Nine Patch Signature Quilt

This wonderful quilt belongs to Doreen.  Many of the large nine patch squares were made by her quilting friends as part of an exchange and have their signatures somewhere on the block.  Doreen put those squares together in this very pleasing layout.   

What a lot of little nine patch squares Doreen made! Because so many of the pieces in the quilt top were only one inch square we chose a fairly dense pantograph so that there would be squares that were entirely empty of quilting.  "Flying Paisley" was the pantograph that really seemed to do the job.  

Doreen provided a lofty polyester batting, and a solid backing  so the quilting stands out really well.

Flying Paisley

This cheerful little lap quilt was made by Reneta with some leftovers from a jelly roll quilt.  We decided on the Flying Paisley panto and I think it adds great movement to the quilt.  I used a bright purple magnifico thread.  

Reneta loves cuddle backing, and I used Quilter's Dream Puff batting.  Cuddle and puff is a favorite combination of mine.

This quilt is a gift for a family friend who is graduating this year, so I added her name and Grad 2015 to a couple of the flower petals.  It is a little hard to see in the picture, but I was pleased with the effect.  The personalization was subtle, but seemed fitting.  It is a little easier to see on the back.