I promised myself I would spend more time on my hobbies and am trying to finish off lots of sewing projects before I start any more. However when a copy of Little Quilts by Sarah Fielke & Amy Lobsiger landed on my doorstep there was a project I just had to make straight away.
Craft books are a major weakness and indulgence and Little Quilts is my kind of book. I love making little quilts for Little Sis to play with and I’ve already made a couple.
Little Quilts features 15 step-by-step projects for small quilts using traditional and contemporary patchwork and quilting techniques. I find little quilts fun to make and as they are achievable in a couple of evenings they suit me perfectly. I chose to make the Honeycomb quilt by Sarah Fielke. My son is studying mini beasts at nursery and they seem to have taken over every aspect of our lives!
The Honeycomb quilt came together in a couple of evenings and I enjoyed every step of the process from choosing a selection of fabrics to embroidering the bee and practising my sewing skills.
The instructions were clear and easy to follow. The only slight difficulty I had was with transferring the design to my fabric. I made my own light box with a light and a clear tray which helped!
Due to the size of the quilt it has been the perfect project and come everywhere with me. The original pattern is designed for the Honeycomb to be oval but I want to display my doll quilts down our staircase so I added a few hexagons and my finished quilt is a rectangle. I’m really pleased with it, I love the spring colours and the embroidery gives it an added dimension.
Little Quilts by Sarah Fielke & Amy Lobsiger is published by CICO Books in July 2014 and is available from rylandpeters.com. Seven of the quilts have been designed by Sarah Fielke and seven by Amy Lobsiger, the final quilt is a collaboration. Techniques include hand and machine quilting, traditional piecing, paper piecing, applique and embroidery.
I love this & your bee is beautiful! I would love to have a go at quilting again- tried it when I was younger but didn’t have the patience -_-
If I take up another hobby my husband might feel a bit left out though, lol! Regardless, I’m going to sneak this book on my Christmas list 😀 x
ok now that is one gorgeous item, i would love to be able to do that x
The quilt looks amazing. I am in awe of someone that can make something as beautiful as that. I am new to sewing and starting a new course to make clothes soon 🙂
That looks beautiful! I tried quilting once, a bit fiddly but easy when you get the hang of it, but very time consuming!
Wow – looks bee-rilliant!! The last time I ever quilted something was when I was about 11 years old – eek!
Wow, that is amazing. Well done you. An heirloom piece if I ever saw one
Your embroidered bee is perfect for the honeycomb.
oh it looks really nice, shame im not into sawing
This is lovely! I still have loads of baby grows to make into a quilt for Baby x
I’ve never tried quilting but it looks like something I could like 😉 Yours looks amazing!
Spending time on something you enjoy doing is so important so it’s great to hear you managed to find some time to go through this lovely book. I am so impressed with the bee! It looks amazing!
The bee is beautiful! I would never be able to make something like this
Now that is lovely. I like the bee/honeycomb link with the hexagon shapes, that’s nice. A piece of quilting to be proud of! x
Gosh, this really is lovely – the sort of thing that could stay in a family for generations. I wish I was better at sewing and making!
That is very pretty, clever you! When I was little my great-aunt was a fantastic seamstress and she helped me make a quilt like yours for my dolls.
What a gorgeous quilt – I remember making one similar at school (obviously a different design/pattern).
I love that quilt and the bee is gorgeous. I’d really like to make patchwork so this looks like a great way to start out.
I love homemade quilts and your bee is amazing.
this is so beautiful! love the bee x
Thanks, sometimes it’s nice to challenge yourself. The pricked fingers were worth it 🙂
What a very clever lady, I had a go and wasn’t very good
How gorgeous, and what an amazing keepsake! I wish I could quilt!
This is amazing!! You are so talented. I have wanted to do quilting for ages x
Oh wow you are so talented, what a wonderful quilt. I wish I had the time (and patience no doubt!) to do this. Just fabulous 😉
What a gorgeous quilt, you are so talented 🙂 x
Thank you, it was fun to put together.
Wow, this is so pretty!
My gran used to make similar handmade items… I have two left hands 🙁
This is stunning – I love, love, love your bee!
Thanks so much. I really enjoyed learning some new stitches 🙂
Absolutely stunning! I am new to quilting. My next project is a dolls quilt, I think the Little Quilts book would be a wonderful inspiration.
I love making doll quilts, I think they are a really manageable size. Plus they’re so small I don’t lose interest!