April's challenge was Hat Trick which I had in my Schnibble stock pile but had never made. I used Mama Said Sew by Sweetwater. I changed up the border from what the pattern suggested. I still need to add a binding - will likely go with grey.
I am calling this quilt Sew Fun.
I had fun quilting - I put a flower like medallion in every square. This FMQ was all done without marking the quilt top but I did practice on paper ahead of time.
One cool new must have sewing tool I have found is Pinmoors.
Pinmoors are a small cylinder of silicone that you stick the pointy end of the pin in. This means I can use my normal straight pins for basting! Hurrary!!
You can use these over and over again - they are self-healing so remove the pin and no hole is left behind. Made for a painless FMQ session!
You can get you own Pinmoors here. They come in all different colors.
I will also be doing a giveaway of some pinmoors next week during SMS giveaway days!
Happy Stitching!
love that product idea -- I'm gonna be on the look out for them for sure.
ReplyDeleteBwahaha, that quilt matches my bag! It looks fantastic, that flower motif in the center of the blocks...gorgeous! :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute Hat Trick. I like the fabrics you used.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is beautiful. I love those pin covers, very neat idea.
ReplyDeleteFantastic! Your Hat Trick is So Fun! Funny, I'm using those fabrics right now also! I hadn't seen those little pokie things... thanks for sharing! See you at the parade!
ReplyDeleteLove your Hat Trick!
ReplyDeleteI keep hearing about those pin moors but they are not on my budget. Looks like they work great though.
ReplyDeletethat is just beautiful! i love these Schnibbles quilts! I tried basting with straight safety pins and couldn't do it so I'm not sure how you'd baste with straight pins? I struggle to get them down and then up through the layers
ReplyDeleteThe Hat Trick quilt looks great in this fabric. I really like how you've used a solid white large block.
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