Oh I’m so excited! I actually finished a quilt top from my Sewtopia weekend (I’ve finished both projects from our classes but one at a time here…gotta spread the posts out!). The first finish I want to share with you (and disclaimer, by “finish” I mean I pieced the top) is the fabulous curved design, Molehills by Latifah Saafir. I love this pattern!
I’ve completely lost track of how many different designers ended up in this quilt but it was someone around 14 at last count. And I LOVE that I could do that. I don’t always get a chance these days to truly mix and match between companies and designers, but for a quilt for ME it’s a no brainer. I’m treating myself to a long arm quilter for this which is why I’m showing it not “finished” but I’ll be sure to inundate you all with more pictures when it is truly done. Because remember: Quilts take time. Sometimes we are under crazy schedules and it looks like they are produced over night…but that is not real life. I finished this top quickly because I had a whole day to work on cutting out all the pieces and piecing the hills. Then I was so excited about it that I brought it home and wanted to finish it! Excitement finished this, not necessity.
Oh and I do believe that Latifah officially has the pattern available for sale now!! So you can all go and get it. I PROMISE that is a doable quilt. I was in a room with 80 people of all different levels of sewing experience and everyone was able to sew this. These gentle curves are practically straight seams! So go check out Latifah’s site and get the pattern! Oh and I just saw that she is running a quilt along. Get the tips from the expert!
Congratulations.It`s stunning!!
It's a beauty. I'm going to follow your lead and try the whole hills here and there. Yes! I'm making another one with a few surprises.
I love your version of this quilt! I have to say, I'm also crazy about your book! There's not a single project in it that I don't want to make!
Oh my goodness! Thank you and thank you! I'm so happy that you like my book as well. What a treat to hear that!
I just love your Molehill! It's part of the whole clam shell resurgence feeling. I want to make one now! -Letty
Yes, Latifah is single handedly bringing back these patterns into a modern aethestic!
Beautiful! I really love seeing the one-fabric hills – such a great way to show off a larger scale print.
This is awesome, I do love the mix of pieced and solid hills! I'm digging every molehill quilt I see on social media. Your term "deep neutral" made me laugh… I need to know the difference between a deep neutral and a colour ; )
Absolutely Splendid!!! I loved seeing how different everyone's quilts were, but yours takes the cake! XX!
Gorgeous! And thanks for reassuring us that the curves are doable.Those hills look pretty big, too, so I guess that would help. What size is this quilt?
You can get more details about quilt sizes and hill sizes from Latifah's post about the pattern. But for ours we did need at half yard because the top of the hills is larger than a fat quarter. She was thinking of changing it to be fat quarter friendly but I don't know that she shrunk the hills or not.
Hi Angela-I completed the table runner from your book in the color of the tiles in our newly remodeled home. I am presently working on the Ombre Pillow using microfiber-any tips when sewing with microfiber? I noticed it has an electro-static charge, that is all the threads stick to you because microfiber is a synthetic. I saw a tip on Craftsy for working with drunkard’s path and thought I would pass it on to you: Fold both your pieces in half and snip 1/4″ at the midpoint-it helps with easing the curve. It’s sure been helpful for me as the microfiber is much more closely woven and as a result is less willing to ease a curve. I love the molehill quilt but have so many projects on my “to-do” list before tackling a few more projects from your book.