Sunday, May 19, 2013

 
Here is a super cute table runner!  Look at all that applique!  Ugh!  Don't think I could do it!
 

 
Here is more of a close-up...it has lines in around the maple leaf...then loops and leaves in the border and stippled around the cute little scarecrows!  Such a cute runner!
 

 
Here is a t-shirt quilt that I made for a client in South Dakota.

 
It was a big one!  Over 100 x 100!
 

 
You can see that a baseball/softball theme was used.

 
I used a red thread that seemed to show up well in all the blocks!

 
For the backing, we used a nice flannel and you can see the design with the red thread.

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Nautical fun!

 
Here is a super sweet quilt that was designed and pieced by a lady visiting her in-laws in Dekalb, and I was able to quilt it for her!

 
I swirled some of the blocks...and sashing, and did a little design in each of the 5 pieces of the 9-patch.

 
I echoed around the applique and did a feather in the border.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

More fun with wool!

 
This beauty was for Acorn Quilts in Rockford, IL.

 
I was able to just have fun and treat each unique block a little differently!

 
Love the fun green color...did an echo and some meandering to pop the organic circles!

 
This lovely primitive bird got some feathers above and fun designs in the rest!

 
More echoing around, swirl and feathers in the heart.


Early Swedish Christmas!

 
This sweet little quilt has some trees in the center!

 
The background area is swirled for texture.

 
Here, the trees have some definition and serendipity lines behind the tree trunk and fluffy cloud like design behind the trees.

 
The first border has swirly circles and the second border has echoed loops with a fun corner design!
 

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Gorgeous Double Wedding Ring!

 
Ok, if you have never attempted to make a double wedding ring, then you don't know just how challenging they can be!  Lets just say there isn't a straight line to be found!

 
Here is an edge of the quilt...she did the scalloped border!

 
I added a freehand feather inside the block, and some smaller feathers in the melon areas.  The blue corner pieces had a soft petal like design add and then continuous lines in the each of the arc pieces.

 
Here is a picture of the back...she used a solid which shows the quilting beautifully, but also every start and stop! 

 
I never would have imagined the back to look like this!  You would never know that it is a double wedding ring from the back!

Friday, April 5, 2013

I LOVE Wool!!!

 
This is one of my most favorite wool quilts!!!  Fall is my favorite time of year, and this quilt is SO beautiful!!!

 
The first border is a simple leaf.  The second border is a serendipitous line, and the final border is just a soft swirl.

 
Here is a picture of the borders with the cornerstones!  They are so neat!


 
I did a simple echo around the stars.

 
This wreath got a nice background filler of curly cue ribbons.

 
This basket got a tear-drop type background filler.

 
I added cloud like designs in the sky area and some lines on the house with a scallops on the roof.

 
The star got some feathers and the circles had a tight meander.

 
The pumpkins had a swirled affect added.

 
This little pumpkin had more curly cues (like the ones by the stem).

 
More feathers were added to the vines and leaves with a meander around these great white pumpkins.

 
This crow has a background filler and some feathers added to the body.

 
Lastly, the cornucopia has some lines added with a background to swirl.