"Batik Sea Life" by Cindy

Funny how you meet new people.  Cindy's son in law Jon, approached me about quilting a quilt of his, and then recommended me to Cindy.  She brought me this one that she had completed before but with her own Alpaca wool batting.  Sadly, this was too warm for the recipient, and Cindy took it apart.

Now it's finished again with new cotton batting and a new backing since the original wasn't large enough.  The appliques are done raw edge, so quilted over them.

Perfect quilting design called "Sea Shells"

 

"Baby's Star" by me

We have a new baby on the way in our family!  My husband's nephew and his wife are expecting their first baby, and I don't know if it's a boy or a girl.  So, I opted for "neutral" colors.  The background is actually seam foam green, but I ran out of dye and it's not as deep of a color as I had hoped.  I still like it though.  This next photo is of the backing, also seafoam, but a darker shade.  All of the fabrics started out as white, but I hand dyed them all.  So much fun and a new addiction for me to be involved with!

 

Purple squares from Gerry

Gerry is a very prolific piecer.  Usually dropping off the next when she comes to pick up the one that is finished.  This one is large squares, probably about 8", then sewn together.  Gerry lets me choose the backing fabric, thread and quilting design, this one was down with Scrolling Vine