Jen's Quilts

  No quilts for ages, and then two completed within weeks of each other.  I had a charm pack I had no idea what to do with, until I found the Magic Charm Quilt Pattern by Hello Melly Designs.  A little bit of background and accent from the usual shop and I had everything I needed to put the top together last year. At one point I found that the light blue background would also be great for the one block wonder I made last year, so I cut out everything I needed for this quilt so the remaining fabric could be used in the other one, in the inner border and maybe the back.  With blocks on point, the quilt was quite fun to put together, though I remember having the blocks all laid out on the floor presented a problem - I'd wake up the next morning and the foster cat had rearranged them into his preferred setting.  Eventually though, the quilt top had the borders on, and it was put in the cupboard with the other unfinished projects. I really wanted to do some edge to...

It's been forever since I finished a quilt.  I've started heaps though.  I did actually finish one last November.  But I forgot to take any photos, and I gave it to it's recipient. A while back grandma gave me 12 blue fat quarters.  I finally found a pattern on the Jordan Fabric website that I thought would be perfect for it.  It was a Moda Fabrics pattern called Scrappy Squares , and I later realised the blue fat quarters were actually Bella Solids, so it was meant to be. I don't remember how long it took to get the sixteen patch squares together, but I do remember I had to be absolutely on my game with the scant quarter inch, which I had to test a few times to get right.   It then took forever to find something for the background Xs.  I didn't want to use another solid, and eventually found a grey denim look fabric at a little shop that is open to the public just a few times a year. The backing is a rather unfancy blue, but I added in as much of...