Category: My Projects

The Salty Quilter - Points of Pride - Finished

Points of Pride

General Info

Start Date  Feb 8, 2011
Finish Date  Feb 14, 2011
Status  Finished
Size  24.5″ x 24.5″.
Pattern  Points of Pride from American Patchwork and Quilting magazine
What it’s for  Gift for Aunt Pam.
Batting  Matilda’s Own 100% cotton batting.

Quilt Top Notes/Techniques

 

Quilting Notes/Techniques

Sewing machine had issues with monofiliment machine quilting.  Had to switch to coats and clark polyester thread for corners.

Progress Pictures

The Salty Quilter - Points of Pride - Finished

The Salty Quilter - Points of Pride - Corner quilting

The Salty Quilter - Points of Pride - Centre quilting

The Salty Quilter - Owl Softies - Big

Owl Softies

General Info

Start Date  Jan 8, 2011
Finish Date  Feb 13, 2011
Status  Finished
Size  4″ to 12″
Pattern  From Bebe Bold
What it’s for  Gifts
Batting  Poly fill

Quilt Top Notes/Techniques

“Hamish” sized made for Jordan, Ella and Zac for Christmas.  Door Stop sized made for Hazel, Alyce and Kailyn and embroidered with their first initials.  Used felt for smaller pieces instead of double fused fabric.

Progress Pictures

The Salty Quilter - Owl Softies - Little

The Salty Quilter - New York Beauty

New York Beauty

General Info

Start Date  Jan 28, 2011
Finish Date  Feb 6, 2011
Status  Finished
Size  24.5″ x 24.5″
Pattern  Points of Pride from American Patchwork and Quilting magazine
What it’s for  For my sister Pearl who lives in NYC.
Batting  Matilda’s own 100% cotton batting.

Quilt Top Notes/Techniques

First quilt with curved blocks.

Quilting Notes/Techniques

Free motion machine quilted with monofilament and 50wt Gutterman thread in bobbin.

Progress Pictures

The Salty Quilter - New York Beauty

The Salty Quilter - California Poppies

California Poppies

General Info

Start Date  Feb 4, 2011
Finish Date  Feb 6, 2011
Status  Finished
Size  12″ x 10″
Pattern  Perfect Poppies
What it’s for  Gift for Rachel
Batting  Matilda’s Own 100% cotton batting.

Quilt Top Notes/Techniques

Used left overs from Tree of Life Quilt. Used bias binding purchased for Tree of Life, but not used. Ironed binding into french fold before using.

Quilting Notes/Techniques

Free motion quilted/machine appliqued at one time.

Progress Pictures

The Salty Quilter - California Poppies

The Salty Quilter - Tree of Life - Finished

Tree of Life

General Info

Start Date  Jan 15, 2011
Finish Date  Feb 6, 2011
Status  Finished
Size  39″ x 39″
Pattern  My own design
What it’s for  For Grandma MJ’s 80th birthday.
Batting  Matilda’s Own 100% cotton batting.

Quilt Top Notes/Techniques

I printed family photos onto ink jet printable fabric and cut out into leaf shapes.

First on point quilt.  Used Tonga Treats 10″ square pack.  Squares were not 10″ on both sides. Cut down to 5″.

Used “Perfect Poppies” pattern for poppy appliques.

Quilting Notes/Techniques

Quilted in the ditch along seamlines of blocks on point before applique begun. Free motion quilted around applique raw edges.  Had problems with skipped stitches on appliques.  Other flowers and hummingbirds were applique perse.

Progress Pictures

The Salty Quilter - Tree of Life - Finished

 

The Salty Quilter - Tree of Life - Picture on the top of the tree with my grandpa and grandma

 

The Salty Quilter - Tree of Life - Label

The Salty Quilter - Tree of Life - leaves applique in progress

The Salty Quilter - Tree of Life - Tree trunk and flower appliques

The Salty Quilter - Winter Wonderland Panel - Finished

Winter Wonderland Wall Hanging

General Info

Start Date  Nov 12, 2010
Finish Date  Jan 3, 2011
Status  Finished
Size  Approx 30″ x 30″
Pattern  My own design
What it’s for  Gifts for Grandma Lois, and Uncle Terry and Aunt Alyce
Batting  Matilda’s Own 100% cotton batting

Quilt Top Notes/Techniques

Used Winter Wonderland panels and added borders.

Quilting Notes/Techniques

Free motion quilted with monofilament.  Used 50 wt Gutterman cotton thread on first project and 50wt Prescensia cotton thread on second project. Quilted around designs, practiced following lines, echoing, background fillers.  Had issues with skipped stitches on second panel.  Thought it was because of the different thread brand, but now I think it was a machine issue.

Progress Pictures

The Salty Quilter - Winter Wonderland Panel - Close up

The Salty Quilter - Snowman Door Hanger - Finished

Snowman Door Hanger

General Info

Start Date  Aug 21, 2010
Finish Date  Jan 3, 2011
Status  Finished
Size  36″ x 12″
Pattern  Cold Hands, Warm Heart by Pam Bono
What it’s for  Made two: one for me and one for Grandma MJ.
Batting  Matilda’s Own 100% cotton batting.

Quilt Top Notes/Techniques

Modified table runner pattern. Added an extra snowflake block and made two. Used skinny heart shaped buttons for nose.  Added star burst beads to hanging loops.

Quilting Notes/Techniques

Ditch quilted snowman body, then free motion quilted loops inside body using 50wt gutterman thread.  Probably should have done outside channel quilting first, and more densely, to help prevent distortion.  This project would have greatly benefited from trimming, but I didn’t think to do it, and blocking, which I didn’t know about then.  Attempted to use silver metallic thread in snowflake, but kept shredding.  Need to use larger topstitch needle next time.

Progress Pictures

The Salty Quilter - Snowman Door Hanger - Finished

The Salty Quilter - Snowman Door Hanger - Snowflake close-up

The Salty Quilter - Snowman Door Hanger - snowman close-up

The Salty Quilter - Snowman Ornament

Icicle Snowman Ornament

General Info

Start Date  Dec 24, 2010
Finish Date  Dec 24, 2010
Status  Finished
Size   7″
Pattern  Happy Hollows
What it’s for  Christmas tree
Batting  Iron on pellon.

Quilt Top Notes/Techniques

Was bored on Christmas Eve so went to Sewco and picked up this Espresso kit. It was pretty expensive.  Pattern was easy.  Would be good option for annual Christmas ornaments one year.

Progress Pictures

The Salty Quilter - Snowman Ornament

The Salty Quilter - Organic Double Irish Chain - Finished

Organic Double Irish Chain

General Info

Start Date  Dec 2, 2010
Finish Date  Dec 14, 2010
Status  Finished
Size  34.5″ x 44.5″
Pattern  From Quilter’s Academy Volume 1
What it’s for  Baby gift
Batting  Used Heirloom organic cotton batting.  Batting had no scrim so had to be quilted within 4″.

Quilt Top Notes/Techniques

Made completely from organic cotton solids in white, almond and brown sugar.  First commission quilt.

Did not pre-wash batting, but pre-washed fabrics.  Spent 37.5 hours making over a week and a half.

Quilting Notes/Techniques

Straight line quilted along diagonals.  Free motioned four heart design inside white blocks.  Connected hearts in borders.  Both from Harriet Hargrave stencils.

Progress Pictures

The Salty Quilter - Organic Double Irish Chain - Finished

The Salty Quilter - Organic Double Irish Chain - Block quilting

The Salty Quilter - Organic Double Irish Chain - Border quilting

The Salty Quilter - Pinwheel Wreath

Pinwheel Wreath

General Info

Start Date  Nov 6, 2010
Finish Date  Nov 20, 2010
Status  Finished
Size  24″
Pattern  Happy Hollows
What it’s for  Gift for grandmother-in-law
Batting  N/A

Quilt Top Notes/Techniques

Made from a kit from Sewco.  Was very expensive.  Relatively easy to make.  Used a lot of glue.  Added store bought bow.

Progress Pictures

The Salty Quilter - Pinwheel Wreath