3 from me

 

Scrappy Star.  Using up all of those 2" squares that I have in a shoebox next to my sewing machine.  (Using up is a euphemism.  The box just keeps getting higher)

Then made star points out of those fabrics that just don't "fit" into a color category.  Still not enough to make all the stars match, but I think it just continues the scrappy theme.

Nelle is a coworker expecting her first baby in Jan. 2026.  So of course she needs a baby quilt!  Her favorite colors are purple and baby quilt,  Churn Dash blocks paired with Friendship stars and quilted with an E2E called "Vanilla Cream"

And since it is a well known fact that Beth can't count, here are the leftovers from Nelle's quilt, made into a cop quilt.  I had fun playing with the quilting designs on my big "freehand" machine.

"Hunter's Starr" by Kathleen

This lovely quilt is made for a man who is a deep sea fisherman.  Made from blue, grey and bits of green fabrics, which mirror the colors of the Pacific Ocean.

Quilted with en E2E deisgn called "Wood Grain", but chosen because it mimics the waves and swells of the ocean.

 

"Sunflowers" by Janice

Janice also made a lovely purple Irish chain, but I've managed to lose the pictures of it.  Guess you'll have to take my word for it.

This is her Sunflowers quilt, made up of a Sunflowers and yellow fabrics.  So, it was quilted with an edge to edge design of Sunflowers and bright yellow thread.

 

"Shrek" and Wicked" from Michael

"Wicked" which I have never seen.   Too scare by the flying monkeys in the original Wizard of Oz.

Quilted with a poppies design and a grey thread that will blend on all colors.

"Shrek" which I have seen, but only the original.  I do at least recognize the primary character, as well as Princess Fiona and the Donkey

 

"Sea Otter" by Ashley

Ashley is a newish quilter, this is her 4th quilt.  And yet, she's already graduated to paper piecing.  See the shells and the fish blocks in the corners.

She chose heirloom quilting and wool batting as it's a gift for her husband.  Quilted with waves in the body of the quilt, seaweed in the border, and fur in the otter.  Also about 5 different thread colors to match the fabrics.  Love it!

 

Two baby quilts from Gretchen

There is a new baby in Gretchens' family, so of course, quilts!  A camping panel, and a pieced one with a Bee theme.  They are both quilted with the Dizzy Bees panto

 

Two Christmas quilts for Kathy Y

Kathy needs something good in her life, so here are two quilts for her to finish.  The stars was quilted with an ornament design in a gold thread, and the other quilted with a snowflake and houses.  There were many little buttons attached, but I had to remove them before quilting.  Another project for Kathy to work on.

 

"Picket Fence" by Julie

A Christmas gift for Julie's son.  the pattern is called  "Picket Fence" and it is quilted with the "Woodgrain Panto"

 

Two from Pat

A wedding quilt because if there is ever a celebration in Pat's world, a quilt must be made for it.  She is so very generous.  Quilted with and edge to edge design of a swirls.

"Haliakala" is what Pat's son said that this reminded him of, so this will go to them.

 

Two for Christmas from Carol

Because every child needs a quilt and a book to go with it, Craol found this pattern and the book to gift.  I outline quilted the caterpillar to give it definition and then free hand leaves in the rest of the quilt.

"Ribbon Christmas Tree" for her mom.  Again, a panel, but with a great boder added for a wonderful effect.

 

3 police quilts

I had purchased a quilt kit at a garage sale, and then separated it all apart.  Part of the kit was a small piece of batting, and I saved it for "someday".  I finally used ti to make 

 

this Trip around the World quilt from leftover 2" squares.  So they ended up being 1.5" when finished.

These are two star quilts that I made form similar fabrics  After sorting my stash, I found I had several that just didn't fit into any one color, so I put them aside.  Then found this pattern in a magazine and it was perfect for them.  Since I had no quilts to finish on my hand guided machine, I just had a really good time playing with these quilts and using different designs.

 

Grim Reaper and Plauge Doctor by Michael

Michael is so sweet, he was concerned when he dropped these tow off that I might be "offended" by their theme.  Since these are Michael's they are of course paper pieced.  Amazing.  

Both quilted with the "Rose Skulls" panto

 

Vlad's Cop quilt

Vlad is a friend/manager at work.  He and his partner were in an auto accident and he now holds a spot in his heart for police officers  based on his experiences after that accident.

This is simply a whole cloth from black fabric, quilting with gold thread, then I played with my rulers.  Wondering what I could do with them.  Many designs are copied from others, a few I created on my own.

Thank you to Mary Beth for donating her leftover wool batting as that was used for the batt.  I gave this to Vlad to give to an officer of his choosing. (I can also see future whole cloth practice quilts coming)

 

Log Cabin Variation by Diana

Not quilt a traditional Log Cabin block, but still the same idea on a larger scale.  What a great idea!  Brought to life by Diana