The Salty Quliter - Cow Qulit - Finished

Cow Quilt

General Info

Start Date  Oct 3, 2010
Finish Date  Oct 26, 2010
Status  Finished
Size  45″ square
Pattern  From The Quilter magazine
What it’s for  Baby gift
Batting  Cotton

Quilt Top Notes/Techniques

Had a hard time matching up straight seams with 45 degree seams on snowball blocks.  Didn’t have enough of border stripe to mitre corners as first desired.  Had to carefully match pattern when sewing together border fabric.

Quilting Notes/Techniques

Ditch quilted between blocks.  First free motion quilt. FM quilted loops in monofiliment on border.

Progress Pictures

The Salty Quliter - Cow Qulit - Close up

The Salty Quilter - Wild Side - Finished

Wild Side

General Info

Start Date  Sep 11, 2010
Finish Date  Oct 3, 2010
Status  Finished
Size  41″ square
Pattern  From Quilter’s Academy Vol 1
What it’s for  Gift for baby Phoenix
Batting  Cotton

Quilt Top Notes/Techniques

First mitred borders.

Quilting Notes/Techniques

Ditch quilted with walking foot curve on border and leaf design on corners.  First use of multiple fabrics in binding.

Progress Pictures

The Salty Quilter - Wild Side - Close up

The Salty Quilter - Yo Yo Santa

Yo-Yo Santa

General Info

Start Date  Aug 7, 2010
Finish Date  Aug 29, 2010
Status  Finished
Size  34″
Pattern  Happy Hollows
What it’s for  Gift for grandmother-in-law
Batting  N/A

Quilt Top Notes/Techniques

Made from kit and class from Sewco.  Had to wait to finish until x-large yo-yo maker available.  Fusible grid is super easy and fun to use.  First yo-yo project.  Added hanger loop to top of hat.

Progress Pictures

The Salty Quilter - Yo Yo Santa

The Salty Quliter - Bright Star

Bright Star

General Info

Start Date  Apr 23, 2010
Finish Date  Aug 1, 2010
Status  Finished
Size  42″ square
Pattern  Bright Star
What it’s for Gift for baby Rose
Batting  Sew Easy cotton batting.

Quilt Top Notes/Techniques

Flying geese templates for sawtooth stars were too small so used “Square in a Square” ruler to create them.  Also used ruler to create half diamond sections for centre star blocks.  Because the bias was opposite of normal, interesting patterns were created once washed.

Quilting Notes/Techniques

Ditch quilted around stars using walking foot.  Walking foot stars in borders.  Lots of turning the quilt.  Used Sew Easy cotton batting from spotlight.  Lots of fuzzies and bearding while quilting.  Had to pre-wash batting.

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The Salty Quilter - Nautical Wallhanging

Nautical Wallhangings

General Info

Start Date  Apr 30, 2010
Finish Date  Jul 11, 2010
Status  Finished
Size  25″ x 30″
Pattern  From Spotlight
What it’s for  Gifts for Mom and grandma
Batting  Cotton

Quilt Notes/Techniques

Lighthouse for Grandma MJ. Made from Safe Harbor range by South Seas Imports.  Pattern called for it to be a double sided quilt as you go banner.  Changed to one sided wall hanging.  Used red, white and blue variegated gutterman cotton thread.  Ditch stitched around borders and straight lines in centre panel.  First time using walking foot for straight line quilting.

Nautical for Mom. Safe Harbour range of fabric plus Moda nautical fabric in red.  Alternate panel from Lighthouse wall hanging.  First machine quilted project after reading Alex Anderson’s machine quilting book.  Ditch stitched around borders and squares in panel in red, white and blue variegated thread.

 

Progress Pictures

The Salty Quilter - Lighthouse Wallhanging The Salty Quilter - Nautical Wallhanging

The Salty Quilter - Amanda's Butterflies

Amanda’s Butterflies

General Info

Start Date  Apr 18, 2010
Finish Date  May 5, 2010
Status  Finished
Size  63″ x 87″
Pattern  Just Can’t Cut This
What it’s for  Birthday gift for my friend Amanda
Batting  Matilda’s Own 100% cotton batting.

Quilt Top Notes/Techniques

This is a really easy and versatile pattern.

Quilting Notes/Techniques

Professionally quilted by Quilting Magic with an all over butterfly design.

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The Salty Quilter - The Promise of Spring - finished

The Promise of Spring

General Info

Start Date  Jan 29, 2010
Finish Date  May 5, 2010
Status  Finished
Size  98″ x 98″
Pattern  The Promise of Spring
What it’s for  My BFF’s wedding gift
Batting  Matilda’s Own 100% cotton batting

Quilt Top Notes/Techniques

My first bed sized quilt. Expanded pattern from wall hanging size to king size.

This was when I really fell in love with quilting. I was going through a hard time at work and making this quilt helped keen me sane.

Quilting Notes/Techniques

Professionally quilted by Quilting Magic with an all over meander.

Progress Pictures

The Salty Quilter - The Promise of Spring - quilt top

Pineapple

Pineapple Door Hanger

General Info

Start Date  Mar 8, 2009
Finish Date  Mar 16, 2009
Status  Finished
Size  18″ x 6″
Pattern  My own design
What it’s for  Door decor
Batting  Poly fill

Quilt Top Notes/Techniques

Made from four fat quarters. Alternating yellow and gold squares.  Ribbon is hanger.

Quilting Notes/Techniques

 

Progress Pictures

Pineapple

Poinsettia Wreath

Poinsetta Wreath

General Info

Start Date  Oct 16, 2008
Finish Date  Dec 6, 2008
Status  Finished
Size  28″ x 28″
Pattern  Made from a kit from Sewco.
What it’s for  Christmas gift for Mom
Batting  ?

Quilt Top Notes/Techniques

Grandma Mary Jean helped me piece and quilt.  She taught me how to match seams and make flying geese.

First use of perfect binding technique from American Patchwork & Quilting.

Quilting Notes/Techniques

Quilted through middle horizontal and vertically, as well as through the corners diagonally. First time I learned I needed to use a walking foot to quilt.

Fused red and green fabrics back to back, satin stitched around template and cut out around edge of stitching to create flowers and leaves. Used star burst beads for centres.  Used store bought bow.

Progress Pictures

Poinsettia Wreath

The Salty Quilter - Fish Wall Hanging - My First Quilt

My First Quilt – Fish Wall Hanging

General Info

Start Date  Jul 15, 2006
Finish Date  Sep 15, 2006
Status  Finished
Size  25″ x 28″
Pattern  Water Weaving from McCalls Quick Quilts Magazine
What it’s for  Me.
Batting  Poly

Quilt Top Notes/Techniques

My first quilt.

Used crappy polyester batting that melted and squished when fish were fused on.  Didn’t know how to sew on borders, so just sewed the them on; definitely not square.

I still display this quilt in my house and like to see how far I’ve come.

Quilting Notes/Techniques

Essentially a quilt-as-you-go, zig zagging over the edges of the water strips. Straight line quilted 1/4″ from inside of border.

Progress Pictures