Xander & Xackery

 I finished the quilts for my great nephews, Xander & Xackery, today.  The pattern is called Cabin Welcome by Jennifer Pugh for Wilmington Prints which I purchased from The Stitching Room together with several of the fabrics used in the projects.  I left off the inner border so the quilts finished at approximately 60" x 84".

These quilts now leave me with one more quilt to make for the great nephews & nieces on the Matthews side of the family.  This was a big project but now all of my greats on the Matthews side will have a quilt made by me.  Mackynzie is next in line.

For Xander

He loves football & soccer.

Machine quilted with edge to edge pantograph

called "Ribbon Candy"

For Xackery

He loves sports including football & soccer.

Machine quilted with edge to edge pantograph

called "Curls"

Once Upon A Time

 Another quilt finished today.  This one is for Sophie.  I used scrappy 2 1/2" strips in the tube method to make the blocks.  The backing, binding, & some of the strips in the blocks is a fabric called "Once Upon A Time".  Hence the name of the quilt.  I used an edge to edge free motion stipple to machine quilt this project.  I hope Sophie will like this as much as I do.

The quilt finished at approximately 79" x 96".

Two more quilts to make for this family then I can deliver them.

I really like how using the strip tube method

makes the blocks appear to be on point.

Once Upon A Time

Greenery

 This year I have decided to complete the quilts for my Great nieces & nephews on my side (Matthews) of the family.  I have started on the final 5 quilts 4 of which will go to one family.  Today I completed the first quilt of that group for my Great Niece, Savanna.  These kids are growing up so quickly and time is flying by.  I feel the need to make them each their own quilt from their Great Aunt Amy.  As we get older our hands get tired very quickly and I don't want to leave these things undone before I am unable to do as much as I want to.  

This quilt for our Savanna was made from a Layer Cake called "Greenery" from Maywood Studios.  I fell in love with the lilies and the greens, greys, and blacks in the fabrics.  This is the second quilt that I have made from this patter called "4 Patch Lattice" found in Missouri Star Quilt's BLOCK magazine (Holiday Vol 3 Issue 4).  It is a fun pattern that utilizes all of the 42 pack of Layer Cake squares.

The quilt finished at approximately 68" x 77".  I also made a matching pillow case to gift the quilt in.

Now on to the next design.

Finished size approximately 68" x 77"

Named this quilt "Greenery" after the 

line of fabric from Maywood Studio

Explore Off Road

 I just completed this quilt for my great-nephew's 15th birthday which is next month.  This is the second quilt I have made using the Off-Road pattern by Kelli Fannin Quilt Designs.  I enlarged the quilt by added 3 more borders to make the quilt 81" x 81".  The backing is cotton in a great print that I lucked into in a quilt shop in Delta, Utah.  Yes, it says Jeep on the fabric.  The center of the quilt is a pieced Jeep pattern.  It takes a while to put together but I do enjoy doing this.  I am now contemplating making a Pink Jeep quilt.  Because after all, why not!

I hope Evan enjoys this quilt as much as I enjoyed making it for him.

Next project is in the wings.

Finished size is 81" x 81"

Edge to edge Stipple machine quilting.

Pieced quilt.

I named this quilt "Explore Off Road"

Blushing Stars

 I have been collecting pink fabrics for a few years now and wanted to make a special quilt for my Great Niece, Gemma.  Out came some of the pink & coral fabrics to create this quilt.  I designed the quilt using my Accuquilt Studio Die Cutter and my new dies for the Studio Chisel & Companion Triangle.  I used white for the chisel shape & pink for the triangles as well as the squares surrounding the chisel blocks.  This was a fun quilt to design and make for a special little girl.

The quilt turned out to be approximately 79" x 79".  I backed it with a soft cuddle flannel in a fun pink & white zebra stripe.  I had bound the quilt with bias binding.  The machine quilting was done using a Whacky Pansy edge to edge pantograph in pink thread.  I had such a good time making this quilt.

I really enjoy designing quilts and hope that Gemma enjoys this one for years to come.  It was made with love and prayers in each stitch.

I had to photograph the quilt on our bed as it

is still wet, snowy, and muddy in the yard.  The bed

looks bare without the pillows on it!

The quilt finished at approximately 79" x 79".  Our bed

is a king size so you can see that the quilt covers the

top of the bed.

I used an edge to edge pantograph that I call

Whacky Pansies.

Of course, the label.

I called this quilt Blushing Stars.

Bear Paw Lodge

 Just finished this quilt for my niece, Rosemary.  She mentioned that the last quilt that I had made for her was for her wedding which was several years ago.  She said that they love the outdoors, moose, elk, etc.  I designed this quilt specifically for her.  I used fabrics from the Bittersweet collection from Kansas Troubles with additional fabric that I had on hand from Kansas Troubles.  I love these fabrics.  They remind me of the outdoors and have such a "homey" feeling.

I designed the one row to include some moose, trees, and stars.  After all, part of loving the outdoors is loving the heavenly sky above the great outdoors.

The quilt finished at approximately 83" x 83".  It is backed with a cuddle soft flannel which is so outdoorsy looking it just made me happy throughout the process.

Though the quilt was technically finished today I am counting it as the first quilt of 2022.

I hope she loves it as much as I do.

Finished at approximately 83" x 83"

I designed the moose/tree/star row.

The name of the quilt is Bear Paw Lodge.

It is machine quilted with an edge to edge

pantograph called Combo.  I quilted

it with Turkey Red thread.

Hand bound with love.

Merry & Bright

 I had this fabulous fabric (fat quarter bundle & yardage) gifted to me.  It is the Merry & Bright line by Me & My Sister for Moda Fabrics.  I was so blessed with this gift and knew I had to whip up a quilt with it before this year ended.

I used the Original Turning Twenty Just Got Better pattern by Tricia Cribbs.  The design comes from the layout of the half square triangle blocks that are created by using one basic block & cutting it on the diagonal & sewing the half square triangles together.  In order to create the design on this quilt I chose to use the 8 green fat quarters that were in the fat quarter bundle which would give me enough blocks to create the zig zag & 3 green blocks on the quilt.  This is the third time that I have used this pattern this year but used different layouts each time.

This is a quick, fun, and I think lovely quilt pattern.  I used 3 fat quarters to create the scrappy look binding.  I call this quilt "Merry & Bright" after the fabric line.  It finished at approximately 75" x 90". Thank you Marcia Nielsen for gifting the glittery embroidery thread which I used on the label.  A huge thank you to Randi Deem for feeding my creative juices!!

I hope you enjoy looking at this quilt as much as I do.

Merry Christmas to all and may God keep you and bless you always.

75" x 90"

Merry & Bright

Monkey Mates

I needed to use some 2 1/2" strips that I had left over from other projects & knew I wanted to make another Bonfire quilt by Scott Flannigan.  The pattern is in the Oct/Nov 2018 McCall's Quick Quilts magazine (page 36).  I used a bright stripe fabric on the border and backing which is called "Monkey Mates" from Marcus Brothers Fabrics.  That became the name of this quilt.  I also made a matching pillowcase for it as I had extra fabric.  The quilt finished at approximately 72" x 92" which is a nice twin size quilt.  I used a Swirl pantograph to quilt the quilt.

It is always fun to see what happens when I dig out some pieces from one of my scrap bins.  It is a fun quilt!

Finished at approximately 72" x 92"

Label attached.  "Monkey Mates" named

for the fabric used on the border and backing.

 

The Adventures of Carol Rose

 I wanted to make quilts for Hannah's cousins.  I had made one for James when he graduated from high school this past spring.  I found this sweet fabric at the shop & thought of Rosie right away.  She is Hannah's only other female first cousin.  I also made JJ a quilt but it is currently hanging in the shop for display.

I used several pieces of fabric from the Angels line by Patty Basemi for AGF Fabrics Daydream line.  I threw is some other fun fabrics as well.  The border was actually a piece of gifted yardage which I loved with the other fabrics in the quilt.  The binding is from the Goose Creek line from Poppie Cotton.

The quilt finished at approximately 81" x 98".  I quilted it with an all over meandering tear drop shape.  They are different sizes & different shapes and I had a great time quilting this with white thread.

Hannah helped finish sewing the binding on last night.  Special memory making!!!

Finished size 81" x 98"

"The Adventures of Carol Rose".  Rosie's full name

is Carol Rose & I knew this had to be the name of

this quilt.

Some of the fun fabrics used.

Llamas, Foxes, Hedgehogs, little girls, houses, hearts.  What more

do we need?

Hannah & Me finishing up the hand

binding.

Changes In Attitude

 Finished my version of The Original Turning Twenty Just Got Better quilt by Tricia Cribbs.  I used reds, greys, & blacks to make the half square triangle blocks.  I set it in a different way than in her pattern but since it is essentially half square triangles that allowed me to turn the blocks to create a different pattern.

The quilt finished at approximately 73" x 87".  I backed it with a wonderful striped fabric which I also used in the bias binding.  I named the quilt "Changes in Attitude" because I am a Jimmy Buffet fan (parrot head) & that song just kept playing in my brain as I was machine quilting this quilt.  I used an edge to edge pantograph design called "Inside-Out".  Though a bit nervous in using this design I marked directional arrows on the plastic that covers the pantograph paper to make sure I was following the lines correctly & decided I really liked the design.

This is a great quilt pattern to try if you are an advanced beginner in quilting.  The original Turning Twenty pattern is always fun to do as well.  These patterns work up fairly quickly.

I really like the reds, blacks, & greys in the fabrics.

Of course the label.  I love the bias binding.

This is the Inside-Out edge to edge pantograph.  I stitched

it in dark grey thread with a black/white/grey veriegated

thread on the bobbin.