#quilt tops

[iamdyeing]

FINALLY. I can share these beautiful quilts that I made for friends as Christmas presents this past year. These are only the tops themselves, as I forgot to take finished product pics, but they are wonderful all the same!

First up we got spacey stars on galaxy background:

Purple and Green floral prints with goose tracks pattern (this one had borders but again, I forgot to take pics of it):

Next are some classic 1930's reprints:

This pink and blue quilt:

And finally this carpenter's star using Kaffe colors:

I also had my mom help embroider a little logo on the back of each quilt and I had tons of fun doing this project.

I used (and for some did my own variation of) the Missouri Star Quilt Company's tutorials for each of these quilts. Those ladies really know their stuff! It will be a long, LONG time before I try doing so many of them at once though lol!

My friends told me that they all love their quilts, one of which almost fell asleep under it during the party, which made me a little teary eyed in a happy way

#quilting #quilt tops #I'm gonna make some more posts detailing the other projects I worked on last year as well I just wanted the Christmas gifts to be together

[texasred63]

Some times you just want to sew something with no real project in mind. Have Charm Pack will sew.

#quilts #sewing #quilt tops

[julochka365]

19/10.2022 - my great grandmother’s hand-sewn quilt tops are going on display at the magical little museum in randbøldal

#quilt tops #great grandmother #365 #quilts #quilting #little museums are magical #randbøldal #hand-crafted #sewing #alternative dispaly

[beckysquiltingagain]

Dream big panels have been around for years, we sold tons of them when I worked for a quilt shop. But I never saw a color that I was dying to have a go at until this fiery one. It was my project to wrap up 2023 and sneak in some free motion therapy. I loved every second of it. It’s edges are now trimmed and faced and it’s hanging in my living room. New year, new quilted art!

#becky’s quilting again #million little stitches #quilting as art #fiber art #custom quilting #turning quilt tops into useable art #all the quilty details #art quilt #quilt art #quilters of tumblr

[rosymothquilts]

Fruit Salad by Fig Tree & Company in Misc. Fabrics

#rosymothquilts #i am super proud of this one! my best table runner yet! #the binding top stitching really pulls it together #quilting #quilt #sewing #vintage inspired #cottagecore #fairycore #fruit #fruitcore #apple #pineapple #cherry #summer

[sarahvansloten]

Horrible vacui (2024), assorted found and painted fabric appliqué on cotton

#sarah van sloten #art #artists on tumblr #women artists #female artists #quilt top #quilting #quilters of tumblr #applique #contemporary art #expanded painting #collage

[tj-crochets]

The starry purple quilt is finally finished!

#sewing #handmade #starry purple quilt #quilting #made using the Oh My Stars pattern (but modified) #I’ve had the quilt top done for a while but now it’s fully done! #squiggly spiral quilting plus each star’s outline is quilted #purple thread on top (I almost lost thread chicken) and black thread in the bobbin

[catilinas]

you will look at the quilt i started this afternoon

#i only made half of the quilt top today but :D #quiltposting #beeps

[elfgirlcraftworks]

Okay, remember how I said "you should wash and iron your fabric first"? Well here's my exception to that rule: quilting.

For quilts I recommend using 100% cotton whenever you can. Don't wash it (unless the sizing they use gives you a reaction in which case wash that shit.) Iron it before you cut it. Some people also starch it but I'm not one of those.

Iron your seams! This made the biggest impact on my finished product, quilting or sewing. When you're done the whole top, iron it again.

Smooth like baby's bottom. Your quilting will go easier if your seams are flat.

Now here's the magic. Once you're done quilting and binding, that's when you wash it.

See that lovely crinkly texture? That's not from the thread of the quilting, that's from the fabric shrinking slightly after it was washed and dried. I'd you don't want that effect, then you should wash your fabric first so it does all it's shrinking before you cut it. Either is fine, just a difference of opinion.

#quilting #iron your fabric #iron your seams #iron your top #I hate ironing but I do it anyway because it makes a huge difference

[eusuchia]

finally finished this jacket for cadre which makes me want to make a quilted jacket for myself...... eventually. when I forget what a pain in the ass this was

#my art #textiles #photolog #cadre (the dog) #the quilt top is mostly scraps and the plaid lining was a cheap polyester scarf I never wore

[iamdyeing]

Even MORE quilting projects I worked on in 2023

Halloween batiks Irish chain patterned throw:

Another batik quilt top that needs borders, a block-of-the-month from MSCQ:

And this gorgeous block star top that I want on my bed asap:

I really, REALLY love the last one so much that I'm planning on having it quilted by a local shop. It's not my first ever quilt but it's the first bed-sized one that I've done completely by myself

#quilt #quilting #quilt tops

[ditsyknits]

Horrible floor pic just to say I finally finished the church dash top. It’s supposed to snow like crazy in a few days, so I’m going to hopefully get good pics of it outdoors then

#red churn dash quilt #quilting #quilt wip #quilt top #my quilting #my sewing #my art #might sell this one when it’s finished and give the proceeds to charity

[actualbabe]

behold, my second finished quilt!

#quilting #crafting #my work #i have a lot of other quilt tops this is just the second that i've fully finished #will probs eventually do a master post of all the ones from the book im working through :)) #this is getting far more traction than i expected lol #lowkey regret using the pic with my face.... oh whale #glad people enjoy/appreciate my silly little post :3

[ehgood-enough]

Quilt top 4 done. Kinda wish I picked a dark grey for the background color. Oh well

I did fuck up and trimmed the blocks way too much. I read the pattern wrong but I still think it looks ok

Pattern is scallop city fabric is hlycyon ii

#jelly roll #quilt top #sewing #quilting #Christmas gift

[beckysquiltingagain]

Latest finish. All free motion quilted. One yard of gorgeous fabric by Moda in their Gradients Auras line. Satin backing. Four or five colors of thread.

I’m thinking this one would be amazing stretched on a canvas hanging on the wall and can’t decide if I’m going to keep it or sell it.

#becky’s quilting again #million little stitches #quilting as art #fiber art #custom quilting #turning quilt tops into useable art #all the quilty details #art quilt #quilt art #quilters of tumblr

[carlinstitches]

Quilt top! Stitched with a couple of scrap bags and harvested paper pieces from other projects. But babies don't mind.

#quilting #quilt top #baby quilt #space #english paper piecing