Donated Dresden Plates in progress

Ann is a "new to me" customer and I am so happy that she reached out to me!  During our initial conversation, she asked if I knew of anyone who would take quilt tops to complete and then donate them to a charity.  I told her my store of police quilts, and when we met to discuss her quilt, she gifted this one to me.  Ann's story is that she received the top from her neighbor when she lived at the coast, and that her neighbor's mother may have pieced it, or inherited it.  Regardless, I'm thrilled!

The fabrics appear to be vintage 1930's, and it is all hand pieced,  Consequently, there is some "friendly-ness" in the piecing, meaning that it doesn't lay quite flat, but has some extra puff.  I am quilting it by SID around each petal, and the following the quilting design that was already marked on it.

There is a petal design in the center of each plate, and a spider web design drawn on the background.  I'm quilting it by following those lines and using wool batt for extra loft. 

 Final photos to come after completion of the binding.

"Everything is Coming up Roses" by Sharyle

Sharyle and I both made this quilt as a Block of Month from Heart to Hand quilt shop.  I did mine in the opposite colorway, but really enjoyed Sharyle's bright colors here.

Sharyle kindly offered the quilt top to me to finish as a donation quilt., and of course I jumped at the change!  Quilted with an edge to edge feather and flower design.

My darling mom also contributed to this quilt by clearing out her sewing room and gifting me the contents.  I needed a backing for this quilt, and found something just right and ready to go.  One quick seam to make it large enough, and ready to quilt it.

As soon as I find a police officer, this quilt will go to them for donation.  Thanks to all!

"Vintage" by Jean

Jean got my name an number from my dear friend/customer Pat.  Seems Jean had inherited these blocks from a family member, and they are all hand pieced and consequently, a bit wonky in places.  She will gift this quilt and potential others to family members.
Quilted with Baptist Fans a perfect traditional design for this era of quilt blocks.

 

T-shirts by Darcy for her Son

Darcy calls this quilt "A labor of Love".  How delightlful for a mom to give this to her son.  Per Darcy, he enjoys gaming, so the sashing strips are Mario brothers print.

 Doesn't everyone need a "lucky" shirt?

Hand appliqued Owls by Leigh

I wish I knew what I was doing to ruin my photos or at least make the colors so off in the computer.  So, the middle photo while bad, shows all the owls in their glory.  The top and bottom are much better representations of Leigh's color choices.

As usual, I have my moment of panic as to how to quilt the quilt, but this time, inspiration
hit quickly.  They are "Barn Owls"!  I quilted a design of woodgrain in the background with an occasional "knot" shape.  Reminiscent of the ancient barn that was on the farm where I grew up.  Probably a barn owl in there over the years, but I never got to see one.

 

"Officer Moose failure" by me.

This quilt is made from the blocks that I pieced for a pattern called "Moose be quilting" because it features appliqued moose.  1 large, and 12 small, then these blocks were to be placed under the moose heads.  I had sort of followed the fabrics suggested by the designer in the pattern and pulled from my stash.  By the time I finished piecing them, I decided that I really didn't like the fabrics, and that the way the blocks came together really didn't work for me.  So, added some sashing strips, and put it together to become a cop quilt for donation.

I was going to do an edge to edge design, but when I went to do that, I opted to make it special quilting and that was quite fun.  There are only about 3 different quilting designs in the blocks, but I like the cohesive aspect that gives it.

Then I used leftover pieces of wool batting that have been hanging out beneath my longarm for way too long.  Those are all now all used up, and off to a good home!
 

Three from Kathy Y.

Kathy loves her Kaffee Fasseet prints, and has used them before, and again in 2 of these quilts.  The top is large fussy cut prints of flowers, but it works so well.

I feel that I should recognize this pattern, but I can't name it.  It's called "Pink, black, and whites" in my info.  Quilted with a hot pink thread to really show up nicely.

And a panel in the style of Gustav Klimt.  Not sure who the actual fabric designer is, but it's very pretty.  Quilted with a shiny gold thread that really matches  the gold in the fabric.
 

Laurel Burch for Sharyle's grand-daughter

The colors are again, not accurate in my photo.  Poor photographer.  Deep purples and blacks.

A panel of Laurel Burch, probably cut into smaller bits and then rearranged.  Very pretty, and fun.

 

Yellow Brick Road from Julie, my sort of neighbor

Although my darling husband professes to be "shy", he apparently will talk to people with dogs.  

This all started when he started to take the dog for a daily walk.  Through that, he met Katie and her dog, as well as Julie.  Being terribly "non-shy" myself, I was on a bike ride through the neighborhood and saw 2 people with dogs conversing.   The woman mentioned "quilt", and my ears perked up and I quickly turned around to apologize for eaves dropping, but wanted to talk more about quilts.  Turns out that this is Katie who needs help with binding a quilt and Randall has told me of her, but we had never met.  The gentleman she was speaking to walked away and then called back that I would be meeting his wife, Julie, soon for quilting.

So, this is Julie's "Yellow Brick Road" quilt for her husband for Christmas.  He got to choose the pattern and the fabrics, but won't get to see it again until it's completed for Christmas. 

 I love how dogs, and quilting can bring people together and I find that I have fun "new neighbors" about 6 blocks away from her.

3 Christmas gifts from Gretchen

Christmas is for quilt gift giving! At least I think so.  This is for a grandson, and Eye Spy quilt.  Great idea to use large squares, make them into matching half square triangles, and then arrange them in a rainbow layout

I could spend a good chunk of time "spying" different things in this quilt, including foreign languages.  Look to the future for seeing my version of this quilt.

Two football quilts, two different teams.  Same quilt pattern and quilting pattern, but different fabrics and threads.  

First, the Seattle Seahawks, and below, the University of Oregon Ducks.  Both quilted with a football design, and clearly one that I'll need to use again and again.

 

Pat's 2 year BOM

I think that it took Pat 2 years to complete this quilt top. but will need to confirm that with her.  She showed it to me when it was in progress and said she wasn't that happy with it.

Once she had completed the top, and brought it to me for quilting, I drew a quick sketch on the back of her check in sheet in regards to how to quilt it.  Difficult to see because the thread matches the green background flowers so well, but I'm very pleased.  I hope she will be as well!

 

Rainbow Rails by Carol M

The pattern called for a jelly roll, a coordinated collection of fabrics pre-cut into 2.5" strips.   Carol made it more fun by pulling shades of different colors from her stash and make the quilt her own.

Quilted with a variegated thread to bring all the colors into the quilting.
 

Two from Aldona

This is "Fall Leaves" from Aldona.  Perfect size for cuddling up on the couch on a rainy day.  I love how the leaves are "falling" from the top of the quilt down.

Quilted with a loopy heart meander.

Fish applique is clearly made for a child, and I love the appliqued bubbles.  Then quilted with the Asti panto, so even more bubbles!

 

"Anne for Mom" by Carol

This is the same pattern as the quilt that Carol made for her sister, but the border is a lovely lavender print.  Also quilted with much more detail.  Each block has a feathered wreath quilted in it, and a large feather meander in the border.

 

Michael's Crystal Prisms

OMG, Michael and his amazing paper piecing.  I love the results that he gets, but not something I'm willing to take on.  

The fabrics in this are amazing.  I can't quite tell if they are an ombre fabric, or just what.  Will need to ask Michael.

Quilted with what else? Double Diamond Cats panto.  Really fun, and what a surprise to find that in the quilting!
 

Babies, babies and more babies!

I have several friends welcoming new babies into their hearts soon.  Above, is a Rose Star for a future baby girl who's first name will be Rose.  The star point fabrics were my jumping off point, and then pulled fabrics that worked with it.  Thank you Kathy Y for the pattern inspiration.

This is "Myrtle the Turtle" for a future grandbaby of a friend.  I asked "grandma to be" what animals she might like and she chose the Turtle.  From the "Patch Pals Collection."
 

A bar quilt from Mary Beth

Mary Beth made this quilt for her friend, and they both looked for quilting designs, but quickly became overwhelmed.   I suggested this one "Lotus Peel" that was a combo of their two top choices.  It was a hit!

 

"Kitty Katz" by Leigh

How adorable!  All the little kitties just waiting to be petted!

As usual, Leigh gives me free rein in her quilting design, so I pebbled behind each cat, then thought about my own silly cat Rumples and how he plays.  So, a meander in the background of the quilt to represent his silly running in circles or in random directions.  And feathers in the outer border because his favorite toy has/had a feather for a tail.  (I think the feather has since been eaten.)