Reproduction of an Antique Quilt

Val made this quilt from a challenge. The origial is an antique quilt in a private collection, and she copied it in miniature size. It is (are you seated ?) 26" square !
She claims it was quite easy to make these tiny blocks with a zillion pieces using Inklingo.

... This blog-owner is sure it can be done with bigger HSTs (Half Square Triangles) than the ½" ones she used. Collection # 2.

Table-runner

Another table-runner by Mary. This one is made with Equilateral triangles. They are the 1.5" triangles from Collection # 3.
Size approximately 27 * 10"

Table-runner

Mary made this tablerunner with the half-hexagon shapes. I've seen this pattern described as "City Lights". She used the 1.5" size from Collection # 3.
Size xxx

Pincushion

Val made this cute little pincushion.
She used the 1" hexagon (2 in all) and the 1" squares (6 in all) found in Collection # 1. As you can see, the hexagons are fussy-cut to centre the fish on the top. You can do this, by printing the shape without seam-allowance, on freezer-paper, and then cut and mark the traditional way.

Pinwheels and triangles quilt

Another beauty by Mary. This one is all Pinwheels in lots of different sizes. She has used many different sizes of HST (Half Square Triangles)
Size is about xxx

Seven Sisters quilt

Mary made this quilt from the first Inklingo collection. The shapes used are mostly 1" diamonds. The setting-triangles are 4" and are drafted by printing the 1" triangles without seam-allowance, and then cut out, 4 to a side.
Size approximately xxx

Star table-topper

Star table topper made by Cathi that measures approximately 34 x 39.

Stars made with diamonds from one of the Inklingo swaps.

Shapes used all from Collection #1:
1" diamonds
elongated hexagon, other half elongated hexagon

Larger equilateral triangles were used to finish each of the large star points.

9-patch teddy bear quilt

A simple 9-patch teddy bear's quilt made by Cathi that measures approximately 23" by 26".

Shapes used: 1" squares from Collection #1. Each 9-patch block finishes at 3" square. Small "peeper" to frame the quilt and a small border to finish it.

I love making 9-patch blocks. I have a box full of 1" squares that I've printed and continue to make the 3" squares on and off. Having the lines printed makes for absolutely perfect 9-patches every single time.

Star Pincushion

A pin cushion made by Cathi.

Shapes used: 1.5" diamonds from Collection #3.

I wanted to try making a star pincushion so made 2 6-point stars, partially sewed them together, stuffed it with polyester batting and then completed the final seam.

Purple Hydrangea

Wall hanging made by Cathi. It measures approximately 18 x 20 and was made for a blog swap.

Shapes used: 1" hexagons, house half, other half and quarter hexagons from Collection #1.

I used a variety of purple hexagons from one of the Inklingo swaps to make the hydrangea as the swap partner I had been assigned had listed her favourite colours as purple and green.

Chocolate and Cherries

A cute little quilt made by Val, in browns, reds and pinks. She has used the 3/4" QST (Quarter Square Triangles) from the Inklingo Collection # 2.
Finished size of quilt is about 14" square. Yes, it is a miniature, but a much larger quilt could easily be made using the larger QST sizes in the same collection.

A Quilt Label

Quilt label made by Cathi which measures approximately 13.5 x 18.5 inches from the .50" hexagon collection.

Shapes used: .50" hexagons, house half, other half and quarter hexagons and the large rectangle from the collection. Pattern for label is the place mat pattern included with the collection.

I needed a label which provided space on which to write a number of names for a group quilt and the place mat pattern was the perfect solution. The centre looks rather blurry as I distorted it using photo editing software to conceal the names.

An Inklingo Christmas Tree

A Christmas Tree wall hanging designed and made by Cathi which measures approximately 18.5 x 22 inches.

Collection: the 1.25" hexagon collection
Shapes used: 1.25" hexagon, house half hexagon, other half hexagon and quarter hexagon

The tree was composed of hexagons along with 5 other half hexagons in red and green. The tree is on a background of pieced hexagons. In order to achieve straight edges, house half, other half and quarter 1.25" hexagons were used.

We have two very big cats who can (and will!) demolish any traditional Christmas tree decorations in minutes. This will now be our tree which I can decorate to my heart's content with buttons, sequins, a small string of lights -- whatever seems appropriate from one year to the next.

Summer Garden

Wall hanging designed and made by Cathi for an Internet blog swap. It measures approximately 18 x 20 inches.

Shapes used: .75" hexagons from Collection #3 to make the flowers and the green part of the garden.

I wanted to applique the garden on to the striped fabric so used the lines printed by Inklingo on the outer hexagons to stitch on my sewing machine but had no thread in the needle. I also used a larger needle than usual. This basically perforated the fabric making it turn under beautifully -- a variation on the backbasting technique.

Doll Quilt

Doll quilt measuring approximately 21 x 27 inches made by Cathi with the free downloadable 4.5" LeMoyne Star collection.

Shapes used: 45-degree diamonds, the square and QST (Quarter Square Triangle) in the free collection.

Wide border and solid blue binding.

LeMoyne Star pouch

Ligia made this beautiful little pouch, using the free LeMoyne star collection. She writes :

I´m new to quilting, patchwork and inklingo, and am a little afraid of starting big projects. So far I have tried a small one - a pouch for make up , toiletries, etc. - my own idea of a wearable.


I´m submitting these pictures to show it´s possible for beginners to jump in Inklingo.
10" diameter

Texas Star Quilt

This blue and white lap quilt was made by Cathi. It is approximately 42 x 55.

Shapes used: 1" and 2" hexagons, star points and house half and other half 2" hexagons, all from Collection #1

Each star was made using a 1" hexagon for the centre and 6 of the star points. The stars were joined to one another using the 2" hexagons. The edges of the quilt top were completed by using house half and other half 2" hexagons.

Table-topper

Mary Ellen made this with scrappy 1" hexagons from Collection # 1. She used hexagons from a swap at the Inkligo list with Yahoo.

The sides of the table-topper are about 9"

Seven Sisters Table Runner

This table runner was made by Cathi as a Christmas gift.

It was made using the 1.5" diamonds and equilateral triangles from Collection 3.

Size about 20" by 55" (a guesstimate)

For the stars - 1.5" diamonds
The setting pieces in white are also 1.5" diamonds

The outer edges of each block also have 5 of the 1.5" triangles.

I started making Seven Sisters blocks using the various sizes of diamonds and when I had made one block using the 1.5" size I realized it would be an appropriate size for a table runner. This was the result.

Christmas Table Runner

This small table runner is by Cathi and was made using Collection 2. It was a Christmas gift made in 2007.

It's a small table runner, about 12" by 36". I saw a picture of a Christmas Star quilt and was determined to make a few of those blocks, which then turned into this table runner.

Shapes used: 2" HST's, 2" QST's.
Techniques used: machine and hand piecing (hybrid) and technique taught in Collection 2 for flying geese -- in this piece, used 2" HST's to make flying geese that finish at 2" by 4".

Shabby Chic strip*py

This one is by Cathi and she writes :

This is what I have always referred to as the shabby chic strip*py quilt -- made with 1" hexagons and elongated hexagons from Collection 1. It finished at approximately 85 x 120 and is composed of 3,245 pieces. Half hexagons, other half hexagons and quarter hexagons were used on the edges to achieve a straight edge.
I saw a quilt something like this in a very old edition (I think it was volume 7, issue?) of Australian Patchwork & Quilting and was determined to make my version of it the minute Inklingo came out.

Baby-quilt for a little girl

This quilt is made by Tilde and is a little quilt, made with no specific little girl in mind.
It is made with the very first Inklingo collection : Collection # 1

Size : about .... 40*60" (a guesstimate)
Shapes used :
For the flowers : 1" hexagons, diamonds and triangles.
For the setting : elongated hexagons and - for the outside - 1" triangles.
Finally some 6" diamonds for the outer setting. They were constructed by printing out a page of the diamonds without seam-allowance on some freezer-paper, then cutting out a 6" on each side diamond shape.
The rest was winged :-)


The design is my own variation on Grandmother's Flower Garden (GFG), and there's a closeup of the centre (before it was finished) and a single block with sashing sewn on, to give you an idea how the blocks were constructed.

How to get a project on this page.

Hello and welcome to the blog that is intended to be a virtual quilt-show.
In due time, we hope to have a wonderful blog / project-folder.
Anyone who has made a quilty project with Inklingo can get a picture of her / his project on this blog. To get it up, please write a comment on any post at all ... and please remember to include the e-mail addy where we can contact you. The comments are moderated, and your contact information will not be made public :-)
The blog-owner will then contact you. It may take a little while. I do have a life outside of the internet :-)

To show your project here, we need a few things :

Your name. It doesn't have to be your real name, your online id is fine.
An URL to a place you have on the web. Photo-album, blog, homepage or the like, so we can link to it. It is not compulsory, but if someone sees your project on this page and loves it, s/he might want to see what else you've been doing.
A picture of your project. It doesn't have to be professional, but it has to be there :-) This is what we will show on the blog.
The (approximate) size of your project.
What Inklingo-collection have you used. If it is a multiple shape collection, telling us what shapes / sizes you've used will be good too.
If you've adapted / used a pattern, the name of the designer and the name of the pattern. We will - when possible - send an e-mail to the pattern-designer showing her your project, just as we will send a e-mail to Linda Franz (inventor of Inklingo) to share your project with her.