Author name: Beatrice

One of our guild members, Cynthia, cut up all her scraps into 2″ squares. She then decided that she didn’t feel like sewing all those tiny squares together again and donated them to the guild. The We Care committee divided them and packed them into bags, and anyone who wanted to could take a bag home and turn the squares into a scrappy quilt. Gail accepted the “Cynthia Challenge”, and this “Scrappy Chains” quilt is the result. The pantograph is “Diagonal Plaid Bias Cut”. I thought it picked up the on-point squares of the chains very well and filled all that negative space nicely.

“It’s All An Illusion” is the name of this Missouri Star Quilt Company pattern. Mary made her elegant version in lovely blues. The pantograph we chose is called “Overlapping Crop Circles”, I love the texture it creates, and all thoses curves soften the angles and straight lines of the pieced top.

Donna made this quilt in bright colours using a fairly simple but very effective layout. It works well to showcase large prints and creates a nice secondary pattern. The pantograph we chose is called “Wedding Vine”.

This king size log cabin quilt in neutral colours was made by Paige. Isn’t it just beautiful? It is no secret that I usually love bright colours but I find the calm elegance of this quilt very appealing. Paige wanted a traditional design for this traditional quilt pattern, and we chose “Feathered Curls” for her quilt.

Another cute baby quilt, this one has a modern touch and was made by Mary. The pantograph we chose, Taj Mahal, is very close to the shapes in the outer border fabric which made it perfect for this project. It adds texture but stays in the background, and the quilting is on the lighter side which keeps the quilt soft and cuddly.

This lovely modern quilt was made by Amanda. “Eclectic Elements” is the name of the Free Spirit fabric line designed by Tim Holtz that she used for her project. Amanda asked for an overall swirly design, and “Wild Wind” worked well with her quilt.

Debra made this colourful collection of I Spy quilts as gifts for her grandchildren. She collected suitable fabrics for several years and even bought some assortments on eBay until she had enough to make five quilts. Each of the quilts has a different border colour, so they can’t be mixed up. All five were quilted with the pantograph “Wild Wind”.