Author: katie

There have been some questions about what pattern could be made with the daily deals and coordinating fabric to go with them, so I have this idea that I hope you guys will love. My plan is that on every Tuesday, I will pick a few of the deals that week and match up a pattern and fabrics, both solids and prints, to each precut. What do you think a good idea? I also haven’t come up with a name for these posts either, any suggestions?

Here’s what it could be like…

Cleo Layer Cake by Another Point of View for Windham Fabrics

If by chance you missed out on Phoebe, here’s her twin sister Cleo.

Polka dots, stripes and butterflies, how can you go wrong with that?

It perfect for that little girl in your life, or your inner princess!

And might I suggest a Phoebe’s Flower box pattern, it would be b-e-a-utiful!

 Try these fabrics for the 3B: Border, Backing Binding

 1. Bella Solids – Lilac 2. Cleo – Stripes 3. Bella Solids – Purple

4. Cleo – Large White Butterflies 5. Bella Solids – Black 6. Cleo – Medallions Lilac

 And now onto what Friday was always meant to be…

 Beach by David Walker for Free Spirit Fabrics

Celebration Boy or Girl by Bunny Hill Designs for Moda

Florence by Denyse Schmidt for Free Spirit Fabrics

Russian Tradition for Moda

Secret Garden by Nel Whatmore for Free Spirit Fabrics

Xanadu Batiks for Moda

Thanks ya’ll for your help and have a great day!

Kate

So I’ve gotten a couple a questions about what size quilt each precut can make, and it is a very good question. Every time I start to make a quilt, it always takes me longer to figure out how much fabric I need to make a certain size than it does to actually sew it together!!

All of the sizes given below do not include borders, simply what each precut can make. By adding borders you can make your quilt bigger. Also depending on the pattern used, the end size can change, but that’s when borders come in handy, in my experience.

The standard charm pack has 42 pieces of 5 inch fabric.

1 – Baby quilt

2 – Crib size quilt

3 – Lap quilt

5 – Twin quilt

8 – Queen quilt

 

 

 

A standard layer cake has 42 pieces of 10 inch fabric.

1 – Twin quilt

2 – Queen quilt

 

 

 

 

 

A jelly roll has 40 pieces of 2.5 inch strips of fabric.

1 – Lap/Twin quilt

2 – Queen quilt

 

 

 

 

A quilt made from a fat quarter bundle all depends on the size of the bundle. One bundle can make anything from a full size quilt to a king size quilt. A fat quarter bundle is 18 x 22″ cut of fabric which equals a quarter yard.

I’m also including the finished sizes of quilts or bedspreads. Each size should be taken with grain of salt:

Baby = 36′” x 54″

Crib = 45″ x 60″

Twin = 63″ x 87″

Double = 78″ x 87″

Queen= 84″ x 92″

King = 100″ x 92″

I hope this helps in your next shopping adventure,

Kate

Happy Friday!

Friday is such a magical day. I mean it even has it’s own song and restaurant! What other day can you say that about?!?

“I don’t care if Monday’s blue
Tuesday’s grey and Wednesday too
Thursday i don’t care about you
It’s Friday I’m in love”

Can you name the song these lyrics are from?

Boundary Waters Flannel by Holly Taylor for Moda

Christmas Peace by Whistler Studios for Windham Fabrics

Cleo by Another Point of View for Windham Fabrics

Collage by Carrie Bloomston for Windham Fabrics

High Street by Lily Ashbury for Moda

Have a great day!

Kate

Happy Friday!

A few days ago I heard that John Singer, of Singer sewing machines, had invented the continuous stitch on that day; he also had 25 children. I guess sewing wasn’t the only thing he did continuously! 🙂

Briar Rose by Heather Ross for Windham Fabrics

Lush Uptown by Erin Michael for Moda

Nature’s Basket by Blackbird Designs for Moda

Road 15 by Sweetwater for Moda

S’more Love by Cosmo Cricket for Moda

 

Have a great day!

Kate