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Lazy Summer Quilt Camp: Day #21

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Leanne, from Devoted Quilter is hosting the Lazy Summer Quilt Camp. She always has fun challenges and this one peeked my interest immediately!!!

Citrus Colours

Day 16: Today’s prompt is “Citrus Colours.”

I don’t have very many quilts that are only citrus colours. Each of these was made for a challenge. So they are not necessarily what I would choose to do on my own. However, once they were made, I found that I really liked each of them. And yes, they all used Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics).

And, there are absolutely NO quilts that are mostly Lime coloured!

Do you use orange, yellow or lime as primary colours in your quilts?

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One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

Lazy Summer Quilt Camp: Day #19

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Leanne, from Devoted Quilter is hosting the Lazy Summer Quilt Camp. She always has fun challenges and this one peeked my interest immediately!!!

Quilted Wearables

Day 16: Today’s prompt is “Quilted Wearables.”

I made this robe using several different Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) collections, Accuquilt dies and I LOVE it! For the pattern, I deconstructed a robe that I bought in China. The Accuquilt dies I used were the Glorified 9 patch (on the front) and Tree of Life (on the back. It is lined with rayon (the part you can see is an Island Batik rayon).

I keep thinking that I need to make a quilted jacket, but haven’t done so … yet!

Don’t Forget!

I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

Lazy Summer Quilt Camp: Day #18

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Leanne, from Devoted Quilter is hosting the Lazy Summer Quilt Camp. She always has fun challenges and this one peeked my interest immediately!!!

On the Wall

Day 16: Today’s prompt is “On the Wall.”

I have several quilts on my walls, especially in the sewing studio, but since this is a “Lazy Summer Quilt Camp,” I’m going to be lazy and only show you a few!

I “won” this at a retreat in the Secret Sister exchange. It is precious to me. Patti B has always been super encouraging with all my quilting endeavours. When I see this, I smile and think of the dear person she is.

And there are many quilts on my studio walls, but these ones are hanging in other areas of the house: The first one is hanging over my bed and the 2nd one is in the living room.

Do you have quilts hanging on your walls?

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I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

Lazy Summer Quilt Camp: Day #16

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Leanne, from Devoted Quilter is hosting the Lazy Summer Quilt Camp. She always has fun challenges and this one peeked my interest immediately!!!

Something Old

Day 16: Today’s prompt is “Something Old.”

An Old Quilt

This quilt was made by my fraternal grandma. I believe that it was given to my parents for their wedding in 1950. However, I could be wrong. I remember seeing it often on my parents bed when I was young. However, after my mom passed away, I found it languishing in a trunk. Yes, some of the fans are torn, and I will never use this quilt. However, it has been displayed on a quilt rack from time to time.

Old Fabric

Many years after my grandmother passed away, my aunt asked if I would like to have her fabric. Well, duh, that question was answered with great speed!

I have 11 cousins on my grandma’s side of the family. I decided to make each cousin, as well as my sister and I a quilt with Grandma’s fabric. I did buy background and backing fabric, but the prints were all from grandma’s stash.

So, I made a total of 13 scrappy quilts.

I made a 14th quilt with Grandma’s fabrics. It is the only one that is not scrappy. It was made with one print. This was for one of my cousin’s daughter that was dealing with cancer.

Don’t Forget!

I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

Lazy Summer Quilt Camp: Day #15

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Leanne, from Devoted Quilter is hosting the Lazy Summer Quilt Camp. She always has fun challenges and this one peeked my interest immediately!!!

Purple Pizzazz

Day 15: Today’s prompt is “Purple Pizzazz.”

When this prompt came up, I could only think of one purple quilt … this one, made with the Glorified 9 patch Accuquilt die and Island Batik purple scraps.

However, when I went searching, I found a couple more. The first one is a paper pieced pattern (by Carol Doak) and was given to my niece. The 2nd one is a pattern from Teresa Down Under (HERE) and was given to a friend’s sister battling cancer. (Happily, she is doing OK now!)

Don’t Forget!

I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

Lazy Summer Quilt Camp: Day #14

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Leanne, from Devoted Quilter is hosting the Lazy Summer Quilt Camp. She always has fun challenges and this one peeked my interest immediately!!!

Pets and Quilts

Day 14: Today’s prompt is “Pets and Quilts.”

At the moment, we don’t have any pets … however, we do dog sit my daughter’s dog. She travels for work and takes holidays and we get the dog!! I LOVE it!

This is Daphne, on the quilt that I made her. When she’s here, its the quilt that she snuggles under.

Don’t Forget!

I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

Lazy Summer Quilt Camp: Day #13

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Leanne, from Devoted Quilter is hosting the Lazy Summer Quilt Camp. She always has fun challenges and this one peeked my interest immediately!!!

Smallest Quilt

Day 13: Today’s prompt is “Smallest Quilt.”

This is my smallest quilt … although I’ve made mug rugs, but I don’t really consider them quilts. However, this was quilted with intention. It is 12″ x 12″. It was made for Hobbs batting and actually hung in a booth at Houston. (I know it’ll be my only claim to fame to be in the Houston Quilt show!). It was made with scraps from the Petal Poetry collection.

And here’s a picture of it hanging in Houston!

Don’t Forget!

I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

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At the Boundary Bay Quilt show, there is always a baby quilt challenge. This year the challenge was “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.” I pondered this theme for several weeks. My sister saw this quilt on Facebook, but neither of us could find the original designer or pattern.

Update: It appears that it might have been designed by Cozy Quilt Patterns.

Obviously to fit in the theme of the quilt, I changed the moon to a star.

I used many fabrics from different Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) collections. The main border and binding were “Midnight Blue.” The 2 1/2” strips were cut and sewn in an order that I liked. My thoughts were that stars often appear in the night sky before it’s totally dark on the horizon.

The 8 point star was drawn and the puppy was printed out and traced. After the strips and borders were sewn, the star and puppy were appliquéd on using a small zig-zag stitch.

It was a fun quilt to quilt!! Clouds and stars in the sky, grass on the ground. And here are some close ups of the quilting.

Surprise!

I was extremely surprised when it won both 1st and 2nd place in the challenge. The comments I heard was “it was the puppy dog!”

Quilt Stats:

  • Size: 39.5″ x 44″
  • Fabric: Island Batik: Strips from various collections plus a 10″ yellow square from “Opulent Oranges” (for the star) and “Midnight Blue” for border and binding.
  • Hobbs Batting: Heirloom 80/20
  • Aurifil Thread: 50 weight
    • Piecing: #2600 (Dove Grey)
    • Quilting: #2710 (Light Robin’s Egg) for sky and #2890 (very dark Grass Green) for the grass.
  • Silly Moon Rulers: Twinkle, Rocket, Charming.
  • Schmetz Needles: Universal 80/12
  • Oliso Iron

Don’t Forget!

I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

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