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Happy Wedding, Alyssa and Keaton!

Happy Wedding, Alyssa and Keaton!

foldsLast weekend we celebrated another wedding in our family!  I’ve pinned this quilt idea many times from the “Sunday Morning Quilts” book by Amanda Jean Nyberg and Cheryl Arkison so I was excited to make it for Alyssa and Keaton. If you own the book, this is the “Sunday Morning” quilt.wrapped and ready-001I stitched their name and date in this one, too!detail back stitching Alyssa and Keaton wedding quiltThe quilting is simple back and forth lines, my current favorite!Alyssa and KeatonHere’s the happy couple after they opened their presents the next day!  My cousin, Joellyn, was my partner in crime creating this quilt gift and I was excited she was able to be there for the big reveal!

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Happy Wedding, Jeremy and Stacey!!

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!

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Purple Puzzle Quilt for Alexis

Purple Puzzle Quilt for Alexis

Alexis surpiseMy grand niece, Alexis, will be a sophomore in college so I’m only one year late for this high school graduation quilt!  I think she was surprised!Alexis's Purple PuzzlesOnce I knew purple was her favorite color, I started collecting and trading purple fat quarters and then designed a simple puzzle pattern using EQ7.simple grid quiltingUsing five different purple threads, I quilted a simple uneven grid.  The different threads don’t show as much as I thought they would!

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Graduation Quilts Recap

Graduation Quilts Recap
City High T-Shirt quilt designed by Ashton

City High T-Shirt quilt designed by Ashton

Now that graduation is over for most schools, I can post recent quilts made for grads!  The last quilt is a commissioned T-shirt quilt that I made for a lucky high school grad.

Pink Log Cabin with star set

Pink Log Cabin with Star Center by Lyn

Cross Quilt designed by Lyn

Cross Quilt designed by Lyn

I love presenting a quilt wrapped and ready for gifting!

wrapped and ready

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A Wedding – Anniversary Quilt

A Wedding – Anniversary Quilt

Wedding DayWhen Sheila’s daughter got married a year ago, quilt blocks were the guest book!  And for their first anniversary they received their quilt!Wedding - AnniversaryIsn’t this a great idea?  Many of the blocks have special messages, including their vows.Wedding Vows

The backing is a smooth Minkee and that was a learning experience!  The quilt is large, therefore the Minkee was pieced, which thankfully, was not an issue.  The issue was batting, Sheila initially didn’t want batting because of weight.  I started the quilt without batting but the first few stitches looked horrible!  They were very puckered and awful.  I suggested Quilter’s Dream Poly select because it is light weight and is very user care friendly.Minkee backing

 

I’m happy to report, success!  Everything quilted beautifully and the batting added very little additional weight.  The quilting design is a freehand Swirl and Curl and the thread is InvisaFil.

Have you ever started quilting a project and after a few stitches abandon your plans and start over?  Sometimes, you just have to do it!

Thanks!!  🙂 Linda

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