Zippered Pouches (Rosalee’s Candy Bags)

I completed 9 zippered pouches for Rosalee. This ends my candy bag career. I will focus on using up my fabric inventory after this.

 

 

Hourglass Scramble (PIGS)

I had another package of the same layer cake 10” squares, so i decided to make another quilt and refine my quarter square technique. This one did go together smoother. It’s fun to make 2 similar twin bed quilts. I can see them being used together, like my sister and I had on our twin beds when we were young. The half blocks were scrambled compared to the first quilt. I still had problems with the quilting design in the center blocks of the quilt. I need more practice!

• Size: 60" x 86" Twin bed size
• Quilting: Border quilted in a meandering medium stipple, vaguely floral. Center quilted in a design to complement hourglass in blocks. The design is supposed to take the emphasis away from corners that may not match perfectly. Free form quilting. 6 bobbins. Used Omni 100% polyester thread. Named "Rose". Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Tan print fabric from Fabric.com. A wide back for quilts. 
• Batting: 100% cotton batting from Winline “Back to Basics”
• Binding:  Red tonal print cotton from my inventory. Fabric was bought at The Laurel Leaf’s going out of business sale.
• Pattern: Quarter square triangles, often called “Hourglass”. It’s a very traditional pattern.
• Piecing by Patty.
• Pinned into frame  November 3, 2017. Quilting on long arm quilter November 3-6, 2017. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Spencer.

 

 

 

 

   

Hourglass (New Technique and PIGS)

I wanted to do a quilt with quarter square triangles to practice the technique. I watched several on-line videos about making these quarter square blocks before beginning. I also tried a quilting design that i saw on Fons and Porter’s TV show. The quilting pattern is designed to de-emphasize corners that may not match perfectly. I need a lot more practice with this quilting design. My attempt was poor at best. I used a package of 10” squares from MSQC called “Rosewater”.

 

• Size: 60" x 86" Twin bed size
• Quilting: Border quilted in a meandering medium stipple, vaguely floral. Center quilted in a design to complement hourglass in blocks. The design is supposed to take the emphasis away from corners that may not match perfectly. Free form quilting. 6 bobbins. Used Omni 100% polyester thread. Named "Rose". Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Tan print fabric from Fabric.com. A wide back for quilts. 
• Batting: 100% cotton batting from Winline “Back to Basics”
• Binding:  Red tonal print cotton from my inventory. Fabric was bought at The Laurel Leaf’s going out of business sale.
• Pattern: Quarter square triangles, often called “Hourglass”. It’s a very traditional pattern.
• Piecing by Patty.
• Pinned into frame October 30,2017. Quilting on long arm quilter October 30-November 1, 2017. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Spencer.

  

   

Halloween Corners (PIGS)

I decided to make a Halloween quilt. Halloween seems to be something people with October birthdays at the quilt guild “do”, so I decided to follow suit. This quilt will be donated to the guild for the Life Moves organization. I called it Halloween Corners because the  quilt has 320 flippy corners. I am not fond of making flippy corners so I was nearly insane by the time I finished all the corners.

• Size: 74" x 89 3/4" Full size
• Quilting: Quilted in a meandering loose stipple, meant to look like spirits floating through the air. Free form quilting. 9 bobbins. Used Omni 100% polyester thread. Named "Orange Glow". Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Tan print paisley fabric from Fabric.com. A wide back for quilts. One of the handsomest backs I’ve ever found.
• Batting: 100% cotton batting from Winline “Back to Basics”
• Binding:  Orange yellow plain cotton from my inventory. 
• Pattern: "Praire Flowers" from Block by Jenny Doan at MSQC  
• Piecing by Patty.
• Pinned into frame October 20,2017. Quilting on long arm quilter October 23-25, 2017. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Spencer.

 

 

 

Bright and Bold

 This is another of my mother's special strip quilts.  The name comes from the color selection of the strips used to piece the quilt. On Aug, 19, 2019 given to Zebiba Ahmed who was Mother’s best caregiver after she broke her arm and neck.

• Size: 68" x 93" Twin bed size
• Quilting: Quilted in a meandering loose spiral design. Free form quilting. For the top side, Used bright orange 100% polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Orange Glow"). For the bottom side,  used light turquoise 100% polyester thread to better match the back (Omni from Superior Threads—named “Light Turquoise”). 8 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Light turquoise print from Mother’s stash.
• Batting: 100% cotton Warm and Natural
• Binding: Brown print fabric from my Mother's inventory
• Pattern: Strips arranged by Mother
• Piecing by Mother
• Pinned into frame October 2, 2017.  Quilting on long arm quilter October 4-9, 2017. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Spencer.

 

Subtle and Subdued

 

This is another of my mother's special strip quilts. The name comes from the color selection for the various strips. This is a very pretty and somehow restful looking quilt. On Aug, 19, 2019 given to Zebiba Ahmed who was Mother’s best caregiver after she broke her arm and neck.

• Size: 67" x 84" Twin bed size
• Quilting: Quilted in a meandering loose stipple. Free form quilting. Used gray-green 100% polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Khaki"). 7 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Two green print fabrics from Mother's stash. 
• Batting: 100% cotton Warm and Natural
• Binding: Brown print fabric from my Mother's inventory
• Pattern: Strips arranged by Mother
• Piecing by Mother
• Pinned into frame September 27, 2017. Quilting on long arm quilter September 29, 2017. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Spencer

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Aunt Linda's Strippy Triangles

 

Aunt Linda's fourth quilt is very special and beautiful. It looks like an heirloom. I thought long and hard about how to quilt it. I finally decided on something simple to not detract from the gorgeous piecing and pattern.

• Size: 61" x 86" Twin bed size
• Quilting: Quilted in a meandering loose stipple. Free form quilting. Used top thread off-white 100% polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Butter"). Used bobbin thread yellow-brown 100% polyester (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Goldenrod").  6 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Cotton print.
• Batting: 100% cotton, Warm and Natural
• Piecing by Aunt Linda 
• Pinned into frame August 28, 2017. Quilting on long arm quilter August 29, 2017. (Patty). 
• Binding by Aunt Linda. 
• QC by Mother