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

This is Deb’s beautiful embroidered SW quilt for her friend Della. If you click to enlarge the photos & look close you can see some Southwest bears quilted in red. A special quilt for a special friend. The blocks were stabilized and the embroidery was simply outlined.

Nearly finished is Joan’s black & white quilt. The quilting design is Flirtatious by Irene Steel. The thread is charcoal grey Glide and the batting is Hobbs poly-down.

I have quilted a lot of throws this past week.  These are two of Judy W’s quilts, the first has quilting design Gypsy Feathers by One Song Needle Arts. She chose a teal thread for this quilt and a muslin back. The next quilt is all musical prints for her son who is a drummer. The quilting design is called Jazz by Hermione Agee. The quilting design is a little harder to see over a busy print.  We used a bright military gold color thread. The batting used for both quilts is a very light weight batting, Mountain Mist Cream Rose. The quilts were folded before taking photos so you can see that cotton battings have more of a memory than poly or wool batts.

Below is a T-shirt throw quilt made by Sue V for her daughter. It’s quilted with Circle’s Panto by Judith Kraker and a lime color thread. The backing is white sateen which looks very nice with the lime thread.

The photos below show Liz C’s flannel throw. This is a fun & fast quilt pattern called Hopscotch by The Quilt Patch Pattern Co. Liz has made several of these and they always turn out really nice.  The quilt design is called Vivacious and it’s by Hermione Agee. I participated with her design club so you will see I have many of her designs in my collection. This has a pretty floral flannel backing. The batting is Hobbs 80/20. I have two more quilts finished for Liz & will have those photos in my next post.

Enjoy the summer weather & happy quilting!

One of my clients, Pam, is hooked on some of the precuts & tutorial patterns offered by Missouri Star Quilts. This is one of many Falling Charm quilts that she has made. She can knock these quilt tops our really fast.  The quilting design is Sparkling Bubbles by Wildflower quilting.

Another pattern Pam used is a variation of the Big Charm Star Quilt by MSQ’s. She personalized them with some Initials. These were also quilted with Sparkling Bubbles design. Both patterns are nice for I Spy fabrics.

Grace made some cute duck appliqué quilts for her twin great grand babies. She loves baby clams & these two ducky quilts will surely be loved.

Cute!!

I make t-shirt quilts for customers and I also quilt t-shirt quilts that they prepare. This t-shirt quilt was made by MaryAnn B. Its quilted with Gingersnap by Apricot Moon. The thread is Glide Khaki, which matches the lettering in Oakland. The batting is Quilters Dream Wool.

Maryann also made this quilt from ties. It quilted with wavy lines & Quilters Dream wool batting. The ties were her son in laws & I hope this quilt brings her daughter comfort. Maryann designed this quilt herself. I think its probably the coolest Tie quilt I’ve seen yet!