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2 more quilts finished!

May 5, 2011 By IngridBarlow Leave a Comment

I finished binding 2 more quilts! Really, binding is one of my favorite steps of quilting. It is relaxing, peaceful, and just something to keep your hands busy.

The first up is my latest Boxed Blessings sample. This is done out of scrappy civil war prints with a black box frame and binding. I like it.

For the quilting, I did a basic meander. Nothing special, but I think it always looks nice.

Boxed Blessings is an Ingrid Barlow pattern available via your local quilt shop, me, or a PDF sent directly to your inbox. So many ways to get your hands on this pattern!

Next up is Bloom by Thimble Blossoms. I used all Fig Tree material for it, which I think matches the style perfectly.

I like how the pattern had me use fat quarters for the backing. Makes it interesting. I also added an extra strip that I had leftover from the front.

For the quilting I did sweet little flowers and butterflies. If my next baby was a girl, I would totally hang this on her bedroom wall!

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Urban Twigs

May 2, 2011 By IngridBarlow 2 Comments

I am thrilled to introduce you all to “Urban Twigs!” This is my newest pattern and I just love it…for multiple reasons.

1. It uses a jelly roll, so you can have all the fabrics from one line in a project. So often I have a hard time deciding which fabrics to purchase, and a jelly roll allows me to get a little piece of each.

2. It is simple to piece. You don’t have to think too hard–a good thing!

3. It has some modern whimsy.

4. The quilting I did on it turned out perfect! Yay!

5. A pattern you can make up for your friends or call your own. Gender neutral!

Elias loved checking out the quilt the moment it came off the quilting frame. Ahhh, it does a mother’s heart good!

I did a tall loop next to a smaller loop for my quilting. It was so easy since I could follow the strips. To add some interest, I swirled some words into the quilting as well. Mushroom. Woodland. Gnome.

Hope you all like Urban Twigs as much as I do. You will be seeing more about this pattern soon!

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Anything Goes Sample

April 28, 2011 By IngridBarlow Leave a Comment

I have been quiet here on the blog, but trust me, the sewing machine has not! Since finishing all of my old knitting projects…new ones have now been started…I tackled some of my unfinished quilting projects. In 3 days, I quilted 5 quilts! I am most proud of myself! I told myself at the beginning of this pregnancy that I had until week 30 to do all my quilting. Week 30=too big to be standing over a quilting frame, sore feet, and killer back. I am now at week 29 so I am just rolling in before my deadline. Yay! Plus, I felt great doing it.

The first one I quilted was my new “Anything Goes” sample. It is wonderful in flannels! I can’t wait to use it next winter. This is an easy pattern for any skill level quilter and truly looks good with any fabric…hence “Anything Goes.” Size–Throw (66″x72″)

For the quilting I did some loops with holly leaves/berries. I wasn’t sure how it was going to turn out as I was doing it, but I find that it always looks better when you pull it off the frame and look at the entire piece. With quilting you just have to breathe and carry on calmly!

And here is a shot of our wee family on Easter Sunday. A celebration of life indeed!

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Boxed Blessings!

April 14, 2011 By IngridBarlow Leave a Comment

I am taking the plunge into PDF patterns and am sooooo excited about what this means for you! You can now purchase my Boxed Blessings pattern online HERE and the pattern will be sent directly to your inbox. This means that if you are like me and want instant gratification, you can order the pattern and not have to wait for it to come in the mail. The pattern is only $5 and can be purchased with a credit card or via Paypal. YAY! Talk about convenience!

If you prefer a hard copy of the pattern, you can find it at local quilt shops. If your local quilt shop does not have Boxed Blessings, tell them to send me an email or you can always order directly from me HERE and I will send you the hard copy in the mail.

Below are some fun samples other people have quilted up, so you can see some of the possibilities! If you have a picture of a Boxed Blessings that you have created, share a link in the comments or email it to me so I can share it. I love seeing what you guys do!

Quilt made by wiquilter.blogspot.com

One of my personal samples.

Quilt made by sewwithsass.blogspot.com

Quilt made by moneik.blogspot.com

Found on Flickr by Deb Volkman

My latest civil war sample…waiting to be quilted.

Boxed Blessings is a fat quarter quilt and is easy enough for all you new sewers/quilters! Take the plunge with me on this one–create a treasure for you and your loved ones! Snuggle up!

I can’t wait to make the rest of my patterns available to you via PDF. If there is a pattern you see, that you can’t wait to get your hands on, let me know via email, ingridbarlow@hotmail.com, and I will move that one to the top of the list to create as a PDF version. Woo-hoo!

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Doings of the week.

April 7, 2011 By IngridBarlow 1 Comment

I know, I am supposed to be quilting now that all my old knitting projects are finished, but… Knitting and pregnancy just go together so well! I can sit in the lazy-boy, kick my feet up, and be brainless with a pair of needles. This is another project that I cast on and finished in a couple days. It is Debbie Bliss’ Baby Leg Warmers from her book Design It, Knit It: Babies. I used Amy Butler’s “belle organic aran” by Rowan. I am really happy with the result–they are so soft and the perfect weight. These will be for the new baby. Leg warmers are probably more on the girl side, but I figure a baby can get by with it. Plus, there is always the hope that someday a little girl will be wearing them as well. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

I have been doing an itty bitty amount of quilting. Here are some new blocks I put together. They are not finished yet, but I had to show you something to prove that I do actually sew.