Project Quilting - Time is Up

The final challenge of Project Quilting Season 8 is here and the topic is "Time is Up".  I struggled with this one, with the lyrics to Bruce Springsteen's Jersey Girl in my head, ""cause down the shore everything's alright."  It is always beach time here at the shore.  The beach is beautiful all year long, especially when the snow is covering the sand and the water meets the snow.  (A future beach photo shoot is in order)

So I decided a Jersey Quilt is the way to finish off this season of Project Quilting.  

Lots of nautical fabrics were used in this quilt, including some of my favorites and horded fabrics.  My lobsters are always in my nautical quilts.  But I added in my Moda nautical from my flying goose quilt, along with my sea horses and and loved Barnegat Bay fabrics, named for the bay where I live.  A blue rope print frames is perfectly as the binding.  

The back is a navy anchor print that was just perfect for this quilt.  I free motion quilted swirling waves all over this quilt.  Perfect for my Jersey Shore quilt.  

I am in love with this quilt.  I think it is the perfect quilt to finish this season of Project Quilting.  I'm sad that is it over , though.  Can't wait for next year!

'Cause Down the Shore Everything's Alright

48" x 64"

2.5" squares 

All cotton 

Created in Lanoka Harbor, NJ - On the Jersey Shore ;) 

Project Quilting -A Well Dressed Man

This weeks Project Quilting Challenge is A Well Dressed Man.  I was a little stumped at first, but then thought," Who needs a well dressed man when you have a well dressed bear"?  So I set to work to make my nephew's Duffy Bear a new suit.

I used Joey Bear as my model since he is just a little smaller than Duffy.  He had a little say in the design, too.

I quilted three layers of cotton together with close straight lines, using just cotton to try and keep the suit jacket from being too stiff.

Using the same pattern I drafted for his Hawaiian shit, I made the jacket, adding an extra collar for the lapel of the suit jacket.  I still HATE putting those sleeves in, but I feel it turned out super cute.  The pants were drafted from a baby legging pant pattern.  I had to add the tail hole in for Duffy's (and Joey's) tails.  The suit has a velcro closure with a button on the outside to add that dapper touch.  A little tie, attached with elastic, adds that finishing touch to his little suit.  

 

A little different than my standard Project Quilting finish, but still meets the challenge with the quilted suit coat.  And I think that my nephew will love Duffy's new suit.  

Duffy's Quilted Suit

Made with stash

Created in Lanoka Harbor, NJ