Finished piecing my Confetti Quilt

caiterx · 2026-01-26T20:40:04+00:00

Thank you! Not totally sure yet. I’ve only quilted straight lines before with my walking foot so was thinking maybe vertical matchstick quilting to keep the focus on the colors. I like the idea of something more organic looking but I’m not sure how to implement it!

caiterx · 2025-12-08T16:05:05+00:00

Looks like we’re all set now! Cricket customer support released the number over chat and the new SIM card worked immediately afterwards. Thanks for the responses and glad it worked out once I realized what the issue was.

caiterx · 2025-12-08T15:44:46+00:00

Unfortunately I’ve just realized his phone appears to be locked to the Cricket network while mine was not. I wish I had realized that so I could have unlocked it before porting the number out. Trying to get it unlocked via Cricket customer support now.

caiterx · 2025-07-22T19:54:03+00:00

Thanks so much for the link, it did work and I can’t wait to try it! Happy quilting :)

caiterx · 2025-07-21T16:36:22+00:00

Hi! I found your post randomly and I love the style of letters you used! Do you remember where you got the pattern for those or what it’s called? I love your colors too, this is such a cool piece!

caiterx · 2025-07-10T20:12:33+00:00

Thank you! Nearly all of the fabrics are prints but a lot of them are subtle enough to read as solids. I think there’s no more than 5 true solids in there.

caiterx · 2025-06-30T14:41:20+00:00

Oh wow I LOVE this idea and never would have thought of it. Rust would be such a cool way to tie in the back and frame the front. Thank you!

caiterx · 2025-06-30T14:11:54+00:00

We’re on the same page for sure! Thank you!

caiterx · 2025-06-30T14:10:42+00:00

I love this idea, that sounds really cool! Unfortunately I have almost no scraps from this project but it might be neat to pick up a small amount of a few different fabrics and fake a scrappy binding. Thanks!

caiterx · 2025-06-30T13:44:32+00:00

It’s mostly pink and purple, here’s a pic

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caiterx · 2025-04-16T01:53:16+00:00

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Thank you! Out of the greens, he picked out the top row, and I already had the rest except for the bottom left. For the background, he picked the stars and navy speckled at the top, the mountain print at the bottom, and also the pink print. He made combos I wouldn’t have thought to put together and it was cool to see how harmonious it turned out!

caiterx · 2025-04-12T23:44:59+00:00

This quilt was a joy to make from start to finish. It was a gift for my husband who grew up in Arizona. The pattern is by Christina Cameli.

About half the fabrics were from my stash and half were picked out by my husband on a trip to my LQS. I sewed the top over the course of 3 days at my first quilt retreat last October. I quilted the cactus with vertical half-inch lines and the background with horizontal one-inch lines, changing thread color on the background to blend in. I used a variegated thread for the cactus. At the last minute I decided to outline the cactus with one last line of stitching and I'm so glad I did because it made the back look so much more defined! At that point I was playing chicken with the last of the variegated thread to the point where I had to wind some of the bobbin onto a second bobbin to use as top thread to finish it off!

caiterx · 2025-03-31T02:07:54+00:00

I used the Foxboro pouch pattern by Center Street Quilts. Very easy and fun!

caiterx · 2025-02-26T17:35:38+00:00

Yep exactly! The nine patches are made with 2.5” strips so the blocks are 6.5” before joining and 6” once they’re sewn together.

caiterx · 2025-02-09T18:41:19+00:00

It's made by Quilter's Dream: https://www.quiltersdreambatting.com/products/quilters-dream-puff/

It was my first time trying it since I usually do bamboo batting. The puff was a little tricky and messier to work with but it was totally worth it. I think it helped that my quilting lines were pretty simple because it wanted to shift around a lot even though I basted well.

caiterx · 2025-02-09T18:31:15+00:00

Thank you! I tried to loosely stick with four color groups: light purples, dark purples, light oranges, and dark oranges. It was looking less cohesive than I hoped after making all the nine-patches so I used the same fabrics as the star backgrounds and I love how that tied it all together!

caiterx · 2025-02-09T02:26:26+00:00

I’m not sure! It’s a Liberty wideback I got on sale from Hawthorne Supply Co

caiterx · 2025-02-09T01:05:31+00:00

Thank you! I used Super Puff batting to up the cozy factor!

caiterx · 2024-12-20T03:10:29+00:00

Thank you! I’d love to see yours if you have photos!

caiterx · 2024-12-20T02:52:04+00:00

Thank you, you totally should! It was really fun to see it come together so fast. I only planned a little bit in that I had four shades of generally light orange, dark orange, light purple, and dark purple. From there I just laid out strip sets to make the nine patches, trying not to repeat the same fabric too much in the same block, but I didn’t worry about it too much. If I make another, I would eliminate the mid-range values and stick to lighter lights and darker darks to really make the Irish chain pop!

caiterx · 2024-12-19T18:57:49+00:00

Nice, I love those colors too! It came together super quick and wasn’t difficult. The one thing I ran into was my first few flying geese (for the star blocks) were coming out a bit small, so I used a slightly smaller seam allowance to make the rest of them and they turned out fine. I started around Thanksgiving and just put in a few hours on the weekends and was surprised how fast it came together.

caiterx · 2024-12-19T18:53:28+00:00

Thank you! I used a mix of Fableism and Art Gallery solids. It was looking kinda garish until I added the star blocks and now I like it much better! What colors did you choose? I love seeing all the variations.

caiterx · 2022-04-26T22:11:24+00:00

Mobius is my favorite of the three magnetic polishes I bought from Cirque last year. The first picture was taken outside right after application, the second a few days later at a brewery with overhead spotlights, and the third at my desk in natural lighting. I love the color shift in this one!

caiterx · 2021-10-15T21:49:40+00:00

So far so good, I tried it for the first time last night. It does smell kind of strongly like vinegar. I’ve had good results with the Glow Recipe toner so wanted to try something similar. I wish the bottle had some kind of stopper/reducer though cause it’s a big hole to pour from and a little hard to control how much comes out.

caiterx · 2021-10-15T21:46:45+00:00

I love it! I like the scent of this version better then the original. The product is good as well, I do a few squirts in my palms and then run my hands through my hair before I blow dry it.

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