Disney Quilt Swap

I signed up for the #disneyquiltswap2019 on Instagram back in August and had a great time working up this Mary Poppins themed mini quilt for my partner! Nabbed this cool rainbow fabric while on vacation and am thrilled with how it worked for this.

I packed in as many film details into it as I could, because who doesn't love Mary Poppins? The skylines I drew first on paper & transferred onto the fabrics, before using a zig-zag to machine appliqué them to the background. Mary's silhouette is also machine appliquéd, which took some patience on my end! Stitching supercalifragilisticexpialidocious to fit around the umbrella added that little extra to make it practically-perfect.

A few details of my trademark bumblebee, birds all around the cathedral and some chimney sweep brushes over the rooftops.

 

Here's a quick look at the label. It's actually both label & hanging corner, which I love adding to swap quilts because it makes it easier to get up on the wall once delivered. My partner had several Mary Poppins ideas in her mosaic, so while it was hard to part with this quilt, I know it went to a good home!

So what did I receive you ask? This AMAZING Tangled themed mini from @bonnybaubles. This is one I kept an eye on during the construction process and hoped it would be mine. Imagine my excitement when I opened up my swap to find this gorgeous quilt!!

The way Janelle used the ombre confetti fabric, just blows my mind, even the shadow of the boat is perfect. Tangled is a favorite of mine and as a long-time Disney & music lover, the addition of the song lyrics is tops! Also - check out the sweet label she made - is that not the best use of the literary library card fabric?! Thank you Janelle! and thanks to @kcswapshost for this fun swap. You can see more finished quilts from this round with #dqscomplete on Instagram.

Because You're Leaf-ing

That's the clever title L came up with for this special quilt. :D

It's for H, a coworker who was leaving, so of course I had to make her a mini quilt!

We always end up talking about food, books, craft things, etc. and I'll definitely miss seeing her down the hall. So when it came to a quilt, I had several directions to go. I landed with these cute little plants hanging out on some shelves that fit her style & interests.

The pots are made with leftover labels from some work projects that H & I worked on, so I knew they had to be incorporated somehow! They make it unique and personal too. I used some images online as a starting point, but drafted my own paper pieced plant patterns which turned out super well. I used up all I had of the yellow (every bit!) and just love the bright pop it lends the quilt. The binding was chosen to 'match' the museum blue in the labels. I completely forgot how much H loves polka dots, so it was a an doubley good choice of fabric. Win-win on that one!

 

I outlined the pots, added definition to the shelves, and then free motion stippled throughout the yellow background. There are even 2 bumblebees in here, as a fun extra.

Here's H & I with her quilt! And H & staff too. She loved it and already had the perfect spot to hang it so we know it was appreciated right from the start. I got all the staff members to sign the back, because it ultimately is a going-away gift from all of us.

Night Lights

Playing catch up on some quilts from the past few months - so here's Night Lights! Inspiration for this one came from seeing the lights in the bell tower at church after dark. I wanted to capture some of the look of lights reaching up into the night sky.

I pulled this together fairly quickly from doodle-idea to finished quilt. Grabbed fabrics from my stash, choosing some favorite scraps of a music note print for the white squares. I quilted straight lines horizontally across the top in black thread, in-between the light squares. Then I used white thread to free motion the circles to add some movement. It measures 11" x 16" and the binding is machine finished.