The Goth Quilter

Yay, a blog post that can really live up to the blog name! I've been wanting to make a skull quilt for a while now, but was always waiting for the right pattern. Some were too simple and some just didn't have the look I wanted. Luckily, I found the Bone and Chain pattern and thought it was just the most enchanting quilt pattern and perfect for me. I really enjoy this pattern because while the skulls are definitely not replicas of real skulls, they are very charming stylized recreations. I also can't get over how well the blocks interlink to form bones all over the quilt. I've already gotten started and I can't wait to sew up this quilt. One thing I am having difficulty with is all the little pieces. There are tens of different shapes you need to cut out. I'm managing this with liberal uses of plastic bags which unfortunatly has coninced my cat they are very fun toys. For this quilt, I'm using the Ghouls and Goodies line by Moda. I bought this ...

This is my first post as the goth quilter and I've got to say I'm probably really letting my name down. I promise my other works in progress are a lot more goth! I've decided to go ahead posting this quite cheery quilt though because I'm spending a lot of time on it, and I have the most progress to show for it right now. The quilt I'm working on is called Riley's Quilt. Which means I've started yet another quilt before finishing the previous ones. Oops. My Moncarrapacho and skull quilt are still progressing but I wanted a project that was smaller and that I could actually finish before the year is done. I saw the tutorial for the Missouri Quilt company's quilt as you go hexagons and fell in love. They're so simple to make and really showcase the fabric from my charm square pack. I'm using the Bee Grateful line by Deb Strain as well as an older charm pack that I can't find the name of. For the border I'm using all black. I like the B...