Category Archives: Quilts

Design Wall Monday – Jane’s Convergent Quilt

Design Wall Monday – Jane’s Convergent Quilt

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Houston, we have a problem!

A couple of weeks ago, my quilting friend, Jane, showed me how she made her Convergent quilt.  I got a good start and then had to put it way, not good.

 

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Okay, Houston, let’s fix it!  I spent a couple hours trying to put the pieces back in order for sewing!

 

Here is Jane’s quilt.  Now that I know what I’m doing (sorta), I’ll pick brighter colors for the next one!

Jane's Convergent quilt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Houston, no problem here!!  I’m going to the  International Quilt Festival Houston next month!!!  Another check mark on my bucket list!!  Are you going to Houston, we’ll see you there!!

 

Can you tell I’m excited?  🙂 🙂  Linda 🙂

 

Got so excited I forgot to link to Patchwork Times for Design Wall Monday!

Design Wall Monday – PSQ #2!

Design Wall Monday – PSQ #2!

PSQ2 - Dancing Nines

 

What’s on the design wall?  The beginning of my second Postage Stamp quilt!  The design is a Bonnie Hunter pattern called, Dancing Nines.  While it may not be a traditional PSQ, I wanted my PSQ #2 to be totally different from the first.  I’m using my swap charms so every charms is unique.

I love it!

The nine patches sew together fast as leaders and enders or as mindless sewing, my favorite!

Check out Patchwork Times for other Design Wall Monday projects!

Thanks!  Linda 🙂

The Goodbye Quilt by Susan Wiggs and Rachel’s Confetti Toss

The Goodbye Quilt by Susan Wiggs and Rachel’s Confetti Toss

Rachel's Confetti Toss

 

Do you like to read and quilt?  If so, check out Starwood Quilter, an online quilter’s book club.  For the month of September we are reading, The Goodbye Quilt by Susan Wiggs.  There’s still time to get in on the fun!

 

Many years ago, before I started “quilting”, I made a string quilt using the scraps from the clothes I was making for our daughter.  The quilt is tied with polyester high loft batting and the backing is rolled to the front finishing the edges.   Confetti Toss is the antique quilt it’s patterned after, published in Quilts Sew Quick by Oxmoor House in 1995.  I’m still making string quilts, however they have evolved!

 

Do you want to make this quilt?  Check out The Goodbye Quilt by Susan Wiggs, the pattern is at the end of the book!!

 

Dolly Quilts for little ones

Dolly Quilts for little ones

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What does a quilter take to a 2 year old’s birthday party for a present?  Dolly quilts!

 

 

Anabel's dolly quilt

As a true scrap quilter, I went to my box of “magic squares” and found sample cuts of a fabric line and random squares of miscellaneous scraps donated to me.

 

 

This group is perfect for Anabel’s dolly quilt, the birthday girl.

 

Jordy's dolly quilt

 

 

 

The random squares are great for Jordy, not his birthday but it’s fun to have a gift for him, too.

 

 

flannel back on Anabel's

 

 

 

The quilts are pillow-cased with no batting.  I used flannel and Minkee for the backing fabric.  My expert grandma friend, Candace, recommends no batting for dolly quilts, it’s better for wrapping the babies!

 

Jordy's trying his out at naptime

 

 

 

 

I couldn’t get the birthday girl, Anabel, to pose but here’s Jordy and his baby taking a nap.

Thanks!  🙂 Linda

 

 

Wedding Quilt Revealed!

Wedding Quilt Revealed!

Love Birds - a wedding quiltAshley and Travis are married!  We’re back from their Nashville destination wedding!  I was honored to present the newlyweds with a quilt, “Love Birds”, while we cruised up and down the Cumberland River enjoying great scenery and awesome southern food!

Thanks to Facebook pictures, I knew Ashley would like a black and white themed quilt.  When I saw a version of this quilt,  I knew I could change it to fit Ashley and Travis’ black and white decor.

Love Birds - backThe flying geese blocks are black/white fabrics with three aqua geese scattered around.  The background fabric is several white and white on white fabrics.  The color variety among the white is more obvious in the bright August sunlight.  The quilting is simple undulating rows I call Shifting Sands.

a little sliver of aqua loveThe back of the quilt is pieced with the leftover flying geese, making the quilt reversible.

Love Birds - wrapped and readyJust for fun, I added a little piece of aqua fabric into the binding, angling the seams like a flying geese block.  I positioned it near the bottom corner where the quilt is all white.  I love it!

I used a silver marker to label the quilt near the aqua sliver.

Four babies and a wedding, done!  Never fear, I’m still designing and sewing quilts, there’s always next year!!

Thanks!  Linda 🙂

 

Here’s a link to purchase this pattern, originally published as “Snow Geese” by Jean Nolte in Fons and Porter Easy Quilts.  I did not follow the pattern construction methods for making flying geese or the layout of the background fabric.  I basically re-wrote the pattern!  Do you do that?

Thanks for your comments!!  I love them!

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