Tula Pink Chipper Quilt (#92)

Tula Pink has a legion of fans ... I am one of them. 

This quilt is a combo of Chipper fabric leftovers from 2016 (here) and dark grey accents in Manatee by Free Spirit. What a different look sashing color can make.

The Chipper pieces were slightly different lengths due to the fact they were 'scraps".  That worked out well for this brick pattern and made everything look random and staggered.  It also made it easy to trim a row on either side when it was too long!

Most importantly was making sure the 'bricks' were cut a consistent 4.5" wide.

 On every piece of Chipper fabric I sewed a 1.5" wide piece of Manatee on the right side. If the fabric was non-directional it wouldn't matter what side you sewed on.  But, since I wanted the animals not be upside down, it was easier to pick a side and stick to it! 

 Each row was laid out one at a time. Manatee sashing between rows was also cut at 1.5" wide.

 Enter my favorite thread Aurifil 50wt. and a #14 needle.   #5004 Grey on the Manatee strips and in the bottom bobbin throughout.  And a pretty #2835 Aqua through the 'bricks" from the Tula Pink / Chipper collection - perfect!

I usually quilt in a simple grid pattern which works well on a minky & batting quilt.  But this time I did only horizontal lines ... super fun! It was easy, surprisingly fast and very effective. 

A great color matching minky from Hawthorne Threads in "Ink" ... who doesn't love soft & fluffy?

A wide border of Manatee cut at 7" wide for the top and bottom frames all the bright colors and the binding in purple Cotton Couture matched perfectly.  This quilt is leaving with my daughter to gift to a new friend ... Chipper is going to college!
Materials:
Chipper / Tula Pink
Manatee / Free Spirit
Binding: Cotton Couture Purple / Michael Miller
Aurifil 50wt. thread #2835 & #5004
Warm & White batting
Dimple dot minky in Ink / Hawthorne Threads
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Size: 61" x 73"
Date: January 2018

Tula Pink Double Hour Glass Quilt (#56)

Who doesn't love Tula Pink? Her collection Chipper has all the color and animal images I could wish for.

Lurking on my Pinterest board was this link to Adrianne of Little Bluebell and her 'no template' method of making the double hourglass block.  Great instructions and very fun to do. Since I cut my own 2.5"strips, used starch and lots of steam - each block was trimmed to 7.5" to be consistent.

The hourglass blocks were laid out first to determine the top to bottom length of the quilt (anywhere between 72" to 74"). Then the animal images were cut 4" wide and into rectangles - joined with 1.5" strips of Kona white. These were laid next to the hourglass blocks and trimmed to fit - again from top to bottom.  Finally, I cut 1.5" and 2" sashing strips for inside the quilt - and 2.5" strips for the outer borders.

Not bad for a lap quilt that was made without a formal pattern.

I am totally pleased with the strong beautiful colors of Chipper and how well they work with this block design.

 I am loving the Aurifil 50wt. Muslin on the Kona white - and with a #14 needle working through starched fabric, batting and minky - not one thread broke or messed up.
This is "Teen Quilt #1" - (quilts for my daughter's friends before they graduate high school in 2017.)

Materials:

Chipper by Tula Pink

Kona white

Binding: Michael Miller Cotton Couture / Purple

Aurifil 50wt. Muslin #2311 & Iris #2560

Warm & white batting

Dimple dot minky / Lilac

Size: 58" x 74"

October 2016