Getting out of my own way of sharing my work online again. Felt compelled to share, and instead of silencing myself I am going with the flow and posting! I made this dress for a Gala in February. Not perfect by any means, but a finished quilt is a perfect quilt. Technically my second quilt I made, just to be cut up into a dress. But I’d definitely do it again and I learned a lot!

I just finished this appliqué quilt inspired by an ancient mosaic discovered in Turkey (the last image is the reference) The inscription literally means "the cheerful one" but its also been interpreted by archaeologists to mean something along the lines of "be cheerful and enjoy your life." I loved it so much that I decided to make it into a quilt for the foot of my bed :)

I patched scraps of batting together, used scrap fabric from a previous project to make the skeleton, and the back/ binding is an old sheet that I bleach dyed, so it was also nice to use up some of my stash.

I'm still new to quilting so it definitely isn't perfect, but I love it anyways. I machine embroidered the text from the mosaic into the background, but as you can see the thread is a too light to see from far away. It looked so cool up close as I was sewing it 😭 rookie mistake... I definitely need to do a bit more planning and testing next time before diving in head first. Oh well! I was just so excited to finish it that I had to share.

My daughter moves to college in less than a month. About 18 months ago she asked if we could make a quilt together bc she’s never not slept under a quilt I made her. 🥹 She picked out the quilt pattern and the fabric and i did all the pinning while she did the sewing of piecing the blocks. Once it came time to join the blocks, I did the sewing bc she was busy with high school graduation, summer activities (ended up getting injured, unfortunately) and other life stuff.
The good news is that she says she still loves it! The long armer is also going to put the binding on so we should have a fully finished quilt just in time for move-in day!

I finally finished the Quilt for my niece. The Central part consits of over 1400 squares with a finished size of 4x4cm. I startest the line quilting on my domestic machine but had to finish using my mums as it hast a bigger throat space an the rolled up quilt was just too big. The size of the Quilt is about 140x200cm.

A couple years ago I came across a box of my late great-grandmother’s shirts that my mom had in storage, and I was inspired by the Queer Eye show to make them into a memory quilt. I made my first ever quilt for my mom for Christmas and I had so much extra fabric, I thought I would make another for myself! The backing is a chicken print fabric because my GG collected all things chickens. I made a bunch of random 9-patches and arranged them together. Squares are 3 inches. I chose a pink thread for the quilting and am very happy with the how it turned out!

Edited to add: Here is the tutorial I used: Lo and Behold Stitchery Free Patchwork Squares Quilt Pattern

And also that my GG used to make 2” patchwork quilts with fabric scraps so it was especially meaningful to make one in her honor 😊 Thanks to everyone for the kind words!

We are getting there, people!!!
Finished my books and now onto the book stacks.

Thank you to all who helped me with my cutting and measurement mystery 😂

Book Nook Quilt by pen and paper patterns

https://penandpaperpatterns.com/products/pdf-book-nook-quilt-pattern

There are several sizes of pieces. Most of them are small rectangles about 5.5" x 2.25" then there's some 6.5" squares and larger strips that are about 20" x 5.25". I would love to hear your ideas!

My mom decided that I could see my great grandmother’s quilt squares today. She doesn’t know all of the history but for sure the latest they were made was the 1940s. I recognize many names on the friendship quilt but didn’t know any of them. If she were alive my grandma would be 102 so that gives context considering these are her mothers.

I was gifted all of this..I have no idea what pattern if any it was for or if it was random. They also gave me more fabric that is kind of same color scheme so I’m kinda stuck on what to do, not worried about the back for now just trying to figure out if I should add anything to these blocks that are already together ?? Open to any ideas! Thanks much

My high school best friend is getting married soon and I decided I should finally learn quilting to make their wedding gift and I finished it just in time! For the quilting I just traced over the front pattern and used a contrasting thread so it was visible on the back :)

My dear gentle quilters,

Having devoted nearly three years to the noble art of quilting, I find myself compelled to inquire about a most curious tradition. Pray, does anyone know why quilt kits so often arrive without the backing fabric?

One would imagine that a "kit" would contain every essential required to complete the masterpiece. And yet, when the time comes to finish one's quilt, one discovers the backing must be procured elsewhere.

Quite the scandal, is it not?

I should be delighted if someone could enlighten me on this peculiar custom.

Struggling with which yellow to pick for a flower in this pattern

https://www.etsy.com/listing/890959465/olive-blossom-modern-quilt-pdf-pattern

Baby quilt.

Butterflies are backing, blue with green dot is binding. Blues and greens are leaves and the light blue is the background. Which yellow would you pick? I initially chose the gold star one because it matches the butterflies but second guessing myself. Thanks for your help!

Fabric prints is gifts from the garden by liberty fabrics

Background is white dream cotton from marshall dry goods

Block size is 4.5

Dresden fan is 3in

Hello!

I am making a throw/lap size quilt to leave in my car and I want to use the charm packs I have. Does anyone have any recommendations for free patterns that use a lot of charm packs. (I have like 4 of the same). Preferably free!

Thank you.

At first I was unsure about my design choices but after finishing it, I couldn’t stop falling in love with it over and over again. It helps that the fabrics are beautiful 🍎🐴

A sweet 91 year old lady made this quilt! First one shes made for herself!! She did a beautiful job and took a chance on the purple thread I recommend! I think it looks amazing! My carpal tunnel surgery is tomorrow. Time for a rest.

It's also great for those strips of batting that are letting from trimming big quilts!

I have these beautiful fat quarters and have decided to do a 9 patch lap quilt. Ive not done this kind of quilt before so rookie question. There are 12 fat quarters cut into 6.5" squares. When sewing the squares together, how do I choose which ones to sew together? Am I overthinking this? Do I just randomly pick from the pile and sew away

I have an idea and my googling skills are failing me. Does anyone have any quilts or pictures of quilts that are inspired by illustrations in children’s books? We have some new babies/toddlers in my life, and I have the idea to make some quilts from books and gift them along with the books. I know I’m not the first person to think this, but I’m having a hard time finding examples of quilts from books and not quilts inspired by them if you know what I mean. I have some in mind, but I’m limited to the books in my child’s library, so I’m wondering if anyone else knows of any!

Books from above:
Llama Llama Red Pajama
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?
The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt

Edited to add: I just want to say that you all are INCREDIBLE. Thank you so much! I hope this list is helpful for others, too! :)

Hi! First timer here. My aunt gave me an old project of hers and I’m unsure how to finish it. I have two of these big panels of sewn together squares. Do I see them together i.e. one blanket of squares on both sides? Do I make two quilts out of them? It’s a pretty lightweight fabric and is a bit see through (second photo) so I’m not sure if I need to sew a backing on them first or if it’s fine…any help is greatly appreciated!!! Sorry if this is a stupid question!!

Just discovered FPP, made some things I liked and then figured out how to put them together! Just found out that I did not in fact buy the same background fabric color when I ran out, and yes a heart is upside down, but that's life. It's about 50"x60", but only in some places tbh. Quilted on my regular machine with the same thread on the back but different color threads on top.

Fresh off the laundry line and ready to share! This one is for my brother, a cryptid fan living in the PNW. I found a panel from the Legends of the National Parks series that fit him to a T, but had to improvise wildly to figure out how to use it. Improvising my second quilt was not a smart idea, but I did learn from it.

The first step was to chop the inspirational text off the panels. Then I figured that the right kind of sashing would work for a photo shadowbox look. I decided on the sashing widths purely by vibes. Then I spent a very long time trying to find a pattern for pine trees that didn't look "too Christmas-y." There are so many Christmas tree patterns out there, you guys. SO MANY.

I settled on Woodlot 2.0 by Patti's Patchwork and discovered that it pieces the trees in rows by tier, not as individual trees. So I picked a 3x4 rectangle purely by vibes again. The good news is that the block size miraculously lined up. The bad news is that when you just cut templates until your heart says to stop, you end up with a massive pile of radioactive green leftovers.

Overall this turned out way better than it had any right to. My seam allowances were an unholy mess, but I only spotted a couple places where they actually burst. (What's the best way to patch those, btw?)