"Giveway" by me

I am pretty sure that this pattern is called "Give Way" from Mystery quilts Anonymous.  Frankly, I've been busy with other projects, and have fallen away from those, and then had this stashed for quilting long enough to forget the name.  It was designed as a two color scrappy quilt, and that's certainly what I've got going on here.  Navy blues and white prints for my colors and then pretty random piecing.

 The fabrics make me happy because they are leftovers (for the most part) from other projects that bring me memories, or even memories of purchasing the fabrics.  So many happy times!

Since it's a police donation quilt, I've even used scrappy batting.  Pulled and pieced lots of bits form my leftover wool pieces, so lots of loft and warm for someone.

"Bigfoot" by Michael

Another quilt destined for Florida and Michael's brother.  I think I see a theme from this and past quilts for him.

 Quilted with glow in the dark thread, and the Sasquatch panto  Fun!  

And I've gotta love my APQS machine who quilted like a dream with a potentially difficult thread.

"Pigs" by Leigh

I have renamed this quilt "Pigs can Fly" and began singing the song "Pigs Can Swim and Pigs can Fly" by the Irish Rovers.  A record that was often played at home when I was growing up.   It all started with the feathers in the outer border.

Leigh wanted to user her homespun fabrics, so this is what she created.  They are so cute!!!

 If you want to listen to the song, here's a link. (I hope) https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-e&q=song+%22Pigs+can+swim+and+pigs+can+fly%22

"Jack the black cat"

This is "Jack" a cat who lived with Michael's brother, I believe in Florida.  In the pattern, he is reclining in a fishbowl, but the light blue color is difficult to see.

Bordered with photos of Jack, and I love that the one above is of him resting on another quilt of Michael's, his "Sasquatch" quilt.

I also think I recognize this quilt, but can't recall the name.

 

Vickie's "Last Quilt"

Vickie says that she has donated all of her sewing supplies so that this is her last quilt.  Hence the name.  Also because she didn't recall the actual name of the pattern.

Pretty quilt pattern and quilted with "Heatwave" design.
 

"Half square triangles" by Priscilla

I love that this is such a simple design, but so striking as a finished quilt. 2 sizes of half square triangles and a consistent background color, although if you look really closely, you'll see that the pattern varies slightly.

 Quilted with wool batt for loft and warmth and a design called "Twinkling Teardrops"

"Make a Wish" by Leigh

Leigh is at it again!  More hand embroider and applique than I can even comprehend, but she loves doing it.

Leigh loves it when I do pebble.

 

I love the center of this quilt and the medallion  design.  I wasn't so thrilled with the fabric that she chose for the background.  The black is a fine corduroy, and the cream is much heavier, almost a canvas, but not quite that rough.  All in all a very thick and heavy quilt, so my machine's hopping foot was not going to go over the border fabric, and really not going to do anything in the center.  I ended up having to raise the hopping foot from her standard height of the thickness of a business card to that of a nickel!  I still couldn't get over the middle medallion where the seams from  the center panels came together, and ended up doing a very loose meander to hold down the background fabrics in the center of the quilt.  I'm pleased with the results, and am sure that Leigh will be as well.

 

Finish partially hand quilted by Leigh

Leigh says that she started this quilt about 2010, hand appliqued, embroidery and some beading before she started to hand quilt it.  She was a little over halfway finished when the quilt was put away for whatever reason. 

I tried to emulate Leigh's hand work, but on my machine.  First, lengthen the stitches!  Had to put a sticky note on to remind me to do that in between sessions.  Outline of most of the applique shapes, just enough to hold the quilt together.

To quote my late friend Wendy "Finished is better than perfect" 

 

"Baseball Players" by Robin

I believe that this is all straight piecing, not paper pieced. This quilt is for her brother who plays catcher, so quilted with a pantograph of a baseball catcher.

 

"Alice In Wonderland" and "Chickens" by Michael

All I hear in my thoughts when looking at this quilt is "Off with their heads!"  The only thing I really know from Alice In Wonderland

I think the Queen of Hearts is my favorite.  Love her satin accents on her dress and "angry" eyebrows

The caterpillar and his shimmery bubbles, as well as the flamingo croquet mallet

The Mad Hatter

Cheshire Cat with the pocket watch and the bottle with the "Drink me" tag

And of course, Alice and the white rabbit.  The rabbit is made from a furry textured fabric, so he is dimensional.  Quilted with an edge to edge design called "Queen of Hearts", so what could be more perfect?

And Chickens!  I had suggested the chicken wire panto, but since the backing of this quilt is bright sunflowers, the Simple Sunflowers design was a much better choice for quilting.

 

"Dinos" by Michael

But of course, T-Rex wore roller skates, and that is what led to their extinction.  They probably kept falling, and breaking bones, and then starved to death.  Yeah, surely science will support that.

  I especially love that the skates are made of shiny fabrics.

Quilted with a hot pink thread and dino bones panto

 

Wedding quilt for Mason by Pat

What a lovely quilt, called "Love Links" made for Mason and his bride to be by Pat.  The bride prefers darker colors, so I love the dark background

Quilted with Oriental cloud panto since one of the couple is of Asian heritage.  Love how the dark blue thread just blends into the background

 

"Sasquatch" baby quilt by Pat

Well why not Sasquatch on a baby quilt?  The parents to be are very outdoorsy, hence the mushroom print for the background fabric.  I had the design, showed it to Pat and she loved it.

Going by his other name, Bigfoot, and planted perfectly in the white.

 And hiding in the border.  Too fun!

Dresden plates in progress for Patty

I'm not quite finished with this one, still need to do the handwork for the binding.  Quilted with 2 batts, cotton, and then wool on top.  I love how some of the pieces are round at the top, and others pointy.  Would love to know the story there, but since Great grandma Cora pieced this by hand circa 1960's, I guess I'll never know.

Each segment got an outline, and then a feathered wreath done freehand where the 4 block corners meet.
 

1930's log cabin reproduction by me

Another pattern I found in a magazine and was prompted to make.  I love log cabins, love 1930's prints.  The added bonus of making the center of each "cabin"either a star, heart or house block added to the fun.

 Quilted with an edge to edge daisy design, and ready to go to the police for donation.