Hexagons

I needed a hand project to do, so I figured I'd make another English paper pieced quilt. I've lost track of how many of these I've done. This one is mostly pulled from those 5" squares of fabric that I collected for some time, but never did anything with. I could get about 4 hexagons from each square, so many of the fabrics are repeated, but it was still fun. Wool batting for extra warmth, and a chance to practice my continuous curves.

Laverna's Stars

Laverna has the best eye for color. I love the purple and blue, and she's got a great color combo going on here. The background is a light blue batik, and the stars have a purple center with navy blue points. Well done!

Rainbow Log Cabins

Michael is rekindling my interest in log cabin blocks with the past couple of quilts that he has brought me. I love how the layout of the blocks makes you want to just fall into the quilt visually.
Now I have to confess. Michael chose a rainbow colored thread to quilt this quilt with, but I grabbed the wrong one! I ended up using the same purple thread as we used on his fossil batik quilt, and I think that it really works, but I'm still annoyed that I messed it up. Next time, read better!

Fossil Batiks by Michael

This is a really fun quilt. The green batik looks like it's got fossilized skeletons in it, so that's what I called it. Since it's so organic looking, we went with a leaf quilting design, and then I had fun and put some with leaves in the leaves instead of just a spine. Really, a fun quilt to play on.

30's quilt by Grace

Grace and I share a love of 30's prints as well as a love of quilting in general. This is a small quilt, only 42"square, but still really fun. Grace said to quilt it with "just a meander", but I thought it needed something more, and did my favorite pantograph design, "Tangles" on it instead.

Pinks and greens "big girl bed" quilt by Grace

Grace has 3 grandchildren, this lucky little girl is getting a new big girl bed since there's a new baby taking her little bed. Grace chose minky for the backing, and I quilted it with a lime green thread. The green was perfect and it shows ups just enough.

Map Quilt

Isn't this the best way to learn the states? I remember the my brothers and I had map floor puzzle when we were kids, probably very much like this, not not as soft and cuddly. Grace told me to "have fun" with this, so I just played and did different designs in the various states. I must admit, that my US geography still needs a lot of work.

Christmas Lone Star

One of my many wonderful sister in laws, Nancy, asked me to quilt this quilt for her church as a fund raiser. Wow, what a stunner! The red in the photos shows way too orange, but poor lighting where I could get photos taken. We chose continuous curves in the star, a meandering feather in the white background, and in the widest outer border. Molar feathers in the red border and regular feathers in the green border.
I believe that this quilt will be raffled off, so if you are interested in tickets, drop me a line, and I'll put you in touch with Nancy.

Fig Tree Quilt

Don't you just love the softness of the colors of this quilt? The pattern is by Fig Tree Designs, but I don't know the name of the quilt pattern. Laura chose to have leaves across the body of the quilt, and in the border, then a tight meander in the green border and setting pieces. Very nicely done, Laura!

Winding Ways by Carol

Carol and her precision piecing just astounds me. She would be able to show you that her points don't match perfectly, but I surely can't see any issues. Looks gorgeous to me.

T-shirts by Wendy

Now this is just too much fun. Story is that the recipient of the quilt is currently serving in the Peace Corps. I'm taking a wild guess that he does something with medicine based on the "Wildcatheters" shirt to the left. I think my favorite is the one at the bottom of this though. Maybe I should try to find one for Randall?

Log Cabin waves by Michael

How could I not love this quilt? It's made in blues, it's a log cabin, and it makes me think of waves and water. I love the way the design seems to stack on itself when seen from a distance. Michael, you are amazing!

More of Michael's T shirts

Here's another t-shirt quilt by Michael. The man certainly does travel a lot. Australia, Hawaii, Portland, you name it, they are all covered in here.

Dresden Plate by Evelyn

This one is, in my opinion, the best one that Evelyn has left me quilt yet. I love the applique work, and of course I do love blues. The plates are all stitched in the ditch only to allow them to be showcased. Then feathers in the sashing strips and borders. Oh so pretty!

Hawaiian Baby quilt by Susan

This quilt is actually going to go to Hawaii for the where the baby lives. Same fabrics and pattern as Susan's previous quilt, but a totally different part of the world.