Mini Pantry

This is a small test quilt that I did in preparation for a much larger jar quilt.



I have tons of "food" fabrics and have been wanting to try a jar quilt for a long time. This was a small version of a much bigger project.



In particular, I like the quilts that look like an actual pantry with different sized jar and bottles. So some of mine are jam jars, quart jars, etc.



I made this with scraps I had on hand. That explains the two colors of black. I used some scraps on the jar corners and then accidentally used a different black on the background. Doh! Other people tell me it's not noticeable, but it drives me bonkers.



I ended up giving this one away to some friends. Very appropriate since they had just canned figs the week before.



I also tried outlining a lot of the fruit with my quilting. I discovered I am very bad at following the lines. The quilting on the black background is a very tight stipple, and the brown wood around the outside has simulated wood grain quilting in it. Here's a closeup of the quilting on the purple grapes.

Sneak Peak

A sneak peak of my latest obsession. It's a dark picture, but it will give you the idea.

This is such a fun block to sew. I'm using the great tutorial by Bonnie Hunter over at Quiltville. It's a good feeling to clean out the scrap bucket and use up a bunch of office paper that was also destined for the bin.

Sunny Delight

Finally! Something to show off. This is a quilt I call "Sunny Delight."

It's for a co-worker's upcoming baby. It's made from two charm packs of Sandy Gervais's Fresh Squeezed line of fabric. This line of fabric has been out for awhile so I happened upon the charm packs on the clearance rack at a local quilt store. It is very bright, very loud, and very happy. Reminds me of Florida. You can see the great citrus prints in this picture:

It's a simple disappearing 9-patch pattern. I put the charm squares together into a very large 9-patch block and then went at cutting and rearranging. The resulting quilt is about 35"x35".

The quilting is just an allover meander. Nothing fancy, but it helped it wash up into a gorgeous, crinkly quilt. You can see the backing is from the same line of fabric.