Front

Back  

(outside with tree shadow)

Kris pieced this quilt for her college-age daughter.  Both front and back are beautifully done.  Kelly had not seen it until it was ready for quilting.  We decided on Interlocking Falling Leaves as a quilting pattern.  We called her mother in Georgia to share what we had decided to do and she said, "Two quilts!!  You made me two quilts.  I love you!"   Quilts have a language all their own.  

Butterflies

Shirley pieced this quilt and then appliquéd the butterflies on.  We used butterflies from Anne Bright's collection to make an interlocking pattern.

How Much is that Doggie...?

Shirley used fusible appliqué to make this clever dog quilt.  We used Dave Hudson's Paw Prints pantograph.  The Mother Goose thread blends in well with everything.

Babies

Shirley had some fun with these baby animals.  We used Baroque Hearts for a very regular look over the whole quilt.  The sunlight yellow thread lakes it soft and sweet for a baby.

Train

Mary found this cute train fabric and pieced both the front and back.  the tracks made a great border.  We used Oriental Clouds to continue the outdoor look.

Mystery Quilt

Brooke took  a class to make this mystery quilt.  She had other fabric that made something she didn't like, so she switched to fabric she liked and made this lovely quilt.  Because it is so symmetrical we used Windy Meandering to give it motion.  The Rustana thread blends in perfectly.

Thimbleberries

Barbara made this for her nephew's wedding.  Sand Dunes thread always blends in well with Thimbleberries quilts.  Windy Meandering allows the piecing to show through.  Aren't the bird houses clever?

Charity

Connie made these two quilts for the children at Tucson Medical Center.  The first is a panel with lots of jungle animals.  We made a dragonflies pattern to accentuate the ones on the panel.  The second quilt is a counting quilt.  The border fabric features stars, so stars and loops worked out well.

Bear Paw

Brooke's use of fabric in this Bear Paw quilt is outstanding.  The copper in the center of the motif and the borders brings the other jewel tones to life.  The chantilly Lace inset and the McTavishing help the piecing to stand out.

Wall Hanging

This cure wall hanging will look great in Judy's home.  Each striped square features a quilted flower with leaves in the setting triangles.  The piano keys border measures out beautifully for the crosshatching.

Desert Colors

Elaine uses these desert colors once again for a quilt for her granddaughter.  The El Passo pantograph and the very plain backing are exactly what she wanted.  Rustana thread blends in with everything.

Sweet and Fresh

This quilt was more trouble than it looks.  Elaine discovered after she had much of the piecing done that one fabric was a one-way design.  She took it apart and got the fabric just the way she wanted it.  Simply Clematis completes the springtime look.

Reproduction

This sweet reproduction quilt got traditional quilting with feathers and more feathers.  Sue made every block different.  Every block has an inset feather wreath and  the sashing and the borders include more feathers.  The back is as pretty as the front.

Magic Squares

Mary loves to do these Magic Squares quilts.  The center of the quilt top is pieced square.  Then she takes a deep breath and makes two quilts across and repositions the pieces so they are on point.  sometimes she calls it the "H" Quilt because of the secondary design it develops.  We used blue thread to carry that color across and pick up the tiny blue flowers to match the border.

Hand Pieced!

Frances hand pieced this large (113" X 117") beauty.  She has normally hand quilted her quilts, so this was her first machine quilted quilt.  She didn't want much quilting besides the SID and some continuous curve in the larger pieces.  Leaves adorn the inner border and loopy feathers complete the outer border.

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