Minimal Triangles

 

This lovely quilt was made by Kristine.  The pattern is called Minimal Triangles by Simple Simon and Company.  You can find a free tutorial here.  The pattern uses a layer cake or 10" square pack for both the focus fabric and the background and makes a generous sized quilt.

Kristine made this quilt for one of her daughters, and let her be in charge of picking the pantograph.  I think her choice of the Lilac pantograph is just perfect, and it looks fabulous on the cuddle backing.  

Reneta's Alternate Routes

Reneta made this bold and beautiful version of the Alternate Routes pattern by Highway 10 Designs.  Once you get the blocks made for this quilt, there are so many possibilities for the layout that you can truly make it you own like Reneta did.

I tried my best to capture the rich purple color of the fabric, but somedays pictures just seem extra hard.

Reneta chose the Allium Pantograph and I think it compliments the design of her printed fabric perfectly.

 

Gemini

I recently quilted the two variations of the Gemini Quilt pattern for Leslie at Keystone Modern Creative.  Kits are available for this pattern from Villa Rosa Designs.

On the version with the black background I selected the Raindrops pantograph.  I love the bold fireside backing colors on both of the quilts!

On the variation with the white background I chose the Curls and Swirls pantograph. It is amazing how the same blocks are transformed with a change in color and layout.

 

Garden Snails

This fun snail quilt belongs to Reneta.  The pattern is Garden Snails by Pen and Paper Patterns.  

Reneta selected the Fluffy Clouds pantograph.  

Most of the blocks were made as part of a block swap that Reneta and I participated in last year.  There are so many unique fabrics that were pulled from the participants stashes.

 

Eternity

This striking quilt is a store sample for Keystone Modern Creative.  The pattern is called Eternity and it is available in 12 different colorways of  Hoffman 1895 Watercolour batiks. The rich saturated colors are even more beautiful in person than in these photos.

Sometimes when a quilt arrives in my studio it just tells me how to quilt it.  These bold batiks on a solid black batik background were screaming at me for some custom quilting.  I ran my ideas by Leslie and she told me to go for it - play time for me!

I stitched around each of the circles and added a linear fill in the background.

The border received some feathers in a plum and purple variegated thread. 

If the front wasn't awesome enough, Leslie made time to dye this gorgeous backing which shows off the quilting pattern really well.

 

Yoyoville

 

I recently had the pleasure of working on this beauty for Cathy.  All I can say is that this queen size quilt was a labour or love - many, many hand stitches went into the applique and yoyos.  The pattern is called Yoyoville by Bunny Hill Designs.   The original pattern is for a twin sized quilt, but Cathy enlarged it to a generous queen at 100" x 106".

Yoyos are used in the main body of the quilt as well as in the borders for the trees and flowers.  When looking for quilting design inspiration online  I did not find very many of these quilts that had reached the finish line.  I can imagine that they are sitting in many quiler's unfinished project piles.

Continuous curves were the choice for the body of the quilt. I love the diagonal line that was formed by quilting through the centre of the small square instead of around the edge.

 

The houses were stitched around the centre and through the roofline, as well as around the flower stems,  and the wavy line fill came as close to the yoyos as I could manage.

Cathy chose the molar feather design for the two white borders, and the colored borders were narrow enough to only require stitching in the ditch.

Cathy provided wool batting for this quilt, and it provided glorious loft.  Wool batting is more expensive, but there are times when it is worth the splurge and I think this was one of them.

Cathy found the perfect dusty purple backing for the quilt.

 

Karen's One Block Wonder

This is Karen's unique take on a One Block Wonder quilt.  Karen always seems to find a way to include some unexpected details in her quilts - on both the front and back.

The border details add such interest to the quilt.

 

Often with OBW quilts, makers like to include a piece of the original fabric in the border or on the back of the quilt.  I love how Karen framed out the different motifs from her feature fabric in a strip on the back of the quilt.  

Karen chose the London fog pantograph which adds nice texture and somehow seems extra fitting with fabric containing tea and biscuits.

Karen said that she made this quilt to use in her new sunroom.  I hope she enjoys many a cup of tea while watching the birds, and maybe a nap or two!