Owl Baby Quilt

Reneta made this darling quilt for a lucky new baby.  The owl block comes from the Fancy Forest quilt by Elizabeth Hartman.  I just love the grey and peach combo she chose.

Reneta has made countless baby quilts in this style with differing animals  For most, like this one Reneta's request has been for my Freehand woodgrain quilting and I am always happy to oblige.

 

Shelly's T-shirt quilt

This quilt from Shelly is a real labour of love.  She made this for her daughter Zoe out her most loved T-shirts and sweatshirts.

The shirts represent a wide range of interests - water polo, school musicals, travel, concerts, the Faculty of Architecture and work experiences.

Shelly puzzled all these treasures together and brought it over for some sweet quilting. She added a cozy grey flannel backing and chose the Pieces of My Heart which really felt like a perfect fit.

Good job Shelly, I'm sure this will be treasured.

 

Around the Island 3

This is Reneta's latest variation on the Around the Island quilt from The Quilted Stash.  You can see the two other versions here and here.  They are some of my favorite projects of all time.  And if you aren't familiar and are wondering what island - that is Newfoundland, Canada.

Reneta made this as a gift for a friend and the request was to keep the quilting quite simple.  The Love Those Curls Pantograph was the perfect choice.

 

Swallows

Nancy made this lovely quilt as a present for her grandson.  Her husband really liked the top when it was done and thought it would have been nice for them to have.  She thought he was going to like it even more now that it is quilted.

The pattern is called Swallows and features the Moda Yukata fabric collection both by Debbie Maddy.

Nancy selected the Mimosa pantograph.  It adds some nice movement and keeps the quilt feeling more masculine.

Rose Anne's Mystery Quilt

Rose Anne made this top as part of a mystery project with her local quilting group.  I think this turned out extremely nicely considering she didn't know exactly what she was in for when selecting the fabrics.

The Raindrops pantograph was a nice choice to keep things clean and simple.

Rose Anne decided to take things up a notch and make the quilt truly reversible. This is the beautiful back. I did my best to center things, but it is not something you can really guarantee when loading things on the longarm frame  Rose Anne planned for a generous green border on the backing which really helped to camouflage any slight off centeredness of the backing.

Happy Stripes

Kris dug into her fabric stash and pulled together a fantastic Christmas quilt for herself.  The addition of the Ruby Star Hole Punch Dot Fabric in metallic gold really made it all shine. The pattern is called Happy Stripes by Quilty Love. 

Kris selected the Fascination pantograph and my favorite gold thread - Superior's Magnifico in 2063 Clover Honey.

The pattern included suggestions on how to use the cut off corner pieces, and Kris made a fun pieced backing out one of the ideas.

 

Humble and Heartfelt

Judy brought this stunning quilt.  The pattern is called Humble and Heartfelt by Kim Diehl.  The fabrics are from the Gratitude and Grace collection from Henry Glass fabrics.

Judy selected the Feathered Curls pantograph.  I don't use this pantograph all that often, but it really felt like the perfect fit for this quilt.

Judy treated herself to more fabric from the collection for the backing which really completes it perfectly.