Aunt Linda’s Mountains on Their Sides

Sally gave the quilt this name and I couldn’t think of a better one. It’s really a log cabin variation.

• 60" x 75" Single bed size
• Quilting: Quilted in a loose meander with spirals in the small squares. All quilting free form.  Started using a new bobbin case and it worked well. Used gold 100% polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Goldenrod").  8 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Pieced gold, cream, and black print, very pretty!
• Batting: 100% cotton “Warm and Natural”.
• Binding: To be done by Aunt Linda.
• Pattern: Inspired by “Spice Market" by Vicky Wozniak from a McCall's advertisement, but the blocks were not set on point. This is really a log cabin pattern variation.
• Piecing by Aunt Linda
• Pinned into frame October 23, 2020. Quilting on long arm quilter October 27-30, 2020. (Patty). 
• Binding by Aunt Linda. 
• QC by Patty

Aunt Linda’s Mountain Quilt

The Running Bunny

Aunt Linda made a quilt like Mother enjoys making. See Quid Pro Quo from March 2020 and the earlier quilts that Mother made. This quilt quilted easily.

• 74 1/2" x 85" Regular bed size
• Quilting: Quilted in a medium tight stipple. All quilting free form. Used soft green 100% polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Beach Grass").  9 bobbins. Quilting by Patty. Set in triangles had bias side where they should have had straight side along the outside edge, so I had to be extra careful with the quilting. One seam had come apart and the resulting hole “ate” the long arm foot. It was very time consuming to get it out, but I did and the hole can be easily repaired.
• Backing: Pieced green polka dot print, very pretty!
• Batting: 100% cotton “Warm and Natural”.
• Binding: To be done by Aunt Linda.
• Pattern: Inspired by “Spice Market" by Vicky Wozniak from a McCall's advertisement.  
• Piecing by Aunt Linda
• Pinned into frame October 14, 2020. Quilting on long arm quilter October 14-15, 2020. (Patty). 
• Binding by Aunt Linda. 
• QC by Patty

Aunt Linda’s Quilt with Blocks on Foundation

Because the center of the quilt is heavier due to the foundation fabric and the borders are regular fabric the top did not quilt as smoothly as I would like. Also the center blocks being on point added extra fullness to the quilting process. Next time I have a quilt like this to do, I’ll use a polyester batting to fill in some of the fullness and fluff it up! Lessons learned! This quilt is very heavy and will keep someone very warm!

• 71 1/2" x 84 1/2" Regular bed size
• Quilting: Quilted in a loose spiral design in outer border, wavy design in inner border, and a loose loop-de-loop in center. All quilting free form. Used dark green 100% polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Palm Tree").  7 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Pieced green and white leaf print.
• Batting: 100% cotton “Warm and Natural”.
• Binding: To be done by Aunt Linda.
• Pattern: Diagonal scraps on a cloth foundation. Blocks set on point to make a square design. Aunt Linda’s invention
• Piecing by Aunt Linda
• Pinned into frame October 7, 2020. Quilting on long arm quilter October 8-9, 2020. (Patty). 
• Binding by Aunt Linda. 
• QC by Patty

Aunt Linda’s Flannel Quilt

Aunt Linda sent me 5 quilt tops to quilt for her. This one is flannel front and back and has a very modern-quilt look. So, I decided on a modern quilt design, unevenly-spaced horizontal and vertical straight lines. I had to remount the quilt to do the vertical lines, but that 90 degree turning of the quilt went smoothly. Overall, everything worked smoothly with the quilting.

• 45 1/2" x 58 1/4" Youth bed or crib size
• Quilting: Quilted in a parallel unevenly spaced horizontal and vertical lines. Used bright yellow 100% polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Mellow Yellow").  5 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Pieced flannel.
• Batting: 100% cotton “Warm and Natural”.
• Binding: To be done by Aunt Linda.
• Pattern: Aunt Linda’s invention 
• Piecing by Aunt Linda
• Pinned into frame October 2, 2020. Quilting on long arm quilter October 3, 2020, both horizontal and remount for vertical directions. (Patty). 
• Binding by Aunt Linda. 
• QC by Patty

Alaska

Measuring for the Outside Border

This is another quilt story that begins, “Several years ago I was given fabric.” Ann gave me 2 fabrics, 3-yard cuts, from her vacation to Alaska. One was a cream background with black and red printed “bear claws”. The other was a black background printed with red sea creatures (fish or whales; I lean towards whales). I bought a bright red to coordinate with the 2 original fabrics. This quilt turned out so pretty (It speaks to me!) I told Narinder if we had a second bed I’d keep it for myself. I’m sure some lucky person in a homeless shelter will like it and use it. And I have enough fabric remaining, I can make myself a tote bag as a consolation prize.

Donated to the Guild for CZU Fire victims.

I used the same pattern as “Mary’s Dinette Set” but because I had more fabric I only had to make 2 borders. The quilt is a stunner!

• 66" x 88" Twin bed size
• Quilting: Quilted in a parallel wavy lines. Used bright red 100% polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Neon Red").  Free form quilting. 7 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Black printed designs on a red background from fabric.com. Wide fabric for a quilt backing.
• Batting: 100% cotton “Warm and Natural”.
• Binding: Cream background print used in the quilt.
• Pattern: "Checkerboard" from a MSQC tutorial.  
• Piecing by Patty
• Pinned into frame August 11, 2020. Quilting on long arm quilter August 18, 2020. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Spencer

Mary’s Dinette Set—Fabric a Gift from Aunt Lucy

Several years ago Aunt Lucy gave me three 1-yard cuts of coordinating fabrics. She picked them out from a special fabric store when she was traveling to visit us. I always wondered how to make these special fabrics. Recently MSQC had a video about making quilts using three 1-yard cuts of fabric. Voila! I knew what to do! I added the aqua blue, black borders, and brown corners to make the quilt twin-sized for donation, but the main idea came from the MSQC tutorial.  Donated to the Guild for CZU Fire victims. It’s been a bad year: pandemic, wildfires, plagues, murder hornets, disgusting politics. We have to help where we can.

When I sent a picture of the top to Aunt Lucy, she wrote back, “Nice. The colors remind me of my sister Mary’s kitchen table and chairs. She had worked as a bookkeeper at a local furniture store in Hartford (Szymanski’s) and when she and Ralph married in Nov 1955, they had a houseful of new furniture. The kitchen set was turquoise Formica (boomerang pattern) and black metal frame chairs. Living room was Danish modern. I have vivid memories of it all. I thought it was so pretty.” Hence, the name for the quilt, “Mary’s Dinette Set.”

• 66 1/2" x 82" Twin bed size
• Quilting: Quilted in a parallel wavy lines. Used light gray 100% polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Silver").  Free form quilting. 6 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Gray, black, and tan print wide back from a fabric.com sale. I love this fabric! I’d put the quilt upside down on my bed just to see the back.
• Batting: 100% cotton “Warm and Natural”.
• Binding: Aqua tonal used in the quilt.
• Pattern: "Checkerboard" from a MSQC tutorial.  
• Piecing by Patty
• Pinned into frame July 14, 2020. Quilting on long arm quilter July 21, 2020. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Spencer

Vortex Quilt Top from Guild

I agreed to longarm a top for the guild. The quilt is pretty and has a lot of movement.  So, I decided not to interrupt the movement with too much quilting and just do widely (3 1/2”) spaced vertical and horizontal lines. This quilt contains so many different scraps. Suprisingly, I didn’t find any fabric that we have had in our inventory. How many different quilting fabrics must there be!

• 65" x 94" Twin bed size
• Quilting: Quilted in straight vertical and horizontal lines. After the vertical lines were completed, the quilt was remounted to do the horizontal lines. Used light gray 100% polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Silver").  5 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Gold and light brown plain fabrics. Supplied by the guild.
• Batting: Supplied by the guild.
• Binding: Dark brown print from fabric.com
• Pattern: Strips of fabric on a diagonal. Center strip was white or light-colored to form the vortex design.
• Piecing by someone at the guild 
• Pinned into frame June 24, 2020. Vertical quilting on long arm quilter June 26-27, 2020. Remounted horizontally June 27. Horizontal quilting begun and finished July 1, 2020. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. Did second stitching by hand.
• QC by Patty to keep dog hair away from a guild quilt.