Anja Quilts: Hobbs Batting

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

TGIFF - Sunny Days

Welcome to Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday (TGIFF). TGIFF is the opportunity to share your finish from this week. You can find out who is hosting each week by heading over to the TGIFF blog.

I'm slowing making my way through my long list of quilt tops that need to be finished. This is Sunny Days -- a pattern by Sandra @ Musings of Menopausal Melon. I already finished Blue Skies.

I did an all-over loop stipple in a variegated thread. I used my favourite Hobbs Heirloom Premium 80/20.

I had this yellow/grey/black polka dot in my stash, and I added an orange binding.

The quilt finishes about 40 x 49 inches.

It's time for you to link up your finishes from this week. Please visit a few of the link ups to get some inspiration and to share some quilty love. ♥

Friday, June 7, 2024

TGIFF - Two by Four Quilt

Have you been to a Sewtopia event? I've attended five events (2018 Boston, 2019 Seattle, 2022 Palm Springs, 2023 Nashville, 2024 Milwaukee) and will attend my sixth event this November in Anaheim. 🌞 It's a great opportunity to meet new people, connect with friends, go on a shop hop, and enjoy dedicated sewing time.

Each participant receives six fat quarters from Windham Fabrics. The challenge is to make something using only Windham Fabrics. I made a quilt for the Milwaukee event. Note to self for future: It's not a great idea to travel with a quilt with limited luggage space. 😬

I used the Two by Four tutorial to make my quilt using my 2023 and 2024 Sewtopia challenge fabrics. Due to delayed shipping time, we don't receive our fabrics here in Canada in time to make something, but this year, we received our fabrics in plenty of time. 🎉 But in my excitement of being able to participate, I made a quilt that was far too big for travelling (59 x 60 inches).

For a quick finish, I did an all-over loop motif in orange thread.

This quilt doesn't have a home yet, so it might become my new sofa quilt.

I'm linking up with:

Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday @ The Not So Dramatic Life

Finished or Not Friday @ Alycia Quilts

Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation

Brag About Your Beauties @ From Bolt to Beauty

Friday Foto Fun @ Powered by Quilting

Friday, October 20, 2023

TGIFF - Blue Skies

I have a finish!

I have a long list of quilt tops that need to be pieced. Blue Skies is a pattern by Sandra @ Musings of Menopausal Melon. I also pieced Sunny Days at the same time, but it remains in the laundry basket of unquilted tops.

This was the first quilt I loaded on my new Grace Q'nique 16X longarm. Thanks to Dena for helping me put it all together. I'm still learning how to use it and get the tension setting correct. You will note that I started out quilting wavy lines but then I switched to a stipple. I had to take out six rows of stitching.

I think this quilt will become a lap quilt for my chairs. The backing matches the green curtains on my patio doors in the dining room.

I stitched the binding to the back using a big stitch with Wonderfil perle cotton.

I'm linking up with:

Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday @ chrisknitssews

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Finished or Not Friday @ Alycia Quilts

Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation

Brag About Your Beauties @ From Bolt to Beauty

Friday Foto Fun @ Powered by Quilting

Free Motion Mavericks @ Quilting & Learning - What a Combo!

Thursday, August 31, 2023

TGIFF - Trip Around the World

Welcome to this week's edition of Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday. TGIFF is the opportunity to share your finish from this week. You can find out who is hosting each week by heading over to the TGIFF blog.

This is the final quilt that I was commissioned to make for The Secret Codes: African Nova Scotian Quilts exhibition that was on display at the Dalhousie Art Gallery. You can see the other projects from the exhibition here and here.

The batting is Hobbs Heirloom Premium 80/20. I quilted an all-over boxy stipple in a light/medium blue thread.

This quilt finishes 67 x 75 inches and becomes part of the permanent collection of the Black Artists Network of Nova Scotia.

I used Kona: Alegria, Delft, Tomato, Robin Egg, Royal, Spice, Honey, Medium Pink, Red, Navy, and Surf.

It's time for you to link up your finishes from this week. Please visit a few of the link ups to get some inspiration and to share some quilty love. ♥

Thursday, June 22, 2023

TGIFF - Lone Star

This is a another quilt that I was commissioned to make for The Secret Codes: African Nova Scotian Quilts exhibition currently on display at the Dalhousie Art Gallery.

I was asked to replicate a quilt from a photograph as the original quilter was deceased. I followed the same colour scheme but choose brighter colours. I used Kona Meringue (background), Lipstick, Water, Lemon, Chocolate, and Red.

The batting is my go-to Hobbs Heirloom Premium 80/20. I quilted an all-over motif of stars and loops in a light yellow thread.

This quilt finishes 68-inches square and becomes part of the permanent collection of the Black Artists Network of Nova Scotia.

It's time for you to link up your finishes from this week. We encourage you to visit a few of the link ups to get some inspiration and to share some quilty love. ♥

Thursday, June 1, 2023

TGIFF - Nova Scotia Sea

My finish this week is a quilt top I finished in December 2021. I made the Storm at Sea pattern using a signature fabric line by Sherry @ Powered by Quilting -- Calm Lagoon from Island Batik.

As this quilt will be hanging in a concurrent quilt show at Quilt Canada 2023 being held in my city next week, I have named it Nova Scotia Sea. Naming quilts is hard, but this one was easy.

Quilts for the show had to be delivered to my friend Brenda so I took advantage of a photo shoot at her house as she has many canoes on her property.

I quilted wavy organic lines using a blue variegated thread by Connecting Threads. The batting is Hobbs Heirloom Premium 80/20.

I'm hoping this will give me some motivation to finish up my ever-growing pile of quilt tops.

It's time for you to link up your finishes from this week. We encourage you to visit a few of the link ups to get some inspiration and to share some quilty love. ♥

Friday, February 17, 2023

Project Quilting 14.4 - A Novel Project

We are now over the halfway mark of Project Quilting Season 14, which is hosted by Kim @ Persimon Dreams and Trish @ Quilt Chicken. The fourth theme is A Novel Project -- our project must be inspired by a book we've read. Hmmm....what book and what do I make??

I knew I had a busy week, so I needed a quick and easy project. The Yada Yada Prayer Group series of books by Neta Jackson were the first books to come to mind. I thought maybe a prayer themed quilt. While I was searching for inspiration, I found a tutorial by Shabby Fabrics for a pocket prayer quilt.

As I was reading the tutorial, I was contacted by a friend's daughter (we were in all in Girl Guides together) asking if I could officiate her wedding on short notice. Her mother is on palliative care, and she wanted to ensure that her mother was present to see her get married (the wedding was originally scheduled for September). I knew then that I had to make the pocket prayer quilts. ♥ So it was my honour to officiate the wedding on Valentine's Day. It was both a joyous and sad occasion.

I used a fabric printed with inspirational words for the front. The hearts are about 4 inches x 5 inches. I quilted a few diagonal straight lines. Although the tutorial said to use a thin batting, next time I'll use something a bit thicker as the hearts are quite flimsy.

There is a pocket on the back in which you can slip in a piece of paper with a prayer. I found some other tutorials, so I think I will try making some other styles.

Go well and Safely (Girl Guide song):

Go well and safely,

The Lord be ever with you.

Go well and safely, my friend.

I'm linking up with:

Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday @ Lovingly Lissa

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Finished or Not Friday @ Alycia Quilts

Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation

Brag About Your Beauties @ From Bolt to Beauty

Friday Foto Fun @ Powered by Quilting

Sunday, February 5, 2023

Project Quilting 14.3 - 54-40 or Fight Block

The third challenge for Project Quilting -- hosted by Kim @ Persimon Dreams and Trish @ Quilt Chicken -- is the 54-40 or Fight block.

I started this on Sunday when the theme was released. So I thought I'd make nine blocks and make a baby quilt. I strip pieced the 4-patch blocks. And then I had a hectic week and was scrambling last night to manage a finish by the deadline. 😉

The blocks finish at 12-inches. I made the blocks as designed.

But I rotated some of the blocks to create a secondary pattern.

I've made baby quilts for all three challenges so far. Which has turned out in my favour, as there have been several babies born in my circle recently.

Saturday, January 21, 2023

Project Quilting 14.2 - Pink Tint

The second challenge for Project Quilting -- hosted by Kim @ Persimon Dreams and Trish @ Quilt Chicken -- is Pink Tint.

I paired a Benartex charm pack (Hot Basics by the Kanvas Studio) with Kona White to make some HSTs and ended up with a 32-inch square baby quilt.

I used Hobbs Heirloom Premium 80/20 batting and did an all-over stipple with a Connecting Threads pink thread.

The backing is a pink polka dot print by Robert Kaufman, and I used it for the binding as well.

Saturday, January 7, 2023

Project Quilting 14.1 - The First One

It's time for Project Quilting -- hosted by Kim @ Persimon Dreams and Trish @ Quilt Chicken.

The first challenge began on January 1, with finishes due by noon on January 8. The theme is: The First One.

I decided to make a rail fence baby quilt. The first quilt I made was a flannel rail fence for my nephew in 2003. I used EQ8 software to design my quilt using one colour. I had enough Kona Pacific, Astral, Paris Blue, and Cornflower to make a baby quilt, 32 x 40 inches.

I wasn't able to get good photos of the colours, but these two photos show the texture from the free motion quilting. I used a bright striped print for the backing.

There were some leftover pieces from the strip sets, so I added some Kona Astral (and a small piece of Kona Orange) to make the binding.

I'm still learning the features of my new Babylock Accomplish. I thought this project would be a good opportunity to test out the free motion quilting foot. So this is my first project quilted on my Accomplish.

I used Hobbs Heirloom Premium 80/20 batting. I attempted photos several hours later -- half of the snow had melted away.

I am happy with my first Project Quilting challenge. The second challenge will be released on January 15.

Saturday, March 19, 2022

Wonky Wedges Baby Quilt - Citified Blog Tour

Today is my turn on the Citified blog tour hosted by Sherry @ Powered by Quilting for her fourth signature line from Island Batik.

I used a technique I learned from a Melissa Marginet workshop -- Wonky Wedges -- to showcase these wonderful fabrics. This baby quilt finishes about 37 inches.

This is great fabric collection of wonderful colours and prints.

I need to add the binding, which I hope to finish later today. I am planning a matched binding. I overestimated my ability to get up early this morning to finish. 😊

I am in a temporary apartment while my house undergoes repairs, so I have limited sewing supplies and have been sewing on my Singer Featherweight. So I did big stitch hand quilting using Wonderfil perle cotton. Here are close up photos of each of the four quadrants so you can see the fabrics and the quilting.

Stay tuned for more photos once I finish the binding.

*Giveaway Alert*

Leave a comment for a chance to win the leftover fabric from my project. The giveaway will end at midnight, Monday, March 21, 2022. If you are a non-reply commenter, I will have to re-draw for a new winner.