So many quilt so little time

This is a fat quarter quilt

Quilt top and Back

The quilting is one of my recession busters only 1.5 cents an inch

Australian fabric Split rail type of pattern

Close up of the native designs.  Because this is so busy the owner only wanted a meander design.

This is the busy back.  Also fabric from Australia.

A string quilt from Wenatchee

Quilted with Flags, Respect, and Honor words

More QOV's

I recently found out that this quilt group that has been sending me these string quilts are a group of men.  That is so cool that they would be willing to explore this female dominated art for supporting the Armed Forces.  

There is two groups that are making quilts for the Armed Services, Quilt of Valor and the lesser know American Hero Quilts bases out of Washington.  I am privileged to work with both of them.

Close up of details stars and stripe pattern

Hard to see but this is that border corner of sash and stars

This simple pattern of strings on a foundation fabric make quite the dramatic impact.

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Appropriate backing.

Mario and Luigi for my twin Grandsons

My son asked me to make a Mario quilt for his son.  His son preferred Batman.  So I made Mario and Luigi for the new twin grandsons.  This was so much work but worth every minute.  

Luigi and Goomba.  The Cloud is echoed inside and the sky is wind blowing away from the cloud.

The skin is a bubble pattern and the shirt is waved.

Goomba has curly fur and pebbled feet.  If you look closely you can see the grass and the eyes.

Mario is jumping up and hitting the brown box and a flower is coming out.

The hat and shirt are a wave pattern and the sky is mini clouds

If you look closely you can see the zig-zag in the pants and basket weave in the shoes.  Also note the grass  pattern.

Embroidered Hearts

 This quilt was made from embroidered blocks that had been sitting in a drawer for at least 35 years.  I cross hatched those blocks with white thread to secure all of the stitching and to make the quilting almost invisible. Now these blocks will be enjoyed for many years to come.

Beautiful Embroidery

Wide sashing needed a little color and a lot of interest.

Close up of vertical sashing quilting for between each block

Large border is cross hatched with four petal flowers in the stitching.

Double Wedding Ring

Close up of Hawaiian Double Wedding Ring

Because this is Hawaiian Fabric we wanted to use hearts and flowers that echo the hearts.

On the colored rings itself I did point to point arcs to differentiate the different fabrics.  It makes a nice pattern on the back.

New Baby Quilts

Butterfly Quilt for Lucy

Abstract flowers 

Close up of wing detail and background detail

Sateen and minky wholecloth quilt

Year of birth

Bear in the center

Lyla's baby blanket from 3 years ago.  Looks great after frequent washing.

My first time at freehand.  Thought that the circles would look like frog skin.

Going to the Beach

My Wonderful Husband needed a break and his favorite place of peace is the Northwest Coast.  My favorite is camping in the woods.  I have to admit that his favorite is less work for us.  

Bob laughed out loud that I promptly took off the commercial comforter on the bed and replaced it with a quilt from home.  This is a quilt made mostly from scraps from our kids home made clothes and other projects that have been done over the years.  

I quilted it with a point to point pattern and
with the CS4 software I was able to center the loops
 on the center of each block.  

This is the back featuring about where a block is.

Nice to bring a piece of home with us to sleep under.