This was one of the best pressed quilts I’ve worked on. Connie did a wonderful job piecing & pressing. The quilting is traditional Baptist Fan with Quilters Dream batting. This will look lovely on a bed.

 The pic below shows the backside of her quilt. 

This is also the time when I see a lot of quilts that are for graduation or taking to college. This is Janine’s quilt for her daughter.  The quilting design is Jade with Poly-down batting. The poly-down batting provides a light weight with a nice drape.

Currently on a machine is Connie’s perfectly pressed log cabin quilt. Only a few more rows & this one will be finished

On the other machine is Deb’s Southwest Embroidery quilt. This will be custom quilted. 

I get to see a wide variety of quilts. It’s a perk of being in this business.

Now, more coffee please!!!

Hope you had a great 4th of July holiday. It was a work holiday for me, a little quilting but mostly yard and garden work.  I have a few quilt photos that are overdue for posting.

This is Deb K’s Americana quilt. She chose a ribbon star design, copper color thread & Hobbs 80/20 batting.

This is Deb’s Butterfly quilt. This looks so peaceful with water meander quilting is, teal thread & Hobbs 80/20 batting.

This is a beauty! I had a hard time letting this quilt leave my house today. This is a Triple 4 patch. The quilting design is Curly Weave, the batting is Hobbs Wool & the thread is dark purple. The backing fabric is a dark plum but photo’d a bit lighter. Just love this quilt, Donna better keep her eye on it.

I was asked to make a quilt out of two sentimental pieces of sleeping cloth from India. Moto has had these for a while. Since she is moving back to Canada she wanted to continue to use them & have them made into a quilt. They are well loved pieces and are a cotton blend that feels like a very soft gauze fabric. We aren’t sure the fabric content but they quilted up beautifully.

The center shows some fading but they are beautiful one of a kind prints. Both sides are similar but not exact. I was happy to find a nice fabric for the binding.  It was a fun project & I am thrilled that she loved the outcome. The quilting design is “Herbology” by Hermione Agee. I used a matching color thread & Hobbs 80/20 batting.

Here are some bits & pieces of quilts I cannot show entirely yet. I did want to show the designs & how they look quilted up. Below is a quilt made from some coverlets from India. It is a very soft gauze type fabric. The design is difficult to see because the thread matches so well but is called Herbology and it gives a nice texture to the quilt but is not over powering it.

This is a wedding quilt with the design Hearts and Ribbons, white thread and poly batting. It will be used as a signature quilt so when done will offer the couple lots of well wishes.

Some days I have some very interesting projects but since they are gifts I often cannot post them until they are gifted. Hopefully this gives you a little idea of what I’ve been working on.

Sew on friends!

I am back from a weekend retreat & back at quilting. Its always nice to get away & just be able to sew on some of my projects.  It rained most of the weekend but when the sun did come out it was a beautiful sunset on Traverse Bay. Its really a nice view by day while sewing too.

This is one top I finished over the weekend. I started this a couple years ago. I took a class at Huron River Quilts. This pattern is spools by Edyta Sitar. I love that many of her patterns are traditional and yet use beautiful soft colored batiks.

I have another quilt top, a past mystery quilt, almost finished & will post a pic when I get the borders on. One more out of the closet!

This is Martha’s quilt, I could tell this was going to be a striking quilt when I started quilting it. The design looked so pretty as it rolled up on the back bar of my machine.

The design is Brightly B2B by Ann Bright, Hobbs 80/20 batting & a bright yellow thread.

Here is where you can order the pattern (I’m not affiliated)

http://cozyquilt.com/Aspx/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=3294

Enjoy the day!

Just a few pic’s that I’m getting caught up on uploading. It’s a mini quilt show for the day.

Judy P’s made 4 bunk bed quilts all have poly-down batting.  Here are her Sailboat quilts with Fascination design allover from Lorien.  She made 2 of these.

Judy P’s Northwoods quilts with Autumn Leaves by Jodi Beamish. She made 2 of the same.

Next are Audrey W’s Modern quilt with Rustling Leaves by Lorien.

Jo M’s Big flowers quilt, Feathered leaves design by Donna Kleinke.

Cindy C’ls Elephant baby quilt, I Love It B2B by Ann Bright.

End of show, have a great day!

These are Jan S’ Northwoods quilts. Quilting design is Pinecones by Lorien, Wool batting & copper & green threads. First the quilt with copper thread.

Just finishing up the green thread on the second quilt with the same design.