Tag Archives: E2E

Aug4

Fancy That! Again!

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Fancy That! Again!

Ellen's Fancy ThatFancy That strikes again!  Here’s Ellen’s retreat quilt from the pattern, “Fancy That”.  Check here for Mary Ellen’s version with dark background fabric.

Lettuce Leaf meanderThe batting is Quilter’s Dream Wool which adds so much texture to the quilting.   A freehand edge to edge, Lettuce Leaf meander is perfect!

back quilting detailThe thread color is white and I love the way it looks on the dark batik backing fabric.  This quilt is reversible!

 

I spent the day at the largest flea market in Iowa yesterday!  Stay tuned for a vintage find post!

Thanks!  Linda 🙂

 

 

 

Jul21

Fancy That!

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Fancy That!

Freehand E2EI met Mary Ellen at a quilting retreat in January when she started this quilt.

Aren’t the colors awesome!

Mary Ellen's Fancy That quiltThe pattern is called Fancy That.  I love the colors Mary Ellen selected for this quilt.

Detail Peacock Feather meanderIt was fun to select thread to compliment the gold flecked black.  We decided to use a deep rust and it looks great!

The quilting design is a freehand edge to edge called peacock feathers meander.

Stay tuned for a repeat of this quilt in completely different fabrics by another retreat attendee, Ellen!

Thanks!  Linda 🙂

 

Jul12

Modern Chevron Baby Quilt

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Modern Chevron Baby Quilt

Ashton's Chevron quiltChevrons and zig zags are everywhere!  Ashton, a new quilter, designed this modern chevron quilt for a new baby’s room.  The orange matches the decor and the single row of aqua adds a splash of interest.

Ashton asked for a big swirly quilting design.  No problem!  I love quilting “Swirl ‘n Curl”!  Quilting big can be a problem as I tend to quilt small!

Swirl 'n CurlThe half square triangles are 8″ blocks and my swirls cover the area without being too tiny!

shadow thru backThe backing is light and the view from the back is cool, too!

Have you made a chevron quilt or plan to?  Here’s a great pattern from Double Nickel Quilt Challenge called Chevrony.  It’s on my quilts to make list.  Check out my Pinterest Quilts to Make board for other quilts on my list!

Thanks!  Linda 🙂

 

Jun14

Monkey Tails – Swirl and Curl 2

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Monkey Tails – Swirl and Curl 2

Monkey quilt

One of my go to freehand styles is Swirl and Curl.   As you know, I love quilting swirls and curls!  That’s the design I suggested for Nancy’s Jungle quilt, which had monkey backing fabric.  When I started quilting it, I decided to round the center curl to create the Monkey Tail version.

I love it!

Swirl and Curl 2

 

 

 

What do you think?  The only problem with creating a new design is not making a mistake!   “Round off” was my mantra throughout the stitching process!   Send me your monkey quilts today!!  🙂

Thanks for looking!  🙂 Linda

May2

Rangeley Stars by Ann

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Rangeley Stars by Ann

Rangeley Stars quiltThis is a big one!  I met Ann last January at Rainbows and Calico Things retreat.  She was taking the class to make this awesome quilt called Rangeley Stars.  Yes, January 2013 and she finished in April!!  I’ve made progress on my retreat projects but not finished!  Kudos to Ann for finishing.

We decided to finish with an freehand overall edge to edge quilting called Meandering Feathers using a dark neutral thread.Rangeley Stars by Ann

Meandering Feathers from back

The fabric colors are much truer with natural sunlight!

Meandering Feathers detail backThe backing fabric is natural muslin, which looks great with this quilting design.  The thread is darker so the quilting stands out.

Thanks!  🙂 Linda

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