I decided to make mug rugs for Miff's church's craft faire. It's a fun project. I'm trying to get 36 ready for her sale.
I completed and shipped 40 mug rugs of various designs seen above.
Sally's Birthday Mug Rug in Use
The Book Where I Found Some of the Patterns
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Mother completed this quilt top and another like it 12 years ago. She wants it quilted on the diagonal as shown in the magazine where she got her inspiration for the quilt. The best way to do diagonal quilting for a queen sized quilt is by hand, so the quilt has waited for many years for us to nerve up to the project. I decided to baste it in the long arm and that was completed in July. Now as soon as I finish the mug rug project I will start the hand quilting. I hope I can get it done in the next 12 years!
This is a very old pattern called "Many Trips Around the World." Mother saw it in a magazine and decided she wanted to make it. She made two-this yellow one and one with blue accent color. The magazine was American Patchwork & Quilting from August 2001(just before the World Trade Centers were brought down on 9/11).
Size: 83" x 94" Queen-Bed Size
Quilting: Basted in the longarm. Quilting by hand diagonally through the blocks.
Backing: Plain orange-yellow cotton from Laurel Leaf. It takes 8 yards for the backing.
Batting: 100% Bamboo. Ann and I bought it from a vendor when we attended a San Mateo quilting event in February. It was the event where we found the case for Hannah's graduation present sewing machine. It is such a soft batting it is easy to hand quilt.
Binding: Print from Mother's stash; rusty red background color.
Pattern: Antique "Many Trips Around the World"
Piecing by Mother 12 years ago. Pinned into frame July 17, 2013 for basting. Basted on long arm quilter July 17-29, 2013 (Patty). Started hand quilting on August 8, 2013. Finished April, 2014--8 months later! Binding by Mother. QC by Spencer.
A Perfect Day--Watching Baseball, Quilting, and Eating a Drumstick!
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This table runner was started to practice utility quilting using perle cotton thread. I started it in a hoop, but finished it in the new PVC quilting frame. I wanted to practice with the frame before I started hand quilting the queen size 'Many Steps to the Sewing Machine.' I liked using the new frame.
The fabric for this runner was purchased from a JoAnn's sale. Since the runner was started a couple years ago, it qualifies as a finished UFO for our yearly goals.
This runner was added to the donation box.
Size: 12" x 60"
Quilting: Hand quilted using perle cotton, called 'utility quilting'
Backing: Holiday print - birds, poinsettias, Christmas theme
Batting: 100% cotton-Warm and Natural
Binding: Holiday print- trees, fall theme
Pattern: 9-patch and plain blocks, my design
Sewing by Patty. Quilting by Patty. Binding by Patty.
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This is the mother of all UFO's (un finished objects). I started the blocks 30+ years ago when I was a lowly chemist at Syntex. The design is my own, a basic 9-patch with a 'missing' triangle randomly placed in each block, hence the name 'Missing Piece'. Because I used a gold colored fabric for the missing piece, the title soon morphed into 'Gold Is Where You Find It'. I used the latter name for the quilt for donation purposes, but in my heart it will always be the 'Missing Piece'. The fabrics were from Mother's stash 30+ years ago. We even recognize fabrics that mother sewed whilst we were living in Superior! Every five or so years I'd get these blocks out and arrange them. It always look so ugly to me, I'd put the blocks away again. At some point I arranged and numbered their placement; that's the arrangement I finally used. About 2 years ago I bought neutral-colored material for sashing and a gold print for the back. Then a few weeks ago, I decided to bite the bullet and finish the quilt. Much to my surprise the quilt looked okay, even good. I think the neutral sashing brightens it up and makes it look, well, almost pretty. When I measured the sashed quilt, I decided it was too big for a single bed and a bit small for a double bed, so I added the brown print border (fabric from my stash) to make it double bed sized. I used a plain dark brown cotton for the binding, also from my stash.
I always look at quilts for "opportunities for improvement" next time. This quilt shows how far I've come in 30 years. It makes a good benchmark for me.
The quilt will be given to a woman who lost everything in a recent apartment fire in Redwood City. Mother found out about her through her friend at church.
Size: 75" x 86" Double-Bed Size
Quilting: Meandering design (loose stipple) using light tan polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Light Tan"). Free form quilting. 6 bobbins.
Backing: Gold-colored cotton print
Batting: 50% Polyester/50% Cotton (Warm Blend)
Binding: Dark brown plain cotton
Pattern: My own design; traditional 9-patch with a twist
Piecing by Patty 30+ years ago. Pinned into frame July 8, 2013. Quilting on long arm quilter July 8-10, 2013 (Patty). Binding by Patty. QC by Spencer.
On the Table to be Measured Before Quilting
Juliana's Jumpsuit Fabric
My 4-H Convertible Collar Blouse
Auntie Bernice's Dress
Tata's Blouse
My Favorite Block
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The Fair
Reviewing the Posters
This quilt was started as a demonstration for the San Mateo County Fair. I used jelly rolls purchased from Connecting Threads. The quilt blocks were easy and fast to cut out and it went together smoothly and quickly. For the fair, I also prepared posters about the various ways a quilt can be put together (battings, bindings, quilting methods) and magnetic boards so the folks could practice arranging blocks. Unfortunately not many people attended (most went to the free concert), so the posters and boards weren't used very much.
The fabric came from purchased jelly rolls in an 'Americana' theme supplemented with some fabric from my stash. The backing came from a Connecting Threads sale. The same fabric used for the backing was used for the binding. I quilted the entire quilt using a star pantograph that came with the longarm machine. The pattern for the quilt is one that I found on the Internet. I forgot to capture the information about the designer or her web site. The design looks a bit like the Equality sign used by Marriage Equality supporters. Auspiciously, I finished quilting this one on the day the Supreme Court allowed gay marriage to happen again in California!
Equality Sign
This quilt will be donated to the quilting guild I attend for their charity work. They donate quilts to Shelter Network for families who have lost their homes.
Size: 61" x 81" Single-Bed Size
Quilting: Random Star pantograph, using 100% polyester gold-colored thread (Omni 'Goldenrod'). 6 bobbins.
Backing: Barn red cotton print from a Connecting Threads sale
Batting: 50% Polyester/50% Cotton (Warm Blend)
Binding: Barn red cotton print (same fabric used on the back)
Pattern: Found on the Internet
Piecing by Patty. Pinned into frame June 21, 2013. Quilting on long arm quilter June 21-26, 2013 (Patty). Binding by Patty.
Design from the Internet
The Pantograph
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This is another of the cotton double knit fabric whole cloth quilts. This one used a brown, pink, cream, orange, green, blue striped knit. The back is a creamy light yellow flannel. This is the softest quilt we've ever made; a person can just melt into it. All of the same issues applied to quilting this one as I described for the first. The binding is dark red plain cotton. This quilt was added to the donation box.
Size: 56" x 63" single bed size
Quilting: Meandering design using light tan 100% polyester thread ('Light Tan' Omni from Superior Threads). 4 bobbins.
Backing: Creamy light yellow flannel
Batting: 100% Polyester
Binding: Dark red plain cotton
Pattern: Whole cloth.
Quilting on long arm quilter June 17-19, 2013 (Patty). Binding by Mother.
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This is another of the cotton double knit fabric whole cloth quilts. This one used a green, tan and brown striped knit. The back is a baby block print that was bought at a JoAnn's red tag sale. All of the same issues applied to quilting this one as I described for the first. The binding is dark green plain cotton. This quilt was added to the donation box.
Size: 46" x 61" Baby or Lap size
Quilting: Meandering design using light tan 100% polyester thread ('Light Tan' Omni from Superior Threads). 3 bobbins.
Backing: Multi-colored baby block print cotton.
Batting: 100% Polyester
Binding: Dark Green plain cotton
Pattern: Whole cloth.
Quilting on long arm quilter June 12, 2013 (Patty). Binding by Mother.
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This is another of the cotton double knit fabric whole cloth quilts. This one used a yellow background with green diamonds knit. The back is a green dotty flannel. All of the same issues applied to quilting this one as I described for the first. The binding is plain green cotton. This quilt was added to the donation box.
Size: 37" x 48" Baby size
Quilting: Meandering back and forth design using dark green 100% polyester thread ('Palm Tree' Omni from Superior Threads). 2 bobbins.
Backing: Green dotty flannel.
Batting: 100% Polyester
Binding: Dark green cotton
Pattern: Whole cloth.
Quilting on long arm quilter June 7, 2013 (Patty). Binding by Mother.
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This is another of the cotton double knit fabric whole cloth quilts. This one used a red, white and blue striped knit. The back is a plain blue flannel. All of the same issues applied to quilting this one as I described for the first. The binding is the blue flannel back brought around to the front. This quilt was added to the donation box.
Size: 57" x 76" Single Bed size
Quilting: Meandering design using blue 100% polyester thread ('Ocean Blue' Omni from Superior Threads). 4 bobbins.
Backing: Blue flannel.
Batting: 100% Polyester
Binding: Blue Flannel, back brought around to the front
Pattern: Whole cloth.
Quilting on long arm quilter June 3 to 5, 2013 (Patty). Binding by Mother.
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