This Lone Star quilt with a diamond border at the top and bottom was also pieced by Shelly. She asked for a simple modern pattern for her project, and we chose “Taj Mahal”.
Shelly made this lovely quilt using the traditional Churn Dash block. Turning it by 45 degrees and surrounding it with setting triangles gives the pattern a whole new look. I stayed with the traditional theme and quilted feathers, this design is called “Feathered Curls” and one of my favourites.
Mary made this quilt using a pattern called “Simple Simon”. She dropped it off right after Amanda had left her “Hip to be Square” quilt with me, and imagine my surprise when I realized that both ladies had used the same fabric line for their projects. They don’t know each other (as far as I know), it was just a coincidence. This has never happened before and will probably never happen again but I thought it was funny. Mary knew that she wanted the modern design “Bauhaus” used on her quilt. She had seen a quilt with that pattern at our local quilt show last October and thought it would be perfect for her project.
Amanda made this quilt called “Hip To Be Square” from lovely blue fabrics. She asked for a quilting design with hearts, and we used “P.S. I Love You” for her project. What a great pattern for Jelly Rolls, it would look great an any colourway.
Lisa made this adorable little quilt as a baby gift. It is no secret that I love pink and I enjoyed working on this project very much. The quilting design is called “P.S. I Love You” and was an easy choice for Lisa’s quilt.
Kelley made this Bookcase quilt as a gift for her sister. It comes not only with her sister’s favourite books but also has a coffee cup, pictures of the grandkids and the cutest little bookworm. The bottom shelf is dedicated to Harry Potter and contains the Sorting Hat, Hedwig and a selection of Hermione’s favourite books. Some of the book titles are printed on fabric, some are hand-embroidered. We chose a simple overall design called “Taj Mahal” for Kelley’s quilt. What a lovely gift!
This is another project Pat asked me to quilt for her. She used mostly Kaffe Fassett fabrics for this quilt and pieced the backing from leftover fabrics and blocks, if you can even call it leftovers. It ended up being a reversible quilt with the back being as pretty as the front. The quilting design is called “Celtic Scroll”, and this is one of the few times I actually used variegated thread since there was enough black in the quilt for the colours to actually show.
Pat started this gorgeous quilt years ago and worked on it on and off until she finished it last year. I have a vague memory of seeing this pattern in a Keepsake Quilting catalog a long time ago, when the internet was a long way from what it is today and they sent out little paper booklets every few months. I don’t remember the name of the pattern, “Always In Bloom” is the name of the Maywood Studio fabric line with the pretty roses. The quilting design is called “Rose Garden”, a perfect fit for Pat’s floral project.
Dinner Plate Dahlia is another one of Judy Niemeyer’s patterns, and this gorgeous version was made by Lynne. This is (at least) the third Judy Niemeyer quilt that Lynne has pieced, and I really admire her patience and skill. I couldn’t even finish one, let alone three. The overall design Lynne chose for her quilt is called “Tandoori”.
“Jack and the Beanstalk” is a pattern by Tula Pink, and this quilt was made by Pat as a gift for her granddaughter. Isn’t this a fun modern design? It has a lot of background space to fill, and “Overlapping Crop Circles” was a great quilting choice for Pat’s quilt.
