These are quilts that are here in 2015.
the first pictures are of a pattern called By My Hand, using machine embroidery and applique. Nice job!
These next few pictures are of Cathy's Christmas Cactus pattern. Not Christmas-y at all, but absolutely stunning. Love love love this quilt!
This is a vintage red background quilt that Cheryl's family member made years ago and she just "wanted it done". I used Baptist fan on this one.
This is a Jacqueline de Jonge Curling Colors. First picture is it being blocked and second picture is a close-up of some of the hidden blocks. Very precise paper piecing.
It's been a while, hasn't it? The last part of last year just got away from me.
So let's play catch up ... I'm going to post some pictures of quilts that came through my studio. We'll just start there and see how it goes. This post is last half of 2014.
It's not the loveliest of a foot, but it's mine and guess what those two band-aids cover? Yep, I was at my cutting board and I have a lot of tools hanging on pegs on a pegboard in front of the table. I knocked down a rotary cutter and it sliced the top of my foot. Now before you start retching, know that I use the dark blue KAI rotary cutters which only cut when pressure is put on the cutter. Well, my foot was a bit of pressure and the blade sliced through about 2 layers of epidermis. Enough to bleed a bit, but not enough to send me in a panic to the ER. Sooooo ... from now on, even these cutters will be in LOCKED mode when not in use. But this certainly could have been a lot worse if I had been using a Olfa and left the blade open... ouch ...
So here are some quilts that are now finished.
Several people I know are making this pattern but darn if I can remember what it is called. I like the dark-up, light-up configuration on this one.
This quilt is pieced by same person - Joann - that did the one above. This is called Tic Tac Moe and is for her daughter. I did a panto called Love Grass on this one.
And Marti pieced this one. I love the stripe configuration in this. Very cute and very fresh. I think this panto is Floret. Looks pretty, doesn't it?
And below is a close-up of the Pink Striped quilt. Too cute!
I recently started a quilt (for myself, no less!) that called for a black and white polka dot fabric. I have some of that ... yes, indeedy ... well, I used up my favorite B&W polka dot so I had to replenish that supply. The problem is, I really really really like that particular polka dot. Found some on the internet (thank goodness for those informational selvages!) and ordered a bunch. I was relating this whole scenario to husband and I then decided to show him WHY I had to order that beautiful B&W Polka Dot. I dragged him to my Black fabric mesh drawer, and pulled out 7 - COUNT THEM - 7!!!! - different B&W Polka Dot fabrics ... and explained to him that 6 of those beauties just wouldn't work for this particular quilt ... he just smiled, patted my head, muttered something about compulsive behavior, and walked away ...
So here's the pile of 7 polka dot fabrics. The one on the far left is the one I love the most. Don't ask ... it is compulsive behavior, but then again, you knew that, right?
Notice how nice and neat these fabrics are? I'm so proud ... I finally organized all my fabrics 2 Christmas's ago. I took each piece of yardage, measured it, made a little tag, wrapped the yardage around a Comic Book Board (8.5" x 11"), and pinned tag onto the fabric - see that orange thingy on the left. That's the tag. Anyway, I can pull a piece of fabric and tell if I have enough for whatever project I'm working on. I tag leftover batting pieces in the same way (don't wrap them around board, just tag) and this has saved me huge amounts of time trying to figure out if a piece of batting will work on my small projects. Can you hear me patting myself on the back?
And here's the quilt I used that fabulous fabric for borders ... friend Tina has been telling me about this "Easy Peasy" quilt pattern called "5 One-Yard Cuts" pattern for at least 4 years. Whenever she is in town we go fabric store visiting and I'm always finding myself buying 5 1-yard cuts of fabrics (like I couldn't just go to my stash and find it!) and swearing to her that I will do one of these quilts. So now I have about 4 different "kits" lined up. I pulled this one out last week and started on it after finishing a customer quilt. And honestly, it's as easy as my old standby Yellow Brick Road. Done and done, except for the quilting - which may take a while to get to. At least the top is now done.
