Lime Ricki

Hello again! This is our second time blogging today, but we REALLY couldn't wait! We just finished making a new pattern called Lime Ricki. We're trying to act calm...is it working? Cause we're totally freaking out :) This pattern uses fat quarters or 1/4 yards and comes together quickly...perfect for a beginner who can match up seams.

Choosing out the color scheme was really fun for this quilt. We started with the lime color and added some true reds and blues. The small scale prints work well with the pattern.

We like being adventurous when it comes to machine quilting. We decided on quilting each Lime Ricki with a spiral. It's easier than it looks...promise :)

 

Did we mention that we love this quilt? We do.

 You can buy this pattern in PDF form here. The cover quilt is also listed in the shop...so hurry before we decide to take it off and keep it for ourselves :) No promises that it will be there tomorrow. Very tempting...

Spring Quilt

Remember  this quilt?  Yeah,  we forgot about it too :) That's the problem with having a messy sewing closet...you never can find anything! The funny thing is that all it needed after a few months of sitting was about 2 hours of quilting.

Loving the machine quilting...BIG TIME. The loopy flowers are so doodly that you don't have to worry about making them perfect...because we all know that there's no such thing as perfect machine quilting :)

 The birdies and flowers on this quilt are just in time for Spring. This week it's been 70 degrees every day...perfect!

We're looking forward to making more bright quilts...because those are the only kind we make when the sun is shining ;) 

This one's for sale  in the shop...come stop by!

Right Now

 **We've been digging ourselves out of our sewing room. LITERALLY. We are famous for leaving a huge mess after a long day of sewing.  Now we can actually see the floor, and we are crossing our fingers that it will stay clean for at least five minutes :)

**Today we've also been clipping strings off secret projects...more to come!

 **So naturally we've been covered in strings. The problems of being a quilter :)

**So now we need all the fresh air we can get (because we're drowning in projects) and are headed outside for sunshine, 50 degree weather, and a walk. Oh, and also to take quilt pictures...because this walk actually has to have a purpose :)

Spin Blossoms

This quilt was going to be  in our etsy shop... that was before we finished it :)  After we finished it, we changed our minds and decided that we might just need it... there's always room for one more quilt. Always.

We found the Spin Blossoms pattern via Pinterest and tweaked it so that the blocks could be slightly larger.  The quilt ended up being about 55" X 70"...which is perfect for a throw quilt.

  

Loopdy-loop machine quilting looks fab on this quilt... it's super crinkly. Since the blocks are angular, we wanted to do swirly machine quilting to soften the sharp turns. Yes, there is a science to choosing machine quilting :)

After finishing this whole quilt...binding and all...we noticed a small cut in our quilt! Must. Be. More. Careful. Squaring. Up. At least that's how we think it happened. It's all bandaged up now, and its our little secret :)

 

 We ended up doing standard Quackadoodle Quilt colors, but then threw in a minty green. LOVE. That coral color has got to be one of our favorite colors right now too.

We are really into solids at this point. We used to be anti-solid girls, but quickly converted :)

 The binding is machine bound, again. It is so much quicker and we zipped the binding on in no time at all!

We can tell that this quilt will get a lot of use this Summer. Spring.  Oh yeah, maybe it's still Winter :)