Monday 1 June 2015

Back to my bestie

Anyone who reads my blog or spends time sewing and quilting with me will find out pretty quickly that my all time favourite fabric range is Wee Wander by Sarah Jane Studios.  I truly adore it!  It might be approaching two years since it was first introduced, but I still think it is as fresh as ever and I use my stash of these fabrics selectively.


In March I finished a quilt top which uses each of the fabrics in the range alongside white, and then I put it away for a while so that I could look forward to spending time with the fabrics again.  I know this sounds crazy, but think of me like Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory who nibbles a bit of his precious (and limited) chocolate in order to savour it.  This weekend I decided it was time to savour more time with this fabric and begin the quilting.


 As ever I am using my walking foot for the quilting.  Usually I use the seams to keep the quilting lines straight and this usually ends up being about a quarter inch from the seam.  This time I decided to quilt in that way but also close up to the seams as well.  I love the tram tracks look I created on the squares which are making up the sashing.

For the foundation pieced stars I wanted to emphasise the star shapes.  I have done this by quilting just inside and outside the seams.  I love the way in which this makes the shapes stand out and it also creates a nice texture.  As ever, I am quilting with Aurifil thread.  I opted for white throughout to add to the crisp feel of this quilt.


The backing is a fabric I've only recently discovered, Holly Hobbie by Spectrix in Pretty Flowers White.  I think it is ideal and has the right blues and a touch of green to match the front.


There is still plenty of quilting to be done, binding to add, ends to sew in.  But surely I can manage a Friday finish!

Today I'm linking up with Lily's Quilts.

10 comments:

  1. Hello Emmajane! Your quilt is beautiful! I can fully understand why you love these fabrics, they are fabulous! :) x

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    1. Hi Christine! Thanks for visiting! Glad you like it.

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  2. I LOVE your star blocks. The quilting is looking great so far, keep up the good work!!!

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    1. Hello Kim! Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment.

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  3. I love the bright fabrics you used in this quilt! Very fun and whimsical!

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    1. Hello! That's why it's my favourite fabric range. Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment.

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  4. This is so sweet! I love the fabric range, and your foundation pieced stars must have taken some time to make?

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  5. That is a precious projects. I'd want to prolong my time with all those fun fabrics as well. It makes me think of hanging out with all my pals during somer break. Thanks for visiting my blog!

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