2 Christmas quilts

Isn't this a fun quilt?  I used the "Oodles of Doodles" for this quilt, I thought it looked like curly ribbon on presents.  The customer thought it looked like swirling snow.  :-) 

And this quilt is done using "Holly Berries" pattern.  This pattern is new, so I don't have it up on the pattern page yet, I will try & do that soon. 

all-over pattern with custom borders

This quilt was quite large, we decided on doing an all-over pattern in the body of the quilt, and 3 custom borders.  The body is quilted using the "August Rain" pattern. 

The colors in the next 2 pictures show the true colors of the fabrics.  Aren't they pretty?

This strippy batik quilt was quilted using simplified version of Asian Leaves.  It is going to be a gift for a guy, so the quilter didn't want anything flowery. 

The backing was black sateen, the black is hard to photograph.  The picture here shows the quilting pattern, it really was a dark, dark black fabric- you just can't tell from the picture.

McKenna Ryan quilt

I've always admired McKenna Ryan quilts- such beautiful fabrics & all those tiny, tiny pieces.  I'm not sure I would have the patience to actually make one myself, but I did get to quilt one lately.  It was fun to work on- I added lots of fun texture with the quilting.  I used clear monofilament thread throughout, otherwise changing threads for all those different areas might have taken me until my retirement years. 

Embroidered quilt

Cute, cute, cute!  This baby quilt is so adorable.  I've never seen these particular embroidery patterns before, they have some really cute details. 
I used a simple cross-hatch design in the blocks.

Two quilts done in June

These beautiful quilts were pieced by Alvina R.  This first one is a sampler, and I used the "Gala Vine" pattern on it.  I love how this viney pattern give so much texture to the quilt, without distracting from the various pieced blocks.  I love the colors in this quilt... I've always admired sampler quilts, I really should make one myself. 

She also piece this strippy quilt, and I did some custom quilting on this one.  I used a braid pattern in the plain strips, and a square feather wreath in the blocks.  The wreath had an open section in the center, and so I filled that in with a star pattern that I made up, to mimic the pieced star section.  I think it makes a fun little unexpected detail in the center.  The braid pattern was repeated in the outer border. 

Sampler quilt

I have some pictures of a sampler quilt I worked on, pieced by Carolyn E.  She has worked on this for many years, using scraps from other projects, and most of the blocks were hand-pieced.  I looks like quite a complicated block to piece. 
I repeated a block design that coordinated with the piecing, and a simple sashing design.  We were both happy with how it turned out. 

Bright baby quilt

Isn't this a fun, bright baby quilt?  This was quilted using variegated thread, using the Circuit Board pattern. 

 A close-up of the variegated thread:

April 18, 2011

This is a fun scrappy quilt, done with the "Bubbles" quilting pattern.  A nice whimsical pattern to go with the fun fabrics. 

Here's a Christmas French Braid quilt.  What a soft, warm quilt to snuggle up with on a cold winter night, with some hot chocolate.  The lighting must not have been the best when I took these- they look a little washed out.  The colors were very rich & deep.  This was quilting using the Festive Holly pattern.

A few recent quilts

If you're a Cyclone fan, you'll love this one!  All Cyclone fabrics, and a soft red flannel backing.  This was quilted using the "square spiral" quilting pattern.  It looks like I didn't get a picture of the whole quilt, just a close-up of the front.

And here's a small baby quilt panel- I outlined the printed borders, and added the "puzzle piece" pattern in the middle section.  One of my favorite patterns for a kids' quilt. 

And this is one quilted with "Hearts Surfing".  I think this is the first time I've used this pattern. 

Kite quilt

Isn't this a cute baby quilt?  A nice change from the snow & wind outside here in Iowa!  It makes me think of warm spring days.  This was quilted using the "Here Comes the Sun" pattern.  A neat way to use up some colorful scraps in your stash.