Farmers Market

 Well, the hubster asked if I would make one of his DNA second cousins a quilt.  He gave me some ideas & even picked out the main fabric for this one.  The pattern is called Stepping Stones from Pretty Darn Quick 3 Yard Quilts from Fabric Cafe.  The quilt is approximately 70" x 85" and has a pieced backing.  I used an edge to edge pantograph called Curlz from Linda's Electric Quilters using a thread called Sandstone #20950 from Connecting Threads.

Now it's the hubster's job to get it mailed off to the east coast.  Hope Jim likes it.

70" x 85"

Love the gingham with the farmers market fabric!  

The grunge fabric (Shadow Play) is one of my favorite fabrics to use as

a background.

Pieced backing

Label = Farmers Market

Yukon 2022

 This quilt has been in the back of my mind since my niece & her hubby went on a big hunt in the Yukon last year.  Took me a while to find just the right panel & fabrics.  I adapted a pattern that I had used on a previous quilt to work with this Moose panel.

Fabrics: Shadow Play by Maywood Studio; Natures Finest pattern P9951 panel from Riley Blake Designs; outer border is fabric from Dallen Lambson for QT Fabrics; Spirit Animals by Collin Bogle for P&B Textiles; Shades (brown) by Riley Blake Designs; Green Shadow Play by Maywood Studio.

The quilt measures approximately 79" x 79".  I used a pantograph to do the edge to edge machine quilting.  The pantograph is called Curlz from Linda's Electric Quilters and is one of my favorites to use on some quilts.  The thread color I used is Bark #21102.

The panel & most of the fabric came from Christensen's Dept Store in Richfield and the backing fabric was purchased at The Stitching Room which is also in Richfield UT.

I hope our Amanda likes the quilt.  Since she loves to hunt I think she will.  Much love and prayers went into the making of this quilt.

Approximately 79" x 79"

Pantograph edge to edge pattern called Curlz

Custom label made on my computer.  Hope she doesn't

mind that I used some of her photos.

Love you Amanda!

Majestic Plaid

 Finished the 6th commissioned quilt for a customer.  The pattern is called Allure found in The Magic of 3 Yard Quilts by Fabric Cafe.  The plaid fabric is from All About Plaid for Riley Blake; the dark green is County Meadow by Pam Buda for Marcus Fabrics; and the light color is Majestic Outdoors by  Greg & Co. for Penny Rose Fabrics.  I used the County Meadow fabric on the backing & binding as well.  I did use some creative license in piecing the backing.  All fabric in this quilt was purchased at The Stitching Room in Richfield UT.

The quilt finished at approximately 81" x 90".  I used an edge to edge pantograph called Combo by Linda's Electric Quilters using a cotton thread in the color "Herb".  I really think this quilt turned out great for either her grandson or nephew.

I hope you all find great joy in your journey no matter your craft.

Finished 81" x 90"

I called this one Majestic Plaid after

some of the lines of fabric used.

Edge to Edge pantograph called "Combo"

Pieced backing to break up all that green.

Up The Creek

 Commissioned quilt #5 of #6.  The fabric was fun to use.  The blue with the paddles on it was my favorite on this quilt.  The paddle fabric is called A Day At Then Lake by Laura Marshall for Wilmington Fabrics; the blue is Whisper Weave by Nancy Halverson for Benartex; and the grey textured fabric is Essentials by Danui Nai for Wilmington.  The backing is 108" wide Wilmington Essentials Watercolor Texture in dark grey.  I did a free motion quilting motif I call "Wonky Tetrus" (yes, I spelled it that way on purpose) & used a thread color called Dove.  All in all I am very happy with this one and I hope the customer is as well.  The fabric for the quilt top was purchased at Christensens Department Store in Richfield UT.  They have  quite the assortment of "outdoorsy" fabric which I use in several of my quilts for the hunters/campers/outdoors people.

The pattern for this quilt is called "Wonderland" from the Make It Christmas with 3 yard quilt book from Fabric Cafe.  I always increase the yardage to make bigger quilts.  Their books include sizes from  lap to king.

Finished at approximately 88 1/2" x 88 1/2"

Don't you just love those paddles!

I named this one "Up The Creek".

(as without a paddle)

QUILT SALE!!! Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow (Overacting)

 I have made the decision to part with a few of my quilts.  I have officially filled my allowed space in my studio for finished quilts (can you imagine!!!!!).

The following items will be on sale.  You may message me for further information:

TINSEL TOWN: 60" x 84"

$475  on SALE 20% OFF - $380 

MY HEART SKIPS A BEAT: 80" x 97"

$500 on SALE 20% OFF - $400

MONKEY MATES: 72" x 92"

$500 on SALE 20% OFF - $400

PACIFICA: 72" x 90"

$500 on SALE 20% OFF - $400

NEWER CREATIONS:

FLOWERING PATHWAY: 65" x 83"

COST $562.70 on SALE $500

POPPIE TRAILS: 80" x 90"

COST 652.43 on SALE $600

WILD IRIS: 75" x 83"

Minky backed

COST $585 on SALE $525

Flowering Pathway

 Completed this fun quilt last night.  The pattern is "Wandering Way" from Fabric Cafe from the "Quilts in A Jiffy 3 Yard Quilts book.  The fabric is Hunny Bunny by Meags & Me for Clothworks Fabric.  I purchased the fabric from The Stitching Room and I am very happy that I did as that line is almost gone now!  I love the dusty rose & greys in this line.

The pattern was so much fun to make.  I made wonky bias binding for this quilt from the dark pink stripe fabric in the line.  By cutting the binding a certain way the lines change direction every once in a while.  I really had fun with this one.

I used the soft 80/20 batting from Winline.  It is so soft and comfy.  I machine quilted an edge to edge pantograph called "Flower Power" from Urban Elementz with a lovely cotton thread in Blush color.  This quilt has hand binding on it.

Yes, this quilt will go up for sale.

I really like the pattern!

The grey with light pink polka dots

was the perfect backing for this quilt.

I named this one "Flowering Pathway".

A Charmed Life

 The first of three quilts ordered is finished.  The pattern is "Falling Charm" by Missouri Star Quilt Co.  It is in their BLOCK Winter Vol 1 Issue 1 book on page 59.

For the charms (5" squares) I used Date Night by Basic Grey for  Moda Fabrics; the background was Confetti from the Remembering Red line by Studio 37 for Marcus Fabrics; the backing is 108" wide Patchwork Rings by Whistler Studios for Windham Fabrics; and the binding is Onyx Grunge by Basic Grey for  Moda Fabrics.

I machine quilted an edge to edge stipple pattern with a cream thread.  The binding is handstitched.  I named this one "A Charmed Life" as it is a charm pattern.

84" x 96"

The backing has been one of my favorites.

Label "A Charmed Life"

Wild Iris

 When you see a fabric line advertised in a quilt magazine and you fall in love with the fabric but you talk yourself out of ordering it online what do you do?  You dream about that fabric and how you would use it.  Well, last October I went to the opening of The Sunflower Quilt shop in Axtell Utah and there the line was!!  What's a girl to do.....buy it!!!!!!!!!!!!  I knew I was going to use it for the Four Patch Lattice quilt which is a pattern from Missouri Star Quilt Co.  I have made this pattern twice before and really enjoyed the outcome.  I had purchased some minky fabric from The Stitching Room in Richfield Utah knowing that it would be the backing I would use on the quilt.  The minky was 90" wide but when I laid it out found that it was only about 84".  I cut down my outer border on the quilt to make it fit the backing.

I machine quilted this one with a pantograph called "Paisley Flower Leafs" from Quilting Pantographs.  I have been able to download some patterns from their website and through the miracle of photocopiers at my local office supply store Sevier Office Supply we have been able to size the pantograph patterns to a size that works well with my Brother 1500 which sits on a Start Right frame from Grace Frame Co.  I make enough copies to tape together into a roll that fits on the back board of the set up.  Works for me and was well within my price range at the time.  I used a cotton thread from Connecting Threads in the color Iris #20960.

I named the quilt "Wild Iris" after the fabric line.  I do have just a bit of the fabric yardage left over.  I used a Layer Cake (10" squares) for the charms.  As you know from one layer cake you can get an equivalent of 4 charm packs (5" squares).  That is what I prefer to do as it is sometimes more economical.

I have iris plants in my yard and they remind me of my Mom.  She had a huge iris flower garden in the front of our home in Simcoe Ontario Canada.  She loved flowers.

Enjoy your springtime and stop and smell the flowers once in a while.

Finished size approximately 75" x 83"

"Wild Iris"

I do like how the quilting pattern pops

on the minky backing.

Poppie Trails

 Sometimes I think I should not watch quilting YouTube videos as I just end up adding more to my "to do" list.  The quilt I just finished was the Trailing Squares from Missouri Star Quilt Co.  I knew I must make this one as it looked fairly quick to make.  After my last quilt I needed an easy project!  I found just the right fabric line at The Stitching Room. I purchased the layer cake package and some yardage from the Betsy's Sewing Kit line from Poppie Cotton.

The quilt finished at approximately 80" x 90".  I also made a coordinating pillow case as I like to gift or sell the quilt in a special package whenever I have enough fabric left over from the actual quilt project.

I machine quilted this one with an edge to edge free motion design I call Organic Clam Flowers.  I watched some videos from Angela Walters , Leah Day, & others and combined several things from each one to come up with the design.  I had alot of fun with it as the size of the design varies, the number of echo lines change with each "flower", and once in a while a line will cross over another one.  Thank you to all those great quilters for encouraging me to be unafraid to just jump in and start a design.

There was one flying geese unit left over so it

became the label.  I called this quilt Poppie Trails.

Poppie for the fabric from Poppie Cotton &

Trails for the name of the quilt pattern 

Trailing Squares from Missouri Star Quilt Co.

Finished at approximately 80" x 90"

Coordinating pillow case.

NYE Mystery 2022

 New Years Eve Day I joined a mystery quilt along hosted by Stitchin' Heaven, Craftsy, and National Quilters Circle.  This was my first mystery quilt that I had no idea what the pattern was until the last minute.  I learned some things about myself.  First, I don't like mystery projects.  I like to know what the pattern is so I can mentally prepare for the construction of said quilt.  Second, I can challenge myself by going outside of the box once in a while.

I enjoyed being a part of the online community, in that we all encouraged each other through the choosing of our fabrics for the project and for cheering each other on when we thought we could not go any further on said project.

The pattern was supplied by Stitchin' Heaven and is called Sparkly New Year's Mystery.  That is why I named my quilt NYE Mystery 2022.

I machine quilted this quilt with an edge to edge pantograph called "Octopus Swirls" from Quilting Pantographs.  I do not have a computerized long arm so I print off the pattern onto regular copy paper to the size I need for my Brother 1500 on a Grace Frame and then make copies of the downloaded pattern and tape them together into a roll to use on the back platform of my frame.  It works well for me.

I hope you are all anticipating Springtime weather (I know I am!) and enjoy this time of year of nature unfolding glorious flowers, plants, baby animals, etc.  The world holds such great beauty if we but take a moment to look around us.  It's there just waiting for us to breath it all in.

Finished Size 51" x 66"

NYE Mystery 2022

Blue thread using the Octopus Swirls pantograph