second version of my quilt coat, made during NYC’s shutdown last spring

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I’m working away behind the scenes to finish up my latest batch of hand dyed quilted goodies. They are all one of a kind, so be sure to join my email list so you don’t miss out! In the mean time, I thought I’d tell you about my quilt coat!

My last post was about the first quilt coat I made when things were on pause here in NYC last year. I really loved the first one, but there were a few tweaks that I wanted to make.

I changed the shape of the underarm seam, removed a seam from the sleeves and added a seam to the center back.

For the quilting, I tried hand tying, which I hadn’t done before. I decided to place the knots on the inside of the coat, so as not to make the outside look too busy.

I am totally in love with this coat! It is so warm and cozy and basically feels like wearing a quilt all day long.

My newest batch of quilted goodies is almost ready, and they are all one of a kind, so be sure to sign up for my email list if you want to be first to shop!

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the rainbow shibori improv quilt that got me addicted to quilting

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This is the quilt that began my obsession with quilting. I had been dyeing fabric and using it to make clothing for years, but I had never made a quilt. I had kind of an outdated idea of what quilting was, when I discovered the world of Modern Quilting. I can put the fabrics together any way I want? Sign me up!

Hand dyed fabric takes a lot of work, so I try not to let any of it go to waste. After many years of sewing, I had built up quite a collection of small scraps. I decided to make a quilt to put my precious scraps to use!

I laid out my fabric so that the colors would create an ombre effect, going from blue to purple to red. I was intrigued by hand quilting (and I didn’t have a walking foot yet!), so I chose to hand quilt my quilt using navy sashiko thread. I hand quilted out of necessity, but I ended up absolutely loving the texture it gave the quilt–so soft!

As I mentioned in my previous post, I’m in the midst working on a new collection of quilted items, and I’m so tempted to hand quilt some of them. It takes a lot longer, but the texture can’t be beat! I promise my new work will be ready soon, but if you want to make sure you don’t miss it, be sure to sign up for my email list to get a heads up when new things are up for sale!

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hand quilted version of the quilt pattern I designed last year

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I’m catching up on blogging a bunch of things from the past few years. One of them is this mini quilt that I made last year, using a pattern that I designed. I wanted something that wasn’t overly complicated (it’s all rectangles), but that still had an interesting pattern.

I decided to hand quilt it, because I was working on it during the shutdown here in NYC last March, so I was in no hurry to finish.

I love the texture that the hand quilting adds to both the front and the back!

Once I went back to work I kind of put this pattern on the back burner, but I’m thinking I should finish it up and add it to my store. This version is a good size for a wall hanging or a baby quilt, but I will also include a larger version for a throw or twin sized quilt. If you want to know when the pattern is released, be sure to join my email list!