Don't Put Baby In the Corner

Madeline made this super cozy quilt out of a collection of Mammoth Flannels.  The pattern is called Don't Put Baby in the Corner by Fabriculous.

Madeline chose the Dazzle pantograph and added a nice charcoal Stonehnege flannel on the back.  We added the black Quilters Dream Midnight poly batting to help keep any lint down to a minimum.

 

Eileen's Pinwheels

This lovely batik Pinwheel quilt was made by Eileen.  As she was working on it, her sister Deann mentioned how much she liked it.  Eileen decided that this quilt would make the perfect gift for Deann and Jeff's 40th wedding anniversay, and she contacted me to get it quilted.

I have gotten to know Deann over the last few years as she herself has also started quilting, and I am getting a sense of her style which is quite different than her sister Eileen’s.  Eileen is firmly in my "no feathers" group of clients.  The quilt was telling me it would look great with a few feathers, and since it wasn't going to live at Eileen's house but rather Deann's.... I sent over some doodles that included feathers becuase I thought Deann would like them.  Eileen agreed with my suggestion and away I went.

I kept the quilting quite simple.  I didn't do any stitiching in the ditch.  I was able to use a single colour of thread and found a good path that allowed me to travel across the quilt without breaking thread.  I settled in and had a lot of fun quilting the feathers, curls, loops and curves with no rulers or marking involved.

The navy Stonehenge backing was a bit tricky to photograph but a cool pattern emerged on the back.

Thanks for trusting me Eileen, I loved being in on the surprise.

Plaid Porch

Deann made this pretty quilt using the Plaid Porch Quilt pattern from Tilda's World.  She used a lot of fabrics from the Hometown line in the Plum and Green colourway with a few extras mixed in.  Deann deicded to create some pillow shams to coordinate with the quilt.

Denne chose the Tickle Too pantograph and adds nice movement to the quilt top.  And more Tilda fabric on the back for a fully coordinated look.

 

Pinwheel Party

This darling quilt was made by Deann. The pattern is called Pinwheel Party and it is a video tutorial from the Missouri Star Quilt Company.

Deann chose to use a pretty palette of Tilda fabrics.  She selected the Pieces of my Heart pantograph which I really love.

And some more Tilda for a lovely coordinted backing.

 

Hawaiian Hospitality

This cheery quilt was brought to me by Betty and Fred.  Betty and Fred's son and daughter-in-law picked up the Hawaiian Hospitality wallhannging pattern on their trip to Hawaii.  The pattern was written for the Big Island Quilt Shop Hop in 2017 by Leimoni Beaudet.  Betty and Fred had their own trip to Hawaii planned later in the year and picked up a kit at the shop.

Betty and Fred made this in to a bed quilt for the kids by expanding the background.

They decided on the Tickle Too pantograph which really adds a nice amount of movement to the open spaces.

They were able to find a lovely wide backing with a print that complimented the front really well.

 

Japanese Taupe

Lee brought this amazing quilt.  The blocks are from the book Japanese Taupe Quilts by Susan Briscoe.    The blocks are very unique, and Lee shared that putting some them together created some challening moments/hours....  I think it was worth the stress.

When Lee initially contacted me he thought he might be interested in some geometric quilting.  When we auditoned some different options Lee, his wife Lilliane and I all loved the Allium pantograph which adds some nice movement and a softness to the quilt.

Lee found a great wide back which seemed like the perfect fit.

I'm including lots of pictures so you can enjoy all interesting blocks.

Sew Bright and Cheerful

Eileen made this fun scrappy sampler that she is calling "Sew Bright and Cheerful."  It started out as a Sew Along/Swap with the North Star Quilt Guild in Flin Flon in August of 2020 and was to last 8 months.

The only requirement was to use a light background for your blocks.  Instructions were quite open -make two 10.5" x 10.5" star themed blocks, make one 5.5" x 10.5" strip etc.

Blocks were to be swapped with other members at the monthly meetings, but with Covid and Eileen relocating from Flin Flon to Selkirk things did not go to plan.  After her blocks sat for a time, she decided to get them into a top.  She added a few extra blocks and a border to increase the size of the quilt.

Eileen enjoyed using up odds and ends of fabric from past projects, and this top is full of happy quilting memories.

Eileen suggested the Fluffy Clouds pantograph and it made for a lovely finish.  Eileen found this wide backing fabric in her stash.  It seemed so familiar to me, and it took me a minute to figure out why. I believe we both bought these batik wide backs at the Fabricland in Prince Albert on a trip from Flin Flin to Saskatoon for a quilt show 15+ years ago!  I used mine on the back of a bed quilt I used for years.