Disappearing 9-Patch II

This is the second Disappearing 9-Patch Mother made to use up some of her inventory. See the blog about the first one for all of the details.

Size: 66" x 79" Single-bed size
Quilting: Quilted in a meandering loose loop-de-loop. Used gray/green/brown polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Khaki"). Free form quilting. 7 bobbins. Had a problem with the thread breaking. Quilting by Patty.
Backing: Gray green print from Mother's stash. The thread matches the back really well.

Batting: 100% cotton. Warm and Natural.

Binding:  Dark brown print from Mother's stash. The binding goes nicely with the smaller dark brown squares in the quilt.
Pattern: "Disappearing 9-Patch" from the Fall 2014 magazine Easy Quilts.  

Piecing by Mother.

Pinned into frame May 27, 2015. Quilting on long arm quilter June 3 - 19, 2015. (Patty). 

Binding by Mother. 

QC by Spencer.

Location:County Line Quilts

E-Quilt

Mother made a quilt for Rosalee from Eric Johnson's shirts and pants. After many design discussions, she decided to keep it simple using squares in the center and rectangles around the edge. She left the pockets and tags on a few of the blocks. After this one was finished she made a nap pad for Rosalee's cat, Barney. The nap pad was tied. The quilting on the blanket was a simple meander, going around the pockets so they would stay open. I also quilted a cat, bunny, and flower on the blanket, things that were present in Eric's life, as I remember him when he lived in Redwood City.

Size: 72" Square Throw size
Quilting: Quilted in a meandering loose stipple. Used light tan polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Light Tan"). Free form quilting. 6 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
Backing: Dark red flannel from Mother's stash.

Batting: 100% bamboo.

Binding:  Tan print from Mother's stash. 
Pattern: Designed by Mother.  

Piecing by Mother.

Pinned into frame May 8, 2015. Quilting on long arm quilter May 13 - 15, 2015. (Patty). 

Binding by Mother. 

QC by Spencer from afar since he was not the "freshest".

See also the cat nap pad. It was made from the leftovers of this quilt and was tied, not quilted. But, Spencer did a QC test to make sure Barney will find it acceptable.

Location:County Line Quilts

Disappearing 9-Patch I

Mother decided to make this quilt to use up some of her stash after seeing a picture of it in a Fon's and Porter Easy Quilts magazine. In fact, she made two quilts with this pattern, one I called "rusty" (this one) and the other "brown" for the contrasting fabrics that make the little squares. I quilted this quilt after taking an Internet class on long arming, so I paid close attention to the placement of the batting (dimple side up and pimple side down), tension, needle size and all those things I learned in the class.

Size: 66" x 78" Single-bed size
Quilting: Quilted in a meandering loose stipple. Used light yellow polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Butter"). Free form quilting. 7 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
Backing: Yellow and orange print from Mother's stash.

Batting: 100% cotton.

Binding:  Gold print from Mother's stash. 
Pattern: "Disappearing 9-Patch" from the Fall 2014 magazine Easy Quilts.  

Piecing by Mother.

Pinned into frame April 8, 2015. Quilting on long arm quilter May 6, 2015. (Patty). 

Binding by Mother. 

QC by Spencer.

Location:County Line Quilts

Cousins #2

After quilting one whole cloth quilt, Janet and Kathy wanted to refine their long arm techniques with a second one. So, they looked through Mother's stash and found a couple of pieces to make another whole cloth, practice quilt. Mother says they thoroughly enjoyed going through her boxes of fabrics. I hope so, as I find it to be a big chore! The fabrics selected were one bright flannel piece that Sally had purchased and gladly donated to the cause and a red coordinating piece, not flannel but with texture. The back of this quilt was 2 flannel pieces from Mother's stash; gray and dark green.

Size: 62 1/2" x 81 1/2" Single bed size

Quilting: Various styles the cousins explored during their practice with Mother's longarm. Used gray polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Silver"). Free form quilting. 5 bobbins. Quilting by Janet, Kathy, and Patty--the Cousins.
Backing: Gray and green flannels from Mother's stash.

Batting: 100% cotton, Warm and White.

Binding:  Black cotton from my stash (left over from the Patches quilt)

Pattern: Whole cloth, 3 pieces sewed together lengthwise.

Piecing by Kathy.

Pinned into frame February 9, 2015. Quilting on long arm quilter February 9, 2015. (Cousins). 

Binding by Patty. 

QC by Janet and Kathy.

Picking Out Rocks for Max

Quilting Concentration--In the Zone!

A Dog and a Saguaro Cactus

Location:County Line Quilts

Cousins #1

Cousins Sally, Kathy, and Janet Discussing Quilting Strategy

Our cousins came to visit in February. One of the things they wanted to do was use the long arm. So, I looked at my stash and found a couple of pieces to make a whole cloth, practice quilt. The fabrics I selected were the leftovers from the Brown Bear quilt made last year. This quilt also exceeds the 2015 goal of using my stash before buying more fabric.  However, I did recently buy some pre-cuts; some for a quilt to help a friend's daughter learn quilting and some for a teenage girl quilt that is percolating in my brain. The back of this quilt was 2 flannel pieces from Mother's stash; one a pretty, bright flower print and the other a nice spring green color.

The cousins arrived on Saturday and when they left on Tuesday morning they had quilted 2 whole cloth blankets. I'd say they are "goal exceeded" for this leg of their vacation. Janet will give the quilts to her grandchildren, Evie and Adin. For her third grandchild, Max, she picked out some rocks from Papa's collection, as Max is really into rocks right now.

Size: 60" x 80" Single bed size
Quilting: Various styles the cousins explored during their practice with Mother's longarm. Used blue polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Ocean Blue"). Free form quilting. 5 bobbins. Quilting by Janet, Kathy, and Patty--the Cousins.
Backing: Flower print flannel and green flannel from Mother's stash.

Batting: 100% cotton, Warm and Natural.

Binding:  Purple print from my stash (left over from the Side-by-Side Dog and Cat quilt)

Pattern: Whole cloth, 2 pieces sewed together lengthwise.

Piecing by Patty.

Pinned into frame February 8, 2015. Quilting on long arm quilter February 8, 2015. (Cousins). 

Binding by Patty. 

QC by Spencer.

Location:County Line Quilts

2015 Quiltathon--#5 Oranges and Lemons and Limes, Oh My!

This is the fifth and last of the neonatal quilts I made for the quiltathon. I cut out this one and the previous one and took them as "kits" to work on during the quilt-a-thon. The citrus colored fabrics came from a fat eighth roll that Ravinder and the girls gave me for Christmas. Each fat eighth made rectangles for 2 quilts. The other fabrics in the quilt, including the cute print I used on the back, came from my stash. Therefore, this quilt exceeds my 2015 goal of using my "inventory" before buying more fabric.  

The pattern was a simple one suggested by members of the guild and posted on the guild's web site. The differences between this quilt and the previous one are the placement of the colored fabrics, the batting used, and the quilting style. Before I quilted this one I saw a loopy quilting pattern on the Internet. Some of the loops made hearts. I thought this would be a cute pattern for a baby quilt, so I tried it out. It was easy and I liked the look. 

Quilts #4 and #5 were delivered to the March quilt guild meeting.

Size: 32" x 32" Neo-natal Size (guideline is between 30" and 45")
Quilting: Quilted in a loopy meandering design where some of the loops were hearts. Used bright yellow polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Mellow Yellow"). Free form quilting. 3 bobbins. 
Backing: A really cute nursery print that I got on a Joann's Red Tag table.

Batting: 100% cotton.

Binding:  Bright green print from my stash. 
Pattern: Suggested by quilt guild and found on their web site.

Piecing by Patty.

Pinned into frame February 4, 2015. Quilting on long arm quilter February 4, 2015. (Patty). 

Binding by Patty. 

QC by Spencer.

Location:County Line Quilts

2015 Quiltathon--#4 Citrus Bars

Thread Choices, used the bright yellow

This is the fourth of the neonatal quilts I made for the quiltathon. I cut out this one and the next one and took them as "kits" to work on during the quilt-a-thon. The citrus colored fabrics came from a fat eighth roll that Ravinder and the girls gave me for Christmas. Each fat eighth made rectangles for 2 quilts. The other fabrics in the quilt, including the cute print I used on the back, came from my stash. Therefore, this quilt completes my 2015 goal of using my "inventory" before buying more fabric.  I can now invest in more inventory! Yay!

The pattern was a simple one suggested by members of the guild and posted on the guild's web site. 

Size: 32" x 32" Neo-natal Size (guideline is between 30" and 45")
Quilting: Quilted in a swirly, flowery, meandering design similar to the one used for Peace by Piece quilt in 2013. Used bright yellow polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Mellow Yellow"). Free form quilting. 3 bobbins. 
Backing: A really cute nursery print that I got on a Joann's Red Tag table.

Batting: 100% bamboo.

Binding:  Bright green print from my stash. 
Pattern: Suggested by quilt guild and found on their web site.

Piecing by Patty.

Pinned into frame January 30, 2015. Quilting on long arm quilter January 30, 2015. (Patty). 

Binding by Patty. 

QC by Spencer.

Example Quilt from Guild's Web Site

Location:County Line Quilts