Ruffled Riley Argyle

Really cool things about this quilt:

This quilt was made 100% from stash. Fabrics are: Riley by Anna Griffin and Bella Solids Bleached White for the argyle background, Playing in Spotzville by Jan Mullen for the ruffles, and Wee WoodLand by Keiki for the binding. I used a leftover scrap of batting (Dream Orient bamboo, of course) and "settled" for quilting it with thread (Aurafil 1231) I already had on hand.

The pattern is Diamond in the Ruff by the fabulous Vanessa of V and Co. and was published in Quilts and More, Spring 2011.

This quilt makes me insanely happy!

If you decide to make one for yourself Omnigrid makes an 8 1/2" x 24" ruler. It's worth the "splurge"!  Also, I made my ruffles using bias to cut down on the fraying and used my ruffler foot to ruffle them and then just cut them to the length I needed to fit on the quilt.
 

And since it's a Friday finish, I'm linking up with :

Crazy Mom Quilts Finish it Up Friday

Confessions of a Fabric Addict Can I Get a Whoop Whoop

AmyLouWho Sew and Tell

Work in Progress Wednesday

Ready to bind!

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Design Wall Wednesday

It's school vacation week so I haven't had a lot of time to sew but with 2 finishes this month I couldn't resist starting something new.  As soon as I saw this fabulous quilt by the adorable Vanessa at V and Co. I knew I had to make one.  Come on, argyle AND ruffles, it practically has my name written on it;-)  Like a lot of people I'm trying to pull from my stash this year and more specifically I want to stop hoarding my most favorite fabrics and actually use them.  I love those pink & green monkeys and they seemed perfect for this.  Fabrics are: Riley by Anna Griffin, Playing in Spotzville by Jan Mullen, Wee WoodLand by Keiki and Bella Solids Bleached White.  All from stash!

So far I've got all my fabrics cut out and the top assembled but now I'm practicing making ruffles with my ruffler foot.  It's amazing how many youTube videos there are out there on how to use this foot but I'm still struggling to get the effect I want.  Lots of tension issues, stitch and otherwise!