Blocks from a Saturday Sampler in 2012, pieced into a modern layout reminiscent of Missouri country highways inspired by the Saturday Sampler theme of “Road Trip”.
Quilt Information
- Design/Piecing/Quilting
- Lu Corts (block designs and fabrics), Rachael Arnold (setting and layout)
- Geographic
- Utica, NY and South Burlington, VT
- Fabrics
- Various batiks, Downtown (Windham Fabrics), Crackle (Windham Fabrics), grey texture fat quarter, polyester duvet cover from Target’s store brand (backing)
- Piecing
- machine
- Batting
- 80/20 low-loft
- Quilting
- Machine: free motion with dark gray Gutermann serger thread
- Binding
- Straight-edge, mitered, 2.25″ strips
- Size
- 82″×82″
- Creation
- Blocks, Jan.–Dec. 2012; setting and quilting, Summer 2014
A gift for a newborn, finally giving in to my love of Kokka.
Quilt Information
- Design/Piecing/Quilting
- Rachael Arnold
- Geographic
- South Burlington, VT
- Fabrics
- Heather Ross Nursery Versery (linen/cotton blend); Essex Linnen; green, pink, purple, and yellow cotton prints
- Piecing
- machine
- Batting
- Pellon’s Nature’s Touch low-loft cotton
- Quilting
- Machine: free motion and walking foot with cream Gutermann cotton thread
- Binding
- Straight-edge, mitered, 2.5″ strips
- Size
- 48″×48″
- Creation
- April 2014
A gift for a newborn, pulled entirely from stash due to time constraints. In addition to the quilt, there is a matching doll quilt and giraffe.
Quilt Information
- Design/Piecing/Quilting
- Rachael Arnold
- Geographic
- South Burlington, VT
- Fabrics
- Rolie Polie of Zoe Pearn’s Indian Summer, beige dot fat quarter from stash, pink solid fat quarter from stash, Kona Lime(?, binding), Minky Pine (backing)
- Piecing
- machine
- Batting
- low-loft cotton; possibly Pellon’s Nature’s Touch White or Warm and White
- Quilting
- Machine: free motion with Gutermann brown-cream variegated thread
- Binding
- Straight-edge, mitered, 2.5″ strips
- Size
- 40″×40″
- Creation
- March 2014
A companion to “Mopsy Green”, this quilt was made for one of a set of newborn twins. Their parents chose a Peter Rabbit theme for the nursery, and after finding the Peter Rabbit panel online, it all worked out.
Quilt Information
- Design/Piecing/Quilting
- Rachael Arnold
- Geographic
- South Burlington, VT
- Fabrics
- Garden Tales from Quilting Treasures, Joanne Stores Nursery Baby Basics, Paisley Minky (backing, self binding)
- Piecing
- machine
- Batting
- 80/20 stash scraps
- Quilting
- Machine: Walking foot and free motion quilting with
beige Gutermann Sew-All thread
- Binding
- Self-bound from backing, extra-wide
- Size
- 43″×43″
- Creation
- January 2014
A companion to “Flopsy Purple”, this quilt was made for one of a set of newborn twins. Their parents chose a Peter Rabbit theme for the nursery, and after finding the Peter Rabbit panel online, it all worked out.
Quilt Information
- Design/Piecing/Quilting
- Rachael Arnold
- Geographic
- South Burlington, VT
- Fabrics
- Garden Tales from Quilting Treasures, Joanne Stores Nursery Baby Basics, Paisley Minky (backing, self binding)
- Piecing
- machine
- Batting
- 80/20 stash scraps
- Quilting
- Machine: Walking foot and free motion quilting with
beige Gutermann Sew-All thread
- Binding
- Self-bound from backing, extra-wide
- Size
- 43″×43″
- Creation
- January 2014
A 13th birthday present for a nephew, this quilt used up my Seven Wonders stash in a fun, impromptu way.
Quilt Information
- Design/Piecing/Quilting
- Rachael Arnold
- Geographic
- South Burlington, VT
- Fabrics
- Parson Gray Seven Wonders fabric line,
Ty Pennington Impressions home dec weight (Back only)
- Piecing
- machine
- Batting
- Not known: low-loft cotton; Pellon’s Nature’s Touch White or Warm and White
- Quilting
- Machine: Walking foot,
Gutermann Jeans Thread (70% cotton/30% Poly)
- Binding
- Straight-edge, mitered, from top leftovers. Machine finished.
- Size
- 50″×72″
- Creation
- January 2014
A birthday gift for my niece, and an excuse to play with more Tula Pink and my embroidery capabilities.
Quilt Information
- Design/Piecing/Quilting
- Rachael Arnold
- Geographic
- South Burlington, VT
- Fabrics
- Tula Pink Acacia, Tula Pink The Birds and the Bees, zebra print, purple linen print on cotton, Ikea canvas (back)
- Piecing
- machine
- Embroidery
- Machine motif from Urban Threads using a mix of rayon, poly, cotton, and silk threads
- Batting
- Pellon Nature’s Blend
- Quilting
- Machine: walking foot, FMQ with Gutermann cotton in bobbin, Aurifil 28wt cotton on top. Embroidery: variegated rayon, additional with same thread as quilting
- Binding
- Straight-edge, 2.25″ strips
- Size
- 50″x50″
- Creation
- December 2013
A Christmas present for dear friends, this quilt combined reproduction fabrics and linen with a modern design.
Quilt Information
- Design/Piecing/Quilting
- Rachael Arnold
- Geographic
- South Burlingon, VT
- Fabrics
- Barbara Brackman “Metropolitan Fair”, rayon-linen blend, linen, Old Sturbridge Village print, Etchings paisley (back), other cotton (back), yarn-dyed stripe (binding)
- Piecing
- machine
- Batting
- Pellon’s Nature’s Touch
- Quilting
- Machine: walking foot with Gutermann 100% cotton thread and hand-dyed 12wt cotton thread
- Binding
- Straight-edge 2.5″ strips
- Size
- 60″×70″
- Creation
- Oct.–Dec. 2013
Starting with a six-pack of fat quarters from Tula Pink’s Saltwater line and inspired by the “Double Plus” quilt, I finally finished a quilt for my oldest younger sister.
Quilt Information
- Design/Piecing/Quilting
- Rachael Arnold
- Geographic
- South Burlingon, VT
- Fabrics
- Tula Pink Saltwater line, Laura Gunn Painter’s Canvas, yard-dyed solid cotton
- Piecing
- machine
- Batting
- Pellon’s Nature’s Touch
- Quilting
- Machine: FMQ foot, machine embroidery with Isacord 100% Poly thread
- Binding
- Straight-edge 2.25″ strips
- Size
- 70″×70″
- Creation
- Jul.–Sept. 2013
With the restriction of using Civil War reproduction fabrics, nine other women and I made blocks to swap, resulting in this quilt.
Quilt Information
- Piecing
- Ann Tascone, Linda Aaronson, Rachael Arnold, Toni Rosinski, Rose Degni, Lyn Doring, Cheryl Cummings, Kelley Edick, Linda Tuggey, and Nancy Getz
- Design/Quilting
- Ann Tascone (block choices), Rachael Arnold (layout)
- Geographic
- Utica, NY
- Fabrics
- A wide variety of quilting cottons in general Civil War repro motifs. Many were scraps from stashes.
- Piecing
- machine
- Batting
- Pellon’s Nature’s Touch
- Quilting
- Machine: Walking foot, FMQ foot with Gutermman 100% cotton thread
- Binding
- Straight-edge 2.5″ strips
- Size
- 58″×89″
- Creation
- Nov. 2012–Sept. 2013