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Trays and Pincushions in Jetty and Collection CF.

By carolyn friedlander on December 3, 2019 in fabric, Featured on Home, weekend projects | Comments: 0

I can’t stop thinking about all of the sewn gifts I want to make this holiday season. Are you thinking about that too? If you are looking for ideas for quick favorites, here are some trays and pincushions in Jetty and Collection CF.

I always use Quilt Market as an excuse to make small, sewn things for the booth. Baskets, trays, and pincushions are always easy to set on the table to hold stuff. This time I made 3 trays using Noodlehead’s Tiny Treasures Tray tutorial, some pincushions and a couple of mini thread catchers.

The Treasures Tray is such a great project that comes together quickly, shows off some fabric and is super useful once they are done. I always find about a million uses for these around the house and in the sewing room.

Anna finishes her trays with leather handles, which is definitely a good-looking finish. I was surprised by how easy the leather handles and rivets were last time I made these, but sadly I didn’t have any leather scraps on hand this time. Rummaging around for an alternative, I decided to give webbing a shot. I like the look of the webbing, but I quickly discovered that it can be a little trickier than the leather. Mainly, webbing can be thicker, and so getting the rivets in place was a test in patience and persistence. I’m guessing that they make thicker rivets to solve that, but I made these work.

PSA: if you use webbing, it’s a good idea to hit the ends with Fray Check to prevent fraying.

Inside the basket are a couple of pincushions from my Crew pattern. They are G and H if you’re wondering.

crew pincushions G and H in Jetty fabric

On the black one I made sure to include some of the selvage so you’d get that fun white stripe on the side. The yellow one also makes use of the selvage design on the fabric.

It is a good thing that all of these projects are speedy, because it’s hard to make just one. I can’t remember exactly, but basically all of these came together in the same day.

Leading up to Quilt Market I couldn’t stop picking out pairs of fabric for possible Rye projects, which made the fabric pull for these super easy. They may not have made it into a Rye, but I found a use for them here.

The little thread catchers are the mini version from my free tutorial here. I LOVE traveling with this tiny size, and they come together in a flash. At the show they held my business cards nicely as well as the thread clippings from my demos.

Tray Pattern: Noodlehead’s Tiny Treasures Basket & Tray

Pincushions: Crew Pincushion pattern by me

Thread Catchers: Mini Thread Catcher tutorial by me

Fabric: Jetty and Collection CF

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Marcelle Medallion Quilt in Collection CF.

By carolyn friedlander on November 27, 2019 in fabric, loving | Comments: 2

Elisabeth Hardy is another dear friend who made a beautiful contribution to the release for Collection CF. She made a Marcelle Medallion Quilt, pattern by Green Bee Patterns.

Marcelle Medallion Quilt in Collection CF fabric

The Marcelle Medallion quilt is one Elisabeth has made many times. I’ve drooled over every version I’ve seen her make, and so I was eager to see how she’d interpret it in my newest fabrics.

I like many things about Elisabeth’s quilting, especially her ability to mix prints and colors. In this quilt, I really like how she used every print in the collection in a way that feels scrappy and still cohesive. Looking at her quilt, I can’t help but think of all the different ways you could pair up and order the colors and fabrics. It’s neat!

I told her that I knew she’d make something that I’d want to recreate, and this definitely has me intrigued to give this pattern a try. I like the idea of working by color and section as you build this quilt out from the center.

Quilting the project with a big spiral is a neat way to tie it all together. It gives it a great texture while also not detracting from the piecing.

Pattern: Marcelle Medallion by Green Bee Patterns

Fabric: Collection CF

Made By: Elisabeth Hardy (@elisabew)

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Day Camp Quilt by Julia Williams

By carolyn friedlander on November 26, 2019 in fabric, loving | Comments: 2

There are more Collection CF projects that are very special. For the release, I reached out to a couple of friends. Because the fabric collection felt like I was sewing with old friends, I thought it would be fitting to ask some friends to share their work as well. I always love seeing people using my fabric in their own way, and I knew this would be a great opportunity for it. First up is the Day Camp Quilt by Julia Williams.

This is such a fun quilt! It’s a new take on the classic Tumbling Block. Julia says that it is super easy to put together, and she has me very interested to give it a try.

My favorite thing about this design is all that you can do with the fabrics! It takes on a 3 dimensional effect when you play with the values and colors and how they go together. I love opportunities like this.

I LOVE how Julia finished the quilt. The quilting and yarn ties make it even more enticing. The texture and color it adds is something special.

Pattern: Day Camp by Julia Williams (@alchemytea)

Fabric: Collection CF

(Psst, Julia also made some Dumpling Pincushions as well. This is another one of her patterns–find it here. I’ve made some before and now want to make more again!)