Nadine G’s stars quilt with Fluid Meander by Kristin Hoftyzer, gold thread & Quilters Dream Wool batting. This will make an excellent gift!

This is probably the closest I’ve seen to a perfect quilt. While working on this quilt I had some time to think about what makes the piecework come together so nicely. I think the answer is taking special care to all of the details. Maybe it’s slowing down from the very beginning, the accurate cutting, checking seam allowance before continuing on with sewing more pieces. I think checking the block size and making sure the blocks all measure the same is important. Of course that cannot happen without great pressing. Then I ask myself what makes great pressing? For me its a hot iron, a little steam & checking to make sure the piece holds a press and measures what it should. The right side of the seam should lay open & flat. The back/wrong side of the seam should be pressed in the correct direction depending on the block you are making. With all this said I have not made a nearly perfect quilt yet but I keep trying. I’m fortunate to see so many other quilts & learn from the successes and failures.

Here are some pics of Connie M’s nearly perfect quilt. It was such a pleasure to quilt. The pattern is called Manassas by Jo Morton.

When on the quilt frame the quilt lays square and flat. The blocks lay horizontal and vertical to the frame. When looking at the back of the block you can see how well pressed the seams are. Even on the front the seams lay all the way open with no speed bumps.

Here are the quilted pics. The quilting design is Damask by Ann Bright, the batting is Quilters Dream Select and the thread is a olive green. The backing is flannel.

Peggy D’s Bugs in a jar quilt with Angel Wings design by Jodi Beamish. Thread is gold & batting warm & natural.

Penny B’s Cherry quilt, Cherries Jubilee quilt design by Patricia Ritter & Jessica Schick.   Red thread, hobbs 80/20 batting & Minky backing.   

Judy P pieced this Bavarian quilt as a gift for a German singing group that has traveled to the US to perform. The quilt design is EZ Allover Feathers by Munich Designs. The thread is Isacord Blue Jean Gold and the batting is Warm & Natural. Lots of theme prints and nine patch make this a unique quilt.

This is the first Motocross quilt I’ve quilted.  The Quilt design is Modern Mayhem by Konda Luckau – Legacy Quilting, Omni Milk Chocolate thread, Quilters Dream Select batting. Nice job Connie M!

I was quilting a couple of throws for her. The first stripy quilt was quilted with Retro Flower design by Ann Bright.  The second Squares quilt is quilted with Flight of Fancy by Hermione Agee. Both have Glide Wisteria color thread & Hobbs  80/20 batting.

Here is another blast from the past that I pieced and finally quilted. This was another mystery quilt by Debbie Caffrey called Jelly Roll and Worms. The mystery night was offered at The Village Quilt Shoppe in Lake Orion. I’ve had this UFO in a bin just needing the blocks put together and the borders added for some time. I quilted it with a digital design by Donna Kleinke called Ariana, the thread is a salmon pink and Hobbs 80/20 batting. Now it just needs the binding turned. Another one of my own quilts nearly finished!

I also went to AQS Grand Rapids on Friday. Its a great show! If you have never been you must plan to go next year. It takes a full day to view the beautiful quilts & look through the vendors. They have some incredible talent and you really need to see the quilts up close to appreciate the amount of work that goes into them.

I picked up a few goodies while there too!

Connie M’s Modern quilt, pattern called Spa-Quad. The quilt design is Hip Square Panto by Lana Corcoran. Batting is Quilters Dream Select, thread a dark grey.  More of Liz C’s quilts…this has quilting design Circles Panto in white thread, & Hobbs 80/20 white batting.

This Green quilt is not so modern a quilt design but I really liked it. The quilt pattern is Hopscotch, the quilt design is called Luxury by Hermione Agee. Its a fairly large design yet has a lot of detail. The batting is Hobbs 80/20 and we used a green Glide thread called Thyme. (click the photo to enlarge)

Shirley V brought two of these beauties for me to quilt for her. They were made while on a quilt cruise. Can you imagine? Vacation, quilting… going home relaxed with a tan and a great quilt? The Quilting design is Target B2B by Ann Bright and the batting is Hobbs 80/20. The pattern is Daybreak.

I’ll be putting some fabric & quilt books out for our subdivision weekend garage sale. I have some fabric on the bolt, lots of books, a rug loom & how to book I never used, a small craft iron, some locker hooking backs and book, Wool and pattern for the coat it was purchased to make.

If you are local and want to come by the address is:

7771 Pleasant Brook Dr, Waterford, MI 48327