Blogger's Quilt Festival Entry #2- Modern Wedding Ring

I am entering this "Modern Wedding Ring" quilt into the Blogger's Quilt Festival hosted by Amy's Creative Side.

I made this quilt for my nephew who was born this past August.  It is approximately 42" square.  The quilting starts in the center and spirals outwards and is done in a beautiful blue-green thread.  My sister says that I overuse spiral quilting but it is simple, easy to do, and I love the impact that it has on small quilts!

I had been interested in making a wedding ring quilt and come up with the idea of using some neglected half square triangle blocks in the center of the rings.  The quilt is made from Kona cottons.

Sorry I don't have any other pics, but I already gifted the quilt and I guess I didn't take enough pictures before I mailed it away!  I am listing this in the "Modern Quilts" category of the Blogger's Quilt Festival, I hope that you enjoyed seeing it!

Blogger's Quilt Festival Entry #1- Wonky Star Metamorphosis

I am entering two quilts into the Blogger's Quilt Festival hosted by Amy's Creative Side.  My first entry is "Wonky Star Metamorphosis".

I am entering this quilt in the "Original Design" category since I designed it myself.  The design starts with a wonky star in the center of the quilt and then "morphs" outwards slowly losing its points until the star is completely gone.  It is approximately 42" square.

I used circular quilting starting from the center of the quilt to emphasize the metamorphosis of the star.  The fabrics used are a purple Kona and a Kaufman gray crosshatch in the background.  I went bold and used purple thread for the quilting, a big departure from my normal white and gray.

I love this quilt so I hope that you enjoy it too!  The pattern is actually for sale in my Craftsy shop here if you are interested in making one for yourself!

Where I Sew

One thing that I am always curious about is "where do people sew?".  On Pinterest you see beautifully organized sewing and crafting rooms, but how much sewing and crafting gets done there?  I know that my sewing room always looks it's worst when I am in the middle of projects and it is hard to keep that organization going.

This calendar year I have finished a record 9 (!) quilts so far, and I am currently working on one with plans for at least one more before the end of the year.  This has been a record year so far for quilts produced!  Therefore, my sewing room was kind of a disaster, so I spent some time recently cleaning it up and then took some pictures to memorialize the occasion.

I took over one of the bedrooms in the house as my sewing room, and it is wonderful.  This is the view from the doorway looking into the room.  You can see my Koala sewing table in the middle of the room (that I found on Craigslist after 3 years of searching). 

9 months later, I still LOVE this sewing table and I believe that it is partially the reason why I have gotten so much sewing done this year- it is the perfect size and height for everything that I need.  I usually keep my laptop in the sewing room to consult patterns, read sewing blogs, write this blog, etc.

This is the view to the right when you enter the room- I have one wall with 2 Billy bookcases from IKEA and my ironing board.  The bookshelves hold the bulk of my fabric "stash" in the clear containers- I organize by color and rarely buy more than 1/2 yd at a time- I like the scrappy look in my quilts.

Then this is the view as you walk around behind my sewing machine.  You can see my Texas Quilt and my "What's for Dinner?" placemats on the wall.

Finally, the view looking back at the doorway.  You can see my design wall- it is 2 giant pieces of foam wall insulation covered with batting and hung on the wall.  It is one of my favorite parts of the room, it makes it so easy to lay out quilts!  They hang on hooks on the wall so they are removable if I want them to come down.

I hope that you enjoyed this tour of my sewing room!  What is your favorite part of your sewing room/area?  Mine is my table closely followed by the design wall1