What do you love most about the spring? The warmer weather? Gentle rains with opportunities to get out your galoshes and umbrellas – and splash in the puddles? Watching the birds and the bees? Seeing the flowers begin to bloom? This charming Kimberbell quilt celebrates all things spring!
Just look at the beautiful spring colors! And the embellishments just make me smile!
I took at class at Missouri Sewing Machine Company and learned so much! I am pretty new to machine embroidery, but the Kimberbell classes, patterns and kits are amazing. Their directions are so easy to follow. This pattern is one where you quilt block-by-block. Look at those cute little birds and toadstools!
You quilt each block and then stitch the blocks together in rows.
My favorite has to be the bee block! Don’t you love these little wool felt bumblebees? They look so happy buzzing around their little hive! Many of the embellishments are added once the quilt is completed. I used a hot glue gun to attach these.
Just as cute as the wool felt bees – these little appliqued bumblebees have 3-D lacy wings. So adorable!
Every class I take, I learn new tips and tricks! You make these wool felt flowers by stitching the design on the felt with your machine and then carefully cutting the strips out. You then roll up the strips, adding drop of glue to hold them together as you shape them. The cork makes perfect pots! Kimberbell also has You Tube videos and weekly tips to help with their new projects.
Everyone needs a little red wagon to help with their gardening!
And the galoshes – just makes you want to find a puddle to jump in! Iron-on vinyl is applied to the fabric before the design is cut out to make them look like real rain boots.
Everyone loves it when the birds start gathering and singing their spring songs.
The dancing umbrellas look like they are ready for our blustery rainy weather!
Isn’t the little green frog cute?
I loved all the fun background quilting options!
We all need a good puddle once in a while! This puddle has a layer of Mylar that you stitch a design onto, then it is topped with vinyl to give the illusion of a spring puddle.
And the toadstools and butterflies are such a great combination! The toadstools are made of a combination of fabric and felt. Sparkly glitter sheets were used for the butterfly wings.
The special embellishments, like the little ladybug, made the quilt so unique and extra cute!
This was such a fun learning experience! So many different fabrics, materials, stitching techniques and embellishments. I loved the opportunity to learn and be creative! Plus in a class, you get all the expertise of the teacher – and all your classmates. So much more fun and efficient than trying to do it all by yourself.
Happy Spring!
