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"Bargello" by Robin

Isn't this pretty?! I love bargello quilts because they look so complicated, but the patterns and strip piecing make them come together quickly.

This will go to a friend of Robin's a clearly a lucky person Quilted with variegated thread and a digital design called "Kelpie"

I am a Corgi mom wanna be. We had one once, but he passed. Now I'm "auntie Beth" to a friend's. I found this pattern and couldn't resist making it, then added the settings blocks with fabric that I had purchased years ago when my husband and I went to Hawaii for our wedding anniversary.

Quilted with a pattern called "Hawaiian Flower", but I think it's actually a Hibiscus. I hope to sell this at the Sisters Outdoor Quilt show in July 2024.

A string quilt by me

By my definition, "Strings" are the leftover bits of fabric that are too large to throw away, but too small to keep. So I sort them into drawers by color, and every once in a while pull out a bunch, stitch the strings together to "Make" fabric, then cut them down to a consistent size.

These are the blocks that were leftover from my most recent sewing fest. Not enough of any one color way to make a quilt, so put them all together into rows. It will keep someone warmer through the Portland police.

Alexis T-shirts

This is going to be a girl to watch. She's been so active throughout her school years in so many different sports and activities. Next stop college for Pre-Med. I don't know her at all, but I can tell that she is amazing just from her shirts!

I love the shirts that have clearly been worn, so I didn't repair the tear on the sweatshirt pocket

My favorite shirt!

2 T-shirt quilts by Mary Beth for a friend,

Mary Beth made these two quilt tops out of shirts from her friend's late husband's collection. Clearly, he was a Blazer fan.

She also chose Blazer themed fleece for the backing, so they are extra cuddly.

Hand dyed fabrics for donation

I always have a good time with the mystery quilts anonymous patterns, this is one of those, but I wasn't happy with how my hand dyed fabrics turned out Or, not that I look at this, much of my piecing. Mistakes galore! Oh well, quilted and finished for someone, and will learn to make better use of my design wall and camera before posting next time!

Judy Neimeyer quilt by Gina for her 15yo son

Oh my, this is amazing!! I have long admired Judy Niemeyer quilt, but I also know that my dislike of paper piecing will get in the way of my completing one. Lucky me! Gina a brand new to me customer, brought me this amazing quilt top. She said that she had completed it some time ago, and it was time to get it quilted. She made the top for her 15 yo son, but that's all that I know about the pattern. Gina chose threads to match the fabric colors, and then turned me loose on quilting it. My only directions state Beth to play, rulers and such.

Here's what I did. Rulers in the "star points", the lighter red in the top photo. This is the back of the quilt which is actually a lovely navy blue, but trying to get decent pictures of the quilt and quilting was impossible with threads that match. There rest are freehand designs, trying to find lots of "pointy" designs. Didn't think a 15 yo boy would like feathers and things. Wool batting, so extra warm, and gives lots of texture to the quilting. There's a LOT of thread in there. A total of 27 bobbins. (The average quilt will take 6-10 bobbins, depending on the size of the quilt, and the density of the quilting.)

I also really appreciate Gina's patience. She dropped this off 2 months before I got it finished. Between suddenly selling my former machine, and then waiting for the new one to arrive and be set up, and wanting to do a couple of other quilts to get used to this machine, and the holidays, and..... it took some time. I just hope that they both love it as much as I did working on it!

"Rainbow Fish" by Pam

There are lots of different fish prints in this quilt, and colors, so I think that's where the name of it comes from. Pam loves the Baptist Fan designs, reminding her of family members marking quilt tops with chalk lines and a string for hand quilting

These fans also have a heart in the middle, so even more love in this quilt.

Minecraft #2 by Betty

Betty's goal is to make a quilt for each family member. I'm not sure who get this one, but it's the 2nd Minecraft one that she's done. I got to choose the thread color and quilting design, so the design is called "To and Fro" and soft grey thread.

White and green stars by Susan

Small world, Susan is my dental hygienist. Every 6 months when I see her, we talk about quilting, bu this is the first quilt that I've helped her with. It seems that her family currently has one quilt with a Minky backing and there are 'fights" over who gets it. Now with 2 kids out of the house, there's a second on for her and her husband to choose from