Uppity-Mama

Karavan Whole Cloth Quilt

Oh, I just LOVE this fabric from Valorie Wells' Karavan collection.  I added borders (art gallery pure elements in Cozumel Blue) to my two favorite prints and used one on the front and one on the back.

I pebble quilted it on the longarm machine at the shop.  I quilted all around the circles on the front which gave a lot of texture to the quilt.  The circles are puffy!

The binding is Art Gallery Lace Elements in Plum.

I tried wool batting this time and it was really nice to work with and gave a bit of extra loft to the circles, I think.

And my kids do claim this one is warmer than the quilts with cotton batting.  Nice on these chilly Los Angeles mornings!

 

Growth Chart Quilt

At fall Quilt Market, back in October, Thomas Knauer did a schoolhouse (lecture) about his new fabric line and gave all who attended a pattern called Growth Chart.  Isn't it sweet?  And so easy.  The pattern calls for a differnent back but still utilises the rest of the strips used in the front. You can purchase a PDF download here.

This fabric line is called Pear Tree.
I went with the pink and green colorway for my quilt as you can see and echo quilted around the "chart."

Thomas' next line is called Flock and
I can't wait to get it in the shop in February.
It's really groovy!