Sue's Recycled Checked Shirt Quilt

Sue's Recycled Shirt Quilt

There are many, many beautiful quilt fabrics on the market, but sometimes they just can't beat the feel and look of a recycled shirt quilt.  Sue was inspired to make her first ever quilt from a collection of special checked shirts.  With recycled fabrics, you have to improvise with what is in front of you, but once they become a quilt the transformation can be amazing.

Sue's Recycled Checked Shirt Quilt

On this occasion, Sue chose an up-to-date design, Modern Curves designed by Anita Shackleford, which took the quilt to another level.  Sue also took advantage of Fabadashery Longarm Quilting's binding service to help finish off her project. A very special quilt - and I think there is another in the pipeline!

'Modern Curves' designed by Anita Shackelford

March 2025 Drop-Off Dates - Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

 

If your quilt top is ready for quilting, here are some dates I am taking in quilt in March 2025
Monday 3rd March
Tuesday 11th March
Thursday 13th March
Friday 14th March
Monday 17th March
Tuesday 18th March
Tuesday 25th March
Thursday 27th March
Friday 28th March
Monday 31st March
Tuesday 1st April

Drop me an email at frances@fabadashery.co.uk

Natalie's Feed Sack Quilt

Natalie's Feed Sack Quilt

Today I am sharing Natalie's Feedsack Quilt.  Natalie collected some original Feedsack prints and has incorporated them into several of her quilts. Feedsack Quilts? If you want to find out more there is a great little article at Heritage House Quilts website, which explains how printed feedsacks carrying dry goods became a popular marketing idea.

Natalie's Feed Sack Quilt

Again, the main purpose of the quilt was to highlight the historical fabrics, so just a simple, low key quilting pattern was required - Popcorn.

'Popcorn' designed by Willow Leaf Studio

Drop-Off Dates January 2025 - Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

Here are the dates I am taking in quilts for longarm quilting in February 2025, including a Saturday (15th February). 

Friday 31st January
Tuesday 11th February
Friday 14th February
Saturday 15th February
Monday 17th February
Tuesday 18th February
Wednesday 19th February
Thursday 20th February
Friday 21st February
Monday 24th February
Tuesday25th February
Thursday 27th February
Friday 28th February

Liz's Modern Grey Triangle Quilt

Liz's Modern Grey Triangle Quilt

Sometimes just keeping it neutral is the way forward with a quilt.  They are easy to live with and that probably means they will get more use.  Liz did this lovely neutral grey quilt using a simple triangle pattern (one which has been on my 'Bucket list' for a while to create a lovely quilt for a family member.  To keep the calmness, Liz chose 'Bird's Eye View' a design by Barbara Becker.

'Birds Eye View' digital quilt pattern
designed by Barbara Becker

BONUS DAY - Mary's Sparrow Quilt

Mary's 'Sparrow Quilt'

I hope you have enjoyed the past 12 days of Christmas where I have been sharing some of quilts I quilted for my customers last year.  I have thrown in this bonus day featuring Mary's 'Sparrow Quilt' by Pen and Paper Patterns. Mary and Alyson completed this project together, you can see Alyson's here. I wanted to show how different they look in with a different style of fabric and a different quilting pattern.  Mary has used Liberty fabrics and for the pattern we used 'Jasmine' a pretty floral pattern designed by Anne Bright.

Mary's 'Sparrow Quilt'

'Jasmine' digital pantograph
by Anne Bright Designs

12th Day of Christmas 2024 - Alyson's Sparrows Quilt by Pen and Paper Patterns

Alyson's Sparrows Quilt

Today I am sharing Alyson's 'Sparrows Quilt', a Pen and Paper Patterns quilt design, which has rows of cute birds all over it.  Alyson used a Moda Grunge blue background and some peachy orange Grunge tails for her birds.  A simple, but very effective pattern.  

Alyson's Sparrows Quilt

For the quilting pattern, Alyson chose 'Squirts' designed by Anne Bright, a swirly pattern which on this occasion gives the impression of twigs and branches.

'Squirts' designed by Anne Bright