Oh, Say Can You See

Starting off with a panel is always fun for me.  I had a bundle of the indigo & tan fabric pieces that worked so well with this panel.  The panel was 23" x 42" so I added a small sashing to the sides of the panel in order for it to work with the squares that I had cut out.  When I ran out of the indigo & tan squares I made a design change by making 4 patch blocks with the left over pieces to finish the same size as the indigo & tan blocks.  There you have it!  The finished quilt is approximately 64" x 84".  I backed it with red flannel.  I have a few more panels in my fabric stash that I will use over the next few months.  Don't let panels frighten you, they can be our friends.

 

Oh, Say Can You See

64" x 84"

Eagle Panel

Red flannel backing & of course the label.

Edge to edge pantograph quilting - Curves

Twinkle Twinkle

 Used a pattern from Melissa Corry’s book, Charming Baby Quilts. I used a pack of Honey Buns (1 1/2” strips) instead of a pack of Charm s (5” squares). If you use Honey Buns you will need 37 of the 42 strips in the pack. This quilt is a shop quilt so you can see it in living color.  Come see us at The Stitching Room in Richfield. We carry the book as well as Charm & Honey Bun packs.

Let It Begin With Me

 Well, I was lucky enough to hit a great sale at our local quilt store, The Stitching Room, a couple of months ago.  I bought several panels (patriotic of course) and some fabric to go with the panels.  I made some star blocks with the tan fabric (which has words printed on itone of which is the word Peace).  I ran out of the tan fabric so used the deep red & blue for stars then appliqued little stars in the tan fabric onto those two colors.  I really like the way this turned out.  The quilt ended up being approximately 65" x 85".  I quilted it with a loop free motion design in a tan thread.

By the way, I am now so blessed to be a part of The Stitching Room team!  Come see us

at 25 N Main St, Richfield, UT or find us online at thestitchingroominutah.com

I am happy with the lay out

I named the quilt "Let It Begin With Me".

One of the songs our choral group sang

back in Canada was "Let There Be Peace on Earth"

I have always loved the song & believe in 

the words "Let It Begin With Me"