Hexagon Log Cabin

Myrna sent this lovely hexagon log cabin quilt for some finishing.

Myrna selected the Feathered Curls pantograph and I used a blue grey thread that didn't totally disappear into the border fabric.

I love the texture coming thorugh on the back.

 

Anita's Arrowhead

Sydney made this autumnal "Anita's Arrowhead" quilt from fabrics collected over the years.  The Anita's Arrowhead pattern is currently available as a free download from the Quilting Daily website.

There were many pantographs that looked good on this quilt, but we were both drawn to Oak Breeze.  I don't seem to stitch this one out very often, but every time I do I really enjoy the movement it adds.

Sydney added a little bit of interest (and width) to her backing by inserting a gold tone-on-tone stripe down the length of the quilt that compliments the backing print.

 

Wonderful Woodland for Finn

This is the 3rd baby quilt I made for my first grandchild.  Kyla and Reed had settled on a Woodland theme and didn't know if they were having a boy or girl.  They loved the Art East Wonderful Woodland pattern and I was happy to have an excuse to make this pattern as I have quilted many for others.  I did make one change to the pattern....

Kyla was able to go shopping with me and selected this lovely blue Northcott Canvas fabric for background.  I did a little shopping at a few of my favorite stores to augment the brown section of my stash and then pulled the different fabrics for all the animals.  There are very few repeats and that was a lot of fun.

The one major change I made was changing out the porcupine block for an owl.  My grandbaby needed an owl!  I designed an owl in EQ and decided to paper piece it.

My favorite way to quilt this pattern is to add my freehand wood grain pattern.  I love the texture it adds.

For the backing I added a wonderful denim blue Fireside for maximum cuddliness.  I chose Quilters Dream Puff batting.

I hope Finn enjoys this one as I loved making it!

 

Woodland Baby Quarter Sections

This is the 2nd baby quilt that I made for my first grandchild.  I asked my daughter if she had any requests for a quilt.  She didn't know if she was having a boy or a girl, but had decided on a woodland theme.  She said that she would like me to use one of my Highway 10 Designs patterns.   I was surprised at this request but was happy to oblige once we happened upon a super cute fabric collection.  

Quarter Sections is a fat quarter friendly pattern that is available from the Highway 10 Designs website in both instant PDF download or traditional paper formats.

For the baby size, you only need 5 fat quarters and some border and binding fabric.  We chose three prints from Northcott's Woodland Adventure collection - two for the body and a directional print for the border.  I added three blenders from my stash to let the prints shine.

I decided to quilt it using the Oak Breeze pantograph.

I added two of the fabrics to the back to use up some extra I bought and keep things interesting. The top is the perfect size to fit on one width of regular fabric which is a bonus.

Here is Finn thoughtfully posing for a picture on his new quilt.    

Simple Triangles - ROYGBIV

This was the first quilt I made for my first grandchild.  I had seen a similar triangle quilt used to take monthly milestone pictures and I loved the idea.  I headed out to see Jennifer at Needle Craft and Studio to select a fresh new rainbow of 1/4m cuts and I also found the sweetest rainbow confetti background fabric.  My friend Kathy (Tamarack Shack) made a set a milestone number circles which make the milestone photos perfect.

I decided to add custom quilting. A pantograph certainly would have done the job, but I had the time and thought it might be fun.  I add one design in all the background squares and a unique design for each color.  I was very happy with the end result.

The fun lime green flannel backing was a Northcott flannel which is always a great quality.

 

Christmas Mischief

Donna brought this fun quilt that she made for her Grinch loving grandson.  The pattern is called Christmas Mischief and is available on the Robert Kaufmann website.

Donna chose the Quirky pantograph and we decided that a white So Fine thread would be the best overall choice to not detract from the cute panels.

Donna found a great green Fireside fabric to make this quilt extra cozy!

I love getting to know my clients and learning about the special people that they make quilts for.  Donna delivered this quilt to her grandson in Toronto and shared a picture. I love it!

 

Chandelier

 

This pretty Chandelier quilt was made by Marion.  Marion used to do custom quilting for clients on her domestic sewing machine, but she no longer does because of the wear and tear on the body.  Marion had a real vision for how she wanted this quilted, and it was fun collaborating, doing things a little out of the norm and bringing her vision to life.

Marion's request was for me to quilt the body of the quilt and to leave the borders for her to do on her domestic machine.  Not the typical request, but totally doable if we came up with the right plan for the centre.  Marion had a vision of a vertical design that enhanced the flow of the piecing.  Marion also requested that l leave the thread tails for her to knot and bury.

When I sent a doodle of the above freehand design, Marion was fully on board.  I loaded the quilt sideways on my machine.  I started with a couple on stitches on the border fabric, that Marion would pick out to where she wanted to knot it, and did continuous lines to the other border.

Marion then added the cable designs in the border using her domestic sewing machine.

The quilt is now bound and washed to bring out the crinkly goodness and is ready to be given to someone special.