I've been eagerly anticipating when the time would arrive to sew with my sample yardage of Poppie Cotton's new fabric line Market Day, and it finally happened!
I love this line so much...definitely another top favorite of mine. So many sweet designs, pretty colors, little berries and florals and wreaths, buntings and dolls!
I couldn't stop with one quilt, so I made two! First I noticed that the fabric was a good match to the colors I had used to embroider these Sunbonnet Sue blocks I started as a teen and finished up the first year I was married (before I had taken up quilting, so I just stored them until later).
There are plenty of flaws from my less-experienced needlework days, but I still think the blocks are super cute. In order to turn the embroidered blocks into a crib size quilt, I alternated them with a print block.
I settled on deconstructed hourglass blocks, since those are fun to make. I had to do some tests first to come up with the correct size to pair with the embroidered blocks.
After sewing them together, I only had a few weeks left to quilt it, so I was hand quilting every spare moment in order to meet my deadline - and I finished it up by sewing the binding the very same day I had to take and send in the photos!
I custom quilted around each of the Sue blocks (the one with the parasol is my 2-year-old's favorite!), adding fun little details in some of them, and did all the star blocks alike. It was quite a bit of hand quilting in a short time, so now I'm ready to take a break before I start the next project!
This was also my first attempt at a scalloped border. I've wanted to make one for some time, and finally decided to just tackle it. It actually was fairly easy, thanks to online tutorials like this one, and now that I've done it once, I expect it will be even easier next time.
The scallops finish the edge perfectly, making it such a fun little girly quilt! I had to hang it up in my living room so I can enjoy it for a while.
But I also had a second idea I wanted to make, if I could squeeze it in. Teapot wall hanging!
For this one I used Lori Holt's Granny's Teapot pattern, making 4 teapot blocks, and adding my own border to make the size a good one for my space (and to add in more of the cute prints).
I actually made this one from start to finish (except for one teapot block) in one day, so it went pretty quickly.
I love how the large size of the teapots show off some favorite prints! Now if I could just find some REAL teapots with chintz prints like this...
I machine quilted it all over with a double line diamond grid, and really love how it looks. I think I'll use this for a larger quilt when I have one I want to machine quilt.
So many pictures in this post, but I was so pleased with both these projects that it's hard to narrow it down!
There have been so many adorable projects using this new fabric line, in this blog tour. I hope you check them out, and ask your local quilt shop about the availability of Market Day! It's honestly the cutest.
| Monday, August 19 | @elliebugmakes | Ellie Bug |
| Tuesday, August 20 | theredfeedsack.blogspot.com | Dori Troutman |
| Wednesday, August 21 | http://prettybyhand.com/ | Kristyne |
| Thursday, August 22 | https://charismascorner.com/category/blog/ | Charisma |
| Friday, August 23 | https://www.nannygoatquilts.com/ | Lisa Garlic |
| Monday, August 26 | https://verityvintagestudio.typepad.com/my-blog/ | Kristen Clay |
| Tuesday, August 27 | creamcraftgoods | Karen |
| Wednesday, August 28 | Website: http://blueribbondesigns.com | Belinda Karls-Nace |
| Thursday, August 29 | https://www.mollyandmama.com.au/blog/ | Lauren Wright |
| Friday, August 30 | charisecreates.blogspot.com | Charise Creates |
Gosh, this is so darn cute! Both of them! I’m really inspired. I’ve been getting the “quilting itch” lately. And I’m amazed at the time you spent on the embroidery, the scallops, and the hand quilting!
Posted by: Lauren | 08/29/2024 at 09:57 AM