BluePip Designs

Back to school for the kids and a strong start to my sewing month, having tons of fun sewing up Zephyr quilts and finishing my summer scrap top!  The second half of the month got a little crazy with real life stuff and sewing unfortunately had to take a backseat to that.  But I am super excited about the Zephyr pattern and already planning round three of sewing (just have to finish the pattern editing first)! Quilt Tally WIP List at beginning of month: 13 WIP List at end of month: 13 Untouched in 2021: 4 Active QAL Projects: 2 Kid Projects: 2 Quilts Finished Pink Zephyr (August 2021) Rainbow Zephyr (September 2021) Quilts Started Sew Happy Mini Quilt - A new Fat Quarter Shop quilt-along making a fun table-runner sized quilt from blocks featured in Lori Holt's Spelling Bee book .  I get a kick out of the funny-looking tag on top of the "S" - that will disappear after the top border is sewn on! Quilt Progress (5 WIPs touched) Summer Scrap - ...

My  Trinket quilt  is one of my favorite finishes ever, and today I am sharing a much simpler version with exactly the same vibe.  When I saw that Alison Glass' newest fabric line, Sun Print 2021 , featured printed elements of the Trinket blocks, I knew I had to sew something with them.  The result is a fun new quilt that I call Trinket Remix! I used the newest free pattern from The Fat Quarter Shop , Mini Cake Mints .  The pattern is a modern plaid and gave me a great opportunity to let the Night Trinket  (my favorite fabric from this line) shine!  Of course I made a few modifications.  First, I added a row to the top and the left sides to make my quilt larger.  Next, I simplified the pattern by using a jelly roll instead of mini charm packs.  I was able to sew the long strips together and then cut them to the correct width, making the quilt go together quickly.  Finally, I bought yardage of th...

Some dear friends of ours recently had a baby - he's a month old now and has finally received his very own quilt! This is a fairly new quilt pattern, Little Fox by Bound Co .  When I first saw it, I was immediately struck by the graphic nature of the top and knew I had to make it!  I love how the fox face is just floating on a traditional background. I used a shooting stars blender for the gray squares just to make them a little more interesting if you are looking at the quilt up close. This quilt is tiny enough that a single width of regular quilting fabric was enough to back it, the easiest way to back a quilt .  The quilting is a gentle meander and the binding matches the fabric used in the fox's face.  My boys were kind enough to find me a few stuffed foxes to help style the quilt back photo. The new baby has already been photographed on the quilts I made for his older sisters, so I have no doubt that he will love this one too!  As a funny aside, my middle s...