When I saw this quilt I knew exactly what to quilt. We opted for echoed feathers in the border and curling c’s in the narrow borders. The body of the quilt is what I call back and forth feathers, creating a secondary pattern around the 1/2 log cabin fabrics. I like to match the top thread and bobbin thread and in this case that’s where you can see the quilting detail best because of the contrasting thread. It becomes a reversible quilt because Marty pieced a really fun backing.
Linda’s made another fun quilt with fun modern colors and patterns. The Star Flower Pantograph by Sue Schmieden of The Quilting Connection is perfect for this quilt. The batting is Quilter’s Dream Poly select and the thread is Lava by Superior Threads. Check out the pieced back, good way to use up your fabric!
Do you have an unfinished quilt you’ve put off quilting or have an unfinished gift or auction purchase? Pat’s Lone Star quilt has been waiting to quilted for awhile and I was very excited she brought it to me! Now she can finish the binding and have a great wallhanging. The batting is Quilter’s Dream Blend and the thread is Superior Threads So Fine #50. I have a small selection of extra wide backing fabric which we used for this quilt.
Kristin’s quilt is an awesome mix of modern fabrics and when you combine the curves of the Lime Tree pantograph and Quilter’s Dream Wool batting the result is fabulous! The pictures really speak for themselves, thanks, Kristin for letting me post them!
When Drew and Abby set their wedding date a year and half ago, I was very excited because that would give me lots of time to make a very special quilt for them! I did not want to make a king size quilt so opted for a lap size knowing that it was doable. Abby is so artistic and creative which inspired me to start making “wonky” or irregular log cabin blocks with all the batik scraps left over from many other quilts. I sorted the fabrics into color groups to organize for sewing the logs from the same color family. I should have taken a picture while I was sewing, my whole sewing room was covered with little piles of fabric!! I wanted to quilt it with back and forth feathers which works best set on point. And then decided to leave off the corner setting triangles leaving the non traditional shape. Even though I had all this time to sew, I still was finishing the blocks a couple weeks before the wedding and if my sister, Patty, had not encouraged me to keep at it, it would probably still be unfinished!! So, I stopped sewing blocks and the quilt became the size out of necessity. The small blocks that where left ended up in the pieced back. Enjoy the pictures, let me know what you think!
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