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May31

Tummy Time One, Tummy Time Two!

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Tummy Time One, Tummy Time Two!

Wrapped and Ready for gifting

The latest baby addition to our family is identical twin girls and I was happy to present them with their personalized Tummy Time quilts!  Their big sister, Aria’s quilt is all about being a princess and for Ava and Kaleigh it’s Rectangle Strings.  Kaleigh Mae Tummy Time Ava Loren Tummy TimeI waited until after they were born to quilt them so I could add the name, date and my signature!Kaleigh and Date Ava and Date love aunt linda with pieced bindingIt’s fun to see strips of Aria’s quilt in these quilts!  I’m sure she’ll find them, too.front and back dare to be different backingI love the backing fabric and the positive sayings!  Especially, “dare to be different!”  Perfect for identical twins!Parents, grandma, me and babies plus quiltsIt took four of us to hold the babies and the quilts for the picture!Tummy Time in actionAva’s already trying out her Tummy Time quilt!

The batting is Quilters Dream Puff and the thread is Superior Threads – So Fine! #50.

Thanks!

Linda

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May22

Happy Wedding, Jeremy and Stacey!!

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Happy Wedding, Jeremy and Stacey!!

Love's Woven Rectangles for the happy couple!Last weekend we celebrated my nephew, Jeremy’s marriage to Stacey.  I was happy to present them with this wedding quilt I call, “Love’s Woven Rectangles”.Woven RectanglesEven though I didn’t use a pattern, it’s easy to plan and execute the woven effect of the rectangles.wrapped for givingI’ve been having fun stitching names into my quilts in lieu of a label!DateJeremy will never forget his anniversary!detail 2The quilting is freehand pebbles in the white and back and forth lines in the blocks.quilt foldsLight green thread adds a soft cast to the white fabric that you have to look close to notice. The thread is So Fine! #50, color 505.  The batting is Quilters Dream Poly Select.

As they return from their honeymoon today, I hope they love it!

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I hope to be back in the swing of posting pictures, I’ve been busy!!  Happy quilting!

🙂 Linda

Dec31

Goodbye to 2015!

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Goodbye to 2015!

This year was fast paced and many quilts were stitched but not blogged!  If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you may have seen some pics there.  The year ended with 66 customer quilts, 10 charity quilts and 7 “my quilts” to go under the needle of my Freedom longarm.  My all time grand total is 798 and quilt number 799 is loaded and in works and will be completed in 2016!Baby Audrey on her quiltBaby Audrey’s quilt is pretty special to me, our newest granddaughter.Candy's Jelly Bean Flower quiltCandace’s Jelly Bean Flowers quilt is a favorite.  This was featured in her booth at AQS Des Moines.  Want to make one? Visit her quilt shop online to get the pattern or send her a message to request a kit with all the fabrics to make the quilt top.Amazon Star 2Janann’s Amazon Star was my longest quilting adventure of the year!!Celia's Transparency quilt, SwatchCelia’s transparency quilt, Swatch was fun to quilt different designs in each section.  My Google+ page has lots of pictures of this quilt!

Happy New Year to you and yours!  Thank you to all who partnered with me to finish their quilts, I look forward to next year!

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🙂 Linda

 

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Nov23

Janann’s Amazon Star

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Janann’s Amazon Star

Amazon StarJanann’s Amazon Star quilt is so large, I have no place to hang it, but you get the idea.Amazon Star 2I love the pink fabric creating a strong circular pattern.Amazon Star 6I will admit, that it took me three weeks to finish this!  The hardest part was deciding what to do in each element but after that, it was stitch, stitch, stitch!!Amazon Star 4If you’re crazy to make this quilt, it’s one of Judy Niemeyer’s patterns.

Thanks for looking and have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

🙂 Linda

 

Oct16

Skylar’s Tummy Time Quilt!

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Skylar’s Tummy Time Quilt!

Wrapped and ready for Skylar Jean

We’ve added another baby to our ever growing family!  My grand niece, Skylar Jean was born while I was working the AQS in Des Moines, September 29.  She could have been my birthday buddy, my birthday is September 28!  I had the quilt top done before her birth but I didn’t quilt it because we didn’t know the sex of the baby!  I was hoping for a girl (she has two brothers) so I could use some cute floral flannel for the back.Swirly Flowers quilting

Upon returning home from Des Moines, I got Skylar’s Tummy Time quilt finished, complete with her name, birth date and love, Aunt Linda, stitched into the quilt.  I was able to deliver it to her on her one week birthday!Skylar JeanOne week old Skylar

Isn’t she adorable!?  If you look closely, you can see where I stitched out her name.
Skylar Jean's Tummy Time quilt - Rectangle Strings

I love making the Rectangle Strings quilt for Tummy Time quilts!  They become little “I Spy” strips of novelties and color.  Want to make your own?  Here’s a link to MaryQuilts where you can find the pattern.  I choose to make a 6 x 6 setting with no borders so the quilt measures about 36″ x 54″ and I can use width of fabric for the backing!

Thanks!  Linda 🙂

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