Velvet Beauty

This wall hanging is velvet front and back.  Denise pieced the baby blocks so they would glisten and stand out.  The background is pieced, too, and the nap of the velvet lends interesting texture.

Vintage Quilt

Ginny pieced this quilt in the 1970s from pieces of her daughters' clothing and some new fabric.  She wanted it finished recently.  The custom quilting emphasized the piecing and the colors.  the plain backing fabric allows the quilting to show.

Lasagna

Evelyn made this lasagna quilt as a part of the quilting bee's contribution to wounded soldiers.  The pantograph "Fleurs" made this a cheerful quilt.

Sports Anyone?

One of Mary Lou's grandsons gets this great sports quilt.  The great sports panto from Anne Bright's "Boys to Men" emphasizes the theme.

Yellow Brick Road

Finally, a yellow Yellow Brick Road.  Marlys chose the Copenhagen Blue to go with it  Simply Clematis gives it a fresh flowery feel.

Roses

This is Marlys' rose quilt, one of 4 that each of the sisters made.  They are lovely with the camel thread.  They will be even more interesting when they are washed.

N W Beauty

Joan pieced and appliquéd this great quilt.  it looks like it lives in Washington state.  Windy Meandering with the  Sand Dune variegated thread certainly gives it character.  The back holds interest in itself.

Donation

Brooke is going to complete this quilt and donate it to the Quilt for a Cause project with the Tucson Quilters Guild. 

Donation

This is a second quilt Brooke is donating this fall.  It has crazy quilt blocks with lots of embellishments.   They are modified nine patches. Windy Meandering is her new favorite pantograph pattern.

Bonnie's Aquarium

Interlocking Surf's Up by Dave Hudson makes a perfect pantograph for this clever water quilt.  Each of the featured blocks is fussy-cut to make this very interesting.

Sue's Roses

Sue is one of the sisters who made a rose quilt.  It took me a while to discover that she had used a narrow border to make hers different.  The quilting is a stipple and a wiggle on the inside and Xs in the inside border.

Miriam's Colors

Miriam made this quilt for her granddaughter.  The colors are very vibrant and the brights variegated thread against them and black fabric are great.  Windy Meandering gives the quilt softness.  The binding was made from sections of the bright fabric and the black.

Pansies

Bonnie wanted this quilt to look just like the one she had in a picture.  The curves in the petals of the pansies gave them depth.  This small wall hanging with its vibrant colors will wake up any room.

Rose's Roses

Rose is giving this flannel quilt as a thank-you gift.  When we were talking about a quilting pattern she would like , it had to be roses.  Rambler Rose is perfect. 

Butterflies

Marlys worked a long time on this large, lovely butterfly quilt.  Each butterfly is hand appliquéd.  Each has hand embroidered antennae.  This is truly a lovely quilt that she is going to enjoy for a long time.

Purple Yellow Brick Road

Judy's mother saw the one she made for a friend and wanted a purple one.  Of course, Judy made it!  the purple is lovely quilted with the lilac thread.  Chantilly Lace makes it feel like a "Mom quilt."

Color Bridge

This is Gayle's first quilt!!  She took a Color Bridge class at a local quilt shop and must have graduated at the top of her class.  The teacher suggested "Chrissy" for the quilting  in Egyptian Topaz thread.  It is a winner.

Roses

Kathey had fun with this Irish Chain quilt.  The custom quilting with continuous curve and inset roses, plus the variegated thread made it very pretty.   the pieced back made it interesting and reversible.   She is saving it for one of her granddaughters. 

Stack and Whack

This Stack and Whack quilt is a beauty.  Elvira made some lovely choices with cutting and piecing.  The plain backing was a surprise that turned out to be a real bonus.  Rambler Rose is a nice pantograph for it.

Stash Buster

This large quilt and all of its 5" blocks has great interest because of the fabrics Marcia used.  Chantilly Lace gives it some softness. and the polyester batting makes it cuddly.

118 Stars

This lovely, large quilt lives in North Carolina.  Pat did a marvelous job piecing all of the stars.  Her husband got into the act with the cutting process.  The wool batting gives the quilt beautiful drape.  The binding is 3/8" and it finishes it off nicely.  The straight lines and continuous curve in the stars make this a one-of-a-kind quilt. 

Grandson's Quilt

Ann pieced this quilt in bright colors with her grandson in mind.  She had a great time fussy-cutting the animals to fit.  The sunlight yellow thread and Stars and loops were just exactly what she had in mind from the beginning.

Anne's Beauty

This is a very symmetrical three-color quilt.  Anne used two flange borders between the wider borders for a lovely look.  Copenhagen blue thread is exactly the color of the outer border.  Simply Clematis gives it some softness,

X Marks the Pot

this is the Voyager Resort raffle quilt for 2006.  A friend appliquéd the pot blocks and the group pieced the top.  The four borders add great interest.  Quilted Quail was very happy to fill the 18 empty blocks with Mexican pots and McCurlee background filler.  The cross hatching ("X" does it!) fills the sashing.