Joey’s Quilt

For Joey’s red egg and ginger party, I made him a neonatal quilt using Thomas the Tank Engine fabric. Joey’s grandmother is our friend Landy and his mother is her daughter Erica.

• 36” x 45” Neonatal size
• Quilting: Quilted stitch in a ditch on the Viking Machine Used light blue 100% cotton thread (Aurifil). Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Blue swirl printed flannel my stash. It was a piece left from Aunt Joyce’s Racing Cars Quilt.
• Batting: 80% Cotton/20% Polyester Comfort Blend from WinLine
• Binding: Medium blue plain fabric from Patty’s inventory.
• Pattern: 5” squares sewn together
• Piecing by Patty.
• Quilting on domestic machine September, 2024. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 

Madras Bloom Table Runner

This is the second Jennifer Sampou table runner. I gave this one to Landy for her retirement and 70th birthday party.

• 17“ x 73”
• Quilting: Quilted in horizontal and vertical parallel lines using the guide for the walking foot as a distance measure. Used 100% cotton gray thread (from Aurifil) and the walking foot. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Bright pink batik print from Patty’s inventory
• Batting: 80% cotton/20% polyester. “Comfort Blend” from WinLine.
• Binding: Maroon solid cotton from Patty’s inventory.
• Pattern: Jennifer Sampou  “SKY MadrasTable Runner”
• Sewing by Patty.
• Quilting on domestic machine (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 

Aunt Joyce’s Bandana Quilt

Aunt Joyce made a quilt out of bandannas printed with Native American designs. The quilt is for her granddaughter Rachel who has a barn decor for her house in Missouri. The back is the blue chambray fabric that Aunt Joyce sent for another quilt but I didn’t use because it has a heavier weight than the top. I agreed to use it this time. The chambray was bought to make curtains for her cabin but never used.

The thread kept breaking when I longarmed the top. I don’t know if it is due to 50/50 cotton/polyester bandannas or the heavier weight backing. So, I had to longarm very slowly. I think this quilt took more time than any I have ever quilted due to thread breakage and the huge size.

• 110” x 110" king bed sized
• Quilted in wide zigzags. The quilting is supposed to look like Native American mountain designs. Also, the quilting design looks like rickrack which Aunt Joyce once liked. Used dark gray thread “Dark Gray” Omni brand 100% polyester from Superior Threads. Free form quilting. 7 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: 60” wide, blue chambray from Aunt Joyce
• Batting: 100% cotton. “Request” from Quilter’s Dream, the thinnest loft of cotton battings.
• Binding: Plain blue cotton fabric cut on the bias
• Pattern: Bandannas sewed together
• Piecing by Aunt Joyce
• Pinned into frame April 2, 2024. Quilting on long arm quilter April 3-8, 2024. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty

Madras Earth Reflections Table Runner

Jennifer Sampou presented at our quilt guild. She designs fabric, most notably the “Chalk and Charcoal” and “SKY Ombres” collections. I bought a table runner kit after her presentation. The kit uses “SKY Ombres”. She designed the table runner to be reversible with different colors of fabric on each side. I decided to make 2 table runners out of my kit. This is the first one. I gave it to my yoga teacher for her 65th birthday party.

• 17“ x 73”
• Quilting: Quilted in close horizontal, parallel lines using the edge of the walking foot as a distance measure . Used 100% cotton thread (from Aurifil) and the walking foot. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Yellow brown batik print from Patty’s inventory
• Batting: 80% cotton/20% polyester. “Comfort Blend” from WinLine.
• Binding: Dark brown batik print from Patty’s inventory.
• Pattern: Jennifer Sampou  “SKY MadrasTable Runner”
• Sewing by Patty.
• Quilting on domestic machine (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 

St. Patrick’s Pinwheels Table Runner

I watched a video from Misty at MSQC about making this table runner. So, I decided to make a green and white one for St. Patrick’s Day. 

• 20 1/2“ x 66”
• Quilting: Quilted in the ditch around blocks and sashing. Used 100% cotton thread (from MSQC) and the walking foot. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Bright green and yellow print from Patty’s inventory
• Batting: 100% cotton “Warm and Natural”.
• Binding: Yellow tonal grunge print from Patty’s inventory.
• Pattern: MSQC  “Pinwheel Charms Table Runner”
• Sewing by Patty.
• Quilting on domestic machine (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 

Hearts and Kisses Table Topper

I saw a cute pattern for a Valentine’s Day table topper, made by Misty, on the Missouri Star internet site. I got the pattern last year and this year for a fun break I decided to make it. It did turn out to be cute. 

• 24 1/2“ x 24 1/2”
• Quilting: Quilted with straight lines and quilt in the ditch around the crosses (kisses) and hearts. I also quilted in the centers of the hearts and crosses. Used 100% cotton thread (Aurifil) and the walking foot. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Bright pink print from Patty’s inventory
• Batting: 80% cotton/20% polyester. “Comfort Blend” from WinLine.
• Binding: Magenta solid from Patty’s inventory.
• Pattern: MSQC  “Hearts and Kisses”
• Sewing by Patty.
• Quilting on domestic machine (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 

Cousin Jeanine’s Quilt

Cousin Jeanine sent a queen bed sized quilt top that she pieced from scrap fabric. 

The back is a tan flannel print from my inventory. It is a wide piece of fabric made for quilt backs.

• 74 1/2” x 95 1/2" Queen bed sized
• Quilted in wavy lines, loop-de-loops, and spirals. The hope was that the quilting would help the strips hang together. Used medium brown thread “Canyon” Omni brand 100% polyester from Superior Threads. Free form quilting. 6 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: A wide, flannel print back from my inventory
• Batting: 80% cotton/20% polyester. “Comfort Blend” from WinLine.
• Binding: Navy blue tonal print sent by Jeanine
• Pattern: Wide, vertical strips of fabric
• Piecing by Jeanine
• Pinned into frame December 27, 2023. Quilting on long arm quilter December 29-30, 2023. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty

County Line 2024

County Line Quilts

2024

2023 was a tough year. Spencer, my QC guy, died on Dec. 20. Also, Google and Apple stopped playing nice together, so any photo I post disappears after a time. I mostly quilted for relatives in 2023 and several of those quilts weren’t much fun. So, this year, I’m giving up. I won’t make goals and figure out if I met last year’s goals. I’ll use this blog as an index and look on my phone for the pictures. I’ll quilt for my relatives and sister, but not plan to quilt for myself.

I don’t know if this is grief for Spencer or long Covid, but my enthusiasm is at a low point.