa’s Cotton Daisy Quilt
How darling is this sweet baby quilt?!?!
Lisa made this Cotton Daisy quilt by Karen at Laugh Yourself into Stitches for one of her granddaughters. The prints and textures are so precious.
Lisa loves my 4 oz bamboo batting, which is cozy and so soft. We used it in this quilt. The thread is a cream Omni from Superior Threads.
I wanted to keep the custom quilting light enough to still be cuddly but also show off the shapes and enhance the overall design.
I used a few rulers for the quilting on this one. For the arched square that is in the background I used my 13” Circle2 ruler for the arcs and my 3” Circle2 ruler for the inside petals.
Above is the 7”/13” Circle2 ruler. Each set comes with 6 rulers, and each ruler has two different sizes of rulers. The circles range in size from 2” up to 13”. They are made in America with 1/4” high quality acrylic.
Above is the entire Circle2 set stacked up and ready to send your way. It’s the best circle ruler set on the market.
I also used the 3” Circle2 ruler to quilt the petals. Then I quilted the mini pebbles (circles) freehand.
I used an Edge ruler from my friend Linda at The Quilted Pineapple, to quilt all the lines.
This quilt is a keepsake and I hope Lisa’s sweet granddaughter will treasure it forever.
Thanks for stopping by. If you’d like to have some edge to edge quilting done, January is a great time. Check out my calendar and schedule a day. Happy quilting! Leisha
Angie’s Baby Cuddles Quilts
Angie has a great go to baby pattern, pick some of your favorite fabrics and get yourself a copy of Baby Cuddle by Fresh Dew Drops. I’m going to share four baby quilts she made and a queen sized of the same quilt. Fresh Dew Drops has a regular pattern with larger sizes as well it’s called Simply Done Quilt.
What I love about a pattern like this one is it’s all about the cute fabrics, and it’s super fast.
I quilted this one using a free panto design available on my Gammill Statler called Rose Vine by Norma Sharp. It quilts out beautifully!
I used natural white Omni thread from Superior Threads and my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting by Winline Textiles.
This is a gender neutral one because the parents were waiting until they have their baby to find out. I love the pops of color and fun prints.
We went with a gender neutral panto design, too. This is also a free one on my Gammill Statler called Geometric Border. The designer isn’t listed. I love the fun texture this design creates.
I used natural white Omni thread from Superior Threads, it blends so well. I also used 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles.
See that texture on the minky, sooo good!
Love this sweet version!
I used the same 8020 cotton poly blend batting and a cream Omni thread from Superior Threads.
I used Patricia Ritter and my Sweet Indigo panto design to quilt it, which is available at Urban Elementz.
How sweet is the quilting on this quilt?!?!
Next up, this sweet apple print.
We originally talked about putting a flower on this one, and I then I thought Sprig would be an excellent choice. It’s by Abling Vines and is available at www.matantequilting.com
This is a favorite of mine. It stitches out beautifully and creates lovely texture.
I used my favorite natural white Omni thread from Superior Threads and 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles.
Check out that quilty texture!!
Here is the queen sized version that Angie made for her daughter who loves Halloween.
You can probably guess I used natural white Omni thread from Superior Threads, which blends so great on even those black fabrics. I also used 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles.
I used the Haunted Web panto by Apricot Moon Designs to quilt it. It’s available at Urban Elementz.
Thanks for being here!!
If you’d like to have a quilt quilted check out my calendar and schedule a day or two.
Happy quilting!! Leisha
Kristan’s Put a Spin On It Baby Quilt
Are you looking for an idea for an easy baby quilt? Kristan made this darling pinwheel quilt. The pinwheel blocks are pretty large.
The pattern is free on the All People Quilt website and is called Put a Spin On It.
I used the sweet Sprig panto design by Abling Vines which is available at Ma Tante Quilting. Sprig quilts out beautifully and adds some lovely texture.
I used my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles and Natural White Omni thread from Superior Threads.
The fun thing about a quilt like this is showcasing the beautiful fabrics. Especially when the blocks are large like these ones.
Close ups…
What is your favorite go to simple baby quilt pattern? Please tell me in the comments below.
Do you have some quilts that you’d like to have quilted? Check out my calendar and schedule yourself a day or two.
Thanks for stopping by!! Happy quilting.
Leisha
Jeanenne’s Throw Quilt
When quilting texture looks sooo good on a quilt, my heart is so happy!
Jeanenne made this beautiful throw quilt, unfortunately I don’t know the name of the pattern.
I used my favorite Natural White Omni thread from Superior Threads, and my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles.
What I love most about this quilt…is our Taj Mahal Echoed panto design, which is available at Urban Elementz. I can’t wait to put this design on another quilt, it quilts out beautifully.
Look at that texture, it’s just sooo good.
The quilting adds so much texture, so I try to pick something that will enhance the overall design.
Some more close ups…
Look how perfect that quilt backing is!! Jeanenne didn’t have a backing fabric, so I found this perfect one in my mom and aunts online fabric shop Sisters and Quilters.
Are you looking to get one of your quilts quilted? Check out my edge to edge quilting spots available on my calendar. Thank you!! Happy New Year!
Leisha
LeAnn’s Rose Garden Runner
I have a darling table runner to share with you today!!
LeAnn made this Rose Garden Runner from a kit available at My Girlfriends Quilt Shoppe. The pattern and Market Street fabrics are both by Heather Peterson from Anika’s Treasures.
I was going to quilt it with yellow thread, but didn’t love it, so I swapped it for a cream Omni thread from Superior Threads. I also used 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles.
I gave LeAnn a few options, and she chose my Beaded Orange Peel, which I love!! It turned out so perfect for this particular runner. Beaded Orange Peel is available in my shop.
I love how the circles within the panto design adds interest to the traditional orange peel design.
If panto designs that touch scare you. Here is a link to a video of what I do when I quilt pantos. I hope it helps.
This cheerful runner has me dreaming of spring already!! How about you?!?!
If you’re interested in having me quilt for you, check my calendar at https://calendly.com/quiltingit
Thanks for stopping by, happy quilting! Leisha
Jaimie’s Halloween Quilt
Happy Halloween 🎃
This simple Halloween quilt is all about the fabrics. Unfortunately I don’t know the pattern name or fabrics. I’ll update this post if I do.
I used 8020 cotton poly blend batting and Natural White Omni thread from Superior Threads.
I used my Lined 1/2” design to quilt this, which is in my shop. Here is a direct link to it: https://www.quiltingit.com/shop/p/lined-12
Love what simple lines add to a quilt!!
I bound this one for Jaimie, too.
Love these prints, so fun!!!
If you’re hoping to get something quilted before Christmas, check out my edge to edge quilting calendar. https://calendly.com/quiltingit
Happy quilting!! Leisha
Kara Jo’s Daisy Do Quilt
Excited to share this incredible quilt with you that Kara Jo made…she used the english paper piecing method, which means the entire thing was sewn together by hand, with the exception of the borders.
The pattern is called Daisy Do in the Jen Kingwell book called Quilt Lovely. I just linked one shop, there are several that carry this book and it’s also available on amazon. It’s such an amazing quilt!!!
If you follow me on instagram, then you may have seen this photo while I was quilting. I love to turn the lights out and pull out my flashlight to see if I’ve missed a spot, but also to see all the quilting textures.
I used Natural White Omni thread from Superior Threads to quilt it and 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles.
I love it when I can pull out my Circle2 rulers, and for this one I used my 4”/10” ruler. I use the inner circle, the 4”, for the curves in the flowers. I typically use my rulers for orange peel petals, however they are great for echoing in shapes as well. If you quilt freemotion, you should grab a set!! They are available in my shop.
I also quilted lines with one of Linda’s Edge rulers from the Quilted Pineapple, and included a freehand swirl with it for the background.
Kara Jo wanted my Overlapping Circles for the border, which is a fun texture to frame all the flowers. Overlapping Circles is something I teach in my Quilting It Freemotion Course. If you’ve been wanting to learn how to quilt freemotion… Check it out!!!
This quilt is so beautiful!!! I wish you could all see it in person.
Have you tried english paper piecing yet? I love it!!! It’s relaxing and doesn’t require much thought. I’m working on my quilt a little here and there. Hopefully I’ll be sewing the edges together soon, so I can sew them to the quilt.
If you’re interested in having me quilt for you, check out my calendar. I have lots of edge to edge spots still open before Christmas. Have a great week!! Happy quilting! • leisha
Sandy’s 4 Patch Baby Quilt
Did you have a chance to check out my new website??? Take a look around when you get a moment. Thankfully I was able to transfer my blog and most of my shop with the help of Square Websites Plugins, a company not associated with Square Space that developed a software which collects the data and downloads it. Best tool in the rebuilding process for me. In my shop a had to add digital files to each of my designs, which I was planning to do anyway. Such a smooth process. They have other resources as well. If any of you are in the same boat, give it a try!
How cute is this adorable baby quilt that my mom made for my cousin’s baby girl?!?! I can’t believe he’s old enough to be a dad, and I babysat him when he was a baby. I’m old, haha!!
My mom sewed 2.5” squares together into a four patch and cut 4.5” colored and white squares to offset as you can see.
I’ve had a bunch of 2.5” squares left over from my Hexie Flower quilt that I’m making, and my mom took them and some charm packs and made this adorable quilt. All Bonnie and Camille fabrics.
I used Flower Child from Apricot Moon Designs available at Urban Elememtz, to quilt it. Which is a perfect design for this quilt.
I used my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles and Natural White Omni thread from Superior Threads.
Check out that quilted minky texture!!! Love it! I love regular solid minky. The quilting creates the perfect snuggly texture.
If you’re hoping to get some quilting done before Christmas, check out my edge to edge quilting calendar and schedule a day.
Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great weekend. Leisha
Pat’s Summer Haze Quilt
Are you looking for an adorable baby quilt??? I have a sweet one to share with you today!!
Pat made this sweet Summer Haze quilt, and the pattern is by Suzy Quilts. The fabric is a line that came out October 2020 called Folktale by Vanessa at Lella Boutique. The combination of the pattern and fabrics is sooo good.
I used my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles and Natural White Omni thread from Superior Threads.
I came across this super darling free panto design on my Statler called Rose Vine by Norma Sharp. If it doesn’t come free on your machine, it’s available in paper and digital format at Quilts Complete. I’ve linked the digital version above.
The quilting design softens all the hard lines, and matches the fabrics perfectly!! Pat was thrilled!!! Check out that quilty texture on the minky backing.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have fun quilting plans for the week!!
If you’d like to get something quilted edge to edge before Christmas, check out my calendar and schedule a day. Thank you!! • leisha
Carol’s Plaid•ish Quilt
Are you in need of a quilt pattern to use up some of your scraps or stash??? Check out this fun quilt that Carol made.
Bonus…the pattern is FREE. The Plaid-ish Quilt pattern is by Erica from Kitchen Table Quilting. Sign up for her newsletter and you’ll get a free tutorial. I want to make one!
I used my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles, and Natural White Omni thread from Superior Threads.
I used Patricia Ritter and my Opal design to quilt it!! I love how it turned out. Opal is available at Urban Elememtz.
Are you thinking about which fabrics you’d like to pull out of your stash yet???
Or would you do a fabric swap with your friends?
Look at that beautiful backing!! The vibrant purple is such a fun addition to this quilt.
Thanks for stopping by!! I have availability on my edge to edge quilting schedule. Check out my calendar to get a quilt scheduled.
Happy quilting!! • leisha
Jessica’s Dresden Quilt
Hello there,
So excited to share this stunning quilt with you!!
Jessica made this classic Dresden quilt with such fun fabrics. I love the navy background, which allows the colors in the dresdens to pop!!
Jessica wanted simple quilting, and suggested cross hatching. I typically need reference points when I cross hatch, so I decided to try my On Point panto design and do some custom computerized quilting for the background. On Point is available in my shop. I did the rest of the custom quilting with one of the Edge rulers from Linda at The Quilted Pineapple. I quilted in the ditch around the dresdens and then a half inch cross hatch in the center. Simply perfect, if you ask me.
I used Navy and Natural White Omni thread from Superior Threads, and bamboo batting from Winline Textiles.
Those lines…a favorite of mine, for sure!!! If you’re interested in having me quilt for you, check out my edge to edge calendar.
Jessica is an incredible photographer, and took this beautiful picture and gave it to me to include. Click on her name to see more of her beautiful work.
Thank you for stopping by!! •leisha
Kristin’s Color My World quilt
Hello, thanks for visiting Quilting It. I’m excited to share with you one of the quilts I had the privilege of quilting earlier this year. It’s an amazing one!
Kristin made this amazing Color My World quilt. The pattern is by Wendy Williams. Kristin wanted custom quilting, which is perfect for this quilt.
It may be hard to see, but look extra close in the background behind the trees there are pebbles, which is something I teach in my Quilting It Freemotion video course. The swirls, which I also teach in my course, you can see quilted in the trees around the center. These two designs are ones that Kristin requested, after seeing them on another quilt. She left everything else up to me. She loved it, and so do I.
I used the natural white Omni thread from Superior Threads and 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles.
When it came to the quilting in the houses, I quilted in the ditch with an x in the windows or doors. I also tried to highlight the shape of the roof’s in the center…let’s just call them the suburbs, haha…with a couple of simple v shapes.
The center star also go some echoed lines inside and out. See those white dashes, aka the lines down the middle of the road, I quilted in the ditch on each of them individually. The overall look is worth it.
Here is a close up of it all.
You can see the lines in the city buildings a little better in these close ups. I used a couple of Edge rulers from Linda at The Quilted Pineapple to quilt all the lines.
You can see that I quilted my Overlapping Circles design in the rest of the background from the road out to the border. It’s one of my favorite designs to quilt freemotion, and it’s also one of the designs I teach in my course. It’s a fabulous design and creates the best texture!! It also fills up a space quite nicely.
These buildings are so clever!! I think this pattern, if I remember right, is a foundation paper piecing pattern.
Thanks for stopping by!! If you’re interested in having me quilt edge to edge for you, check out my calendar. Happy quilting!! • Leisha
Terri’s Flower Farm Quilt
Hello there,
I have a sweet quilt to share with you today!!
Terri made this lovely Flower Farm quilt by Anne from Bunny Hill Designs. I think these are Anne’s fabrics as well, if I’m not mistaken.
My goal was to create lots of texture and make each block stand out on its own. If your a longarm quilter and would like to learn some freehand or freemotion quilting designs, like I’ve quilted here, let me teach you. I have a 10 video freemotion quilting course called Quilting It Freemotion. I start off with Stippling and work my way thru a variety of different designs. You can pick and choose which design you’d like to learn, or grab the whole bundle. It could be just the thing you’ve been waiting for!!
I used my favorite Natural White Omni thread from Superior Threads and 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles.
I quilted pebbles, crackle, grass, arcs, ribbon candy, my overlapping circles, stippling, loops, swirls, feathers and more. I quilted them in multiple blocks throughout the quilt which creates cohesion and movement.
I love the sweet touches that custom quilting can add to such a beautiful quilt.
I wish you could all see it in person. The pictures never do it justice.
Thanks for being here!! If you’re interested in having me quilt for you, check out my edge to edge quilting calendar.
Have a happy day and I hope you get time to sew. • leisha
Morgan’s Yankee Doodle Dandy Quilt
Hello!!
I can’t believe summer is coming to an end, this year has flown by! I actually have a beautiful fall quilt on my machine ready to quilt tomorrow.
Morgan made this beautiful Yankee Doodle Dandy quilt by Holly from Maker Valley. It’s such a fun modern twist on a flag quilt!!
I used Patricia Ritter and my Liberty quilting design, which is available at Urban Elememtz, to quilt it. I love the mixture of swirls, pebbles, and stars in the design. If you love our Marmalade design, Liberty is a variation of it.
I used 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline and my favorite Natural White Omni thread from Superior Threads.
I close up on some of the fun fabrics that Morgan used. I love quilts like this that are scrappy and you can use a variety of low volume prints.
If you’re interested in having me quilt for you, check out my edge to edge calendar. I have lots of openings. Sometimes my calendar fills up quickly this time of year, so don’t wait too long to get those Christmas quilts quilted.
Thanks for stopping by!! Happy Quilting! • leisha
Kathy’s “Who’s in My Garden” Quilt
Hello,
This incredible quilt was on my machine back in February, and with a little bit of time this afternoon I want to tell you about it.
Kathy created this design herself and called it “Who’s in My Garden”. Which, if you notice all the little creatures…you’ll see who visits her garden. There is no pattern for this. She had the center panel for awhile and possibly the floral border fabric, which she designed the whole quilt around. There are 7 pieced borders on this quilt.
The delicate floral arrangement in the center is so beautiful and classy, and I didn’t want to take away from that with the quilting so I cross hatched it with a long Edge ruler from Linda at the Quilted Pineapple.
I quilted my freehand Overlapping Circles design in the corners behind the birds. If you’re interested in having me teach you how to quilt freemotion from the comfort of your own home, check out my Quilting It Freemotion course.
Then I just kept quilting and trying to highlight each border, repeating some of the designs to create cohesion throughout the quilt.
If you’re interested…Check out the quilting details for the first couple of borders in this instagram video. I used my 4” Circle2 ruler for curves behind the outside scalloped blue border. My Circle2 rulers are available in my shop, in a set of 6 ranging from 2” up to 13”…with two circles per ruler. Check them out!!!
I share the rest of the border quilting designs in this video. I used my 5” Circle2 ruler for the petals in the flying geese blocks. More freehand Overlapping Circles and lots and lots of lines.
I used Hobbs wool batting and natural white Omni thread from Superior Threads.
This quilt is amazing, and it was fun to create so much beautiful quilty texture!!
I’m still not taking on custom quilting at the moment, but if you’re interested in edge to edge quilting please check my schedule.
Thanks for stopping by!! Happy quilting. • leisha