Small Quilts, Too!

Last week wasn't all big quilts. These were quilted and some even have the binding applied.

Barb made this cute giraffe quilt for a great grandchild.

The brown and black fabrics are minkee.  Popcorn panto and Omni Goose thread. The backing and binding are giraffe spotted fabric, how cute!

Look at all those squares sewn together. That was a lot of work! 

Vicci made this cute table runner.

Pink Paisley quilting, which you can hardly see. I got some practice on binding 60 degree corners.

 Here's the backing with a little better image of the quilting.

 Judy made this quilt for a nephew's baby. She wanted some special quilting as it would be a keeper in the family.

 I quilted 1/4" from the edge of the star, using a ruler, Terry Twists with a feather in the 4-patches, and meander in the background.

 I saw Judy at the One Stop Shop Hop in Kokomo last Saturday and only had a little photo to show her, so I 'm excited to show her the entire quilt.

 

Here is Carla's cute books wall hanging. It's only about 30" square and I used a new Fireworks panto for the quilting and Glide Silver thread.

How cute is the coloring on this one!

Barb's Giraffe Quilt

Barb is a member of my Blue Star Mothers group and she isn't really a quilter, but she made this adorable quilt for a grandchild.

She followed the pattern, cutting and sewing all these background squares together. I might have sewn strips instead of squares, but the final effect of her quilt is adorable!

I quilted it with Popcorn Panto, Maize Omni thread and Hobbs 80/20 batting.

A Couple of BIG Quilts

I finally got some photos of Angie's Turning Twenty quilt. Actually I took them just before she picked it up on Friday. She used a Red Rooster FQ tower from Erica's and It turned out great. Angie has only been quitling a little over a year and she has made some great quilts already.



The panto is Double Rose Vine by Norma Sharp and the thread is PermaCore Pine which blended quite nicely.



This one was made by Barb and I love the fabrics!



She likes her borders to be done separately, so I used Daisy Swirl by Jodi Beamish in the center and one row of Double Rose Vine in the borders. That meant unloading and reloading sideways to do the side borders, but I think it turned out great and she loved it.

On and off this week!

First up is Carole's antique quilt. I'm not sure of the pattern name, but it sure is pretty. I used the baptist fan Circle lord template, Hobbs 80/20 batting, and Permacore eggshell thread.



I have another one very similar to this one to load tomorrow.



Next up is Barb's Rail Fence. Very pretty fabrics on this big, 100 x 114 quilt.



She chose the Ribbons and Roses panto for the center and I added feathers in the borders.



It was very windy out this afternoon, so pics were hard to get. I may have better luck tomorrow.

Barb's Fall Colors

I quilted this last weekend, but forgot to post about it. The colors are gorgeous and she actually let me ko a pantograph on this one. She's usually a custom quilter, but I thought this one would do well with the Feather Me Pantograph.



This one shows the colors much better.



And the back:

Depression Blocks

Barb made this quilt after I showed her one that I had made with "block lotto" blocks I had won at a retreat. The pattern is on quilterscache.com and used scraps, so if you have lots of scraps, this one's for you.



PermaCore natural thread and Hobbs 80/20 batting. The quilting is Chantilly Lace pantograph in the borders, and a Chantilly Lace block pattern in the dark on-point block segments, with Continuous Curves in the light blocks, along with the loops in the center.



What a nice back it made, don't you think?

Common Threads Auction

One of my guilds had an auction tonight and boy was there a lot of stuff there. I donated quite a bit when cleaning my sewing room and didn't plan on buying much. When this Bunny Hill Snowman Country kit went up, I couldn't resist. I paid $17.50 for it and looked it up online and it sold for $75, so I got quite a deal. I think there may be a few of the fat quarters missing, but at that price, who cares!



I left after about an hour and a half because I really wanted to make some progress on Barb's depression blocks quilt. I have finished the center and have the bottom border to do and then I will take it off, turn it and re-load it to do the side borders. It seems like this one has taken me a long time. I loaded it Sunday morning and would like it to be finished tomorrow evening.



My plan was to come home at lunch again today to get in some stitching time, but I really needed a haircut, so I did that and I'm feeling a bit behind. I have 3 quilts (2 are king size) that must be finished in the next 10 days, so Mabel will be one busy machine.

Barb's Star Quilt

Barb made this one for her grandson and just picked it up. It turned out really nice and she was so happy that I got a tip. I gave her a little demonstration on measuring across the center of her quilt to get the measurements for her borders. She didn't know about that trick and was happy to learn.



Continuous curves and beadbord in the borders. So Fine and Bottom Line threads and Hobbs 80/20 batting.



And the back:

Barb's 4-Patch Log Cabins

I just love how this quilt turned out. She wanted a pantograph, Popcorn in the center and then the borders done in swirls and feathers. I've never done this before, but tried it and she loved it.


The batting is Hobbs 80/20 and the thread is PermaCore Mother Goose.




The stopping of the pantographs at exactly the right spot was a trick at times, but for the most part they ended up quite nicely. The backing is actually just natural muslin but the sunlight yesterday afternoon made it look blue....go figure!