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"Pretty Ladies" by Cindy's grandmother.

Another amazing hand pieced, hand appliqued, hand embroidered quilt by Grandma.

Feathers in the sashing strips and continuous curves in the cornerstones.

Tight background fill of peacock feather meander to let their skirts puff up. I think this is my favorite dress fabric because it reminds me oh so vaugely of a doll dress that my grandmother Esther Turner made for my aunt Helen Turner, and which I have been able to inherit.

Butterflies by Cindy's Grandmother

What a lovely quilt this is. Cindy's grandmother made it in probably the 1970's. All of the quilt top is made by hand. Hand pieced, hand embroidered, hand appliqued butterflies. This will be a gift for Cindy's brother.

Each block has a butterfly in the center, then embroidery designs in each corner. Some of them are initials and birth dates of signficant family members.

Then there's this one. We've got a rooster, a chicken, a mouse and a Christmas candle? Hmm. Wonder what the connection is there.

Love the design of the butterflies that makes large "eyes".

Ran out of thread, or time in embroidering the date.

This design has the word "cancer" stamped on it.

An example of her hand piecing.

Leftover squares by me

Currently called Leftover Squares because I used up squares from another quilt, the pink and yellow, but should have called it by the name of the panto that it was quilted with. But since I can't recall that name...
The blue prints in this fabric are all from a single piece of fabric, printed so that you get 4 designs per length. Then I seemingly washed it with something red, so they all had a pink tint to the blue. I attempted to make a pattern from the blue prints, keeping them in a specific order Who would have thought that a simple scrappy quilt would require so much ripping out!? Oh well, off to the police to help someone else.

Nativity #4? by Michael

I think this is #4 for Michael's nativity quilts, and I believe that there is at least one more to come. It's getting to the holiday season, so people see these amazing quilts, and everyone wants one.

Trying to quilt them all a little bit differently, so outlined the palm trees, and then a half row of feathers around the border.

Log Cabin by Pat

With all of the quilts that Pat has made, and yet this is her first Log Cabin pattern.
I love the orange in the border, surely not something I would ever choose, but it's great. So very pretty.

Irish Chain by Lorene and her mother

My darling husband Randall has a brother, Gordon. Gordon is married to oh so charming Leslie, who's sister Lorene and their mother made this lovely quilt. I'll have to confirm this with Lorene, but I believe that this is a wedding gift for a granddaughter. Grandma has made a quilt for each grandchild, but her health is failing, so this was made with Lorene to be sure that each grandchild receives a quilt from grandma. Isn't that so sweet?
What a lovely gift for a special person.

"Florida" by Michael

Start with a souvenir tea towel, add blocks and borders, and Voila! A wall hanging.

I love the falmingos.

Henry's quilt by Henry and Mary

Henry is Mary's grandson, and he pieced these blocks himself when he was between the ages of 6 and 7 years. Wow. I'm pretty sure I couldn't have done this at that age! Henry chose the fabrics, and I am pretty sure that Mary cut them out for him. Well done to both!

Quilted with the Cumulus panto

Reindeer panel by Cindy

Start with a panel of a reindeer.

Add borders, and more borders

Quilt with Christmas Whimsy panto. Tah Dah! Christmas quilt is ready.

Tori's Turtles

How many people do you know how travel to another area (Hawaii) and bring back fabric to a near stranger? Lucky me, I'm the recipient. Officer Tori of the Portland Police traveled to Hawaii in May, 2017 with her mother. When she returned, she brought me this great turtle panel, and the orange in the border. I added some blocks, and quilted it, and gave it back to an officer. He said he'd make sure that Tori gets it, but it will go to someone who needs it eventually. Thank you Officer Tori, the two Officer's I spoke with yesterday, and all of the officers who put their lives on the line for us each and every day..

I added some detail to the turtles to make them dimensional, and then a water meander in the background.

The block is called "Right and left". I alternated using the shell fabric and the purple as the focus fabric, and then alternated the blocks around the quilt.

Irish Chain by Sue's Mom

Sue's mom made the quilt top, or at least started it. Sue and with a little help from her friend Carol (who referred her to me) got the top finished. Quilted with the Heart Attack panto, an ready to go to Sue's niece.

Xande's books

Start with a panel the represents where the baby lives. Add a frame, as though looking through a window. Add shelves, and of course shelves need books, and games and cats! Which look like the books mama had as a child.