"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!

 

Panel quilt by Pam

Pam found this panel and liked it so much that she used the same panel for the backing!  Added a border to both and sent it to me.  I'm not sure if there is a baby to receive this or not, but it'll be ready when there is.

Since Pam mails her quilts to me, I get to choose the quilting designs.  This is called "Windy Woods", and when I found it in my book, it leapt out at me and said "use me!" I hope Pam loves it as much as I do.

 

"Merman #2" by Michael

Okay, here's a Merman I'd like to meet!  What a stunner!

Quilted with "Intersteallar" panto  Gorgeous!

 

Vintage Dresden Plates from Ann

This quilt has quite a story.

Ann contacted me about quilting a vintage quilt of hers, and in the course of our conversation, mentioned that she had a second quilt top that she did not want to finish, but did I know of anyone who would like to finish it and donate it?  Clearly, I told her my story of charity quilts, and she gifted me the quilt.

These are all the pictures of the quilt that I took in process.  Either when it was loaded on the quilt, or after I've finished it.  

The quilt top was completely hand pieced, and appliqued to the background muslin, and the quilting lines had clearly been marked in pencil.  I followed these lines throughout, then purchased new fabric for the binding, and finished that by hand.

This quilt's next destination is to go to the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show and hopefully it will be sold there.  All proceeds from the sale of this quilt will go to C.O.P.S. https://www.concernsofpolicesurvivors.org/

These are one of about 3 pieces of the plates that are clearly taken from a garment, you can see the seam that appears to be from a shirt yoke, and then top stitched by machine. 

In progress

 

Strings by Ann

Ann brought me this quilt top that she made from "Strings", small strips of fabrics that are too big to throw away, but too small to keep.  She also pieced it to a muslin foundation to stabilize the edges  of the fabrics, and help it to lay nice and flat for quilting.