Here’s a pretty Christmas wall hanging by Mary, just in time! Hopefully, she’ll be able to finish the binding and hang it before Christmas Eve. 
It was fun to stitch out overlapping feathers in the borders! 
It’s hard to tell from the front but I used four different thread colors. Do you have your Christmas sewing done?! I have a couple little projects I’d like to do, there’s still time, right? :)Linda
I love how creative my customers are! Marilyn designed Moira’s Journey by enlarging a block called Kakuyose (Parquetry angles) from the book Japanese Taupe Quilts. The quilt is perfect for her sister-in-law’s Japanese inspired home. 
The quilting is a large echoed flower with bamboo and flower leis encircling. The background is quilted with a water motif accented with floating flowers. The thread is Wonderfil InvisaFil, matching the thread to the fabric. The beige, green and red threads look great from the back, too!
Just keep sewing!!! 🙂 Linda
Happy Birthday, Jordy! I’m always looking for the next best gift idea to make for my grand nieces and nephews. After seeing these at a craft show, I decided to make my own. Of course. This is actually the 5th version!
My friend, Candace, auditioned the first two with her grandchildren. I made one with batting and one without. The consensus was that the batting was easier to write on.
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After that, I worked on how to border it
Here’s a version with turned up edges.
The chalkboard fabric is so slippery, it was very hard to do this without puckering.
For the next version I added borders, using the quilt as you go method. The binding is 4 strips with the ends turned under. That was easy. On a side note, dark fabric shows the white chalk residue.
The final version is Jordy’s Hot Wheels fabric and I found a long piece of gray for the binding, which I attached like I would for a quilt. The chalkboard fabric wasn’t laying flat and I took chance and ironed it from the back on low, which improved it.
I didn’t get a picture of the kids playing with them, but they loved them!
I’m linking up with A Stitch In Time for a November finish! I need to be finishing some quilts, but this will have to do for know! Check out the other November finishes!
Thanks! Linda 🙂
Yes, it’s a shark quilt!
How would you design a shark quilt for one of your grandkids? Janann envisioned this shark fabric with a shark cage grid! Swirl and Curl quilting adds movement and texture.
The back is fun, too!
Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!
:)Linda
Lots of quilting here! The outside border is quilted with blue thread, the center area is quilted with yellow thread. In most cases, I match the needle and bobbin thread.
Lois used a solid light backing, therefore, the back of the quilt is blue and yellow, too! What do you think about using contrasting thread against a light backing fabric? When planning your fabric for the backing, consider the thread!
Here’s a detail of the quilting designs. I love how the yellow and blue areas are defined and the 4-patches pop!
The middle is stitched with my Cockscomb meander and the border is a floral meander with Terry Twist in the four patches. By using freehand designs, I can shrink or enlarge the stitching to fit the space. I just have to remember which one I’m stitching!
Thanks! Linda 🙂
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