Sew Fresh Quilts: loon

30 December 2016

Canada 150 - Lap Quilt

It may be obvious, but it looks like this will be my final finish for 2016.

This finish is the second of two Canada 150 quilts designed for the upcoming 150th Anniversary of Canada. The Sesquicentennial anniversary.

You can see the baby size version here in last week's post.

To see all of my finishes from this year, click here to go to my Gallery.

The TRUE NORTH polar bear

The STRONG (and) FREE brown bear

The fabrics I chose for this quilt were mostly from the Artisan Spirit collections from Northcott Fabrics. A good choice, I think... quality cotton fabrics from a Canadian manufacturer for a Canadian quilt.

The salmon swimming

The seal pups lounging

The common loon

The Canadian Goose

The Maple Leaf

I chose a deep black for the lettering and numbers.....

The great big Canadian Beaver takes center stage

And the same for the binding.

When it came time for quilting, I went with my usual organic wavy lines. I used green thread, both on top and in the bobbin. The green blends well with both the background and the backing. And yet, did not stand out like a sore thumb against the white polar bear and seal pups.

The Canada 150 design is available in two sizes.

Directions are included for the 40" x 50" baby quilt size

AND for the 66" x 66" lap quilt size.

Canada 150 baby 40" x 50"

Canada 150 lap 66" x 66"

The most of the individual blocks have also been listed separately, including the Big Bear without words. You can check out all the details for this pattern in my shop here.

The "Canada 150" lap quilt finished at 66" x 66"

and was the 14th use of my 2nd edition of 100 labels

ordered from Ikaprint.

Linking up to Finish it up Friday with

Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts

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23 December 2016

Canada 150 - Baby Quilt

With only two weeks left in the year....

I am scrambling to finish up the two Canada 150 quilts designed for the upcoming 150th Anniversary of Canada. The Sesquicentennial anniversary.

So out into the cold Canadian outdoors I go!

The fabrics I chose for this quilt were mostly from the Ambiance and Artisan Spirit collections from Northcott Fabrics. A good choice, I think... quality cotton fabrics from a Canadian manufacturer for a Canadian quilt.

When it came time for quilting, I wanted to change things up from my usual organic wavy lines. I quilted mountains in the "north" of this baby quilt. And watery waves in the "south".

I chose a bright red for the lettering and numbers.....

And the same for the binding, blending well with those Maple Leaves in the backing.

For the quilting, I used Light Grey Omni from Superior Threads, both on top and in the bobbin. The grey blends in well with all of the different colours of fabrics used in the front - and with the backing that is Stonehenge OH, CANADA also by Northcott Fabrics.

The Canada 150 design is available in two sizes.

Directions are included for the 40" x 50" baby quilt size

AND for a 66" x 66" lap quilt size.

Canada 150 baby 40" x 50"

Canada 150 lap 66" x 66"

The most of the individual blocks have also been listed separately, including the Big Bear without words. You can check out all the details for this pattern in my shop here.