My grandaughter Ishta and her husband Evan both turned 30 this year. Their birthdays are within a few days of each other. So I decided to make them a quilt for their birthdays. I wanted this quilt to be a little wider than the size I usually make so I added 4 borders. I didn't have a full layer cake pack so I took squares from a couple of different packs and also cut some of … [Read more...] about Layer Cake Quilt for My Grandaughter Ishta
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Honey Honey Layer Cake Quilt for My Daughter Varinia
April is a busy birthday month for me, so this year I made decided to make some Layer Cake quilts for my daughter, Varinia, my grandaughter, Ishta and I finally finished the Strip Quilt for my granddaughter Ce'Nedra. Layer Cake quilts are quick to make. I simply lay the squares out on the floor and move them around until they look aesthetically pleasing. Then I take a photo so … [Read more...] about Honey Honey Layer Cake Quilt for My Daughter Varinia
Snuggle Blossom Crib Quilt- Our First Quilt Pattern
We recently spent some time designing and writing up the full step by step instructions for our very first quilt pattern. The Snuggle Blossom Crib Quilt pattern is now available in our Alanda Craft Store. Usually, the best part about making a quilt is choosing the fabric. But in this case, we designed the pattern first and then chose the fabrics. We made two quilts, one in … [Read more...] about Snuggle Blossom Crib Quilt- Our First Quilt Pattern
Connor’s Caterpillar Heavy Hauler Truck Construction Quilt
For my eldest great grandson's birthday, I decided to make him a quilt featuring the Caterpillar heavy hauler truck, construction quilt. Putting the Quilt Together I got a bit carried away with the borders and ended up with a quilt measuring 70" x 90", quite a large quilt for a young man. I keep telling myself that it will last him for a few years. The first … [Read more...] about Connor’s Caterpillar Heavy Hauler Truck Construction Quilt
Toddler Quilt – Axel’s Quilt – I See Animals Baby/Toddler Quilt
One day you may buy a quilt kit and when you get it home it's not quite what you were expecting. Well, that happened to me. Some time ago I bought a quilt kit that I intended to make up for one of my great-grandsons. When I got around to opening it, I was a bit disappointed as the pieces didn't seem to go together, there was no coherent theme, the instructions were awful and it … [Read more...] about Toddler Quilt – Axel’s Quilt – I See Animals Baby/Toddler Quilt
Toddler Quilt – Baby Quilt – Kawaii Owls Quilt Panel by Riley Blake
To celebrate the birth of my fourth great-grandson, Arlo Victor, I decided to make him a quilt using this Riley Blake Kawaii Owls quilt panel that I thought was rather cute. The first thing I did was to cut off the label strip that runs along the bottom of the panel. I have used these on a number of kids quilts as I think they are quite cute. For some reason a lot of … [Read more...] about Toddler Quilt – Baby Quilt – Kawaii Owls Quilt Panel by Riley Blake
Toddler Quilt – Heath’s Quilt – Construction Machines
For my great-grandson Heath's 3rd birthday, I made him this quilt made from construction machine panels. My daughter-in-law, Stacy, gave me a panel of construction vehicles. I already had another Construction vehicle panel that I was planning to make for one of my other great grandsons, Connor, and she thought I might like to make 2 quilts while I was on the go. At the … [Read more...] about Toddler Quilt – Heath’s Quilt – Construction Machines
QUICK TIP: Sampler Quilt – How to Use Up Those Orphan Quilt Blocks
Everyone talks about their scrap stash, but what about your block stash? All of us who are dedicated quilters know what it's like to have the odd quilting block in the stash. How often have you created one or two blocks to see if you really like them and then decided not to use them, or maybe you just wanted to practice making a couple of blocks before creating your final … [Read more...] about QUICK TIP: Sampler Quilt – How to Use Up Those Orphan Quilt Blocks
Paula’s Jelly Roll Quilt Gets Quilted
Some time ago we did a tutorial on how to make a Jelly Roll Quilt. Well the finished top sat in the cupboard for some months. One day when we got together with our friend Chris, the Longarm Quilter from Sew n Sew Sisters and during the course of the conversation we started chatting about how many quilt tops we had that needed finishing. Chris suggested that we let her quilt … [Read more...] about Paula’s Jelly Roll Quilt Gets Quilted
Today’s Shopping Expedition for Craft Supplies
We started out the morning full of enthusiasm to create another tutorial but it didn't take long to change direction, especially after we decided that we were in dire need of some more distressed paint. Plus it was too nice a day to spend indoors, well our indoors, so much better to be indoors in a craft supply shop. Our first stop was at 'Wrapped in Paper', our local … [Read more...] about Today’s Shopping Expedition for Craft Supplies