Tag: quilting

And to all, a good night . . .

~ Pamela Klingensmith ~ 1 Comment

The night will be good underneath my warm, newly finished, Christmas quilt.
The pattern and fabric are by Anna Griffin (Christmas Toile).
 
 
 
The fabric is quite busy and I think it is easy to lose sight of the quilt design.
There are wonky stars inside each block.
 
 
 
The thing about those wonky stars is that all four seams come together right in the center.
That can cause a big ‘bump’ in the middle of the star.
Who needs bumpy stars!
 
 
My solution to bumpy-centered stars was to clip the seam just to the stitching.
Then I could press the seams in opposite directions to help minimize bulk.
It worked fine, but I just learned a better way to de-bump centers.
I will share that in an upcoming post.
 
 
I did the quilting on my Bernina 750.

The back is from the coordinating quilt print by Anna Griffin,
and the binding is a solid red from Riley Blake.

 

 

 Have a very warm and restful Christmas night, my friends.

“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you,
he is Christ the Lord.”
~ Luke 2:11 ~

 

 

Quilted Home Dec Pillow

~ Pamela Klingensmith ~ 1 Comment

I’ve veered onto a quilting path as of late.
I am winding my way through new projects to spruce up my home.
 
 
 
This new quilted pillow features a machine embroidered medallion front and center.
The embroidery file and the pillow instructions are included in the Craftsy
Elegant Embroidery class taught by Amanda Murphy.
 

 
The fabric is French General’s Josephine line.
A solid kona cotton is thrown in for contrast
and to ‘ground’ all those prints.
North Star is the name of the pillow and embroidery design.
 
 
 
Feather quilting enhances the border stips.
 

 
A button closure on the back allows for easy removal for washing
or switching out for the seasons.
 
 
 
Simple buttons from my stash worked nicely and didn’t cost me anything.  🙂
 

 
Moving along on my quilting path,
here are the pieces for my quilt,
all cut and ready to sew.
 
Have you taken any Craftsy classes?
IMO, Amanda Murphy’s class is top notch.
She is a terrific teacher and talented designer.
Not only do you get multiple quilt, table runner, and pillow patterns
along with video instructions – she also includes
the digitized embroidery files.
Love that.
 
 
Happy Sewing



Diaper Carrier and Hoop Wall Hanging

~ Pamela Klingensmith ~ Leave a comment

Yep, it’s another Diapers to Go diaper and wipe carrier baby gift.
This is by far, my all-time favorite gift to sew for new mommys.
The lovely recipient of this one already has a girl version that I made for her several years ago.
She is expecting a little boy this time, so I chose the gray, yellow, and black theme.
I also added a cute little embroidery hoop wall hanging embellished with her new son’s initials. 
He is REW III, that’s why I added the three little hearts after his initials.

 

Some shell stitch crochet around a wooden embroidery hoop adds a sweet frame to the hooped fabric.

The raw edges of the hooped fabric on the back side are completely covered.
Hug Snug rayon seam binding was the perfect finishing touch.

 

The walking foot was perfect for quilting straight lines across the outer shell of the diaper carrier.  But when it came to the inner pockets . . .

I decided to experiment with some quilting.
The left polka dot pocket panel has a square grid quilted on it.
The right side is quilted with a feather pattern.
Hmmmmm, no synergy between the geometric grid quilting and the feather quilting.
I opted to quilt both sides with the square grid pattern.
That’s better.

If you’re looking for a fun, quick, and very much appreciated baby gift, this one fits the bill.
Before this young mom knew I would be making a second one for her, she actually asked if she could purchase one from me.
I reassured her that I already planned to gift her with a new one.
It’s nice to know she really liked the first one.
 
I have a new home dec item to share with you as soon as I get it photographed.  Until then . . .
 
“Love one another, just as Christ has loved you.”  (John 13:34, paraphrased by me)

– Pam –