August Finishes

I finished a couple quilts last week and it's a good thing because I don't have much in the way of finishes for August.

Here is my butterfly block swap quilt. It was a UFO from 2005-2006. There were a group of us that met before guild and we each had a tote with fabric and ideas. My idea was butterflies....they could be pieced, appliqued, or whatever the maker chose. I put the top together in 2009, and it's been waiting to be quilted ever since.

Here's the backing, which has been hanging with it since Quilt Quarters (south) closed years ago.


I chose Circle Lord spirals for the quilting because of the movement it shows.



The next quilt is the first try at the soon-to-be-revealed ScrapSquad quilt. I didn't think there was enough contrast in some of the logs, so I started over with more of a plan. This one has been donated to the Duke Smyser Chili Blast. I've given a donation to this group for 3 years now and I think it's such a worthwhile cause.

Butterflies and Dragonflies

I quilt these 2 quilts for Brenda last Friday evening and Saturday morning. These disappearing 9-patch quilts use the same fabrics, just different placement.





One of the fabrics has butterflies and dragonflies on it and I just happen to have a pantograph with each of them. Angel wings by Jodi Beamish, and Large Dragonfly by Dave Hudson





And the back of one of them:



They both have Hobbs 80/20 batting and glide/permacore thread.