Serpentine

 

Cathy brought this fabulous Sea Monster quilt and asked for custom quilting.  The pattern is called Serpentine and was designed by Tula Pink and is made with fabrics from her collections.  It is available as a free download on Free Spirit fabrics website.

Angela Walters quilted Tula Pink's original quilt and Cathy like they feel of the quilting, but requested for hers to be done less densely.

I doodled a variety of ideas and sent them off to Cathy for her opinion and she selected the version you see below.  I stitched in the ditch around the points and circles.  I added an extra point in the solid blue and some curved lines in the centre.

The last request Cathy had was for the addition of a baby sea monster like Angela added to Tula's quilt.

I used the same blue thread that I used on the body segments so that it didn't totally get lost in the background.  It was a fun little addition to the quilt.

Cathy also had a Tula Pink wide backing to pull the who quilt together.

Year of Scrappy Triangles

Liz brought this striking quilt in for some custom quilting.  A few members of my local quilt guild got inspired to do some paper piecing and followed The Year of Scrappy Triangles blog post by Leila Gardunia.  https://www.leilagardunia.com/blog/year-of-scrappy-triangles  They did it at a faster pace, approximately one per day as time allowed.

 The nature of these blocks allow for seemingly endless possibilities for unique layouts.  With the layout Liz selected, the black background to the paper pieced triangles became a prominent and interesting feature to the quilt.  Liz agreed with my suggestion of using a plum thread across the whole quilt.  I added flowing molar feathers to the black bands, lines in the pieced sections for contrast.

I always find it a little tricky to come up with a quilting plan that I like for the friendship star shape.  It took a bit of doodling, but I did get to a design that felt balanced and symmetrical.

I'm including lots of pictures so that you can appreciate all the different piecing in the triangles.

Liz had a multicolored batik backing that matched the richness of the quilt top very well.

Hot Chocolate

 

Karen brought this fun One Block Wonder panel quilt.  The panels that Karen used were from the an older Wilmington Prints collection called Cocoa Sweet.   There are so many interesting blocks to look at.

Karen added some lovely borders to frame the body.  I love the interesting pieced elements in the outer border.

Karen selected the Dragon's Breath pantograph, for the steamy look to it.  We used a shiny light turquoise thread.  The rich brown cocoa fireside backing was the prefect finishing touch!

Turkish Delight

 

This queen size beauty was made by Karen.  The pattern is called Turkish Delight by Mabeth Oxenreider from the April 2000 issue of American Patchwork and Quilting.  

Karen dug into her stash for all the interesting fabrics, and found the most perfect border fabrics to frame it.

Karen selected the Pirouette pantograph, which I don't seem to stitch out too often, but it was a great fit for this top.

And a turquoise gingham backing that matches very nicely as well.

Beary Patch

This darling quilt was made by Eileen for her great niece.  The pattern is called Beary Patch as was originally published in Quiltmaker magazine, but now is available on the Quilting Daily website.

Eileen requested custom quilting on this one and specifically crosshatching in the background and my 3 and E freehand design for the fur. I was happy to oblige with those ideas and added some curved lines in the cream pickets of the outer border, and stitched in the ditch along the brown pickets.  Loops in the pink inner border and a loopy design in the outer corners completed the plan.

Eileen had the perfect backing tucked away waiting for just the right project!

Emerald Forest

 

Wendy brought this rich brown batik quilt.  The pattern is called Emerald Forest from the book "Inspired by Bali" by Suzanne Mcneill. 

 She chose the Fascination pantograph for a nice finishing touch.  I love how well it shows up onthe the cozy fireside backing.