Tag Archives: Little Folks

The magical girl’s room

February 14, 2018

The last time I wrote in 2017, I mentioned that we had made a counter offer on a home and it was rejected. But thankfully we had a great realtor who refused to give up, and she fought tooth and nail to get a deal for us. We have been in our new house since...

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The precious quilt + a creative refresh

July 24, 2015

I’ve been in a bit of a funk lately. I was losing steam on garment projects and just needed something to break it up and get me excited again. I think that just goes with the territory when I tend to binge sew certain items (ie, clothing, bags, quilts, embroidery….) Also, I’ve not been sewing...

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Babies bring out the best

April 17, 2015

I was recently asked to make a unisex quilt for a not-yet-born baby. I was excited by the challenge to go gender neutral yet stay within my vibrant style. I don’t think the person who commissioned the quilt was concerned with the style as much as they were with gender neutrality, but it was important...

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Lauren aka Giddy99April 17, 2015 - 9:09 am
It’s beautiful! Stitcher’s Garden in Franklin, TN has quite a few AMH voiles from Little Folks, etc., but not sure if they will sell online – you might have to go in person. It’s not a store for the claustrophobic, or thin-skinned.

Whatever you do, NEVER EVER ask them if they ever have sales (they DO NOT, EVER). I’ve heard they will run you out of the store if you ask.ReplyCancel
BelindaApril 18, 2015 - 1:44 pm
Hi Meredith, I actually found two listings on etsy for you– I will try to post the links here for you:
https://www.etsy.com/no-en/listing/153630713/anna-maria-horner-vah11-innocent-crush?ref=sr_gallery_3&ga_search_query=innocent+crush+voile&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery

and

https://www.etsy.com/no-en/listing/218653062/maybe-in-rich-voile-innocent-crush-anna?ref=sr_gallery_4&ga_search_query=innocent+crush+voile&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery

Hopefully theres enough foryou there to get a few bindings done!
Bel (@ bellacoconut on IG )ReplyCancel
TracyJune 1, 2015 - 4:54 pm
This is SOOO lovely!! I am certain the parents (and the babe, eventually) will cherish it!

(I found your blog googling ‘hand quilting voile w perle cotton’ ~ I just finished a quilt top (with quite a few AMH fabrics :-) that will be backed w some AMH voile. I assume it’d be an absolute dream to quilt, but then I got worried that the tighter weave may not be so nice to hand-quilt after all – but it sounds like it will work fabulously…
Funny thing is – I recently finished a quilt that took me about 150 hours to make, so I wanted a quick project. This one fit the bill, and the blocks went together quickly, and were so much fun to make. I wanted to use wool batting, but that seemed almost wasteful, since i was going to machine quilt it (save the good stuff for hand-quilting, ya know? ;-) I talked about it with my husband, and he’s like, “So, basically, you’re going to take all that work (it really wasn’t all that much…) and go with something that you think isn’t as nice for this quilt, because of $15 -$20??” Gosh, put like that, the wool batting was a no-brainer :-) THEN – I started thinking, maybe I should hand-quilt it….)

I’m looking forward to poking around your blog a bit more as I get the chance ~ what I’ve seen so far is lovely!ReplyCancel
- MeredithJune 1, 2015 - 10:56 pm
  I’m so glad you stumbled across my blog! I LOVE quilting voile by hand. Really, hand quilting is my go to method because I’m way better at that than machine quilting. And I think those lusciously soft fabrics like voile and lawn just beg for a little hand quilting. I’m a sucker for a quick, well done project, but honestly its the one’s that take the longest and the most love that I treasure the most. We only get so much time here, so I like to spend it doing what I love rather than what I like. Thanks for stopping by and don’t be a stranger! :DReplyCancel

Queue for the Zoo Quilt

October 14, 2014

I had the immense pleasure of working with one of my all time favorite Liberty prints once again over the past couple of weeks. A client requested a custom quilt with this Queue for the Zoo Liberty fabric as the “theme” print, and I went from there. I paired it with this metallic dot from Dear...

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LaurieOctober 14, 2014 - 4:21 pm
Wow- this quilt is perfect in every way. I love your choice of the gold dotted fabric for sashing the Liberty print. I am a big fan of the quilting cotton “Lifestyle” Liberty prints that came out within the last few years- I am dying to know if they’ll be doing it again anytime soon because the prints were gorgeous and affordable!ReplyCancel
LaraOctober 15, 2014 - 5:33 am
Love love love! Such gorgeous saturated colours Meredith! Particularly love your hand stitching – perfection!,ReplyCancel
emilyOctober 18, 2014 - 10:30 am
so pretty and pink!!ReplyCancel
KayOctober 21, 2014 - 3:08 am
Beautiful, I really love the colours. xReplyCancel
RosieMay 21, 2015 - 2:56 pm
Would you mind sharing the dimensions of the blocks? I’m working on a similar project but can’t seem to get the math right to make the patch blocks match the bigger blocks. Beautiful quilt!!ReplyCancel
the purple and olive quilt » Olivia Jane Handcrafted – BlogSeptember 25, 2015 - 10:40 pm
[…] hope the brand new baby loves her quilt just as much as her big sis loved hers! It was so special for me to be able to make this, and I can say with certainty it is one of my […]ReplyCancel
MichelleSeptember 24, 2017 - 4:51 pm
Do uou know the name of this patern?ReplyCancel
- MeredithSeptember 28, 2017 - 9:43 pm
  This is a pattern I just made. I’m happy to tell you all the block dimensions if it helps! The sixteen patch blocks are made up of 16 2.5″ (unfinished) squares that end up at 8.5″ unfinished. The two fabric blocks are made up of a 4.5″ center (unfinished) square 2 2.5×4.5″ (unfinished) strips on either side, and 2 2.5″x8.5″ strips on the top and bottom which also ends up as an 8.5″ unfinished block. I hope that helps! ReplyCancel
BarbaraJanuary 15, 2018 - 6:59 pm
i AM crazy about Christmas and think this pattern would look great in Christmas fabrics.ReplyCancel
Mimi of 3March 5, 2018 - 4:09 pm
I love this!!!! Do you have a pattern?

Thanks,
TinaReplyCancel
- MeredithMarch 5, 2018 - 5:01 pm
  No pattern, but a few comments before this I told Michelle just how to make it! :) ReplyCancel
Bernie bApril 18, 2023 - 8:41 pm
What a gorgeous quilt! You did a wonderful job on it! ReplyCancel

Back at it

October 1, 2014

Thank you guys so much for your kind words of encouragement the other day. I guess we probably all have days of self doubt. The important thing is to just keep going. I started sewing because I thought it would be fun and rewarding to make something with my own hands. I kept sewing because I...

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Welcome to Olivia Jane Handcrafted! I'm Meredith and this is my creative journal. Here you'll find loads of inspiration for a handmade wardrobe, home decor, bags, and quilts. I even have plenty of projects and tutorials to get you started or help you along the way.