Sharlene_B | Quiltsby.me

My niece had her first baby this past summer. I think a quilt for a baby should be something they can grow into and still like as they age. A Giant Vintage Star quilt at 60” square fills that requirement.

By Sharlene_B

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Rainbow Swoon

Thimbleblossom’s Swoon had been on my radar for some time but I couldn’t commit to a fabric theme. A photo on Pinterest of someone’s rainbow themed Swoon decided for me.

By Sharlene_B

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The Elephant

I saw a sample of ‘The Elephant and I’ quilt by Jennifer Sampou in a shop and had to get the pattern. After collecting a good variety of Kaffe Fassett fabrics, my paper pieced elephant was ready to go wild with colour. Big stitch quilting with perle cotton around the elephant along with echo quilting inside makes it stand out on the low volume BG that is quilted asymmetrically in vertical lines. I deceived not to include the human on the quilt as in the original pattern as I just wanted the elephant to shine.

By Sharlene_B

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Dashing Stars

BLOCK magazine pattern Dashing Stars. Loved this huge block design. I wanted the secondary pattern of squares to look less random so I partially completed the blocks, laid them out and then finished the outer edges with the preferred ‘snowball’ colour for the secondary block.

By Sharlene_B

20 LIKES | 1077 VIEWS

Mount Olympus

A coworker expecting a baby girl! This pattern from Swim Bike Quilt was made using my stash of solids, some of which were scraps. Nice that I didn’t have to break the bank on making this giveaway.

By Sharlene_B

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Vintage Star

Quick large block design for a retirement quilt for a coworker. Straight line quilting on my domestic machine following the diagonal base lines to make 4 ‘V’ patterns in each quadrant was easy but effective.

By Sharlene_B

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Crazy Quilt

While packing up to move, I found this almost finished quilt I made with 9 FQs; it needed a label and finishing of the binding. I embroidered a small design on each of the base blocks and played with my specialty stitches and coloured thread along each seam. It was made about 8 years ago and I’m quite sure it was a line from Red Rooster fabrics.

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Euclid Take 3

I love this modern design and this is my 3rd one to prove it. Retirement gift for a coworker. Tutorial by Miss Print. I’ve made it with and without a border. A quick and easy crosshatch finished off the quilt.

By Sharlene_B

4 LIKES | 659 VIEWS

Batik Quatrefoil

Made from a stash of Batik FQs and yardage, I was on a fabric fast so that’s why there’s 2 different shades used for the background. I added another row of blocks to fit my bed.

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15 LIKES | 661 VIEWS

Tumbler Quilt

This easy quilt was made from leftovers using the Accuquilt Tumbler die for a charity function at work.

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8 LIKES | 592 VIEWS

Linked up

Great way to use a Charm Pack to make a good sized quilt. Loved this tutorial/Block Magazine pattern.

By Sharlene_B

9 LIKES | 641 VIEWS

Baby Miller

HSTs cut on my AccuQuilt from scraps and a few purchased FQs. I decided on a feature block pattern by moving the HSTs around and quickly decided I wasn’t patient enough to make all the blocks so detailed. So, 4 patches were added in between to get the quilt to a desired size. Machine embroidered a name and gifted to baby Miller at a fun family event.

By Sharlene_B

16 LIKES | 845 VIEWS

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