Lynn Carson Harris

Spring Cleaning

I have a few housekeeping issues to share today.

First, I've spiffed up the blog a bit - cleaned out the side bars and rearranged some things. I've gathered up links to all the places you can find me online and put them over in the left sidebar. If you follow me through a reader, you might want to pop over and have a look.

Speaking of readers, google reader is how I currently follow all of my blogs and I am disappointed that they will be shutting down. I haven't had time yet to do any research on other readers so, if any of you have a reader you like, please let me know what it is. 

Also, I have really been wanting to get to know you, my readers, better so I've started a flickr group. I'd love to see the projects you are working on. If you've been inspired by anything you've seen here on the blog, or any guest posts or tutorials I've done please share them too. I'd like to have some discussions with you all and create a bit of a community.  Please join me.

Wordless Wednesday

It's Atomic!

As much as I like the Atomic Pinwheels quilt that I made from the atomic fabric, I think I like this version of the Atomic Pinwheels pattern in solids more.

I had fun with the quilting on this one too.

 

This quilt is the "throw" size of Atomic Pinwheels and measures 58 by 70 inches.

Listed below are the Robert Kaufman Kona solid colors and the matching Aurifil 50 wt threads that were used in this quilt.

Eggplant      1240
Peapod        1231
lagoon         2810
papaya        2140 

The Atomic Pinwheels pattern includes directions for five different sizes crib through queen and is available on Crafty as an instant download pdf.

Next, I want to try a scrappy version.

 

 

 

Atomic Pinwheels

I am thrilled to announce my new quilt pattern, Atomic Pinwheels.

I think this print was perfect for the atomic design of the quilt that features pinwheels spinning in opposite directions. The pattern includes directions for five sizes from crib to queen. This, the smallest version, is 46 by 58 inches.

This eye popping design is made possible by the use of curved piecing and partial seams construction. The pattern includes detailed instructions on how to sew curved seams and how to sew the blocks together using partial seams. This is a project for an experienced quilter.

My friend Ann did all of the wonderful computer graphics in the pattern including a full page colorsheet for each of the five quilt sizes. I have to say that this pattern would NOT have happened without Ann's computer graphics wizardry. She even came up with this snappy cover design.

The pattern is available as an instant download pdf on craftsy.

Stay tuned for another interpretation of the pattern in solid fabrics.

 

 

Mini Stars!

I mentioned earlier that I've been having fun making tiny two inch stars. 

So much fun that I whipped out a mini stars mini quilt.

Mini stars should be quilted with mini bubbles, right?

I like it. I made it for my friend Lynn, I hope she likes it too.

The finished size is 14 inches square.

The queen size version will be set with alternating plain blocks and star blocks set in a ninepatch as seen in the last photo here. I don't think I'll be quilting the queen size quilt with mini bubbles, though. I'll probably get stuck in the quilting decision stage for months on that one.

Working Small

I've been working on the tiny stars again. This involves lots of cutting of tiny pieces. 

I like that I am including scraps from some of my recent projects.

I see some Frippery, Circa, and New Leaf, and even a bit of Miss P's first day of school dress in these stars. 

I'm getting close to having enough... 

The Easter Rug

Last weekend Miss P and I decorated the house for Easter. It didn't take us long because we don't have very many decorations. Well, really we don't have that many clean horizontal surfaces places to put them. 

When we had finished putting things out Miss P was disapointed that we had finished so quickly. She also wanted the house to be more transformed like it is when we decorate for Christmas. We have loads of Christmas decorations but most of those go on the tree.  Yes, we all miss the glow of the lit up tree.

To help make things more festive, she has decided to make Easter decorations for her doll house. First up, an Easter rug. She looked through some of my books on making doll house things and my old copy of Pearl McGown's You Can Hook Rugs. She then drew out this rug design to make for her doll house.

Today, I'll teach her how to do punch needle embroidery.

Circa, Curry, and Cerise

This latest quilt I made for Jennifer Paganelli features her new Circa line.  

I added a touch of Kona Curry and Kona Cerise for a little continuity in the design. 

I do love the old fashioned feel to these fabrics. 

I actually finished this quilt a while ago but had to wait for some photo help. The chickens just weren't tall enough to do it justice. Neither was miss P. I thought you might want to see a better image than this, although I DO like this photo.

Finished size 60 by 84 inches.

The squares finish to 6 inches. 

Wordless Wednesday

Log Cabin Repair

I've been working on repairing an antique quilt for a friend. She says it has been in her family for a long time. It had pretty much fallen apart and different family members have pieces of it.

I'm choosing some of the blocks that are in better condition and creating a mini quilt top that she can have framed. The block below will be in the finished mini quilt. I like that you can see the ticking foundation where there is fabric missing in this one.

Here are a couple of blocks that didn't make the final project.

I love that the maker used many different fabrics for the black half of the blocks.

The small quilt I am putting back together will consist of 16 of these smaller blocks. I am appliqueing the quilt to a solid fabric foundation and then stitching it in the ditch for stability (basically hand quilting it with no batting). The foundation fabric can then be stretched for framing and there won't be stress on the old quilt top. 

It's kind of hard for me to see the black stitching on the black fabric so I'm taking my time with this one. Also, it could really stand a washing but I'm very afraid to do that. I'm being very careful as I handle it.