Monthly Archives: July 2018

Fat Quarter Shop Quiltalong: Clementine Finale!!

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The past 7 months I have waited and waited and waited for this moment. One of my very favorite things about this quilt when I first saw it was the unique setting. I had never seen a quilt like this and I LOVE how the Clementine Quilt turned out!

I had Debbie of Hobble Creek Quilting use the ginger snap pantograph to quilt this beauty up, and it added just the softness that I was hoping it would for those hard angles. I had the idea to scallop the border, but I had already made my binding and it was not made on the bias. I decided that I could still round the corners and it would likely be just fine with straight cut binding. I had NO issues with it whatsoever, so if bias binding scares you, I can now say that you can absolutely do rounded corners with normal binding! 🙂 You can also just use a dinner plate as your template, which I also now know from first hand experience.

For the final setting instructions, you can head to Fat Quarter Shop’s blog, The Jolly Jabber. Have you been quilting along? This was a bit of a doozie to keep up with every month, so if you’re not to this point, don’t beat yourself up! You’ve got this! It is well worth the effort to finish!

Danish Flag Quilt Finish

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Some of you might have been around long enough to remember when I made quilts for all of my husband sisters and my sisters (neither of us have any brothers). I loved the thought and care that went into selecting fabric, patterns, and quilting designs for each of their quilts. It has brought me so much joy to see them in photos and being used. My dad just turned 65 and I wanted to make him a quilt. It seemed silly since my mom is also a quilter, but I went with it anyway. My two sisters helped pitch in for supplies and we decided on making Maker Valley’s Nordic Quilt . Holly is SO clever and provided coloring options for many of the Nordic flags, including Denmark. I bought her pattern, figured out the finished sizes of each quadrant, and then I decided to use one piece of fabric instead of a patchwork. Did I mention I started this quilt 1 week before his 65th birthday?!……..

I used Riley Blake’s newer basic called “Kisses” in red. I love the tiny bit of dimension the x’s add. I finished it off by doing some straight line quilting in red, 3/4″ apart, on my own Juki. My spray basting did not stick and it was a little touch and go there for awhile, but it came out great. My dad was very happy and I’m sure he’ll get LOTS of use with this in the Arizona heat. 🙂 I loved making a quilt for another family member and as of now, the only one left is my mother! Won’t that be a challenge to make a quilt for a quilter, but I think I’m up for it!