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Home / My Blog / finished quilts / :: Wee Raindrops Quilt ::

:: Wee Raindrops Quilt ::

September 9, 2020 By Katie

Though I never met a boot I didn’t like, I’m not somebody that craves fall. When people point out a wink of it at the end of August I jokingly tell them to shut up. September seems like this sweet spot in between, but things can really go either way in Seattle.

sew Katie did | Seattle Modern Quilting and Sewing Studio | Wee Raindrop Quilt

Turning my attention back to the studio/office/school room and mentally embracing the grey and rain is something I’ve begun planning for by taking inventory of some hand sewing I’d like to do.

The Wee Raindrops quilt resurfaced. It was quilted and bound over 8 years ago, just missing its appliqué raindrops that had lived in my imagination long enough. Seemed an appropriate quilt to slowly start my adaptation.

sew Katie did | Seattle Modern Quilting and Sewing Studio | Wee Raindrop Quilt

It has a new home waiting for its person and the cooler weather to arrive. Perfect timing for all that lovely flannel on the back and binding.

sew Katie did | Seattle Modern Quilting and Sewing Studio | Wee Raindrop Quilt

One of the first quilty skills my mom taught me was how she creates appliqués making templates and that same technique is how I created the raindrops.

sew Katie did | Seattle Modern Quilting and Sewing Studio | Wee Raindrop Quilt

I started by freehand drawing and cutting the raindrop shape on a cereal box in a few sizes (or find the shape and print from the internet) An emery board for nails should smooth out any edginess to the curve.

sew Katie did | Seattle Modern Quilting and Sewing Studio | Wee Raindrop Quilt

Pick a scrap.

sew Katie did | Seattle Modern Quilting and Sewing Studio | Wee Raindrop Quilt

I go for one that’s at least a 1/4″ larger than my template.

sew Katie did | Seattle Modern Quilting and Sewing Studio | Wee Raindrop Quilt

Trace the template onto the wrong side of the scrap and trim a 1/4ish” from the line.

sew Katie did | Seattle Modern Quilting and Sewing Studio | Wee Raindrop Quilt

Starting at the bottom of the curve stitch just outside the drawn line with short stitches leaving a tail of thread at the beginning and end.

sew Katie did | Seattle Modern Quilting and Sewing Studio | Wee Raindrop Quilt

Pull the two tails to shape the fabric tightly around the template. At the raindrop’s point I sometimes clip a little of the extra bulk out or just fold one side over the other. Get your iron hot and if you have some starch give it a spray front and back.

sew Katie did | Seattle Modern Quilting and Sewing Studio | Wee Raindrop Quilt
sew Katie did | Seattle Modern Quilting and Sewing Studio | Wee Raindrop Quilt

Press and let cool. Once cooled I carefully pull the template out and place it face down on the ironing board to give it a final press from the front or clean up any issues.

sew Katie did | Seattle Modern Quilting and Sewing Studio | Wee Raindrop Quilt

From here I choose their placement and ladder stitched (invisible stitch, slip stitch, blind stitch) them down. Youtube has a worm hole of videos on this.

sew Katie did | Seattle Modern Quilting and Sewing Studio | Wee Raindrop Quilt

My thinking was that any free-motion quilting that wasn’t perfect could be covered up with an appliquéd raindrop and if they all fell off the quilt would still be structurally sound. It could be the perfect I-Spy or cute with some hand quilting stitches added around or on the appliqués.

It’s so happy and reminds me that rain is good;)

sew Katie did | Seattle Modern Quilting and Sewing Studio | Wee Raindrop Quilt
sew Katie did | Seattle Modern Quilting and Sewing Studio | Wee Raindrop Quilt
sew Katie did | Seattle Modern Quilting and Sewing Studio | Wee Raindrop Quilt

None of the appliqués are perfect and I was gifted a reminder that few things are, even in nature with one of my sunflowers this week. Yup;)

sew Katie did | Seattle Modern Quilting and Sewing Studio | Wee Raindrop Quilt

Ok, maybe tortes are perfect;), especially with a pile of billowy whipped cream;)

Plums from my alley are the star player right now. One of my favorite recipes is a plum torte with a third of the flour replaced by cornmeal.

Homegrown summer tomatoes and corn are also perfect.

I’ve gathered up three more unfinished projects that need either binding, mending, some appliqué and/or hand quilting and added them to the pile by the couch.

I’ve been able to subtly listen in on the remote learning that’s happening here while writing this and I’m hoping to add/delete the pile to keep busy and present if I’m needed. Yesterday it was a little sad on my walk to see kids through windows sitting alone at tables in front of computers, but I’ve been pretty impressed with the emotional support Roan’s teachers have been providing the students.

I hope you’re all etching out some sewing time or other good for you things too.

xoxo, Katie

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