Category Archives: Quilts

Kinsey’s I-Spy

Kinsey’s I-Spy

Kinsey's I-SpyHere’s another fun I-Spy quilt by Candace of Double Nickel Quilts and Moore About Nancy – Nancy Cabot SewAlong.  What’s cool about this quilt is it has the same I-Spy squares as one of Kinsey’s siblings so they can play an I-Spy or a matching game together.

Name detailLittle loops and outlining define the name.

mod flowers and loopsThe quilting design is a freehand mod flowers and loops.

What’s your favorite I-Spy pattern?  The only I-Spy I’ve made was for my granddaughter for Christmas in 2005!  I can’t believe it was that long ago and that I could find a picture to share!

I Spy Christmas 2005

Thanks!  Linda 🙂

 

Bittersweet Crossings – 30’s Sampler

Bittersweet Crossings – 30’s Sampler

Bittersweet Crossing

 Another big one!  For a fairly new quilter, Kate’s tackled a big project with this block of the month quilt.  I love the 30’s fabrics! The batting is Quilter’s Dream Wool which is great for creating definition and texture.  It was a dream to quilt, too. Here’s a few detail pics for you! Flying geese bordercenter detailDetail Thanks for looking!  Linda 🙂

Retreat Recap and Design Wall Monday

Retreat Recap and Design Wall Monday

Dancing Nines                                         Retreats are fun!  I worked on several projects including my current Postage Stamp quilt called “Dancing Nines”.  I’m almost to the half way point, 22 more blocks to go!  One block is the 4 nine patches with the off-set sashing strips, measuring 11 inches finished.  Check out Quiltville if you want to make your own. I also finished 3 scrappy coiled bowls! scrappy batik coiled bowls  scrappy coiled bowls 14The first two were random scrappy batiks and the last was controlled scrappy.   Jane’s Convergent Quilt is gone!  Jane was at our retreat and I gifted her one of the bowls using the fabric from her quilt lesson.  She couldn’t believe that I cut it up!  Now, I’m looking at my batiks remnants with purpose!  Of course, any fabric would work, but the batiks wrap easily and fray less. When I get caught up on longarm quilting, I will be sewing more coiled bowls! Check out Judy at Patchwork Times for other Design Wall Monday projects! Thanks!  Linda 🙂

Quilting Deja Vu!

Quilting Deja Vu!

Soft Lines 2Look familiar?  When you have the fabric, keep making quilts!  I thought she was doing random piecing but Ashton used a pattern called “Fiddlesticks“.  This is another example of a quilt that I want to make!

Like her previous quilt, we used Quilter’s Dream Puff batting and simple undulating lines for the quilting.

Flannel backingThe backing is flannel, nice.  This is going to be a soft, cuddly quilt for her mom!

I can’t believe we’re one week into the new year!  Do you have a long list of quilting resolutions?  My list is always the same – Finish, Finish, Finish!  So, I started the year quilting one of my own quilts, yay!  It’s a secret until I give it away, stay tuned.

What’s on the top of your list for 2014?

🙂 Linda

Happy New 2014 Year!

Happy New 2014 Year!

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Out with 2013 and in with 2014!  Happy New Year to you and yours!

 

 

 

 

a little sliver of aqua love

 

 

 

 

Even though my pile of personal quilts to finish is huge, I’m very happy with the quilts I did finish this year.  I love all my quilts but one of my favorites (and most viewed) was, “Love Birds”, a wedding quilt for Ashley and Travis.

 

Back and front detail

 

 

 

 

Another favorite is the project I finished for my sister, it was a “cheater” quilt but I had a tremendous amount of fun quilting it!

 

 

Corner quilting detail

 

 

 

It’s much harder to pick my favorite customer quilt.  It’s always the last one that I worked on!  I’ve started more quilts because of the awesome quilts my customers make.  Now, I just need to finish them.   One quilt that I know I’ll never make was expertly pieced by my friend, Candra and I was honored to quilt it for her.

 

It’s called Wedding Bands by Judy Martin, published in her book called, Stellar Quilts.  Here’s a pic of the corner, my favorite part!

Thank you, thank you to everyone who partnered with me to create finished quilts this year!  I really appreciate the opportunity to explore my free-style freedom quilting.   And I look forward to creating more next year!

See you next year!!!

🙂 Linda

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