Category Archives: Quilts

Corner, Middle, Corner, Middle

Corner, Middle, Corner, Middle

Here’s a quilt by Candy showing the breakdown of the quilting pattern, corner, middle, corner, middle (c, m, c, m).  The first time I used this design on one of Candy’s quilts a few years ago, I loved it and wanted to do it again!  In fact, I made 2 of my Bucket List quilts just so I could quilt this design again!   When she brought me this quilt, we both knew it would be a good design for all these triangles!

The One block photo shows the stitching sequence – c, m, c, m – until you are back where you started.  And yes, you must say those words as you stitch, “corner, middle, corner, middle”!  The block is about 8″ and I use a ruler, stopping at each corner to reposition the ruler with the needle down.

The Four block photo shows the secondary pattern starting to emerge.  This is where I start the stitching, in the center of four blocks.  I can stitch out four blocks before having to break my thread.

The Partial and Whole quilt photos show the secondary pattern that is created with the “stars”.  Isn’t that awesome?!  This design works well in cornerstones and blocks when they are separated by sashings but I love it when they are all together creating another design.

The batting is Quilter’s Dream Poly select and the thread is OMNI by Superior Threads.

401 Quilts to date!

401 Quilts to date!

Number 401!

I tallied my quilts to date through August and Agnes’ quilt was number 401! That’s pretty exciting! Thank you to everyone who partnered with me to help finish their quilts and projects. I’m looking forward to 400 more! Agnes’ quilt has Hobbs Heirloom wool batting which makes this very large quilt soft, cuddly and surprising light.

Do you have a treasure in your closet? Part I

Do you have a treasure in your closet? Part I

Do you have a quilt top in your closet that needs to be finished?  Deb had one of those!  Her grandmother started the quilt by making the butterfly blocks and her mother finished it.  According to Deb, the butterfly fabrics are from the 60’s and 70’s.  I was very excited and honored to have the opportunity to finish this quilt for Deb from the quilting to the binding!  And now she’ll be able to give her daughter a completed heirloom!

What if it’s not sewn very well or is not high quality fabrics?  What if it has holes from being stored?  These imperfections are noticeable when it’s unfinished but after some repairs and quilting it can become an heirloom!  Here’s Deb’s Antique Butterfly quilt before quilting.

One thing that I noticed was that it had side borders but no top borders, maybe they ran out of fabric?  There were small holes in some of the pink areas that I repaired by snipping small amounts from the seam allowances.   I then placed the snipped pieces under the holes and used Stitch Witchery to adhere them.  The blocks were not accurately pieced, resulting in some puckering of fabric.

In the next post, I’ll show the quilting process and the final product!

Two Tummy Time quilts waiting for babies!

Two Tummy Time quilts waiting for babies!

Two of my niece’s are pregnant and I’ve got 2 “Tummy Time” quilts ready to deliver when they do!  I used the “Rectangle String’s” pattern on Mary Quilts and lots of bright scraps.  They both have flannel backing and Quilter’s Dream Puff batting.   The yellow quilt is freehand baptist fans and the purple is another freehand called looped spirals.  The binding is machine stitched like Zeke’s baby quilt.  I’m in the process of making another one with royal blue centers just in case the second one is a boy!  Don’t you love having lots of relatives giving you reasons to make quilts and give them away?!

Two more Stacked Squares!

Two more Stacked Squares!

When my nephew got married this summer, what was his present?  A “Stacked Squares” quilt!  Here’s how I “wrap” my quilts for gift giving.  You might notice one square has their name and wedding date stitched on it, too!  The second Stacked Squares went to college with my daughter and I forgot to get a picture, thus here’s a pic of me and my daughter posing in her dorm room!   For Brett’s wedding quilt and Rachel’s dorm quilt, the border is a wavy crosshatch, otherwise, the details are the same as my previous post.

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