Purples and Whites by Carol

This quilt is actually shade of deep purple and white, not black as my camera thinks it is.  Carol will donate this to NW Pilot Project for a fund raiser.

The backing, above right, is light greys and white, and shows the "Fair Flowers" quilting design.
 

Beverly's log cabin

Beverly made this stunner for her son.  She let me choose the thread and quilting design, so I chose green to match the fabrics, and a pattern called Avocado.  This is one of those quilts that you don't realize how gorgeous it is until you've hung it up to get a full camera shot.  Stunning!

 

2 from Susan

I love how Susan uses up fabrics to make these fun kid quilts.  Clearly, this one is Jungle Animals, and quilted with design called "Monstera".  Just big tropical leaves for the animals to munch on.

And "Space", quilted with Circuitry panto.  Perfect for a quilt with robots!!

 

Hand quilted quilt from Rich's grandmother circa 1961, needed some love

Richs' grandmother made this for him, probably finished in 1961, based on the embroidery on the back.  I don't have a "before" photo, but the quilt has been well loved since it was made, and some of the fabrics had completely 

 worn through, others it was just quite thin.  I chose fabrics from my stash to cover the 9 patch squares, and purchased a bit of green to match the background as closely as possible. 

The pins mark where I need to put new fabric. 

After patching, I stitched around the raw edges, then within about 1/4"  like grandma's hand quilting.  If you look closely, you can tell which ones I patched, and certainly on the background.  However, with some additional care, this quilt will last a long time!

 

Kaffee Fassett prints by Carla

I love Kaffee Fasset prints, but don't ever seem to know what to do with them.  Carla had a great idea, use them all together!  This is made for her sister in law, and even the backing has the print.  Quilted with a panto called "Zest"

 

Michael's "Ex wives of Henry the 8th."

 Here is Michael's "The ex wive of Henry the 8th". Although he told me who was who in terms of wives, sadly, I don't remember! Michael calls himself a "history geek",
Quilted with a pattern called "A rose is a rose" which is perfect for a Tudor "family portrait"
An aside giggle. He said that when he initially started it, he had used satins and other royal fabrics, but that they looked like prostitutes. I still think that he could make some great variations of this quilt using that idea, making them into zombies, the ideas are endless!

Michael's 2nd version of "Gone Fishing"

This may or may not represent a cat of Michael's, but it has my cat, Rumples, written all over it.  Certainly something he would do.

This is the same pattern as one he made for his brother, but with "Jack the Black Cat", and a different quilting design on that one.  This one is quilted with a panto called "Fish Fry".

 

Baby quilt by Pam

Pam's family is expecting their first grandbaby!!  So of course she had to make a quilt for the new one.  And given her ability with hand applique, of course she used those skills as well.

A large white border is framed by black, white and green corners

Baby hands!

Sunbonnet Sue

A little dimensional pocket to tuck treasures into

Dimensional kites, and ribbon for their tails

It took me forever to figure out that these are fish!!  Finally figured out that the embroidery was to give them eyes.  (in my defense, I was looking at it rotated 90 degrees.)

And the all important chocolate ice cream cone because grandma's get to spoil the grandkids.

 

"My interpretation of a rainy summer's day" by Diana

What a sweet quilt!  I don't know if this was a pattern that Diana purchased, or something she created herself.  Regardless, it is darling!  All batik fabrics, except the birds, and quilted with the Sweet Vine panto

 

"Jelly Roll and Charm Pack" by Joy

Joy and I are nearly neighbors, but I don't see her nearly often enough (hint to Joy!)  This is a quilt that she made from a Jelly Roll, and a layer cake that had probably been sitting in her closet for some time. 

 We were all very impressed at her ability to match up the stripes on the corners.

"Wedding quilt" by Pat

Pat is so amazing that she keeps in touch with so many people from her past.  This for a friend of her son's who is getting married in August. A wedding quilt for the happy couple.

 She has made this pattern in the past, but with different fabrics, and "Avocado" quilting design gives it a new look

For K9 officer "Remi"

 

Police dog "Remi" was injured in the line of duty, so this will go to him and his handler.  A "3 Yard Quilt Pattern", and then quilted with dog paws as an edge to edge design.

3 from Zoe

Zoe is expecting a baby soon, so here are some quilts for the new baby.  Woodland Quilt above, filled with squares of woodland creatures, including Bigfoot.

"Scrap quilt" with lots of random pieces put together to make a quilt top, and a pieced backing too!

And Sawtooth stars, which was supposed to be larger, but she "got tired" of making flying geese."  (which I can understand!)

 

"Penny Candy" by me.

My late grandmother Pearl taught me "Waste now, want not, eat it up, wear it out, make it do or do without."  So this one is for your grandma!  All those pieces of fabric that are too small to keep, but too big to toss are in this quilt.  It all started with a shoebox of 2" cut squares, then sewed together into rows of 4 going "Light, dark, light, dark."  Repeat and make blocks of 16 squares.  Throw them into a bin, and when you have enough, make them into a quilt top!

Because you also end up with some half square triangles, better throw those in too.  Sometimes they would be a full block of just those, or a few just random ones.  And one black oversized square.  I don't even remember putting that in, but there it is.   Next step, find a police officer to give it to.

 

"Hit and Miss" by Lance's grandmother

This is a quilt with a history.  Lance's grandmother pieced it in 1987, and then lovingly hand embroidered her name, the date and name of the quilt in the bottom corner.  Then in 2008, Lance and a friend went to the now defunct Fabric Depot to purchase the backing and binding fabrics.   The receipt was in the bag when he dropped it off.

It is made up of handkerchief paisley fabrics in red and blue, and quilted with a Woodgrain design.  This will be used in Lance's travel camper.  I love the history of the quilt, and that it will now be used to make new memories for Lance.