Fall 2013 Blogger’s Quilt Festival:: Mini Quilt

Hello Hello!

 

If you're clicking over from Amy's Creative Side, welcome.

 

I'm Shanna {like Banana}. You can find me on any of the many Internet venues I dabble in through the buttons just to the left.

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I'm also the co-host of the monthly Finishes Party - A Lovely Year of Finishes.

Check out info at the top of this page and with Melissa from Sew BitterSweet Designs.

 



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This is my entry for the Mini Quilt category.

I made this mini quilt that is currently a pillow cover for the Sew Mama Sew Pillow Challenge.

I'm calling it Stile Stars.

Quilt Stats:

Name: Stile Stars

Size: approx. 17.5" x 17.5"

Fabrics: Liberty Stile Collection from Sew Mama Sew Challenge

Pattern: My own design from flickr inspirations + bloc loc rulers

Quilting: Hand quilted by me and Machine quilted by me on my Pfaff Performance 2058

Started : September 1, 2013

Completed: September 8, 2013

I got these fabrics around the same time I got some bloc loc rulers. And it just seemed perfect to add my new tool with my old favorite...stars. 
Oh I'm just so predicable.  Hee hee.

These colors were so fun to work with.  I wanted to add as many of the fabrics as I could and I adore all of them.

My stepdaughter helped inspire what would be the backing as she claimed this would be hers, but right now it's being loved by all.

More details about this can be found here. 
With some links of the tutorials I used and how I macgyvered the insert.

Thanks for checking out my mini quilt.  My other entry is found here.

 

Fall 2013 Blogger’s Quilt Festival:: Wall Hanging

Hello Hello!

 

If you're clicking over from Amy's Creative Side, welcome.

 

I'm Shanna {like Banana}. You can find me on any of the many Internet venues I dabble in through the buttons just to the left.

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I'm also the co-host of the monthly Finishes Party - A Lovely Year of Finishes.

Check out info at the top of this page and with Melissa from Sew BitterSweet Designs.

 



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This is my entry for the Wall Hanging category

This is my Radioactive Love

Quilt Stats:

Name: Radioactive Love

Size: approx. 20" x 20"

Fabrics: Stash fabrics

Pattern: Inspired by Steam Punk Pattern by Jen Kingwell Designs

Quilting: Machine quilted by me on my Pfaff Performance 2058

Started : June 2013

Completed: July 2013

This is some super lovely backing fabric that I just couldn't see going anywhere else.

And some voile binding.  It works well there!

 And each block is unique with my crazy FMQ.  Yep this is me learning as I go.
You can see all the blocks in detail in this post or by clicking on the photo below to be taken to my flickr photos.

 

 

For some reason this crazy pattern is something that I HAD to do.  I find it amazing that I could roll with this idea and pull fabrics that I normally wouldn't put together.

And to me.. this totally works! 

 

It reminds me that I need to break out of my own head and comfort level. And there is nothing bad breaking out of the mold of patterns or color pallets.

 

I'm so happy to see this each day in my bedroom. 

I'm loving that I have my own work on the walls. 

 

Thanks for checking out my wall hanging and my other entry is found here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall 2013 Blogger’s Quilt Festival

I've been reminded it's Quilt Market by my flooding of lovely photos from Instagram.

 

This year I seem to be following more people that are booth participants and it's super inspiring to see.  I can't wait to participate sometime soon.

While other's go check out things, this is what I've been working on... 

 

 

It's for the awesome Melissa

it's also my

A Lovely Year of Finishes Goal.

 

Yep..snap snap..I'm working near the deadline.

For those that are way more on the ball, the finishes party is going on here!

 

In the meantime there's another awesome party going on!

 

You know it.

Oh and did you see that there is a pretty sweet giveaway?  Yeah Amy is offering a a Baby Lock Melody, new from Baby Lock!
You can enter yourself by visiting Amy's blog.

Yeah I need a new machine like another hole in my head. 

But I would love to own this beauty.
Since I'll be looking for something soon. .this would be a diverse with all the machines in my house.  Gotta try them all ya know.

In the meantime...remember to go checkout the 2 quilts (wall hanging & a mini quilt) I have entered into the show. 

Check out all the talent all over the globe!

 

 

 



Vote for your favorite projects on Bloggers Quilt Festival ~ Spring 2013

I'm off traveling for the last time this month.

{it's only been the 5th time I've driven down the Columbia Gorge just this month}

Just a quick hello.

A call...

Voting for Amy's Creative Side Blogger's Quilt Festival is open until May 30.

All the categories are found here . . . http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/05/17/bloggers-quilt-festival-spring-2013/ 

You can vote once per category.

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I'm listed at these two locations . . . hint hint :)

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http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/05/17/bloggers-quilt-festival-wall-hanging-quilts/
{I'm #12}

http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/05/17/bloggers-quilt-festival-baby-quilts/

{I'm #14}

And, how about a peek at what I did instead of finish my #ALYoF May project. . . ohhh pretty!



Later I'll post more about the two projects above as they ROCK!



Blogger’s Quilt Festival ~ May 2013 ~ Baby Quilt

Welcome if you're jumping over from Amy's Creative Side for the fantastic

Blogger's Quilt Festival.

As an intro ...

I'm Shanna {like Banana}.

You can find me on any of the many Internet venues I dabble in through the buttons just to the left.

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Please look around, I would love to have you visit me again.

I'm so excited to participate in the Blogger's Quilt Festival again.

Here is my entry of a baby quilt

Quilt Stats:

Name: Moonh Sparkle Triangle

Size: approx. 56" x 70"

Fabrics:  Amy Butler - Cameo + stash fabrics + linen
Binding: Amy Butler - Angelica in Carmine
Pattern:  Triangles self design

Quilting: Machine quilted on my Pfaff Performance 2058

Completed: December 2012 

I was super excited to work on triangles.  And this beauty is for my bff's little girl, Moonh Sparkle Love.

The back is volie that doesn't play nice with 505 spray.  So much learning!

Here's an Instagram photo of the entire top  I learned a lot about triangles in this beauty!

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When I started my blog I was super excited to share my very first quilt during this festival.  I was so proud. 

This is my first time to participate since 2010.

I've been lacking in my finishes.

To remedy this Melissa from Sew BitterSweet Designs and I have been running a monthly goal {with sponsors} called 'A Lovely Year of Finishes'  we would love to have your join us.  It's been fantastic to see finishes - even some of my own.

Please go check out the other amazing quilts with this springs Bloggers Quilt Festival.

Thanks for visiting

Blogger’s Quilt Festival ~ May 2013 ~ Wall Hanging entry

Welcome if you're jumping over from Amy's Creative Side for the fantastic

Blogger's Quilt Festival.

As an intro ...

I'm Shanna {like Banana}.

You can find me on the many Internet venues through my buttons just to the left.

<----------------

Please look around, I would love to have you visit me again.

I'm so excited to participate in the Blogger's Quilt Festival again.

Here is my entry into the Wall Hanging

I made this for the Modern She Made 3 swap.

I knew that I could do this as a challenge as it included stars

{I love stars & triangles of all sorts!}

This is for a secret partner, Lee from May Chappell. 

Quilt Stats:

Name: Rainbows in Gray

Size: approx. 21" x 21"

Fabrics:  Stash fabrics + Kona grays

Binding: Amy Butler - Cameo - Forget Me Not in Midnight 
Pattern:  My own design scaled down version of fireflies tutorial from Sew Bittersweet Designs

Quilting: Machine quilted by me on my Pfaff Performance 2058

Started : April 2013

Completed: May 2013 

I used and tweaked the fireflies tutorial by Melissa over at Sew Bittersweet Designs.

It was fun to post some status on Instagram

Oh and I even did this fancy smancy labeling technique from the tutorial by Melissa over at Sew Bittersweet Designs.

I also added a star for the back.  I used a the wonky star tutorial I posted here.

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When I started my blog I was super excited to share my very first quilt during this festival.  I was so proud. 

This is my first time to participate since 2010.

I've been lacking in my finishes.

To remedy this Melissa from Sew BitterSweet Designs and I have been running a monthly goal {with sponsors} called 'A Lovely Year of Finishes'  we would love to have your join us.  It's been fantastic to see finishes - even some of my own.

Please go check out the other amazing quilts with this springs Bloggers Quilt Festival.

Thanks for visiting

First Quilt - ever

This is my first quilt. I started this in July after my father passed away from lung cancer early in the month.

In attempt to keep my mind busy I'm trying to find a new hobby. Since knitting and crocheting is actually harming my arms something new is needed. My crafting mantra, fabric has became my new love.

I went into my semi-local fabric store Stash to see the lovely fabric. I knew that this was more than my grandmama's and mother's fabric store. I adore the "new" ways quilts can look because of the yummy fabrics that are coming about.

And it started with one charm pack. I promise only one. And purchased one charm pack in July. I got the pre-cut Moda Arcadia prints home and paired with with this lovely gray solid. Things were going great until I realized that one charm pack wasn't gonna be enough for a lap quilt, at least the way that I had it sewn. Le'sigh.

I went back and got a second Moda Arcadia charm pack and another charm pack for my 10-year-old step daughter. Okay, and maybe a jelly roll of the Moda Arcadia for a second quilt (la la la la - no one heard that).

Sewing the top of this quilt was super easy because I've known to sew since I was a child. Executing an entire quilt was something else. There is more to it, all of which I learned on the fly.  

I never knew about the quilt sandwich. I first pinned the entire "sandwich" and started machine quilting. I called my mother almost in tears, there were puckers in the machine quilting. This was going to be impossible. She guided me with her motherly wisdom to use spray glue. Yeah, that totally worked better!

I got all of the machine quilting done and then the next hurdle was before me ... what next? 










Blindly into binding the quilt with the assistance of Red Pepper Quilts Binding Tutorial

I've been so happy with my lap quilt. No turning back - this obsession is real. So I have other quilts started, I think there are about five in the works, but don't tell my fella that.
 
This is my entry into the Blogger's Quilt Festival - Fall 2010 . Please go see the other lovely quilts here.

http://amyscreativeside.com/2010/10/29/bloggers-quilt-festival-fall-2010/