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Quilts made for gifts and for keeps!
The latest log cabin top finished August 2006. I'm very pleased with the results of all those skinny strips.
Far left--before quilting. Right photos--all done!
Far left--before quilting. Right photos--all done!
A Friendship Star for a friend.
Below: A wall hanging in our library that took
hours and hours because I hand quilted it.
hours and hours because I hand quilted it.
Right: A
soothing
one just for
me. It has a
flannel back
for extra
snuggliness.
soothing
one just for
me. It has a
flannel back
for extra
snuggliness.
(below) A Log Cabin for Rachel...
She's a musician, so the wonderful woman who machine
quilted it, put yellow G-clefs all around the border.
She's a musician, so the wonderful woman who machine
quilted it, put yellow G-clefs all around the border.
The two Log Cabins below are Justin's. He chose the
colors for the one on the left; he created the pattern
for the one on the right, from completed squares.
colors for the one on the left; he created the pattern
for the one on the right, from completed squares.
Tricky patterns are too hard to remember when
quilting time is interrupted by parenting, teaching,
and chores, so I made many ragged flannels in the
past few years. They are so easy to work on, even
if I have just 10 minutes.
The one to the left is Rachel's. It took us awhile to
figure out the block arrangement.
The one on the right was made for a student having
hard times.
Below is one for a friend undergoing cancer
treatments.
quilting time is interrupted by parenting, teaching,
and chores, so I made many ragged flannels in the
past few years. They are so easy to work on, even
if I have just 10 minutes.
The one to the left is Rachel's. It took us awhile to
figure out the block arrangement.
The one on the right was made for a student having
hard times.
Below is one for a friend undergoing cancer
treatments.
The one on the right is the lay
out of Justin's ragged flannel.
The squares are laid out, then
stacked and numbered by row. I
tape a photo of it by the sewing
machine to get it together.
out of Justin's ragged flannel.
The squares are laid out, then
stacked and numbered by row. I
tape a photo of it by the sewing
machine to get it together.
November 2006. These three ragged flannels went to
Tennessee to comfort a family. They served perfectly for
that hug-to-go I so desperately needed to give them.
Tennessee to comfort a family. They served perfectly for
that hug-to-go I so desperately needed to give them.
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Donated to a fund raiser for Band Boosters.
"Blankets
wrap
you in
warmth,
quilts
wrap you
in love."
wrap
you in
warmth,
quilts
wrap you
in love."
"May your sorrows
be patched and
your joys quilted."
be patched and
your joys quilted."
"Of all the things a woman's hands have made,
The quilt so lightly thrown across their beds--
The quilt that keeps her loved ones warm--
Is woven of her love and dreams and thread."
--Carrie A Hall
The quilt so lightly thrown across their beds--
The quilt that keeps her loved ones warm--
Is woven of her love and dreams and thread."
--Carrie A Hall
This one is Garden Path. I
finished the top in March 2007. I
had abandoned this one
because with school and
everything else it required too
much brain work, but I picked it
up again since all the pieces
were cut out. I'm glad I did.
Once it was together I found
some of those 4 patches turned
the wrong way, but rather than
tear it apart to fix it, decided it
added character.
finished the top in March 2007. I
had abandoned this one
because with school and
everything else it required too
much brain work, but I picked it
up again since all the pieces
were cut out. I'm glad I did.
Once it was together I found
some of those 4 patches turned
the wrong way, but rather than
tear it apart to fix it, decided it
added character.
These represent some of what I've completed over the years.
Finished June 2007--a ragged flannel for Dana!
Below: The perfect squares were left over to make
this snuggle size for Kennedy. Sunshine, pasture
grass, blue skies, and pansy gardens to remind her of
working the soil with her mom. (Oct. 2007)
this snuggle size for Kennedy. Sunshine, pasture
grass, blue skies, and pansy gardens to remind her of
working the soil with her mom. (Oct. 2007)
Nov 2007--a wall hanging for Jenny!
Guess what she loves?
Guess what she loves?
Aug 2007 (sides) This
ragged flannel is what I
call a "couple's quilt." It
was made for a couple I
know who needed a hug.
The back is a totally
different pattern than the
front! One side for her,
one side for him. That
was tricky, but worth it.
ragged flannel is what I
call a "couple's quilt." It
was made for a couple I
know who needed a hug.
The back is a totally
different pattern than the
front! One side for her,
one side for him. That
was tricky, but worth it.
Dec 2007! (right) I
call this Sunny Day!
It's the same pattern
as the sunflower
quilt on the for sale
page, but I made the
strips and squares
smaller. I think I
may have to keep
this one. Totally
done in April 2008!
I have another one
planned....
call this Sunny Day!
It's the same pattern
as the sunflower
quilt on the for sale
page, but I made the
strips and squares
smaller. I think I
may have to keep
this one. Totally
done in April 2008!
I have another one
planned....
"Barn Quilt" is done! Look closely at the barn doors--those are my horses in there.
It's back from the quilter's (she had a blast doing this amazing job!) and I just
finished the binding! I do love this quilt. One of kind, wouldn't you say?
It's back from the quilter's (she had a blast doing this amazing job!) and I just
finished the binding! I do love this quilt. One of kind, wouldn't you say?
This was just
finished-March 1,
2008. It's called Tree
of Life and it's only
29.5" square. I had to
be alert and focused
to avoid errors, so it
was a vacation,
weekend project. I
think I'll quilt these
myself. I made two.
finished-March 1,
2008. It's called Tree
of Life and it's only
29.5" square. I had to
be alert and focused
to avoid errors, so it
was a vacation,
weekend project. I
think I'll quilt these
myself. I made two.
I'll be making more of these
April 2008
At left is A Friendship Star for my grandma.
Gram died in May 2005, two days before she
turned 95. The quilt came back to me. It
stays on the back of my chair at the sewing
machine so I can feel close to her. Gram loved
the minis, so the first one born in 2007 was
named in her memory: Little Church
Remembers Rosa Adell.
The color idea came from "The Quiltmaker's
Gift," a wonderful picture book that deserves
to be on every quilter's bookshelf.
Gram died in May 2005, two days before she
turned 95. The quilt came back to me. It
stays on the back of my chair at the sewing
machine so I can feel close to her. Gram loved
the minis, so the first one born in 2007 was
named in her memory: Little Church
Remembers Rosa Adell.
The color idea came from "The Quiltmaker's
Gift," a wonderful picture book that deserves
to be on every quilter's bookshelf.
The barn quilt was so much fun, I tried a small
one to quilt myself. I copied Diane's design and
made this one for Kennedy. May 2008
one to quilt myself. I copied Diane's design and
made this one for Kennedy. May 2008