Batik Jelly Roll Race

I just love the colour palette of this Jelly Roll Race Quilt.  The fabric is a Jelly Roll from Celestial batiks in the Neutral colorway.   This is a shop sample for Keystone Modern Creative and Leslie decided to cut her strips in half before sewing them together to change up the look a little.

Leslie selected a new to me pantograph called "Love Those Curls" and I think it is the perfect finish for this quilt!  And who doesn't love the rich charcoal Fireside backing fabric??

Lovely Baby Quilts

Two lovely baby quilts recently came through the studio.  The first is a "Love you to the Moon and Back Panel" made by Audrey.  She chose a starry pantograph and I love the happy yellow backing she had.

Liz brought this cute toddler quilt with nursery rhyme panels.  Liz left the pantograph choice up to me but asked for an open quilting design.  I used the "Love those Curls" pantograph and I just love how it looks on the plush backing!

 

Postcards from Sweden

This quilt just radiates joy.  It was made as a shop sample at Keystone Modern Creative and kits are available containing the Kona cottons suggested in the pattern.   The pattern is called Postcards from Sweden by Jeli Quilts and is free download.

Leslie selected the Cassava pantograph and supplied some beautiful Quilters Dream Select cotton batting and a plum Fireside backing.  What thread color to use?  We decided to have some fun and use a hot pink!

Carnival of Color

 

Audrey made this vibrant Carnival of Color quilt.  The pattern is a freebie from Free Spirit Fabrics and uses the bold fabrics of Kaffe Fassett.

Audrey selected a new pantograph from my collection called Feather Unfurled.  We used pink thread top and bottom to continue the vibrant feeling of this quilt.

The way Aurey fussy cut the fabrics for the on point squares really adds a lot to the final product.

Winter Mittens

I am happy to share a quilt that is all mine!  This quilt came together a part of a Queen Bee block swap I participated in last year.   Every month one member of the group would select a block pattern and the other participants would make two blocks and pop them in the mail.  I selected this free Winter Mittens pattern from Sew Fresh quilts and sent everyone a piece of my background fabric.

Here are some close up photos of all the cool blocks I received.

From Andrea

From Kathy

From Shalane

From Lee

From Reneta

From Janie

From Amy

From Shelly

Made by me

Made by me

I selected the Snow Winds pantograph as it just seemed fitting.

And I finally found the perfect opportunity to use this interesting piece of wide backing fabric that had been sitting on my shelf for awhile.  I think it fit in perfectly.

Dots and Dashes

 

This fantastic scrap busting quilt was made by Reneta.  Reneta makes a lot of scrap quilts and I think this is one of my favorite patterns that she has used.  The pattern is called Dots and Dashes and you can check out the free tutorial here.

The pattern isn't really complex, but it is very effective.  When you look at the little individual squares it is hard to imagine how they will all look good together, but they certainly do!

Reneta selected the Dragon's Breath pantograph which is a lovely contrast to all of the squares.

Tessa Quilt

 

Kristine made this stunning quilt for her 17 year old son Carter.  The interesting part of the story is that Kristine had nothing to do with the fabric selection.  Carter selected the fabrics with the help of George (aka Mr. Fabriculous) at Fabriculous in Brandon, Manitoba.  I personally think they did an outstanding job.

The pattern is called the Tessa Quilt by Kitchen Table Quilting.  

Carter selected the Arrowful pantograph and the black Cuddle backing.  I love how he was invested in all the decisions surrounding this quilt.