Between Christmas and New Year, I'm joining in with Cheryl atmeadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/ highlighting 5 'best posts of 2021' - my personal favourite finishes from during the year.
My 'Norah' quilt was strip pieced in a large traditional log cabin style. I started in April 2020 finished September 2021. It came together very quickly and held my interest as I made those colour decisions with every seam.
I used cotton batting for that soft & snuggly feel and in keeping with the scrappy theme, the back is a hodgepodge of large scraps.
I used cotton batting for that soft & snuggly feel and in keeping with the scrappy theme, the back is a hodgepodge of large scraps.
I machine quilted this with simple straight lines, and then finished off with a black & white stripe for the binding, {a wee nod to the original which had lots of black perle handquilting}.
"Another Story" quilt is a real favourite too - I like how the solid green setting triangles give those yummy florals room to breathe. Love how some greens form stars too! 
The 9-patch has continued to be a favourite of mine too. '9patch remix' quilt is a modern rendition of the good old nine patch.
The piecing was a snap, no fuss no muss! What makes it special to me are the fabric combinations. I used lots of leftover geometric looking fabrics - a mash up of Carolyn Friedlander's fabric and Karen Lewis textiles - and teamed them up with a mix of Liberty and other flowery prints. It's a super geometric : floral combo!
It's a quilt I sent out this year for professional longarm quilting. I'm glad I chose this method of finishing because I would have agonised so much over the "how to quilt" decisions and would probably not have got it finish even now!
We chose organic straight lines in the end, nothing too fancy to compete with the florals, {thanks to Leeanne from quiltmekiwi, who has quilted quite a few quilts for me this year, 👍great team work!}
And now it's all finished and it's beautiful!
Another fav this year was my 'Bars and Strings' quilt {aka coin quilt} which I finished October 2021. I used a yummy mix of special Liberty prints, recycled shirts, fabrics from my stash and a couple of very early Laura Ashley fabrics... a simple idea in true utility scrap quilt fashion!The machine quilting, "Ripples" edge to edge, gives the quilt more movement without being too distracting. It also has a vertical orientation which I really like as it pairs well with the columns of my quilt.
My latest 'finish' is my Jewel Box quilt, which has had the most "likes" over on my Instagram feed! I was very surprised that it got so much attention.
Just goes to show there’s still something to be said for taking a traditional block and freshening up the look!
We chose organic straight lines in the end, nothing too fancy to compete with the florals, {thanks to Leeanne from quiltmekiwi, who has quilted quite a few quilts for me this year, 👍great team work!}
And now it's all finished and it's beautiful!
Just goes to show there’s still something to be said for taking a traditional block and freshening up the look!
So, these favorites of mine are staying here just now. However during the year, I have also enjoyed donating several of my other quilts to Hospice here in Auckland. Some of you may remember that my daughter is a nurse there, and she just loves Giving. My. Quilts. Away!
Just added new quilt labels before the quilts left home - idea courtesy of mollisparkles over on ig here
Machine wash cold
Tumble dry low
Love on high
Don't forget to pop on over after Christmas Day and check out what's happening - and maybe link up your best 5 posts too - over at with Cheryl at meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/. The link party will open Sunday December 26th for one week ending on Sunday, January 2nd.
This will be my last post before Christmas, so wishing you all a safe & happy holiday
Linda
11 comments:
Such a treat to read this post Linda with your favourite finishes all beautiful! The last photo of the quilts donated to Hospice is heartwarming.
Marry Christmas to you
you got a lot done and all so pretty too
Isn't it nice to look back and see how productive you were in 2021? I think it's admirable that you (and me too!) continued to make during lock-downs and stay-at-home days. So many makers just stopped making, and that's a response I find very difficult to understand. With so much time on one's hands, and a waiting stash of fabrics, it makes complete sense to sew, sew, sew! I'm glad you did! Thanks for sharing your lovelies.
They all turned out so pretty!! I love Nora though--very vintage looking i think nice works hugs, Julierose
It is lovely to see your selections. Of course they are all gorgeous!
Your blog is so inspirational, all the cozy-look quilts! Thanks so much for sharing throughout the year!:)
Merry Xmas Linda, you have had a very creative and productive year and great to see some quilts being kept and some donated.
Well done on your lovely finishes for the year.
I absolutely love how you use prints in your quilts. And the sentiment on the labels. How sweet (as well as practical)! Have a lovely new year full of quilting.(And maybe a little more venturing out? We can only hope.)
These are all beautiful, congrats on such wonderful finishes for 2021! Thanks for linking up and Happy New Year!
Such a lovely selection of 2021 quilt finishes!
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