Thursday, April 23, 2026

Pretty Peonies


Wanda made this lovely queen sized quilt for herself.  She said she was going for pretty and I say mission accomplished. The quilt is a generous size and covers my bed really well.


The focal fabric is a lovely peony print from Northcott's Blush collection.   It has a really interesting texture, you could feel lines along the mint and white stripes of the print.


Wanda requested a green thread (she felt she had enough pink already) and the leafy Novaya Zhihn pantograph.  She has acres of light grey Fireside for the backing,



Monday, April 20, 2026

Split Personality

 


Elaine made this striking quilt for her grandson.  It is made with the colours of his favorite sports teams in mind. The pattern is called Split Personality and is from the book by Sarah J. Maxwell - Fresh Quilts from Traditional Blocks.


Elaine added a row of blocks to the back to really jazz it up, and it really could be quilt of its own.  Elaine selected the Arrowful pantograph to add some movement and interest to the blender fabrics and a bold black Magnifico thread. 



Sunday, April 19, 2026

Chilly Wind Chimes


Sherry brought this wonderful batik quilt.  The pattern is called Chilly Wind Chimes from 4th and Main Designs.


Many of the batik prints had a floral motif, so the Lilac pantograph ended up being a really perfect fit.


And some minkee dot fabric to make it warm (and heavy)!




 

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Embroidery Flower Quilt


This beauty was made by Shelly.  The quilt is the Embroidery Flower Quilt from Tilda fabrics. There are 46 different fabrics and well over 2200 individual squares that make up this quilt!!


Shelly always leans to clean modern feeling quilting.  Organic freehand wavy lines was the order of the day and I was happy to oblige.


Shelly found a beautiful floral print for her backing,  It is from a few years ago and is called Garden Party from Riley Blake. I love it!


I'm glad this quilt came through my studio so I could appreciate it in person it is one to remember.


 

Friday, April 17, 2026

Shades of Grey



Sherry made this quilt for her granddaughter.  Grey isn't really Sherry's favorite colour to work with, but those are the fabrics her granddaughter selected so she ran with it.  I think it came together well!


Sherry selected the Tickle pantograph that added some nice movement to the top.


Cozy ivory Fireside on the back is perfect finishing touch.


Thursday, April 16, 2026

Twin Quilts


Naomi made these lovely quilts for her twin grandbabies.  I love how they are totally unique yet totally coordinated.


The first has the star applique shapes and the blue coordinating fabric.


We used the Soho pantograph on both quilts as it played with with the polka dot fabric.




The second had the heart appliques and the green coordinate.  The other three fabrics reminded the same. So clever!



Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Roundabout Placemats



I think I have lost count of how many sets of Roundabout placemats Reneta has made and sent my way for quilting!  Reneta sends one large piece of batting, and one large piece of backing fabric and I am able to place them side by side and quilt away.


I love the Sand Dollar fabric on the back and Lobster traps on the front.  The Ripples pantograph was the perfect compliment.


The Roundabout pattern from Highway 10 Designs offers placemats and a runner that can easily be custom sized to fit your table.  They are great for oval and round table that don't always work well traditional placemats.