Marlene's Vintage Sampler

 

This beautiful sampler quilt was made by Marlene.  This is actually the first quilt that Marlene ever started.  She took a class from Marilyn Weibe in the late 1980s.  She was obviously an amazing teacher and Marlene was a good student as these blocks are perfection.  Oh, and the entire top was hand pieced!!

Marlene had begun the process of hand quilting this one, but other projects took priority and it never got finished. Maybe she lost motivation when she no longer lived in the house with the wall paper that matched the border fabric? So instead of letting it continue to languish in the closet, Marlene decided to remove all the hand quilting that she had done (gasp) and bring it to me for an edge to edge treatment.

Marlene chose the Feathered Garden pantograph which I think adds a lovely design element especially in the wide borders.

It is good to remember that it is okay to change original plan when making a quilt.  There is always more than one way to approach anything.  This was a really fun project for me to get to see up close!

Scrappy Irish Chain

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Mary Margaret sent this fun scrappy Irish Chain quilt.  She requested the same quilting as I did on her previous Irish Chain quilt and I was happy to oblige.  The first quilt is in a totally different colour way and you can see it here.

The navy blue sections are much larger than you imagine.  I used a 7' circle template to quilt the centre circle.  I enjoyed quilting the mix of continuous curves, curls and feather plumes.

I love the navy backing fabric that Mary Margaret chose as well.

Alice's Wonderland

Deann made this sweet quilt using blocks from the Alice's Wonderland Sampler Quilt Book by Alice Caroline.  The book contains 100 blocks, but Deanne decided that 49 blocks made a great quilt.

Deann used a lovely mix of old and new fabrics in the quilt.  Deann is a fairly new quilter, but her sister Eileen has enjoyed the hobby for years and has accumulated some fabric that Deann sometimes dips into.

Deann chose the Feathered Garden pantograph that adds a pretty finish.

I really love the Dear Stella Jardin print that Deann selected for the back too.

2 For Eileen

Eileen made this darling Patchwork Heart baby quilt.  The pattern is from Brenda Ratiff from Just a Bit Frayed.

Eileen had a fun collection of fabrics with tone tone bears, so the Gummy Bears pantograph seemed like the perfect fit.  I can't remember the last time I stitched this one out!

Some fun blue thread and a cheerful backing make for a happy finish.

Eileen also made this finished up this Yellow Brick Road quilt.  The blocks were made years ago, but she never got them put into a top until recently.  The dark red inner border really make the top pop and ties the border fabric in so well.  This one got the Calder pantograph.

Off Track

 

Lea made this charming quilt.  The pattern is called Off Track by Cluck Cluck Sew.  It was a happy memory for me to see this fabric collection - Botanics by Carolyn Friedlander- as it is the fabric collection that Kathy and I used on the original Quarter Sections cover quilt.

We opted for the Fascination pantograph on this one.  This pantograph has been in my collection from the beginning and it never disappoints.  It adds great movement over the geometric piecing lines.

Nancy's Winter Quilt

Nancy made this lovely winter themed quilt for her daughter.  She curated a lovely grouping of fabrics from a variety of sources.  There are some prints from Kate and Birdie's Winter Lane collection, a lovely Dear Stella floral and some other things that tie it together beautifully.

Nancy selected the Windswept pantograph which adds some nice movement.

I just love the Dear Stella print that is on the back.

Pedal to the Metal

I have always loved batik fabrics.  I had originally used these fabrics when making the cover quilt for the Highway 10 Designs "Not Your Mother's Rail Fence" pattern.  See it here.  I had some good sized pieces remaining.   I had just the right amounts of these these fabrics to put together this Pedal to the Metal quilt - another Highway 10 Designs pattern.

This pattern utilizes strip piecing and there are no points to match so it really comes together quickly and is a relaxing sew.  I chose the Cinnamon Swirl pantograph which shows up wonderfully on the purple Cuddletex backing.

I didn't have enough of a single fabric to make the binding so I used two different fabrics in about 20" segments to finish this one off.

I donated this quilt to the Quilts for Wildfire Relief effort that is planning to gift a quilt to each of the 235 households that lost a home in the fire in Denare Beach Saskatchewan in 2025.