"Bees" by Aranshi

Isn't this a sweet quilt?  I love hexagons.  However, I love to hand piece hexagons.  These were all pieced by machine.  I'm not sure which would be faster in the long run. (Although not everything is about speed, but about how much enjoyment you get from the process)

Since the entire quilt is a bee/honey theme, Aranshi chose the "Busy Bees" panto.  Really, what else could you use on this quilt?  Love it!

 

"Ursa Major and Minor" by Michael

Oh my.  Michael is paper piecing again.  This quilt is quite large, measuring 83"x64".  So, some of the pieces are large, but when you get down to the eyes and mouths of the bears, they are back to tiny.  Amazing to have that kind of patience.  Then take into account that there are 67 different Kona fabrics in this quilt.  All solids, so there is white, a slightly different white, and yet another white.... You get the idea.

Quilted with the Optical Illusion panto which gives the bears just enough texture that it looks like fur from a distance, but is interesting to look at from close up.  

I still want to cuddle the baby bear, but maybe not with mamma standing guard.

 

"Jane's Quilt" Log Cabin variation by Linda

This quilt is stunning!  All done in mauve and cream fabrics.  It looks soft.  The bottom photo is a much better representation of the true colors.

Made with much shorter "logs" than the traditional log cabin, so even more time consuming.  And beautifully pieced by Linda.

 

Red/Black and Gold by Janice

This photo isn't showing the colors accurately.   It's a much deeper red than the orange color is shows here.  Janice let me choose the thread color and pattern, so I went with a gold thread to match the fabric, and "Twist and Turn" panto.

 

Wool Applique by Marlene

I think that the green sashing in this quilt may be silk.  It kind of has that feel to it.  All hand appliqued and embroidered.    Wow.

 

"Canisters" by Leigh

Some of the appliques in this quilt remind me of kitchen canisters, so that's where that name comes from.  As usual, Leigh says "Beth to play" for quilting designs.  Also as usual, lots of SID and background fills.  I really liked the plaid border design

Since I was having a very grumpy day when I took this photo, I decided that this was the perfect focus block.  There is always something to be grateful for, and I have a lovely pup and kitty who make me very happy.  Now if I could just figure out what the large yellow center circle is about?
 

"Monstera" by Janice

When I first saw a portion of this quilt, I thought that the fabrics looked Asian.  Boy was I wrong!  In fact, my husband has a shirt with the same parrot design that we purchased on our honeymoon in Cancun  (Great fabric stores there 24 years ago)

Quilted in a bright green thread with the "Monstera" quilt design. 

 

"Forest Colors" by me

My biking buddy Ted has partnered with his "Sweetie" Ellen, so there needed to be something to celebrate the occasion.  I know that Ted likes darker colors, but I don't know Ellen well enough.  So I asked Ted.  His response "Forest Colors" and then pointed at a kid wearing camouflage pants."Like that."  

I hand dyed the fabrics and the pattern is from Mystery Quilts Anonymous, and the official title of the pattern is Power Glitches. 

 Since Ted and Ellen like to camp, I was thinking of a forest theme throughout.  Green trees with brown wood, blue skies, and yellow sunshine shining on the camping trip.  Quilted with Pine Tree Trio .

 

Blue and Yellow stars from Janice

What a pretty quilt to work on.  Marcia is a new to me customer, and has already brought me 3 quilts to complete.  This is just the first.  She let me choose the thread and quilting design, so I went with Tiramisu on this one.  Kind of feathers but loose and works well on lots of different quilt tops.  Expect more from her very soon.

 

DWR from Sue

I would love to make a DWR quilt someday, but I'm not sure that I've got the patience to do it.  I sure have a good time quilting them though.  Sue doesn't know who will receive this one, but I hope that they appreciate the work that she put into it.

Feathers in white thread in the arcs, and similar motif in matching turquoise thread in the background.  Lovely.
 

Giraffe baby quilt for the new grand-baby

I've barely met Susan, but I hope that we'll get to be fast friends.  The baby isn't due until August, but she had this to me in late June.  Bless her heart!

The fabrics came from her stash, and she is clearly better at pulling stash quilts than some of mine.  I love the giraffe print, so that was the theme we went with, quilting it with giraffe faces.  Easier to see on the yellow flannel backing.

 

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

 

Hand pieced on a fabric foundation Tumbling Blocks

I would love to know the history of this quilt.  I think that Marlene may have gotten it from a thrift store, but I'm not positive.  All of the fabrics in the top are wool, and then it was hand pieced onto a fabric foundation.  There are even several "make do" blocks, the ones where you piece smaller pieces together to get enough large enough for your patch

Marlene didn't specify how to quilt this, essentially she told me to "Let my creative juices flow."  I went with piano keys in the border to keep things straight, feathers in the red border, and then continuous curves in the blocks.  They were a bit wonky, and thick seams at times, so this worked well to nail everything down.  As in the photo below, some of the pieces had seen better days, but I hope that this will give the quilt new life.