I love Recess!

One of my favorite quilts sold. As much as I am sad to see it go it's nice that someone will finally be using it! A matching bumper was requested to go along with it. 

Luckily Mum was nice enough to let me buy some of the now impossible to find fabric that she had in her stash so I could make this happen.  

I LOVE the way it turned out. The crib it's off to fill is white (to explain the choice in backing and binding).

This project reminded us how much we adore this fabric. So maybe if we can get all of the projects we already have started wrapped up we will get back to doing some more quilty goodness with this stuff. 

Emptying the Cupboard II

Back when I worked at the most amazing shop on earth, I ordered this fabric. Avignon by American Jane for Moda. I started this sample, the whole bolt of red focus fabric sold, and I lost momentum. I was using a pattern from this book and had even sewn most of the left over odd shaped triangles together for the edging. 

It went into the cupboard and never came out again  

Fast forward two years.....Out comes the project. I realize there is not enough of anything to finish this project, and I'm determined to finish it without spending any more money. After a panic, a cup of   coffee and messing a bit carefully planning, I found some blue kona in my stash, unpicked all those triangles and set them on their sides, then used the kona for the corner blocks and backing. What looks like a wide binding is actually the backing wrapped to the front and the corners mitered. 

Since it will be used as a tablecloth, I didn't use batting. After sewing it together I hand quilted some of the hexagons with a size 5 variegated pearl thread.

Whew! Done, just in time for a picnic before the weather changes!