Divine Intervention

 Sunday, October 13th. Tom was hit by a car while taking a short ride on his motorcycle. The impact severed the motorcycle in half. EMS arrived shortly after the incident. Assessed at our local hospital then Life Flight to Utah Valley Trauma center. Broken foot, ankle, tibia, femur neck, wrist. They put a titanium rod in the right tibia, screws in the femur neck. It was decided that the ankle & foot did not have enough displacement to warrant surgery at this time. This morning he is in surgery to put a plate & screws in the wrist. He woke up in pain before surgery so at least when he is under anesthesia he will rest. 

Upon seeing photos of the motorcycle remains my oldest son said: "For the ones that don't believe in anything, these photos prove them wrong. You don't walk away from this without Divine intervention."

As hubby had no head, neck, or back trauma I can testify to the truth of this. Injuries were all on the right side of his body.

He has a long road ahead of him, however, he won't be traveling it alone. I am grateful to a loving Heavenly Father who has brought me patience, peace, & hope.

Hug your loved ones.  Pray for those in need. Be a friend who watches over others. God bless you all.

Front of bike.                   Back of bike.

What's left of the bike.

Ride Free

 I had purchased the cotton motorcycle print a few months ago (oh and I recently bought the same fabric in tan/brown colors) and I had also bought 2 pieces of Minky fabric thinking that's what I would use for a backing for this fabric.  Well, I ended up making a twin size quilt so I had to piece together Minky in order to have enough to use for backing on this quilt.  The pattern is "United" by Fran Morgan of Fabric Cafe from their Make It Patriotic With 3 Yard Quilts book.  I have enjoyed using their patterns as they are fairly quick to make & always fun.

I called this one "Ride Free" as that was one set of the words on the motorcycle fabric.

I machine quilted this one with a pattern called "Square Halls" from Quilting Pantographs.  It was graphic enough to work well with this quilt.  I used Glide thread in the color Cool Grey for the quilting.

Even though the backing turned out more wonky than I had planned, I don't mind it at all.  Sometimes I push myself outside the box.  This backing did that for me.  Yes, I am still vacuuming up the Minky fluffies.  I even had to clean the ceiling light fixture as it had more fluffies in there as well.  I guess I do sew fast sometimes.  Let the fabric fluffies fly!!!

Size: 62" x 87"

Label - Ride Free

Pieced backing

TBear3

 I have 2 more grandchildren quilts to make after this one.  This one is for grandson #3.  He is into martial arts and I found some fabric that would work.  Though he doesn't do karate he does do Tai K'wando.  The pattern is called Jamboree designed by Fran Morgan of Fabric Cafe.  I added one more outer border to the quilt to make it just a bit bigger for Bear#3.  The quilt measures 65" x 82".  I pieced the back with some remaining strips from the top.  The machine quilting is an edge to edge pantograph called Heatwave from Urban Elementz. I used Glide thread in the color Cool Grey3 for the machine quilting.

Deco Deer

 Completed the second wall hanging pattern from Corey Yoder of Coriander Quilts. This is her Deerly Loved pattern.  I changed the deer from a light tan to a brown which for me is much in keeping with the deer that roam our yard.

I called this one "Deco Deer" (because he is DECOrated)!  I know that made you smile.

I used the Starberry fabric line from Coriander Quilts & used a solid white for the background.  I have really enjoyed working with this fabric line.

I machine quilted the project using a light tan cotton thread using my Brother 1500S machine  (which has been replaced as it is no longer available) on my Start Right frame from Grace Frame (which is no longer available due to new products).  This set up has served me well for over 12 years and allows me to put a smaller project on the rails without having to piece the backing to give me the needed fabric for my longarm.  As this quilt only measures 42" x 42" I was able to use a width of fabric cut from my yardage.  The edge to edge pantograph is called "Feather Meandering" by Linda V. Taylor.  I really like the way it looks on this project.

Now, onto the next quilt in line!

Find joy in your journey.

Wall hanging = 42" x 42"

Binding & backing used some fabrics

from the Starberry line.

Starberry Wooly

 When Corey Yoder of Coriander Quilts came out with her Starberry fabric line for Moda Fabrics I knew that I had to have it!  I went to one of my favorite little quilt shops, Sunflower Quilt Company, in Axtel UT & bought at least 1 yard of the entire line.  There were just a couple of the fabrics that I didn't get as I wanted to use some of the sheep print fabric instead of the tone on tone one in 2 or 3 of Corey's patterns.

I purchased the Wooly wall hanging pattern which measures 40" x 40" when completed and changed the background from the beige fabric to the beige sheep fabric.  I love this wall hanging.  Corey's patterns are written very clearly with step by step instructions that make sense to me!  I have the next pattern cut out and will post that once completed.

I named this one Starberry Wooly (after the fabric line & pattern used).

Find joy in your journey!

Starberry Wooly 40" x 40"

Of course the label made with some of

the same fabric line.

Never Forget To Dream

 Several months ago I purchased some 5 piece Fat Quarter bundles called Never Forget To Dream by Fabric Editions from Missouri Star Quilt Co.  I found a free pattern called Essence Winds from Moonkin Stitchery (who has a wonderful You Tube channel ) and she shares many of her patterns for no cost.  By the way, she has also just published her first quilt pattern book, & yes I purchased it through Amazon!  It is called Quilts Surrounded with Love. The Essence Winds pattern has 5 sizes.  I made the twin size which uses 20 Fat Quarters.  I used a white on white stars for the background.  The backing is a light pink mottled 108" fabric which I purchased from Sunflower Quilt in Axtell UT.  I used some of the backing for the binding as well.  I added 2 small outer borders to the pattern so that I could use up the purple fabric from a previous project as well as some of the trimmings from the Fat Quarters that I used in this quilt.

I machine quilted this one with an edge to edge pantograph called Scrollwork from Urban Elementz. I named this quilt after the Fat Quarter fabrics - Never Forget To Dream.

Now, on to the next project!

As there were only 5 fabrics per bundle I ended up

laying the blocks in rows light to dark colors.

Scrollwork pantograph

The Label - Never Forget To Dream

Pattern from Moonkin Stitchery

RBD Block Challenge 2024

 I am not one who enjoys doing a Block of the Month (BOM) quilt, however, when I received an invitation to do the Riley Blake Designs 2024 block challenge I decided why not!

I had a fat quarter bundle called Ladies' Legacy by Barbara Brackman for Moda that I had been wanting to use and this turned out to be just the right quilt to use it in.  I even used fat quarters to make the backing & the scrappy binding.  I must say it was fun to do this one.  I do have my favorite blocks that I just might use in future projects.  You just never know with me.

I added the scrappy outer border to make the quilt just a bit bigger than the original pattern size.  The quilt ended up at approximately 61" x 61".  I machine quilted it with an edge to edge pantograph called Fern from Urban Elementz.  Yes, it is one of my favorite designs to use.

Now on to the next project which is another Sleep In Heavenly Peace quilt.  I have the top finished but need to make the backing.  I am currently on a roll!!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy your journey.

All in all I enjoyed this challenge.

I used fat quarters from the bundle to make the backing.

Made the label using a left over unit from one of

Ever-changing

 Completed this fairly easy quilt today.  The pattern is called Zen Garden by Emily Bailey of Centerville UT.  It was printed in the August/September 2023 edition of Quick & Easy Quilts.  I have had the jelly roll from Sandy Gervais for Moda called Grand Finale & knew I wanted to use it in this pattern.  I had some yardage of Sandy's fabric which I used on the border & the backing.  The binding uses two of the fabrics from the Grand Finale line.  The quilt finishes at approximately 64" x 74".  I machine quilted an edge to edge pantograph called Fern from Urban Elementz.  That is one of my favorite pantographs so far.

I call this quilt "Ever-changing".

I hope you enjoy this pattern as much as I do.  Keep finding joy in your journey!

"Ever-changing"

Always put a label on your quilt.

A Journey Begins

 I found some fat quarters at Walmart that I really liked.  They are from Tim Coffey "Vintage Travel Bundle".  I added 5 other fat quarters to give me the 20 that I needed to make the Turning Twenty quilt pattern by Tricia Cribbs.  I had some Sundown fabric from Penny Rose Studio that I used for the backing & some orange/gold grunge that I used for the binding.

The quilt came out at approximately 71" x 87" .  I quilted this one with an edge to edge pantograph called Torch Flame from Quilting Pantographs.  This design was a new one for me and I really like it on this quilt.

I called this quilt "A Journey Begins" as homage to the name of the fabric "Vintage Travel".

On to the next project!

Turning Twenty quilt pattern

Torch Flame pantograph

.....and of course the label.

What's New Pussycat

 I have been busy making quilts for the Sleep In Heavenly Peace project, however, I do sneak one of my own quilts in between those donation quilts.  Finished the Turning Twenty pattern tonight.  Actually, I made the twin size so you only use 16 Fat Quarters so maybe it's a Turning Sixteen quilt?  Anyway, the pattern is very quick to put together especially when I use the dies that I had designed for my Accuquilt Studio cutter.  The quilt finished at 75" x 80" and I used almost all of the fabric that I had purchased for the project.  Just a few small scraps for the scrap drawer.  That makes me very happy.

I machine quilted this one with the Inkblot edge to edge pantograph from Urban Elementz.  I really like the fabrics.  They took me back to the early 1970's - psychedelic times!  I machine bound the quilt and pieced the backing as I was just a few inches short of the fabric that I had purchased (the ink splatter pattern) but since I had purchased the last of the bolt of fabric I had just enough of the border fabric to piece the backing.  

I called this one "What's New Pussycat" as I had that old Tom Jones song playing in my mind every time I looked at the fabrics.  Of course the kitty printed fabrics helped!  Hope you enjoy this quilt as much as I do.

Love the "funky" fabrics.

Machine quilting is the Inkblot pattern

from Urban Elementz

Of course the label - What's New Pussycat