Quilted Pillows

Having fun with the color spectrum, this may

be a sign of something bigger...oh like maybe..

a RAINBOW

rainbow what? that is the question :)



 the pillow on the left is hand stitched, the one on the

right is machine stitched.

and a lovely orange backing to finish them off

Table Runners

Table runner #1 is made from my

Amsterdam fabric. Its a map of Paris

which Child #1 visited while overseas.

 Table runner #2 is me having fun.

I wanted something that screamed spring

to get me through this cabin fever

and cold weather

Another Memory Quilt

I finally used up the rest of my Dad's

shirts. Just look how snuggley those little

squares are.

Its just beckoning for a cup of coffee and

fond memories.



Chevron Table Runner

This was fun to make!

and a great way to use up

scraps of fabric.

Litttle Houses

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These have been on my to-do list for over a year,

so fun and easy to make.

Also I was experimenting with the spider

web quilt pattern so I made a little coaster.

Yikes that took patience, I'll save that pattern for the

serious quilters



I Spy Quilt

I finally finished my I Spy Quilt!!!

 



 

My inner child is so delighted :)

 

Memory Quilt

                                                            In Memory of.........

My Dad

a way for future generations to snuggle

and tell stories.......... 

                                                                              

Upcycled Baby Quilt

 This challenge came from my daughter.

She requested a baby quilt made from thrifted fabric.

I suggested mens dress shirts,

This is what she picked out

 I chose the orange peel quilting pattern

to soften the look.I loved giving these old shirts

new life. Some lucky baby will get to

enjoy this soft eco-friendly upcycle blanket

Cozy Quilt

I finished my first Cozy Quilt

I joined a local Cozy Quilts group almost a year ago.

Shortly after my Dad passed away from lung cancer,

I was talking to a friend about the Chemo-Caps

project that my Dad and I had been working on

during his months of Chemotherapy and Radiation.

And how I missed that special connection we had

making and giving those caps away.

She introduced me to Cozy Quilts Ministries, where

groups of ladies get together and make Quilts

for cancer patients. I feel in some small way

that Dad is doing it with me. So if your  looking

for something to do that will warm your own heart

as well as someone elses check out www.cozyquiltministries.org

Gray Quilt

Finished.

and just in time

A certian young man arrives home today.
and I thought this would be a nice surprise.

Quilt Top

Finished. One quilt top

for child #2's dorm room.

Map Quilt

that little spot is Tazmania, an island of Australia

and the start of my next project.

I love geography, cartography , historical books and ancient history. I've always thought it would be nice to have a map quilt to cozy up with while I'm reading about ancient times or far off places.

I am not impressed with the screaming colors of the fabric map below. So with some inspiration from fantastic map quilter Leah Evans , I am embarking on a new quilting journey. It will literally require me to stitch my way around the world :)

Modern baby quilt done!

Yes, its done. Yes, it's the best quilt I've made thus far.

and Yes, my nephew will be here soon.

lots of cute squiggly free-motion quilting

cutest flannel backing ever.

modern looking fabric bars.

and a cute silouette camel.

lots of color, contrast, batiks, flannel and 100% cotton

baby friendly with a touch of elegance for Mom to enjoy.

Baby Quilt

I'm going to have a new nephew soon! I want to get this quilt done BEFORE he arrives. It was supposed to be done by Christmas but a nasty little cold decided not to let that happen. So now my goal is to have it done before the end of January. Not a tradition pattern, but I'm in *Love* with modern quilt patterns right now. My daughter and I picked the fabrics so that Mom AND Baby could enjoy the quilt. Very much my daughters idea to incorporate a little something femanine/elegant in the quilt, also seen here in another baby quilt we made. The camel is pulled from an image on the back of the quilt which I did not get a picture of yet, but lime green flannel animal print and all baby :) can't wait to put on the brown/spot binding and give it a snuggle. But first I have to go talk sweet to the Green Machine so she will do some flawless quilting for me.

Hooray!

Hooray! its finished. I had put it at the bottom of the pile because of all of the Christmas sewing I'm doing. BUT then SewMamaSew announced that December 13th would be a Give-away-day! I promised myself that I would finish the projects that I was making from my last give-a-way loot before I participated again. Lets just say that the binding magically appeared on this quilt. Loot used, let the give-aways begin! If you've never participated then you need to hop on over to sewmamasew.com right now and read all about it! Hours and hours of Blog-hoppin fun.

Oh For the Love of Chickens!

Finally, I had some spare time to make something out of the "Lil Plain Jane" fabric that I won at the last sewmamasew.com give-a-way.
I love chickens and I love fabric, so it only made sense that the two should be together.

What is it you ask? hmmmmm, I've asked myself the same thing..........a wall hanging!? ya sure thats it. Too small to be anything else. What am I going to do with it you ask? Well I thought about painting an entire room red and white just so I could hang this in it. Where I would lock the door and no-one would be allowed in except maybe a pizza delivery guy, oh and my mother cuz she's that special.

But, I have no idea what I am going to do with it. I thought about maybe auctioning it off at my son's senior auction for school this fall. That is if I can pry it away from my youngest who would really love me to just give it to her

Mitred Corners

I love learning new tricks! Here's the latest in step by step, because I know I'll forget how I did it :) Perfect Mitred Corners

1. Cut 4 fabric strips, making sure to add extra length depending on the width of the strip. My fabric strips are 3.5 inches wide. So I need to make sure my fabric goes over by 3.5 inches on each side. Mark 1/4 inch in from the striped(bottom)fabric, this will be where your stitch starts on one side and ends on the other.2. You should have a gap that looks something like this on both ends. keep fabric folded back like this for the next step.

3. Repeat the same process with all 4 strips of fabric.

4. Fold in half diagonaly and line up the overhang. In my case the extra 3.5 inches in each side.

5. Draw a line here and stitch on the line.

6. Trim access fabric

7. Press seams down. And you have perfect corners.

That was sooo easy and fun!