Making it my own

I have been loving all the cute crayon/pencil/marker rolls I’ve been seeing online lately. However, it seems that most are made w/ fusible interfacing. Let’s just say that interfacing is not my friend. Not sure what my problem is, but it never turns out right. Wrinkles, bubbles, burning, cursing, you name it.

So I came up with a version that I am waaaay more comfortable with… involving batting & quilting, of course. I made two of them, sized for jumbo crayons, for two of my nieces for Christmas. They were so fun that I got a little carried away & proceeded to cut materials to make 14 (!) more. Yeah, Bry thinks I’m nuts.

Quilt for baby Kaydence

This fall, my friend Kristin had this beautiful little girl:

I chose to do an all-pink quilt, made with lots of vintage and upcycled fabrics, including some neat textures like baby corduroy. I will lay out the squares differently next time, but it still turned out nicely. I am so glad she likes it!

Quilt for baby Max

I finally finished a quilt for my friend Camillia’s new baby, Max.  This is my third try to come up with a design I liked for them.  I wasn’t happy with the first two… I know I was being too picky, but I just couldn’t help it.  It’s tricky when you’re making something for someone you know so well.  I based this on old strippy quilts & a design by Denyse Schmidt called “Hop, Skip & Jump”.  I used a lot of vintage & upcycled cotton fabrics. I didn’t use a pattern, I just used my favorite free-form method.

Max’s room is blue & brown.  I had this quilt top almost finished when I felt like it was missing something, so I added the orange strip.  I debated between a few different colors before settling on the orange.  I love the way it turned out.