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Cello, Violin, Grand Piano - Music Quilt Patterns

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I love playing my violin and my piano. That is what inspired my music instrument patterns. Originally I only wanted to make a violin wall hanging but it kind of snowballed from there and I have been making music instruments quilt patterns ever since. This wall hanging is still my most favorite because I connect with these instruments so personally.

Music Quilt Center

I wanted to use a pattern that would bring the instruments together much like in a musical piece. Using the basic idea of a music stave, I spiraled the lines and got my quilting design. I used two sets of five lines: the bottom set was quilted with dark brown thread and the top set was quilted with an ecru one. I used black binding to balance out all the brown in the quilt.

Violin Quilt Pattern

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The very first music instrument quilt block I made – the Violin

Piano Quilt Pattern

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Piano was next.

Cello Quilt Pattern

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A Cello wrapped up this set.

It all started earlier this year with a violin and a piano quilt pattern because I play those instruments, and I continued to make various other musical instrument patterns on request. Once I finish the recently requested saxophone and banjo patterns, I hope to work on a couple more instruments for my rock music quilt.

Cello, Violin, Grand Piano - Music Quilt Patterns

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This is my harmonious piano trio, which is now hanging in the sewing area of my living room.

You can pick up all these musical instrument patterns from my shop. If you need a specific one, please let me know, I will be happy to make one for you.

I am taking a little break from designing and sewing for a few days to pursue another of my very favorite hobbies. I will write all about it very soon.

Until then,
-Soma

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Summer Swim Quilt Pattern

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I am not the athletic type by any means, but I LOVE swimming! It’s really like an addiction for me. As soon as summer comes around, there’s only one thing on my mind – it’s swim season and I can’t wait to swim every day!

I used to carry my swim gear in an old tote bag that I acquired on one of my innumerable trips to the San Diego Zoo when we lived in San Diego. This year I noticed that it got a long tear at the bottom. Well, I just had to sew a bag to tote my swim gear in!

So I got to work and made a paper piecing pattern based on the swim signs seen at official swimming venues. It was an easy block to stitch too!

Swim tote bag

I used the same tutorial to make this tote bag from Skip To My Lou that I used for my Spring Tote Bag. I used a little thicker interfacing this time – Pellon 809. It gave the bag very nice stability which I like.

The old bag was 8″ deep, and I wanted the same measurement for this bag as well to fit big towels, clothing, etc for two people. I found this tutorial at Lazy Girl Designs which teaches you how to make the flat bottom accurately by cutting squares at the bottom corners. It also has a very handy chart at the bottom of the page that summarizes the ratio of the corner cuts and the resulting size of the bag. I made 4″ cuts and got a perfect 8″ deep bag. I also like this method better than pinching corners to make the flat bottom.

Swimming tote bag pocket

My husband likes to use swim earplugs which come in a tiny little container. So I made a pocket inside to store that container along with our keys. No more hunting for keys and small stuff within bulky towels. I followed this tutorial at Sew Mama Sew to make the pocket and picked up some useful tips. I used a really lightweight interfacing which afforded stability without being too stiff.

So there you have it. I combined three tote bag tutorials to make this one bag. It’s a 13″ high, 12″ wide and 8″ deep bag with a 8″ x 6″ pocket. I also used fabric from my stash, so the color scheme was directed by that a little. I took it to the swim yesterday and it was perfect!

I am so tempted to make a wall hanging with the Summer Swim quilt pattern. You can get the 10″ Summer Swim pattern from my shop if you want to make a bag for yourself.

Have a wonderful and active summer!
-Soma

Piano Trio Wall Hanging

A Bag For Summer Swim