Aunt Joyce’s Mini-Me Quilt

This quilt uses the same pattern as the quilt Aunt Joyce made Sharon. It is smaller than Sharon’s, hence the name “Mini-Me”. Aunt Joyce made it from blocks she had left from Sharon’s quilt plus a few new ones. It is another quilt intended for a great grandchild.

• 63” x 84" Single bed sized
• Quilted in slightly wavy horizontal parallel lines. Used off-white thread “Pearl White” Omni brand 100% polyester from Superior Threads. Free form quilting. 5 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Wide multicolored, splatter printed cotton from a Connecting Threads sale.
• Batting: 100% polyester “Quilter Dream Puff”. I thought the quilt needed more puff, that’s why I used a polyester batting with more loft (3/4”)
• Binding: Blue tonal fabric, cut on the bias.
• Pattern: Pattern given by Aunt Ruby to Tata who handed it down to Aunt Joyce.
• Piecing by Aunt Joyce using paper piecing on newsprint type paper.
• Pinned into frame July 12, 2023. Quilting on long arm quilter July 13, 2023. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty
• QC by Mother

Two Dinosaur Quilts for Aunt Joyce

 

Aunt Joyce is making quilts for her great grandchildren. She has 26 going on 27 of them! I agreed to quilt and bind some of them. 

These 2 quilts were made with a digitally printed panel and wide borders. The panel really pops and the borders coordinate beautifully. The backs she sent were a bit too small, so I’ll use those backs for 2 more quilts. 

Dinosaur Quilt 1

• 64” x 74" single bed size
• Quilted in a wavy vertical lines with occasional loop-de-loops in the borders. Used light tan thread “Cream” Omni brand 100% polyester from Superior Threads. Free form quilting. 5 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Light blue cotton flannel from a JoAnn’s sale.
• Batting: 100% polyester. Quilter’s Dream low loft.
• Binding: Medium brown fabric from Aunt Joyce, cut on the bias, French fold.
• Pattern: Panel with coordinating borders.
• Piecing by Aunt Joyce
• Pinned into frame June 27, 2023. Quilting on long arm quilter June 28-30, 2023. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Sally

Dinosaur Quilt 2

• 64” x 74" single bed size
• Quilted in slightly wavy vertical lines with occasional diagonal lines. Used light tan thread “Cream” Omni brand 100% polyester from Superior Threads. Free form quilting. 5 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Dark green cotton flannel from a JoAnn’s sale.
• Batting: 100% polyester. Quilter’s Dream low loft.
• Binding: Medium brown fabric from Aunt Joyce, cut on the bias, French fold.
• Pattern: Panel with coordinating borders.
• Piecing by Aunt Joyce
• Pinned into frame July 5, 2023. Quilting on long arm quilter July 5-6, 2023. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Sally

Two Baby Quilts (PIGS and Donation)

I used one PIGS to make 2 neonatal quilts for donation to the quilt guild. The name of the charm packs I used is Monkey Wrench. The fabric has printed monkeys holding wrenches in their tails. The fabric designer is Tula Pink. 

The pattern is simply sewing the charm squares together. I used a stripe print for the binding. I heard at a guild meeting that if you don’t have the perfect fabric for a binding use a striped print. “You can never go wrong with a stripe.” I think the advice was wrong.

Monkey Wrench Quilt A

• 37“ x 46” Neonatal size
• Quilting: Quilted stitch in a ditch on the Viking Machine and in an diagonal lines. Used off-white 100% cotton thread (Aurifil). Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Light yellow dot print from my stash.
• Batting: 80% Cotton/20% Polyester Comfort Blend from WinLine
• Binding: Multi-colored stripe print from Patty’s inventory.
• Pattern: 5” charm squares sewn together
• Piecing by Patty.
• Quilting on domestic machine February, 2023. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Patty to keep the dog away from a neonatal quilt.

Monkey Wrench Quilt B

• 37 1/4” x 46 1/4” Neonatal size
• Quilting: Quilted stitch in a ditch on the Viking Machine and in square lines around groups of squares. Used off-white 100% cotton thread (Aurifil). Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Light yellow dot print from my stash.
• Batting: 80% Cotton/20% Polyester Comfort Blend from WinLine
• Binding: Multi-colored stripe print from Patty’s inventory.
• Pattern: 5” charm squares sewn together
• Piecing by Patty.
• Quilting on domestic machine February, 2023. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Patty to keep the dog away from a neonatal quilt.

Star Baby Quilts for Donation

I made 2 baby quilts based on a pattern I saw on the internet “When You Wish….” from Bon Jour Quilts. The quilts were made from half square triangles using fat quarters from my stash. I would have preferred to use all batiks or all regular fabrics, but I didn’t have enough bright fabrics of either kind, so I used a mixture. The quilts were quilted on the domestic machine using the walking foot in close parallel lines as the designer suggested in the pattern. For the second one I used slightly wider spacing because the first quilt seemed too stiff. Both quilts have flannel backs.

First One

• 36 3/4" x 36 3/4" Baby size
• Quilting: Quilted on the domestic, following the pieced design to emphasize the star. Used golden colored 100% cotton thread (Aurifil).  Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Flannel. Yellow Ombré flannel from a Quilt in a Day sale
• Batting: 80% cotton/20% polyester. “Comfort Blend” from WinLine.
• Binding: Golden yellow tonal cotton print from my stash.
• Pattern: "When You Wish …..” by Bon Jour Quilts from the internet.  
• Piecing by Patty
• Quilting on domestic February, 2023. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Spencer

Second One

• 36 3/4" x 36 3/4" Baby size
• Quilting: Quilted on the domestic, following the pieced design to emphasize the star. Used yellow colored 100% cotton thread (Aurifil).  Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Flannel. Green Ombré flannel from a Quilt in a Day sale
• Batting: 80% cotton/20% polyester. “Comfort Blend” from WinLine.
• Binding: Purple batik cotton print from my stash.
• Pattern: "When You Wish …..” by Bon Jour Quilts from the internet.  
• Piecing by Patty
• Quilting on domestic February, 2023. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Patty

Two Baby Quilts (One for Charlotte and the Other for Chloe)

Using a Layer Cake from my stash, I made 2 baby quilts. One was to be for the Red Egg and Ginger party for Landy’s new granddaughter, Charlotte, and the other was to be for donation. However, I soon learned that Cousin Kristi has a new granddaughter, Chloe Sofia, so the second one will go to the new cousin. I used an internet pattern I used before in January 2021 “Always Sunshine and Silver Linings”, to make a quilt for Kristi’s granddaughter Grace. The internet patterns are by Amy Smart and are called “Easy DIY Star Baby Quilt Tutorials”. I made the same one I used for Grace “Morning Star” for Charlotte and the second one “Lone Star” for Chloe so she wouldn’t be too matchy with her sister Grace. Both quilts were quilted on the domestic.

“Our New Star” for Charlotte

• 40 1/2" x 40 1/2" Baby size
• Quilting: Quilted on the domestic, following the piecing seams to emphasize the star. Used bright pink 100% cotton thread (Aurifil).  Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Flannel. White rabbit print on a bright pink background, from my stash
• Batting: 80% cotton/20% polyester. “Comfort Blend” from WinLine. Piece was left from a previous project.
• Binding: Bright pink cotton print from my stash.
• Pattern: "Morning Star Baby Quilt” by Amy Smart from the internet.  
• Piecing by Patty
• Quilting on domestic January, 2023. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Patty

“Year of the Rabbit” for Chloe

Chloe and I share a Chinese Zodiac year. This is “our” year. And the back is a rabbit print, so the name seems obvious.

• 40 1/4" x 40 1/4" Baby size
• Quilting: Quilted on the domestic, stitching in the ditch and in the arms of the star. Used bright pink 100% cotton thread (Aurifil).  Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Flannel. White rabbit print on a bright pink background, from my stash
• Batting: 80% cotton/20% polyester. “Comfort Blend” from WinLine. Piece was left from a previous project.
• Binding: Bright pink cotton print from my stash.
• Pattern: "Lone Star Baby Quilt” by Amy Smart from the internet.  
• Piecing by Patty
• Quilting on domestic January, 2023. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Patty
  

Two Neonatal Quilts (Both PIGS)

These quilts were both quilted on the domestic and they both came from the To Do list (PIGS). The aqua one emptied the PIGS bag but for the blue and yellow one enough material remains to make another baby quilt. The pattern is a simple sewing together of squares from charm packs for both quilts. These quilts were made as my “ticket” into the guild’s Alice Love event in March.

Aqua Neonatal Quilt

• 37" x 46 1/2" Neonatal size
• Quilting: Quilted stitch in a ditch on the Viking Machine and in an arching concentric pattern starting in one corner. Used aqua 100% cotton thread (Aurifil). Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Dark blue flannel sloth print left from Zoo Crib Quilt, August 2022.
• Batting: 100% cotton
• Binding: Aqua print from Patty’s inventory.
• Pattern: 5” charm squares sewn together
• Piecing by Patty.
• Quilting on domestic machine January  8, 2023. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Patty to keep the dog away from a neonatal quilt.

Blue and Yellow Neonatal Quilt

• 36 1/2" x 45" Neonatal size
• Quilting: Quilted about 1/2” away from each side of the ditch on the Viking Machine. Used medium blue 100% cotton thread (Aurifil). Quilting by Patty
• Backing: White and blue print from the same fabric line as the squares, Sunshine & Dewdrops. All fabric from a MSQC sale.
• Batting: 100% cotton
• Binding: Medium blue print from same fabric line as the charm squares.
• Pattern: 5” charm squares sewn together
• Piecing by Patty.
• Quilting on domestic machine January 8, 2023. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Patty to keep the dog away from a neonatal quilt.

Goals for 2023 and Year-End Report 2022

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2023 Goals

2022 Year-End Report

2023 Goals

• Complete  4 long-armed quilts, including:
• Quilt Sally’s top made from the batik jelly roll Aunt Linda gave her.
• Make 1 quilt from the To Do list of 32 Projects in bags (PIGS) as listed here :

1. Dog Park (Quilting Bee--"Community Garden") in Cal-Asia bag and book
2. Sea Star (Binding Tool Star) in clear plastic orange bag
3. Garden Gate in gold NM bag
4. Marbles (Modern Baby) in UNICEF bag
5. Jumping Jacks (quilts from sweet Jane) in MSQC red bag to be named Tomato Soup?
6. 3 half square triangle quilts in red reptile N-M bag. One red, one blue, one pink
7. Crosswalk in blue clear bag. Needs white. See MSQC video.
8. Strips and tool in brown and homemade tote bag for MSQC Basic X quilt. Needs fabric for center(gold?) See MSQC video.
9. Volunteers (Hands) in black Doctors Without Borders bag.
10. Black, White, Red Quilt in bright pink N-M bag—contains instructions
11. Green bug in Kaffe Fasset bag. Needs off white
12. 5”sq baby quilt in UA small canvas bag
13. A couple pieces for STEM quilt in Aunt Janet long skinny bag. Rest of pieces on shelf 
14. Burst quilt and tool and instructions in tan and brown NM bag
15. See Kate Sew half square triangle quilt in UNICEF bag. Instructions on her web site
16. Half square triangle quilts in blue bag from sewing machine store. See book with dog park quilt for instructions
17. MSQC Wonky Star quilt in La Prairie white paper bag
18. Don’t remember in Thailand Elephant bag
19. Fat Quarter Flowers on You-Tube or 9-Patch and Hourglass on MSQC or stretched Periwinkle on MSQC using fabric from Lynda at Belmont sewing group. In 2 clear bags.
20. Tula Pink Monkey Wrench . Pattern unknown. In Kaffe Fasset bag
21. Jelly Weave in “give quilter an inch” cloth bag. Needs background fabric
22. Scrap Patch Boxes in clear Quilt in a Day bag. Directions in iBook
23. Scrappy succulents in clear Quilt in a Day bag. See iBooks
24. Cacti and Succulents from MSQC in black Williams Sonoma bag
25. Red strips in “Start Over” canvas bag. Dart pattern in iBooks. Use white for back ground. Make it a few inches wider
26. Replacement for N’s quilt in Eva ticking bag Spin Cycle quilt
27. Van Gogh panel and strips in white bag with blue handles
28. Fabric for Ann’s teapot quilt, special teapot in clear bag
29. Blue and yellow baby quilts in multi-colored NM bag
30. Fabric, including paisley, for baby quilts in medium blue NM bag
31. Cat and butterfly print fat quarters from See Kate Sew in black Doctors Without Borders bag
32. Song bird baby quilt in flowered plastic bag from Theresa SueokaBlue and yellow baby quilts in multi-colored NM bag

• Make a donation quilt.
• Make an already purchased quilt kit.
• Make 2 neonatal quilts for the guild. Quilt on the domestic. The quilts will come from the To Do list and should be completed in January to meet guild deadline.
• Try a new technique. Consider English paper piecing, needle-turned appliqué, or free-motion quilting on the domestic machine. Consider this a fun project.
• Do the already purchased class from Crafty Gemini—curved piecing.
• Only buy fabric to finish quilts, such as backs and bindings. Otherwise, use what is already in my inventory.

2023 Outlook

I feel like I need a break from quilting, so I’ll keep my goals modest this year..

2022 Year-End Report

• Completed 12 long-armed quilts, including 4 baby quilts, 1 quilt for Aunt Linda, 3 quilts for Aunt Joyce, 1 for Monika, 1 for Mother and Sally, and 2 for donation. One of the donation quilts was a kit and so was the 1 for Monika. One of the crib quilts was a PIGS from the To Do list. In addition, I quilted 6 doll quilts on the domestic. Goal exceeded for long armed quilts and quilting projects. 
• I did some tidying and cleaning in the sewing room. Goal met.
• I did do crafting using clothesline which qualifies as a new technique. Goal met.
• I used fabric from my inventory, though I did to buy some for the crib quilts Goal mostly met.
• I did not finish the Crafty Gemini class. Goal not met.
• In addition, I made 22 bags, 20 tote bags and 2 yoga mat bags, for friends and family using fabric from my inventory. And I made a bowl, placemat, and coasters from clothesline. 

My quilting goal for 2022  was  exceeded.   One goal was not met. The rest of the goals were  met.  The bags were a bonus achievement. I give myself an B for 2022.