City Blooms and more for Sandra

Sandra brought this City Blooms quilt that is a pattern designed by Flaurie and Finch.  The top was started by a friend who passed away and Sandra saw it to the finish line.

When deciding on a quilting design and what thread to use across the lights and darks, I came up with a fun idea.  Sandra liked the idea of freehand wavy lines and I suggested using three shades of blue thread that would blend better across the light, medium and dark sections of the quilt.   The threads are all Innovatech -Azure, Largo and Blue.

You really have to look to see where I changed threads, and I like that the thread blends in well across the entire quilt.

Next up is Hyde Park from Cotton Street Commons featuring some Tim Holtz Fabrics.

Sandra chose the Come Dance with Me Pantograph which looked great on the rich golden brown backing.

Last up is this English Breakfast mini quilt from Robin Pickens Inc.  Sandra choses the Time Warp panto for this one and it adds some great steamy texture.  She had the prettiest backing fabric on this one.

Jolly Holiday

Shelly is ready for the holidays with this fun quilt.  The pattern is called Jolly Holiday from Lella Boutique.

Shelly chose the Advent pantograph.  She used a great red for the backing.

Nothin' Like a Puffin and more from Reneta

Reneta brought a pile of small projects for me to enjoy.  First up is her version of the Nothin' Like A Puffin pattern from Art East.  I have quilted a lot of quilts for Reneta so I have a pretty good handle on her likes and dislikes, so I sent her one picture with the Windswept pantograph as my suggestion.  She agreed and I do think it was the perfect fit.

Reneta also made a cute set of Highway 10 Designs' Roundabout placemats.  The forest themed focus fabric called out for the Oak Breeze pantograph. 

Reneta has 3 grandchildren, so she made 3 versions of the Pink Picture Frame quilt by Wood Valley designs for them.

Frist up is this Buzz Lightyear one featuring the Galaxy Pantograph.

There are two princess quilts - a blue and a purple and both feature the Ginger Heart pantograph.

 

Bridy's Butter Tarts

This pretty quilt is Bridy's take on the Highway 10 Designs Butter Tarts pattern.  Bridy made it her own by making all of the centre star portions of the block out of the same fabric.  It is always fun to see how someone uses their own creativity with your pattern to make something unique.

The fabrics Bridy selected are from the Camellia line by Melody Miller for Ruby Star Society.  Bridy asked for a fun thread choice and we opted for my favorite gold Magnifico Thread 2063 Clover Honey and the Curly Q pantograph.

Bridy provided what essentially is a second quilt for the backing.  She did a great job piecing the back so it didn't cause any issues with sagging or puckering.    I did my best to centre the quilt backing, but that is never something a long armer will guarantee. It really is a reversible quilt!

Hummingbird Bouquet

 

Annette made this great modern Hummingbird quilt.  The pattern is by Corinne Sovey Designs and was originally published in the American Patchwork and Quilting magazine under the name Birds and Blooms. It is now available as a stand alone pattern under the name Hummingbird Bouquet.  Did you know that one of the names for a group of hummingbirds is called a Bouquet?  Cool right?

I used very blendy thread in each of the sections.  Wavy lines in the background, simple lines in the throat and breast and flowers, and some feathers for interest in the in the head, wing and bodies.  Annette did not want heavy quitting so I did my best to keep a light hand.

Liane & Shannon

This post is all in the family.  Lianne and her daughter Shannon brought some lovely quilts this summer.  Lianne made the first two quilts for her brother and sister-in-law.   Lianne used the Easy Street pattern from the Fabric Cafe for this woodsy one.  

Liane chose the Terrace pantograph and added a lovely backing with fall leaves.

This pretty quilt was again a pattern from the Fabric Cafe called Rail Fence.

Liane chose the London Fog pantograph which added some nice movement.

Shannon made this fun beachy/camping quilt.  The Bora Bora pantograph added a perfect sea breeze to finish it off.

Bjorn Bear

Karen made this darling quilt for a special baby girl on the way.  The pattern is Bjorn Bear from Elizabeth Hartman with a few of Karen's special touches added.

Karen added one pair of glasses that is included in the pattern, and a second pair of her own design.  She also added the beehive block and the little buzzing around.

Karen chose the Lilac pantograph which shows up really well on the cream plush backing.