I quilted hearts all-over, except for around the puppies.
I used a cream thread for the top of the quilt and a dark brown thread on the bottom. "Joy" used a dark brown minkee for the back so it matched perfectly.
A client sent this one my way. I love these rag quilts. They are so fun, and look so good once they've been washed!
In the center of the blocks I quilted a flower, and then did flowers at the block junctions with squiggles connecting them.
I can't remember for sure, but I think I used a cream colored thread.One of my regular clients, "Joy," brought me this fun and funky quilt.
In the center section I quilted swirling flowers.
I did an alternating loop pattern in the border.
And a looping vine in the outer border. Sorry I have not posted in a while. I have been out of the office, and will actually be going on vacation on Monday. Yay for breaks! So, before I leave for a week of R&R, here are a few important updates:
1. Starting on May 1st (really the 4th when I get back) I will be running a new promotion! It is the CELEBRATE AMERICA promotion. Basically, if you have a red, white & blue quilt, patriotic quilt, or flag/stars quilt that needs to be done for the 4th of July, you get 10% off the quilting. That is right! Get those quilts done so you can display them for the 4th of July! The promotion runs until June 30th.
2. If you are in the Salem/Spanish Fork/Payson area...or not, it doesn't really matter, we are having a Salem Days celebration in August. I am in charge of putting together the quilt show for Salem Days. If you are interested in showing your quilt, or you have been to an awesome quilt show, please email me with your information or any ideas for making our quilt show the best one ever! (or you can leave a comment, as they are always appreciated) designsbylaurajo@gmail.com
I think that's about it for the updates for now. I've got some really cute customer quilt photos to post, but I probably won't get to that until after the R&R, so please keep checking back for quilting updates!
I have had some requests for a tutorial on this super simple draft guard I made for our furnace room door. So, here it is!
MATERIALS NEEDED:
1/2 yard fabric
polyfill stuffing
rice
thread
drinking glass
tape measure
CONSTRUCTION:
1. Measure the circumference of the glass you have chosen, and cut the fabric accordingly, adding 1/2 inch for seam allowances.
ex.: if the circumference of the glass is 8 inches, then cut a 8 1/2 x WOF strip.
2. Measure the doorway you are using the draft guard on, and trim the fabric strip down, leaving 3 extra inches on each side, accordingly.
ex.: if the doorway is 35 inches wide, then cut fabric to 41 inches.
3. Press under short edges of the fabric 1/4 inch. Roll over another 1/4 inch and press. Stitch down. Repeat for other short edge.
4. Fold fabric in half, right sides together, long ways (hot dog way, if you remember from elementary school), and stitch down with a 1/4 inch seam allowance.
5. Turn right side out.
6. With thread, measure in about 2 inches from one end and tie off. I used several knots and wrapped the thread around the fabric several times.
7. Stuff the tube you've now made with the polyfill stuffing. Make sure to put some rice in periodically to weight the draft guard. On my prototype I forgot to put the rice in until the end, so mine looks a little lumpy on the back side.
8. Once you have stuffed your draft guard to the desired fullness, tie off the other end like you did in step 6.
And there you go. In 8 simple steps you have a quick and easy draft guard!
This quilt is a spin off the normal square on a square rag quilt. Every other block is set on point.
In the block centers I quilted a dinosaur foot print.
I quilted a meander throughout the rest of the borders. Around the outside of the quilt I did a simple squiggle.
I used a red colored thread.
