Scrappy Court House

This is a scrappy court house steps quilt.  The blocks are 12 inches finished.  The center is a 5 inch charm and the strips are about 1.5 inches.  The fabric came from my scrap basket because it was getting too big and I needed to make a dent in it.  The back is pieced from the left over scraps from the front of this quilt.

The quilting was done on a home sewing machine.  I used a walking foot.  I started from the center of the quilt and quilted a spiraling square until I reached the outside of the quilt.  The lines are quilted at 1 inch apart.

Hexie

This is my hexagon quilt....purple and pink.  I made this for my sister.  I haven't quilted it yet, but you can get the gist of it.

Slice & Dice

This quilt starts off with a simple 9 patch block and each square inside the block is 5 inches.  This quilt was made with about 20 charm packs.  I sliced and diced the 9 patch block twice.  The first slice was 1 3/4 inches from the center on both sides of the middle line.  Sew those back together.  Then slice again at 2 inches from the center line and sew those back together.  I separated the charms into lights and darks and alternated the blocks within the quilt.  This quilt is made out of flannel and should be quite warm.

In the Mix

This quilt is called "In the mix".  The reason I named it this is because all of these blocks were orphan blocks.  They were made up just because or left over from other quilts.  They have absolutely nothing to do with each other, however, I think they go together nicely with the sashing and border.  I think this is a great way to use up scraps and old blocks that you would never put in a quilt.  Try it!  I guarantee that you will be pleased with the results.  I am!

Zen

This is a black and white lap quilt with a splash of red in the border.  The entire quilt was pieced and quilted by me.  I used a 60 degree diamond template for the border quilting.  There is stitching in the ditch, free motion, and echo quilting.

This is the back.  It is pieced from left over fabric from the front.

Charity Quilt 2

This is a what I call a utility quilt or a charity quilt.  This quilt was made from donated fabrics.  The fabrics were polyester (orange), poly/cotton (black), and knits (blue/white).  It was a bit of a challenge working with something other than 100% cotton, but once I committed to it, I had to make it happen.  It just proves that you can work with other fabrics and still make a beautiful quilt.  This quilt was donated to an elderly neighbor friend.

Sampler 2012

This is a lap sized sampler.  This is a smaller version of the original sampler which has 20 blocks.  Since this quilt was for a little girl, I decided to use only 12 of them.  This pattern originally came about from an online class I took at www.craftsy.com in 2012 and it was FREE!!  There is also a great class by Leah Day that shows you how to quilt this sampler but that will cost ya'...not much though.  This is my version and my little cuz loved it!  I gave it to her on yesterday for her birthday.

Blue Jean Quilt

This is a blue jean lap sized quilt.  I bought about 15 pairs of blue jeans from the Salvation army.  On Wednesday's you get them at half price so I paid about $2.00 for a pair.  I washed them and cut them up into 4inch x 8 inch blocks.  I staggered them like bricks to prevent sewing through four bulky seams and this really worked out great for me.  I then quilted it in straight lines going in one direction with three different color types of thread about one inch apart. I did use a cotton batting but it still quilted well and has the right amount of weight.  It is also very warm.  I love it.

Bargello

This is my bargello quilt top.  I have not quilted it yet.  I really love the color pallet and I tried to be really accurate with the piecing.  It is a big quilt.  It will fit a king size bed approximately 90X100. I used the strip piecing technique by creating all of these strip sets and sewing them together.  It was a long process but well worth it.

I delivered this quilt to my baby sister on Thanksgiving 2015.  She loved it!

Prince

This is my first attempt at an art quilt.  I traced the picture and free motion quilted all the lines and chest/head hair.  I then colored it with colored pencils and sealed it with a textile medium and then added a border.  I had fun and will probably try this technique again.

Improvisational piecing

This quilt is an improvisational pieced quilt which means that there is no set pattern that was followed, instead pieces of fabric were randomly sewed together that were pleasing to the eye of the quilter.  This quilt top came to me through my aunt.  My aunt's friend is an older lady and she had been ill and had this quilt top that she had started to piece by hand.  The lady knew that I quilted, so she gave it to my aunt to give to me because she didn't think that she would ever finish it.  When I received it, the hand sewing was not secure and it would have come apart in the first wash.  So, I decided to rip out all of the hand stitching and sewed everything again by machine.  I quilted it, put on the backing and the binding.  I kept her original fabrics for the top and I pieced the back from my personal stash.  I decided that I would re-gift the quilt to the lady so I gave it back to my aunt and my aunt gave it back to the lady.  Ironically, the lady's birthday was the next day and she said that this was the best birthday gift that she had ever received.  I am happy that she is enjoying her quilt and that I was a part of this journey.

Scrappy Dresden

This is a picture of my latest creation called "Scrappy Dresden".  This quilt had a long journey to get to this point.  The large Dresden plates were created first about four years ago. They lay dormant until last year when I took two the five that I had made and made pillows from them.  Then I was left with three.  Then I decided that I really wanted to make a scrappy Dresden plate quilt.  My dilemma was that I only had three plates so I had to make more.  Another dilemma was that after I made the new plates, I realized that they were smaller than the original three.  I did not freak out and I had to make it work somehow. I forged on and completed the quilt.  Made the scrappy border and the two color binding.  The back is also pieced out of scraps.  This is a great quilt to make a dent in your stash and use up those fabrics that you just can not work into other quilts.  This would be the perfect quilt.

 As I was appliqueing the plates using the classic zigzag stitch, my machine began to act out and the tension was off and the zigzag started to pull and show the bobbin thread on top.  I got frustrated and did some hand applique then I did a straight stitch around three of them. Of course, I knew this was not going to work because I still had raw edges that were not covered.  In the end, I had to go back, once I had it sandwiched, and zigzagged around those three that I had straight stitched and the one that I had hand stitched.  Needless to say, I had a lot of technical issues with this quilt.

As you can see, the bobbin thread is a teal colored polyester thread which I loved.  The top is quilted with a transitional polyester thread that has four colors - red, green, blue, and yellow.  The white space around the plates is quilted with a white polyester thread.  (I will use cotton or polyester for quilting.  Polyester is stronger and has a great shine and cotton is matte.) You can see the straight line quilting which covers the entire quilt (my free motion sucks!) You can also see the zigzags too because I did that quilting after it was sandwiched.  I am not worried about that because I think that it gives the quilt personality.  I am not a "show quilter" so it is okay if I have some imperfections as long as my quilting techniques are sound and the quilt is well made.

This is a another shot of the back of the quilt showing the quilting and the pieced back.  The back has about five different fabrics that I pieced together.  Since this quilt is totally scrappy, I did not worry about coordinating fabrics.  I used scraps that I wanted to get rid of and they worked perfectly in this quilt. I am proud of ScrappyD and I hope that you have enjoyed it.

Allegiance

This is a lap throw. This was made and is dedicated to all of the men and women of the US Armed Forces who protect us and our way of life. Thank You!

Mosaic, Princess,Quilt for Kids,The First One, Bars & Tumblers

 This quilt is called Mosaic.  It was given to a friend who takes dialysis treatments and they stated that it gets very cold sitting there waiting on their blood to get washed. This quilt should keep them warm.  This block is called Frog in the pond.

This is a baby quilt called Princess.  The fabric is from a Disney movie The Princess and the Frog.  Introducing, Princess Tiana.



This is a Quilt for Kids quilt.  Made and quilted for a great cause.  Google it to get your kit and make a quilt for sick kids. This was made from the kit that they sent to me.

Another QFK quilt.  This was made from my fabric stash and sent back to them with the quilt above.  The color blocks are 5 in. charm squares and the yellow blocks are cut to size from yardage. I did cross hatch quilting on it.

"The First One".  My very first quilt that was hand pieced and "machine quilted" if you can call it that!  I did my best.  It was made in 2003.  I still have it. It was a quilt for my son who is 16 now and it was quite tattered.  I mended it and did some more quilting on it and I retired it.

This is a throw called Bars & Tumblers.  This is actually the name of the pattern.  I saw it in a quilting magazine and decided to do my own take on it.  The blocks are 2in. X 4in. and the sashing is 2in. X wof (width of fabric). Totally scrappy.  Helps to put a dent in your stash and comes together quickly.

African Safari

This quilt was made from a pattern in Quilters World. I just mixed it up by choosing bright colors and combined them with animal prints.  This quilt was sold.

Moose

This is a quilt throw called "Moose", hence the center piece and corners.  The center piece and corners were part of a panel that I cut apart and incorporated into this throw. It measures about 65 in. X 70 in. The trees and leaves are pieced.  Machine quilted by me on my HSM.

Trip Around the World

This quilt is a throw.  I found the kit in the clearance bin at Wal-Mart.  The instructions were horribly written and inaccurate.  However, I did my best to complete it.  The colors are magnificent and lively.  That is why I was drawn to this kit.  I never use kits.  This was the first time.

Ashton

This quilt is simply called "Ashton".  This is for a good friend of mine who had a son born in December 2012.  This is his first child.  This quilt was made from a charm pack.  It was very easy and I did straight line quilting.

Back of Tigress

This is the back of the Tigress quilt.  I pieced an eight pointed star and used a leopard print and I also used some of the fabric scraps that were left over from making the front of the quilt.

The Tigress

Hello all,

I have been a busy person these last two months.  I had to take a break from grad school  and during my break, what else could I do but quilt?  I have made a few quilts over the last two months.  My latest quilt is made for a dear friend of mind who has been a part of my life for the last 15 years.  Even though we no longer live in the same state, she and her husband are still my friends.  The quilt's name is The Tigress because she loves animal print.  I also chose the animal print because the tiger is a strong and beautiful animal and Ms. A. is strong and beautiful, so enjoy!  This is a pattern and not one of my originals....This pattern was found in Quilter's World Magazine in April 2009, page 64 by Bev Gretschel.  I love this pattern.

UFO

These two pillows are a result of UFO's (un-finished-objects).  The dresden plates were originally part of a table runner which sat in my home for 2 1/2 yrs unfinished.  About a few days ago, I was looking through my stash of fabric and came across them and I became inspired to finish them.  So, I picked them apart and separated them and made these two pillows.  One of them I use for back support while sewing.  I like them much better as a pillow than a table runner.

One Million Pillowcase Challenge

For Quilt Shop Blogs

Make a pillowcase. Make a difference.

You can turn your love of quilting and sewing into messages of comfort, hope and love – for a

foster child, a cancer patient, victims of domestic violence, and others. Every pillowcase will

make a difference in our local community.

The

American Patchwork & Quilting 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge is continuing through 2012

– and they need our help to reach their goal of providing 1,000,000 pillowcases to people who

need to know someone cares.

The need is great. Our compassion as quilters is greater.

So far, nearly 400,000 pillowcases have been recorded on their website. IF DESIRED, ADD

NUMBER OF PILLOWCASES SHOP DONATED IN 2011.

Join us at our pillowcase event: EVENT INFO HERE. The pillowcases made during our event

will be donated to LOCAL CHARITY NAME.

IF DESIRED, INSERT PERSONAL MESSAGE HERE.

For more information, to check the counter and download free patterns, visit the 1 Million

Pillowcase Challenge website:

AllPeopleQuilt.com/millionpillowcases.

For Personal Blogs

Make a pillowcase. Make a difference.

You can turn your love of quilting and sewing into messages of comfort, hope and love – for a

foster child, a cancer patient, victims of domestic violence, and others. Every pillowcase can

make a difference in your local community.

The

American Patchwork & Quilting 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge is continuing through 2012

– and they need your help to reach their goal of providing 1,000,000 pillowcases to people who

need to know someone cares.

The need is great. Our compassion as quilters is greater. So far,

nearly 400,000 pillowcases have been recorded on their website. But they’re not done yet!

Pillowcases are a quick and easy project (and a great way to use up your stash). Even if you’ve

never sewn before, you can make a pillowcase. The challenge website has free patterns and a

how-to video to make it even easier!

Join me in making pillowcases throughout 2012. My personal goal is XX pillowcases. I’m going

to donate them to LOCAL CHARITY NAME.

IF DESIRED, INSERT PERSONAL MESSAGE HERE.

To find a participating shop, check the counter, download free patterns and watch a how-to

video, visit the 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge website: AllPeopleQuilt.com/millionpillowcases.

New Quilts

Orange Sherbet



AKA2B

Baby Boy

These are my new quilts.  Top pic is called Orange Sherbet, middle pic is called AKA2B, and the last pic is called Baby Boy.  The last two are baby quilts and the first one is a throw.

Princess

Princess, a photo by QuiltMan2010 on Flickr.

New Page 1This was made for a friend in ga also. This is her 3rd child. Sent from my Cricket mobile device

Cotton candy

Cotton candy, a photo by QuiltMan2010 on Flickr.

New Page 1PapaDoc Sent from my Cricket mobile device