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WIP post from earlier, with story behind this: https://www.reddit.com/r/quilting/comments/1ud3hax/gift_for_a_birth_sister/

I don't prewash fabrics (not even batiks, like this one). Warm wash, medium heat, enzyme-based detergent - I want the recipient to know they don't have to be gentle with a quilt I gift to them.

But I DO use Shout Color Catchers to catch that loose dye! Picture #2 will show you just how much dye would have attached to the white fabric. Crazy.

I swear I love that moment taking a finished quilt out of the dryer, checking that the binding integrity is good, and declaring it done. On to the next project :).

This is Sophie... my quilty kitty. She has a "Sophie pad" located to the right of my sewing machine where she likes to "help" me with my work. If she's a good girl, she stays there but crawls onto my sewing if she feels she's not getting adequate attention.

I made a quilt for my niece as a surprise for her first trip to the movies! I wanted it movie themed and some nods to Toy Story since it was her first movie! I didn’t have a pattern so I just winged it! I definitely learned a lot haha but I’m very happy with it! ❤️🧵

It’s a hand made log cabin pattern in the most incredible colors I’m obsessed.
Adding another picture post wash in comments.

This was very fun to make and my first time FMQ without a ruler!

One of the few quilts I didn't pre wash fabrics on. Top ended up 72" x 72. Quilted it was 69"x 69". After washing it was 65" x 65" Dream Cotton batting Select loft. Quilt pattern is Alaska by Laundry Basket Quilts, fabrics all 100% cotton

Hi all, it’s me with yet another question. (This sub will get credit if this quilt ever gets finished…)

The picture has 3 components. The grey stip on the right is NOT attached. It is there to show you that the dark grey is the same width as the light grey horizontal strip

The blue square was sewn to the top horizontal grey strip. And the left grey vertical strip was sewn to the dark grey square.

I have sewn and ripped this seam 3 times now. Nothing I can do seems to keep them lined up. I have very carefully pinned the pieces together and ran my machine slowly.

Any ideas of what to adjust or another strategy or technique to try?

Just finished this quilt top yesterday! I’ve been to a few stores and looked online a bit but can’t find any backing fabrics I like for it.

It’s a quilt for my husband’s grandmother to thank her for passing down her old Singer to me to get me started with sewing.

Any suggestions?

. . .has been found guilty of killing our sleep, stealing our food, breaking & entering the bathroom, forcing patience, initiating all the giggles and teaching us love.

Our AV has left temporary smudges on the windows and permanent imprints on our hearts.

Parenting is overwhelmingly wonderful, sometimes it’s rough. That feeling is reflected in the hand-quilting design. It’s an actual visualization of turbulence—the back and forth, up and over—which is often unpredictable.

For our little flower.

This Criminal quilt measures 76x54”. It’s made of donated denim, thrifted acrylic scarf for the raw-edge appliqué, thrifted bedding for backing and batting, reclaimed thread for hand-quilting, new yarn for hand-quilting.

One of my ongoing goals is to use fewer and fewer new materials.

As of today, July 5th, we are at 28/50 states received! A list of what states remain is in the comments. I will continue to update the list as they roll in. I’m planning on sharing this with her next weekend to get started on opening the 43 envelopes we have received thus far. I’ll post pics! The project is far from over so feel free to send from near or far. Thank you to everyone who has/is making this so successful!

Update: we have started seeing scraps roll in!! Please help us get all 50 states!

My grandma (92) is a lifelong quilter, and quilting has been one of the great joys of her life.

She’s created some incredible work over the years, including a Dear Jane quilt and Amy Bradley projects, but these days her quilting looks a little different. She no longer takes on large quilts, but she still loves fabric, small sewing projects, and the joy of creating.

I had an idea and thought this community might understand.

Would anyone be willing to send a small envelope-sized quilting cotton scrap (4x6, 5x7, whatever little piece you’d like) from your sewing room? If you’d like, you could also include fabric that symbolizes where you’re from.

Bonus if it has a story:
“leftover from my daughter’s baby quilt”
“fabric I bought on vacation”
“my favorite print I’ve been hoarding for years”

I’d love to surprise her with “Stitches Across America” — little fabric treasures and stories from fellow makers around the country to remind her she’s part of a much bigger quilting community.

No expensive commitments, no big pieces needed—just scraps with heart.

If there’s enough interest, I’ll set up a PO Box / mailing address.
Holly Brohman
42911 Callaway RD
Callaway, NE 68825

Thank you for even reading this. ❤️

What’s a quilt without a kitty.

This one was a gift for my sister. I was really practicing making my corners line up. It was also my first time using a long arm, that definitely made the quilting go a lot faster!

Now I just have to sew them all together. And do borders. I'm quite happy with it!

Quilted book sleeve made with this gorgeous shell fabric from the Tula Pink Floral Reef collection. It definitely could have used some more pressing, but overall I’m quite happy with it ☺️

I’m currently working on a quilted sewing machine cover using a charm pack of the Floral Reef line, and I found myself coming back to this fabric over and over again! (and also keep procrastinating the more difficult steps of that project lol). Decided to put this together today, I’d call it an afternoon well spent

Hello! I'm working on this quilt top (iced vovo by Jen Kingwell) featuring a lot of the new Tim Holtz line. Love the line. This quilt has ended up being very scrappy (which is fine!) and a lot more muted than I'm used to. I have more squares/half squares to make; I just wanted to get a look at how it's coming along. And looking at it laid out.... I don't know how I feel. It's not correctly or artistically laid out right now btw, just kinda on the floor. I'm feeling it's kind of 'meh' color wise. I was thinking that since I have more pieces to make I could steer it in some kinda direction. But what direction?

Anyone else feel it's 'meh'? What would you add/change if you could to make it better? I've been considering adding some jewel toned solids, but I'm not sure. It'll probably be fine when it's all out together but I'm feeling doubt.

Help is appreciated!

I bought a box of yo-yos at an estate sale this weekend, and I separated them by pattern and counted them today. I have 371 of them. Does anyone have a good project idea for how I could use them?

My wife's grandmother had her machine moved from her basement to the living room by two of her sons who had great intentions but know very little about quilting. Admittedly, I do not know enough about the machine to know if it is set up properly. I wanted to know if it is set up correctly or if there is a resource out there that we can check to see if it is set up correctly. Thanks in advance.

Pattern: my boho home by lavender lime quilts
Fabric: house mouse by Louise Cunningham for cloud 9

As the title says - this is my fourth quilt ever, but the first quilt I’ve ever followed a pattern for. It’s fun to see how fast it comes together once you have your blocks done.

I’m not sure how to quilt this without the thread or thread color taking away from the design. Maybe this needs some kind of hand quilting or minimal machine quilting.

I’ve been scouring the internet for another person’s FO of this pattern but I can’t find any! If you’ve done this I’d love to see it

And it was all OK in the end. I did use 12 colour catchers in the initial wash though.

Help! Looking for ideas/suggestions from the creative community 🥰 I’m working on a “gradient quilt” for my young adult son. Trying to keep costs down and use the fat quarters, partial yards in my stash, etc., as I’m not bringing home what I was (recovering from car accident and trying to keep busy to deal with my anxiety in a productive way)… including pictures of fabrics and one proposed layout. TYIA ❤️