Snippets + alphabet

Lest you think I'm only interested in quilt alongs, that's not quite true. But after making my AQT alphabet quilt several weeks ago, I had in mind to make another alphabet quilt, so why not?! Now if I can only find all those extra letters I had left from making the first one...

Found 'em! I only had to print out a few more before I was ready to start in. I already knew what fabric I wanted to start with, knowing full well that I might add more as I went. It was all Carolyn Friedlander, a mix of collections, and primarily in blues, grays, black.

The intended recipient was my daughter Rachel @snippetsofsweetness, so of course, her banner would say 'Snippets of Sweetness,' her social media name. Just like the first time, I followed Carolyn's lead of splitting the words into rows, which though maybe a bit awkward to read, is a lot of fun.

Snippets finished at 18.5" x 29", similar in layout to one of Carolyn's projects, as well as my previous one, with the back pieced with more CF fabrics, of course.

I quilted a 1" grid using Aurifil 50wt 2730 [Delft Blue] horizontally in the darker blue section; and 2612 [Arctic Sky] in the upper letter section, as well as all of the vertical lines.

I know I totally ignored the schedule of the sew along, but other projects were waiting for my attention. Plus, I knew I'd see Rachel yesterday, so why not finish it up and give it to her then? Come to find out, she's refreshing her sewing space, so this little piece just might be a fun addition.

AQT + alphabet

A few years ago, I saw a hint of an alphabet pattern Carolyn Friedlander had posted on Instagram, so when I saw the pattern appear last week, I nabbed it because I liked it, not really because I knew what I wanted to make with it.

But it didn't take me long! In all these years, I'd never made an A Quilter's Table banner, and it seemed the perfect use for Carolyn's alphabet. I designed mine similar to Carolyn's style - i.e. the letters were stacked, and not necessarily in complete-word order.

I can see that a couple of the letters might have benefited from a redo so they were more visible, but I'd already done that a couple of times, and in person, I really liked it just the way it was.

Front, back, and binding, this mini quilt (19" x 24.5") was made entirely from Carolyn's fabrics, some of my very favorites.

Quilted with a one-inch grid, I used Aurifil 50wt 2840 [Loden Green] throughout the grid, except for Aurifil 50wt 2870 [Green] for the horizontal quilting in the darker green section at the bottom.

This was such fun, and I really want to do something else with these letters and fabrics. One of these days!