Patrice's Crumb Quilts

Patrice made two great scrappy quilts in an effort to work through her scraps and stash.  She tells me it doesn't feel like these made much of a dent.

Crumb blocks are a great way to use up all those odds and ends.  We added the Soho pantograph which is a pantograph in my collection that seems to look great on almost anything.

I love the bold red and blue background fabrics on this one.

The second has a totally different feel with the grey background and fun green backing.

We added Patrice's favorite Gingersnap pantograph and So Fine #515 Patio Green thread on this one that played nicely with all of the fabrics.

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!

Two Scrappy Quilts From Wendy

Wendy brought two scrappy quilts that feature some great bold and bright fabrics from her stash.  The first is Wendy's take on the Mochi quilt pattern from Beyond the Reef.

We settled on the Good Vibrations pantograph which adds some movement but keeps things clean and modern with the quilting.

A cozy Fireside backing finished this off perfectly.

This second quilt is made entirely out of beautiful batik fabric.  The pattern is called Sonja's Windows.  I believe it was originally feature in a McCall's quilting magazine in 2009, but is now available on Etsy as a standalone pattern.  

Wendy selected the Soho pantograph and a great shiny purple thread.  I absolutely love the Fireside backing.  Just my color!

Star Cluster

Wendy brought this bold quilt that comes from designer Tula Pink.  The pattern is called Star Cluster and features fabrics from two of Tula's collections - Everglow and True Colors Neon.

Every block features a fussy cut center featuring all the colorful animals.  The fabric is neon in person.  These pictures do not really capture that.

Wendy chose the Soho pantograph and the circles certainly complement the large polka dot setting triangles.   Wendy added a cozy Cuddletex backing and had the binding stripe added by my colleague Marion.  This is just such a bright and happy quilt.  How can you not smile looking at it!

 

Rail Fence Pinwheel

When my sister-in-law Christie was clearing out her mom's sewing room, she passed one some quilting cottons to me.  These are not normally colours that I am drawn to, but there were well coordinated so I wanted to see what I could come up with.

After a little head scratching and math, I decided that a rail fence block would make the fabric go the furthest.  I decided on the pinwheel layout.  I used the Soho pantograph as I like how it mimicked the circles in two of the fabric prints.

I had just enough of the striped fabric for the binding which I love.  This quilt has headed up north to be part of the Quilts for Wildfire Relief.

Blue Beauty

Sandra made this lovely lap quilt in a really pretty blue color palette.

The Soho pantograph added some nice movement to the top and looks just fabulous on the cuddle backing fabric.

Sandra opted to utilize the binding service that my associate Marion offers and her fabric choice adds a nice bit of interest.

Kitty Cat Charm Quilt

Val made another wonderful scrappy quilt.  This pattern is called the Kitty Charm quilt by Robert Callaham and is available on the Quilting Daily website.  It was originally published in the October 2000 issue of McCall's quilting.

I love the heart charm on the yellow cat!

Val really used a great mix of fabric.  Some seem very modern and some have probably been aging like fine wine in her stash but they all work well together! 

Val chose the Soho pantograph for this one.  It looks lovely on the cozy flannel backing too.

Lots of extra sewing to add the points on the piano key style border, but certainly adds a little something extra!

 

Orbiter

Corne made this cheefrul queen sized quilt.  The pattern is called Orbiter by Libs Elliott. Corne also used a collection of fabric designed by Libs Elliott called Phosphor.

Corne selected the Soho pantograph which added some softness to the quilt top.

Corne added a really great wide backing from Paintbrush Studio Fabric's Garden Dreams Collection called Garden Toss.  It was a great contrast to the front and a really nice quality of wide backing.

Mirror Mirror and more from Julie

Julie made this lovely Mirror Mirror quilt.  You can find the free tutorial for this pattern from Jordan Fabrics here.

Julie selected the Soho pantograph and we used So Fine #456 Goose Down which is a great thread that blends well between the green and the gold.

Julie also made this fun quilt with a dog panel in the centre and some more dog themed fabrics to frame it. 

The Bora Bora pantograph was the choice for this one. I find Bora Bora looks really good on most panels.