by Emmely | Aug 6, 2023 | Finished project, Pattern design, Quilting, Sewing
If you have been following my quilting journey for a while, it will come as no surprise that I love to use triangles. I also love solid fabrics and asymmetry. The Triangle Love quilt combines it all! The solids are all Moda Bella Solids, except for one of the oranges...
by Emmely | May 17, 2023 | Finished project, Quilting
During the Christmas break of 2021/2022 I made a couple of small whole cloth quilts. I wanted a project that I could work on downstairs while spending time with my family. For the first quilt I used a simple concept. Don’t waste thread. I’d take a piece of Wonderfil...
by Emmely | Apr 19, 2023 | Finished project, Quilting
After my daughter and I completed the tree quilt for her bedroom she wanted to continue sewing. Instead of trees we now made improv blocks to make a large scrappy improv quilt. She picked pieces of fabric from my scrap bin and told me how to piece them together. After...
by Emmely | Mar 13, 2023 | Finished project, Paper piecing, Pattern design, Quilting
Each year the Modern Quilt Guild organizes the MQG swap in which 2 participants are matched up to make a mini quilt for each other. Some people meet up at Quiltcon to exchange their quilts and others swap via regular mail. Since I didn’t go to Quiltcon, I opted for...
by Emmely | Feb 20, 2023 | Finished project, Gifts, Sewing
My oldest daughter wanted a new backpack. I made her one three years ago and while it is still in pretty good condition, she thought it was too small. Since I don’t just make bags whenever someone asks me to (not even if you are my child), I said she had to wait until...
by Emmely | Jan 30, 2023 | DutchMQG, Finished project, Quilting
Last year I participated in the first Dutch MQG round robin. The theme was connection and I almost immediately thought of roads. Roads connect A and B, but the journey to reach your destination also matters. So, I thought it would be fun to make a landscape quilt that...