Michael's "Ladies of Fashion"

Michael is at it again with his tiny little pieces.  These are mostly queens from history, Queen Elizabeth, Marie Antoinette, but also Isadora Duncan in top left corner.

What really astounds me is the different types of fabrics that he incorporated.   In addition to traditional quilting.  cottons, there are lames, a few other types of metallics and even a home dec fabric or two.  But it all worked out beautifully, and with my amazing APQS Lenni we sailed right through it all.  Quilted with a pattern called "Juliet" which seemed appro. as well.

 

"Cross-stitching" by Emily

This quilt is not out of focus, but the piecing is all made from roughly 2.5" finished squares to give the effect of crosstitch..  Emily had made a matching quilt and quilted it on her DSM, and did straight line quilting at about 1/4" apart.  This is what she asked for on this quilt as well so that they would match.  I was sure that since the fabrics were made from a heavier linen type of fabric, both front and backing, that quilted that densely would result in a very stiff quilt.  It appear that Emily was correct and I believe that she is pleased with how it all turned out.

 

"Chrost,as Fat Qiarters by Joy

I love having projects ready for the holidays long before the stressors of the holidays begin, and clearly so does Joy.  Fun Christmas quilt top made out of fat quarters and ready for binding.  Quilted with the panto called "Flurries" in a slightly gold colored thread.  Well done!

 

"Odds and Ends" by me.

The block is named "Odds and Ends" and it was made for a friends who is graduating from High School this year.  Her preferred colors are green and blue, and I had such a good time making it.  All of the fabrics are hand dyed, starting with either plain white for the green or a white on white fabric for the blue the left me with white feathers on the blue background

The "spoltches" are a part of the hand dye process, and when I inadvertently splashed the green fabric that was soaking as I started the blue. 

 Even with all of my careful measuring and calculating how much fabric I'd need, and then allowing an extra yard for each, I was still short on the dark blue for the binding!  Thankfully, I had some of the same fabric dyed light blue from a previous project, so used that for the little bit of leftover binding.

"Ghost Puppies" and "Skinny Puppies" by Leigh

I cam up with the name "Ghost puppies" because they look so sad and skinny!  I felt sorry for them! The lower photos is a much better representation of the colors, my camera wants to make things more orange.I quilted these with a background fill of many designs including leaves, feathers, swirls, you name it.

 

And "Skinny Puppies" although they aren't all that skinny like the others above.  These puppies all became "feathered wreaths" with the feathers growing from their bodies.  so much fun for me!

 

Bear Paw Sampler by me

I wanted to learn more about color theory, so purchased a book and this was the suggested block to make and practice your skills.  All the fabrics are from my stash, and I had such a good time working on it.  (although still not a fan of Bear Paw Blocks, they are too each to rotate and make a mistake)

 Ready to go to a police officer for donation

Beach Huts and the North American Mystery by Sharyle

 This was a mystery quilt from Heart to Hand, but I don't recall the exact name of the pattern.  This is quilted with a design of Palm Trees, and it took an hour to quilt each pass of the quilt.  Wow.

And here is the North American Mystery from around the same time.  Reminiscent of a Native American Blanket pattern

"Red Riding Hood" by Pamela

Whenever I see a panel quilt, I think "Yes cute, but what do you do with it?"  Well Pamela certainly answered that question.  You add sashing, borders, and hand applique and turn it into a stunning heirloom!

I didn't quilt too much in the panels, just added a bit of detail to give them texture.  What fun to work on this!

 

"For Amy" by Pat

 Pat is one of the most caring people I know.  She had a friend in high school, and finished this quilt for them.  She's used the pattern before, but in different colors.  I love how this gives it a different feel.  Very calming to me.

"Art deco" by Pat

I cannot recall the correct title of this pattern, but when Pat opened it up, my first thought was Art Deco.  This led  us to choose the "Clam Glam" panto, which shows up perfectly on the back of the quilt.  So much fun to watch this come to life on my machine.

 

"Whales" by Pat

There's a new baby coming to Pat's family, and the family requested a "Nautical themed" quilt.  Pat went through her stash and found whales, shells, fish and some other coordinates to come up with this great design.  Quilted with the "Whales" panto, which ties it all together perfectly.

 

"Fish!" by Leigh

So many times I would like to find the time that Leigh does to complete all these quilts!  This is the first of at least 3 more that I still have at my house.

I love the bright colors and the addition of the buttons as "bubbles" on a couple of blocks couldn't be more perfect!

 

"Scrappy squares with embroidery" by Pam

What a great idea to use an orphan block as a focal point.  I don't know what type of embroidery this is, but Pam did it all by hand.  Then made scrappy squares that all finish at about 3" squares

Quilted with an edge to edge design of sunflowers and it incorporated the flowers beautifully.
 

"Squares on Point" by Kas

 Kas is a new to me customer, but when she picked up this quilt today, she asked about another that she is piecing, so I hope we'll work together again soon.

A simple design, but so very effective!

"Emma's Sunflower quilt" by Mary Beth

 This quilt has been patiently waiting it's turn for quilting.  I was loading it up, and realized that it was too large to put on my computerized machine!  Oh no!  So, reach out to Mary Beth to choose a different design, then wait until the current quilt was finished on the larger machine. 

All made from probably fabrics from Liberty of London, so very soft to the touch, and the wool batting inside will make it warm and cozy.