Duck, Duck, Goose!

My Finished Duck , Duck, Goose! Quilt!

Duck, Duck, Goose! Quilt   by Summercrafter
available { here }

One of my favorite things to do,  in the wonderful world of sewing,  is to test out patterns !  Recently, I had the pleasure of finishing  up a fun and delightful child's quilt, designed by Elaine ,  the Summercrafter.

This quilt is called, " Duck,Duck, Goose!"    

Duck, Duck, Goose!  quilt   design by Summercrafter      Made by Susie's Sunroom

It's a pattern that made me literally smile and giggle as I finished  sewing each block! These little white geese are so " geeky " with their skinny necks and jaunty double feather tails!!

Quilt Details:

Pattern:  Duck, Duck , Goose!        Design by Elaine at Summercrafter  { pattern  here }

Size:   58 "  x 58 "

Front:  various stash fabrics

Backing:   A Riley Blake fabric from my stash  (can't remember the name as it is from an older line)

Batting:   Pellon 970 Thermolam Plus Sew In

Thread:    Aurifil Thread 50 wt. #2024 for piecing  and 
                                                # 4655 for quilting  (Variegated blue from a Color Me Happy Aurifil  Collection )     

Quilting :   My "Random Wavy Lines"-  keeping within a 3 inch width horizontally across the quilt


I love the yellow fabric on the back.

 The white designs reminded me of  feathers !

This little fellow  must have gotten lost !  " Hey, they are all on the other side! "

I ended up making an extra Goose block, and decided to use it on the back side! I needed some added width to the yellow fabric for the backing , and accomplished this by  piecing a long section together , 12 1/2 inches wide by 58 inches.  

For the quilting,  I sewed the  wavy lines, keeping each line  contained within a "lane " of 3 inches wide, horizontally across the quilt.  I tried to achieve the feeling of gentle waves for the duckies to float upon.  The Aurifil #4655  cotton thread is variegated, and gives the quilting some more interest with the  different lights and darks showing through.  (Aurifil is my favorite thread!)

Aurifil Thread:  #2024 white and #4655 variegated blues

The ducks were very cooperative for the photo shoot, so here are some more pictures !

Obviously, a few old pins don't bother this little Quilty Helper, Whiskers!!

Elaine has designed another brilliant baby /child's quilt pattern! 
Be sure to go on over to the Summercrafter blog and pattern store, to see all of Elaine's patterns!  They are available in PDF format, and many have the paper pattern option as well!

  *** You can check out the quilts that I have made using Summercrafter patterns:

High Seas  { here }
Water Color Sea Horses  { here }
Peppermints  { here }

 I am keeping this little Duck, Duck, Goose!  gem for any "future" grandchildren that may come " down the road. "  I love looking at it!
Wouldn't this quilt and  pillows of a duck and a goose be so cute for a baby shower gift?!!

I'm off to my sewing room!

Linking up at:    And Sew We Craft Together @ And Sew We Craft  and 
                         Fabric Tuesday @ Quilt Story  and
                        Let's Bee Social @ Sew Fresh Quilts  and
                      Fabric  Frenzy Friday  @ Fort Worth Fabrics Studio  and
                             Sew Cute Tuesday @ Blossom Heart Quilts 

Quack!!

                      

A Spring Petals Finish

In Full Bloom

The Spring Petals Quilt Along at  The Crafty Quilter

This week, I was able to finish up my Spring Petals Table Topper !  This is my second Quilt Along completion in the last few months.  (The first project was my   Irish Chain Twist Quilt , sewing along with Melissa at Happy Quilting.)  Both have been "sew "fun and great learning experiences!


I only had one  "uh- oh" incident while finishing up the topper-

I thought it would be pretty to have a simple fleur-de-lis  pattern quilted  in the corners.   I found  a gray varigated thread, which will blend in nicely with the background fabrics and binding, and still contrast a little  with the yellow corners. 

I appliqued the petals onto the background, using a small  blanket stitch on my sewing machine.

             - Aurifil 50 Wt  cotton from a special box of Color Me Happy  (V and Co.) threads
             - Stencil  -  with fleur-de-lis pattern
             -  Frixion pen   ( iron and it disappears)

My corner is  all marked with a Frixion pen  waterproof pen

Oops!   After I marked it and started to admire the pretty classic shape , I  realized that I had used a waterproof pen that I use for making quilt labels!   My heart sank!
Then I remembered that,  fortunately,  I started to mark the quilting lines on a corner piece of fabric!  (I had originally been  thinking about starting in the center  with something  from the stencil!)
I simply ripped the stitches out from that  yellow corner piece, cut out a new triangle, and replaced it!  Whew!

I used my walking foot to quilt along the lines made with my Frixion Pen

I added this little box in the  the open area around the center flower in green

I couldn't wait to iron the Frixion marks off , after some  simple quilting touches were added to my topper.  (My scrappy fabrics   {Summersville Spring   charm pack }  are pretty busy, so I chose not to compete with the fabric designs and bright colors.)

The binding , with its unusual corners was a initially a bit  intimidating to me, but  Julie's excellent tutorial took me right through the process , in Lesson 5.  { Here }
Now I can tackle this kind of binding!  Thank you , Julie, for your awesome tutorial!

Referring to Julie's tutorial,  I was ready to attach the binding.  I grabbed a cup of coffee, and  sewed the binding 'raw edge' to 'raw edge' on the back side first.  Then , after a good pressing, I held the binding in place with my handy- dandy Wonder Clips.   

I love using these little Wonder Clips  (Clover) for sewing on binding 

I machine stitched the binding on the front side of my topper.   Before  I knew it..... the binding was finished!!

Susie's Sunroom

Spring Petals Table Topper     by Susie's Sunroom

Spring Petals Table Topper    by Susie's Sunroom

This Spring Petals table topper is a great project that can be completed in a week or a weekend, and makes a beautiful gift.   It is truly fun to make!!

Julie,  The Crafty Quilter  ,has  a Link Up showcase ,  where you can see everybody's Spring Petals Table Toppers .   {here}   

It's not too late to get started and make one of your own!  You have until June 6 to enter a Spring Petals topper.   Julie has even added a second  topper pattern... with  no applique!  { Here }     And,  to enter the link up, you don't have to have your topper quilted.  Just have a finished top!

I am going to look over the rest of my  Summersville Spring charms pack, and try to make the non - applique' table topper.    I think my Mother wants this first Spring Petals for her Mother's Day gift!!     

I'm off to my sewing room!

                                                        

Linking up at:       Spring Petals  QAL @ The Crafty Quilter               and

                           Can I Get a Whoop Whoop @  Confessions of a Fabric Addict  and
                          Let's Bee Social  @  Sew Fresh Quilts    and
                           Fabric Frenzy Friday @ Fort Worth Fabric Studio    and
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