Friday, 15 June 2012

Siblings Together quilt - take two

First Siblings Together quilt is here.
Information on the charity is here.

So I took the second charm pack that Katy kindly offered up on her blog to those who were prepared to make a quilt for the charity, cut it up in to half square triangles and got as far as this

The spotty dotty fabric is my own

So thinking cap went back on to work out how I was going to make it bigger and that was with the addition of various black and white fabrics which got me to an end result of this.

I'm thinking it's suitable as a gender neutral teenagers quilt


Just to try something different, I did wavy diagonal lines either side of the seams and make sure the stitch length was set to maximum so the waves were very gentle.


It probably shows up better on the lighter back.






Both quilts will be off shortly to Siblings Together.

Meanwhile, for those of you in the British Isles wondering what has happened to 'summer' - I think I have found the answer.


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21 comments:

  1. Leanne15 June 2012 at 12:38

    Your new quilt is stunning! It makes me want to get out the hsts again. The other one is amazing too, they will be well loved I am sure.

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  2. Canadian Abroad15 June 2012 at 12:46

    I think the black and white HSTs really add a lot to the quilt design. It looks wonderful. And I am loving the final photo about summer!

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  3. Lorraine15 June 2012 at 13:08

    Hi, Love the quilts for charity, I saw your article in the Quilter today and thought I would pop by to say Hi!Seems we have been blogging about the same length of time. Isn't paper piecing a drag when you have to remove all those papers, but keep up the good work the quilt will be worth it in the end!! It's lovely! Keep up the good work!
    Lorraine.
    Monkey Business and Quilts

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  4. beaquilter15 June 2012 at 13:45

    fun quilt! I often don't like using large dots like that though, but yours is fun! I love your heart one.... and the british summer thing is just like Denmark, though the last few years they've had it HOT there.... I don't want this summer to be too hot in NC where I'm at now though, being 7mths pregnant, due in mid august....

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  5. Carla15 June 2012 at 14:29

    Awesome use of the charm pack. The other fabrics look great with it too. You aren't the only one with lousy weather. Yesterday I wanted to build an ark ; )

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  6. Leila15 June 2012 at 14:51

    Beautiful! The black and white really make it pop!

    lol. Love that graphic. I would happily send you any heat we get over 80F (27C). My feet get all swollen by the end of the day if it gets too hot here. I'll trade you for some rain - I've got to go out and water our huge garden today. :)

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  7. Claire Jain15 June 2012 at 15:14

    LOL! Hysterical graphic about summer. The quilt is so cute. I love the binding, too! The big polka dots look super awesome in this configurations. Thanks for sharing :-)

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  8. Deb Robertson Writes15 June 2012 at 16:23

    I'm in awe! I love this use of a charm pack, and adding the dots and black and white is genius. To be honest I'm a bit envious of your talent. I don't think I could come up with that in one million years! Bravo

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  9. Esch House Quilts15 June 2012 at 17:27

    Love the addition of the black and white! I'm sure both of your quilts will be much loved by their new owners.

    Very funny graphic too!

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  10. Mrs Flying Blind...15 June 2012 at 21:00

    Brilliant my dear, not the Summer fail - that's just cr@p x

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  11. Liz DandeliondD16 June 2012 at 10:35

    I really love how this second quilt turned out. Perfect for a savvy teenager.
    Great quilting too xxxx

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  12. Archie The Wonder Dog16 June 2012 at 18:39

    You've done it again! Created a magnificent quilt, that is! I love the way you use colour...

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  13. Natalie16 June 2012 at 22:06

    I love the quilting you did on this-- what an awesome project for a good cause!

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  14. pcflamingo17 June 2012 at 00:11

    Very nice! Love both designs. I especially like the "what happened to summer?" graphic. We are having the same problem in the Seattle area of the US, although that's not totally unusual. We often get summer about the 3rd week of July, or maybe for an odd day or two in August.

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  15. Nicky17 June 2012 at 09:12

    Nooooooo! Is Autumn on it's way then?

    Alison the quilt looks great and I'm sure it will be much admired by it's owner! and her/his friends!

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  16. Diane-crewe17 June 2012 at 17:50

    I had saved my copy of the Quilter magazine because I knew I would get an uninterupted read today... WELL DONE for getting your article published xx I am telling people ....! "KNOW" her !! xx

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  17. Betty17 June 2012 at 20:52

    Hahahahaha!
    Summer?
    Great quilts! Both of them (though I liketheone with all the hearts the best. Esp. becauseof the team effort.
    What'sthisabout youin a quilting magazine??

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  18. Kristie19 June 2012 at 03:39

    I might have to try Spain, too..... Love that

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  19. Amanda19 June 2012 at 13:44

    I really like how your quilt turned out! At first when I saw the yellow and grey circles I wasn't too sure, but you did a stunning job.

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  20. Lynne30 June 2012 at 03:19

    I love it! It is completely different to the other one.

    I love that quip about the English summer! My dad, an Aussie who married a Brit, used to say he remembered the English summer - it happened one Wednesday afternoon!

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  21. Anonymous9 July 2012 at 09:33

    Oh how true that is. We had summer here last Thursday 5th July and its rained ever since!!

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