Charity

Quilted Quail began the year with more charity quilts for the children at Tucson Medical Center.   The first was a donation by a friend.  The other two are part of a larger quilt that was divided for children's quilts by the Q-SIG of Tucson Computer Society.  The members of the Q-SIG will bind the quilts and make bags for them before they go to the children.

Nottingham

Mary pieced this quilt as a sample.  The local quilt shop made up kits to sell at the Tucson Quilt Show.  Happily, all of the kits sold and they are planning more.  The rose fabric and the rose insets certainly made this a lovely quilt.  She put 46 big black buttons in the cream triangles around the border as the pattern specified.  They "made" the quilt!

Shower Quilt

Susan pieced this quilt as a shower gift for a friend.  Quilted Quail designed a sea horse and starfish pattern to go with the cute fabric.

Scraps

Elaine liked the pieces of her other quilt so much that she made another one from the extra pieces.  This one she designed herself.  We used El Passo on it to give it that southwestern flair.  It's a beauty!

Irish Trip

Mary says that she loves red and white.  This flannel Irish Trip uses all red and white fabric, both back and front, for its striking outcome.  Quilted Quail stitched a straight line through every block to make it just like the pattern in the book.

Patriotic

Liz used preprinted blocks to construct this patriotic quilt.  Quilted Quail used red, white, and blue variegated thread for the Stars and Loops to complete the look.   the backing fabric completes the whole idea with flair.

Sampler

Susan did a great job with this sampler.  quilted Quail used "Dancing Leaves" to add motion and connection to the design.

Charity

Brooke  pieced this "Hidden Wells" quilt for Quilt for a Cause.  Dancing Leaves was a perfect pantograph for the fabric.  The rustana-colored thread created only contours on the back because of its perfect match.

Southwest

Elaine loves the earthy southwestern colors and uses them well in this special bargello quilt.  The El Passo pantograph alls further southwestern flavor.  The rustana thread blends well with front and back.  The Indian ladies with their colorful blankets and the colors make this a perfect backing fabric.  This is one of our favorites.

Bonnies' Blocks

Bonnie pieced this large quilt with all of its optical illusions.  We used rustana thread and the El Passo pantograph to soften the sharp lines.

Windy Meandering

Linda used great contrasting fabric on her star.  Windy Meandering lends motion to this quilt without interrupting the straight lines.  the backing fabric gave us the idea for the pantograph. The variegated Sand Dunes thread flows and adds interest.

Straight Lines

Storm at Sea is a quilt made of straight piecing and great color contrast.  Brooke made this one special with her ocean colors.  We used Dancing Leaves  in purple thread to give it interest. 

Special Project

My friend Pat and I, with the advice of our quilting bee, made this quilt from old, old pieces of other quilts that Sharon's grandmother had made.  We rehydrated the fabric, pieced the top, appliquéd some extra pieces on the backing, quilted, and bound it.  Finally finished, the quilt should be strong enough to last a longer time than just pieces,   Now Sharon has a quilt!

Pat's Grandson

Pat helped design the nursery for her grandson and saved the quilt for last.   The nursery and the quilt feature pandas. He was born just as the quilt was finished.  These are old friends in Virginia so we are hoping for a picture of baby, mother, grandmother, and the quilt soon.

Play it Again

Marlys made this same quilt before with the same fabrics in the piecing.  She used blue this time on the borders and got a completely different look.  We used Simply Clematis in chambray thread for the clean, fresh look.

For a Book

Brooke pieced a quilt in a class and was asked to submit it for possible inclusion in a book a friend at a local quilt shop is publishing.  It is all up to the editors now.  And you will see it in the book first!  Here's the back.

English Garden

Bonnie pieced this beauty.  She likes lots of purple, so the purple thread and the English Garden pantograph simple added to her favorites.

Lilac and Pansy

Elaine pieced this lovely traditional quilt.  Her focus fabric had purple pansies to contrast well with the snowy white pieces.  Simply Clematis in lilac thread showed in all the right places.  The back is lovely, as well.

April's Baskets

This is the pieced block of the month quilt from a local quilt shop.  We used simply Clematis to put some flowers into the baskets.  The use of more flowers on the back makes this a very interesting quilt.

Hawaiian Appliqué

Nancy learned to do Hawaiian appliqué and then needed help with finishing her quilt.  We echoed in the traditional Hawaiian manner and put leaves in the border to echo the fabric.  This is a cute little project.

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