SPUNSTRAW
creating gold
Love & Stitches Quilt
My first pattern test ever was the Love & Stitches quilt by Megan Collins and it was an absolute joy to make! I’ll go through my testing experience and how I chose colours for the two versions I made.
Read MoreTriangulation Wall Hanging
Beginning of February 2019 I was lucky enough to win a copy of the Triangulation Quilt pattern by Claire of Peony and Fern. She had made a pillow based on half rectangle triangles and luckily for the rest of us then decided to make it into a quilt pattern!
I knew I wanted to adapt the quilt pattern into a wall hanging for our living room and figured it was a perfect opportunity to buy and use some of the gorgeous fabrics from Oakshott Cottons. My husband isn’t big on home decorating, but figured he’d be a little more interested if it was based on their set of red shott cottons in their Ruby Red range since it’s his favourite colour. Our living room is many shades of beige (don’t get me started on the beige..) so the red will really stand out!
Read MoreMy First Baby Quilt
I was able to give my first baby quilt project to it’s lucky recipient the other day! (The other day was a year ago!) Little Johnathan will hopefully enjoy playing on it and cuddling with it for years to come!
When I found out that one of our board game group was expecting a baby I was thrilled for a chance to make a quilt for them! Baby quilts are great, fast finishes, don’t take a crazy amount of fabric, and are a perfect size to fit in my little Brother machine. I might make a few more to play with some techniques and patterns, but I need more friends to have babies! (I’ve since decided it’s fine to build up a stack of baby quilts in my closet waiting for recipients!)
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Fiona is the human behind Spunstraw and lives in Scotland with her husband and their dog Tally.
