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"Links of Love" for Maddy and Dan

When your sweet niece finds her "Mr. Wonderful" of course you make them a wedding quilt. Maddy asked for the colors "Pink, purple and yellow", so here we are. All of the fabrics started out as white, and where hand dyed by me to match her color request. It's also king sized, so HUGE!

Because the dye doesn't absorb on the white designs of white on white prints, you get a pattern that shows through the dye. Not to mention how much fun I had dying the fabric and making the quilt!

"The Merging of Two Souls" by me for Cody

Cody is my "nephew in law", married to my niece Katie. Cody's brother got married in April 2026, and Cody asked if I would be willing to make them a quilt for him to give to them as a wedding gift. Of course the answer was an enthusiastic "Yes!" Cody and I met at the fabric store, I had a few quilt patterns with me for him to look through, and he chose a Trip Around the World pattern. Then he chose all of the fabrics representing things that are important to Cody's brother and his bride. So we have water, sailing, dogs and music to name a few. Last step was for Cody to decide what the label should say and that's where the name comes from.

"Kittens in Mittens" also finished!

Quilted and bound and ready for the Sisters Outdoor quilt show.

Also designed by Wendy Shepherd and found in a magazine. Quilted with a computerized design called "Snowplace Like Home".

"Library Cats" are finished!

I found this pattern and another by Wendy Sheppherd in a magazine and knew I had to make it. She had left 2 open spaces on the shelves, I decided to fill those spaces with books standing upright with bookends on either side.

Can't believe I had enough of both black and grey snowflake material to make all the cats, but there is one orange one to represent my strange cat "Rumples". Quilted with what else, but a design of open books!

"Big Leaf Panel" by me

This is just what it looks like. I panel of fabric, and I bought it about 2020. On my way to a quilting retreat/lesson. They were quite popular at the time, and I planned on free motion quilting it. Currently hanging in the quilt studio, with a plan for a hopeful donation at a future time.

"One Yard quilt for Kim" by me

My friend and coworker has been given a pretty negative diagnosis, so of course you make a quilt in times that need support. This is a free pattern I found when looking for "one yard quilts". They are made up of 1 yard cuts of fabrics, and since I had these in the basement, it was perfect.

My friend Pat came over and saw this on my machine. Asked what was the significance of the quilting design of dog paws, bones and hearts. Kim is the one who always has dog treats in her pockets. Never had a dog of her own, but has "adopted" many, and loves them all. So this way she will always haver her pups.

"Sprout's First Quilt" by me

My first great niece is due to arrive June 26. Her in-utero name is "Sprout", hence the title of the quilt. This quilt shows a lot of different things that are important in her family.

Mom to be Katie, likes to bike with us, so the monsters on bicycles was my jumping off point. Since "Visible from Space" is our clothing line, clearly neon green and orange were also needed.

The backing represents her father, lover of gnomes and owner of a goat "Pearl". Quilted with flamingos, although difficult to see because we refer to our biking group as "The flock". One last family representation is the mushroom fabric for the binding for dad who grows them. Last time I was at their house, the mushrooms were growing in the future nursery. Hopefully that will move at some point.

"Pug Love" by me

After living in our home for 24+ years, we've finally got neighbors that we love. (We've had our share of stinkers)

When I heard that Sam from down the street was facing surgery, the first thing I thought of was that he would need a quilt. Since he and Danni are "the Pug couple" clearly I had to find pug fabric. The design is from a pattern called "Fascinated by Monet" by my dear friend Wendy Ann Wood. The top takes about 3 hours to piece, and is so versatile!

Quilted with hearts and dog prints. What else could be better?

"My Flock Rocks!" by Beth

Our cycling group refers to ourselves as "The flock" as we tend to wear a lot of flamingo tights. (Long story...) I used to have a sticker on my bike helmet that read "My Flock Rocks", but I had to replace my helmet, so no longer have the sticker. That was the inspiration for the name.

This quilt pattern is from Debi Montgomery's Mystery Quilts Anonymous. This was her "Tea Party" mystery that was released on New Year's 2023. I make it with a plan to offer it for sale at the Sister's Outdoor Quilt show this summer.

Since flamingos have feathers, there are lots of feathers in this quilt! Wreaths in the pink squares above, as a background fill below.

Since I kept seeing diamond shapes, I had to quilt a diamond facet there. So much fun to play!

Photo dump of my quilts

What a lovely title for this grouping! This is several quilts that I made for various occasions.

This one is "Cat's in Space" with help from Michael, he loaned me the pattern. This will go to the Cat Adoption Team fundraiser (I think. I remember that the theme of the fundraiser is "Cats in Space", so how perfect is this pattern? The cat faces are all made with my hand dyed fabrics, so they are all slightly mottled.

My neighbors down the street run the "Do Good" foundation and came to our block party over the summer. They are having a fund raiser on Nov. 11, and I had all this patriotic fabric, so made them this quilt with Propeller and Friendship Star blocks.

Finally, grab a panel out of the stash, don't even both to add borders. Seems my friend and biking buddy Ted has a new grandson. His son has adopted 2 girls, and recently found out that their birth mother had delivered an infant boy. Since every baby needs a quilt, this quick panel went to them.

"National Parks" by me

I started this quilt with a visit to my favorite quilt shop, Feather Your Nest. I purchased this panel, and then built it out from there. The design is traditional blocks chosen by me with a plan to make the finished quilt reminiscent of a Pendleton Blanket.